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Swiss NHL players 2019–20

14 Swiss players played in the NHL in 2019–20. Together they scored 281 points, the seventh most of any country, and Switzerland finished seventh of 10 in the nations league. Roman Josi scored the most, 65 points.

14
NHL players
281
Points
7th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2019–20Active season69/82 games
2018–192020–21

SWISS LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 10 ranked nations
24
league points
Rate6thTop trio7thBlue line4thGoalies8thPer million6th

Switzerland accounts for 1.4% of the NHL's players and 1.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Swiss goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Gilles SennNJD
20-1-0.9023.420

Every Swiss player in the NHL, team by team

14 players across 10 teams.
NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players
Nico Hischier
C · 58 GP · 14G 22A36P
Mirco MuellerINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 2G 5A7P
Gilles SennINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .9020W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets2 players
Dean KukanINACTIVE
D · 33 GP · 1G 4A5P
Calvin ThurkaufINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Roman Josi
D · 69 GP · 16G 49A65P
Yannick WeberINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 1G 2A3P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Nino Niederreiter
RW · 67 GP · 11G 18A29P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Gaetan HaasINACTIVE
C · 58 GP · 5G 5A10P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Kevin Fiala
LW · 64 GP · 23G 31A54P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Timo Meier
RW · 70 GP · 22G 27A49P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Denis MalginINACTIVE
C · 44 GP · 4G 8A12P
Show all 10 teams
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Sven BaertschiINACTIVE
LW · 6 GP · 0G 2A2P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Jonas Siegenthaler
D · 64 GP · 2G 7A9P

Season by season

Switzerland had 1 players in the NHL in 1985–86 and 12 in 2025–26. The peak was 2017–18, with 14. Under each bar is the nations league placing.
–1
–88
–
–
–
–1
–93
–
–
–
–3
–03
–
–
–
–3
–09
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8
5
912
514
6
9
3
711
920
3
4
2
612
725

In the NHL Draft

Two Swiss players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Ryder Cali went first, at number 48 to the Florida Panthers.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Swiss NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Switzerland against Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Switzerland
Switzerland
7th in the league
2–5
Russia
Russia
3rd in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Switzerland.

0.45Points per game0.55
168Best trio254
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.31
.909Goalies' save percentage.912
1.6NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
281Total points991
14Players in the NHL48
Switzerland against Russia season by season
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Top scorer
Roman Josi
Switzerland's top scorer in 2019–20.
The team
Nashville Predators
Where Roman Josi plays.
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Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2019–20
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Switzerland
Seven rounds, season by season.
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Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.