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Swiss NHL players 2026–27

10 Swiss players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and one more is on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 42 points, the eighth most of any country, and Switzerland sits eighth of 11 in the nations league. Roman Josi leads with 12 points.

11
NHL players
42
Points
8th
Nations league
3
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season11/84 games
2025–26
SwitzerlandSWISS PLAYERS LAST NIGHT · OCT 254 games
4P
0G4A1W
4played
Roman Josi D had 3 assists in the win over Colorado Avalanche.
Lian Bichsel D had 1 assist in the win over New York Islanders.
Akira Schmid G stopped 20 of 22 shots (.909) in the win over Chicago Blackhawks.
Player of the night
Roman Josi
NSH
0G3A
FLA3–2CHISwitzerland1 Swiss playersOCT 25 · 20:00 · last night
Akira Schmid
· G20 SV · 2 GA · .909 SV% · Win
NYI3–6DALSwitzerland1 Swiss playersOCT 25 · 23:00 · last night
Lian Bichsel
· D0G 1A · 18:10 TOI
MTL2–1WPGSwitzerland1 Swiss playersOCT 26 · 00:00 · overnight
Nino Niederreiter
· RW0G 0A · 09:14 TOI
COL2–6NSHSwitzerland1 Swiss playersOCT 26 · 01:00 · overnight
Roman Josi
· D0G 3A · 21:10 TOI
NEXT GAMES · OCT 27 · upcoming
1Swiss players in1game
LAK@NYRSwitzerland1 Swiss playersOCT 27 · 00:00
Kevin Fiala
· LW0 pts this season

SWISS LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 11 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate7thTop trio8thBlue line5thGoalies7thPer million7th

Switzerland accounts for 1.3% of the NHL's players and 1.4% of its points so far.

The full nations league

Swiss goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Akira SchmidFLA
63-2-0.8723.340

Every Swiss player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 8 teams, plus one more on a roster without a game yet.
NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players
Nico Hischier
C · 11 GP · 5G 2A7P
Timo Meier
RW · 11 GP · 1G 3A4P
Jonas Siegenthaler
D · 11 GP · 0G 2A2P
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Mason McTavish
C · 11 GP · 6G 4A10P
Pius Suter
C · 11 GP · 3G 3A6P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Lian Bichsel
D · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Akira Schmid
G · 6 GP · 3 W · .8723W
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Kevin Fiala
LW · No game yet–
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Roman Josi
D · 11 GP · 1G 11A12P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
J.J. Moser
D · 11 GP · 0G 0A0P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nino Niederreiter
RW · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P

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.
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–1
–89
–
–
–
–1
–94
–
–
–
–4
–05
–
–
–
–5
–10
8
5
9
513
615
9
3
7
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
8th in the league
1–6
Russia
Russia
1st in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Switzerland.

0.46Points per game0.52
29Best trio49
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.35
.890Goalies' save percentage.896
1.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
42Total points245
10Players in the NHL54
Switzerland against Russia season by season
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