Switzerland
An Ice Hockey Wiki article.
| Flag and abbrev. |  SUI
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| Continent | Europe |
| Leader | Corina Cassanova (Chancellor) |
| Population | 7,593,500 (as of 2007) |
| Registered players | 24,449 |
| Percentage | 0,32% |
| National team | La Nati; der Eisgenossen |
| National federation | Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband |
| IIHF ranking | 7th (+1) |
| Top league | National League A (NLA) |
| Current champion | HC Davos |
Switzerland is an European country, bordered by Austria, Germany, France and Italy. It's capital is Bern and there are some 7.5 million inhabitants. The Alps go through the center of the country.
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[edit] Organisation
Ice hockey in Switzerland is partially promotion and relegation-based. The top level is the National League, which is divided in two: the National League A, which counts 12 teams, and the National League B, also with 12 teams. Promotion and relegation exists between these two levels. Below the National League comes the Regio League. There are four of these, numbered 1 to 4. The 1.Liga is divided into three regional groups, Ostschweiz, Zentralschweiz and Suisse Romande; all the leagues below are also subdivided into groups, all of which falling into one of the three regions of the 1.Liga. Here is a schema that illustrates the organization of Swiss hockey:
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| National League | National League A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1.Liga | Ostschweiz (13) | Zentralschweiz (12) | Suisse Romande (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.Liga | Group 1 (12) | Group 2 (12) | Group 3 (10) | Group 4 (10) | Group 5 (10) | Group 6 (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.Liga | Group 1 (6) | Group 2 (7) | Group 3 (10) | Group 4 (12) | Group 5 (8) | Group 6 (8) | Group 7 (8) | Group 8 (8) | Group 9 (10) | Group 10??? | Group 11 (9) | Group 12 (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.Liga | Group 1 (5) | Group 2 (?) | Group 3 (9) | Group 4 (7) | Group 5 (9) | Group 5a (7) | Group 5b (8) | Group 6a (7) | Group 6b (8) | Group 7a (8) | Group 8a (7) | Group 8b (7) | Group 9a (10) | Group 9b (9) | - | Group 11a (8) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] History of hockey in Switzerland
[edit] International
On the international level, Switzerland is increasingly competitive, usually ranking just outside the Big Seven.
[edit] Some great Swiss players
[edit] See also
| Ice hockey in Switzerland
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| National League A HC Ambri-Piotta • EHC Basel • SC Bern • HC Davos • HC Fribourg-Gottéron • Genève-Servette HC • Kloten Flyers • SCL Tigers • HC Lugano • Rapperswil-Jona Lakers • EV Zug • ZSC Lions |
| National League B HC Lausanne • HC La Chaux-de-Fonds • EHC Visp • EHC Biel • GCK Lions • HC Ajoie • SC Langenthal • HC Martigny • EHC Olten • HC Thurgau • Swiss U20 National Team • HC Sierre-Anniviers • HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters |
| 1.Liga • 2.Liga • 3.Liga • 4.Liga |
| Men's Swiss National Team • Women's Swiss National Team |
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 Aargau -  Appenzell Ausserrhoden -  Appenzell Innerrhoden -  Basel-City -  Basel-Country -  Bern
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 Fribourg -  Genève -  Glarus -  Graubünden -  Jura -  Lucerne
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 Neuchâtel -  Nidwalden -  Obwalden -  Schaffhausen -  Schwyz -  Solothurn
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 St. Gallen -  Thurgau -  Ticino -  Uri -  Valais -  Vaud
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 Zug -  Zürich
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