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F:\nKevin Fiala
F: Nico\nHischier
D:\nRoman Josi
D: Mark\nStreit\n
G: Jonas Hiller"}},{"id":"8NgKSHFxyI","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\n\nSecond\nTeam"}},{"id":"SZufGvbumK","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\n\nF:\nAndres Ambühl
F: Timo\nMeier
F:\nPius Suter\n
D:\nRaphael\nDíaz
D:\nJonas Siegenthaler
G:\nMartin Gerber"}},{"id":"GFXjVK0OrU","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\n\nSwitzerland’s\nFirst Team is pretty straightforward at forward and defense. There\nmight be some disagreement on the Second Team, however. Andres\nAmbühl – who will retire at the end of\nthis season – never played in the NHL but he holds a ton of IIHF\nand Swiss domestic records, so he can’t be left off. And Suter has\nplayed very little for Switzerland – and maybe this is a bit of\nrecency bias – but has shown to be an excellent two-way center both\nin the NHL and internationally and is a lock to be on Switzerland’s\nOlympic team next year."}},{"id":"7HIbSvMheH","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/swiss-core-ready-for-2026-olympics","meta":{"title":"Swiss core ready for 2026 Olympics","site_name":"The Hockey News","description":" The past two IIHF World Championships have seen Switzerland ice the best teams in its history, with the core led by Roman Josi, Kevin Fiala, Nico Hischier and Nino Niederreiter leading a squad that was a legitimate gold-medal contender. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, they’ll be back again, although the competion will be stiffer.\n","image":{"url":"https://images.saymedia-content.com/.image/MjA3MDgxMjc2NDA5MTI4Njgw/usatsi_10631130.jpg","width":null,"height":null}}}},{"id":"0IpKvLqJBX","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Hiller\nand Gerber were by far the most prolific Swiss goalies in the NHL in\nthe first quarter of this century and both played well enough\ninternationally that neither could be knocked out. It was a shame,\nhowever, not to be able to pick Leonardo Genoni, who\nis always great at World Championships and whom Josi said “definitely\nshould have been in the NHL.”\n\n"}},{"id":"ZWn6sgCS68","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\nAgree\nor disagree with the selections? Comment below and check back daily\nas more international quarter-century teams are revealed."}},{"id":"jJ7VXTfbwl","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\n\nOTHER\nTEAMS"}},{"id":"NCiy8Pz7AB","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Austria"}},{"id":"6BtSdHOkB2","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Belarus"}},{"id":"J4IBHUL_Uo","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Czechia"}},{"id":"9AB8TmR-US","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Denmark"}},{"id":"13l1s7hYjI","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"France"}},{"id":"awizfW4PIH","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Germany"}},{"id":"9hhPfUu8Or","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Great\nBritain"}},{"id":"QcuJDKt2fY","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Latvia"}},{"id":"3cZoUHrgFD","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Norway"}},{"id":"4VSz_cJJgJ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Russia"}},{"id":"HEuaCHrUCq","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Slovakia"}},{"id":"EqWrXzJBHC","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Switzerland"}}]}

Switzerland Quarter-Century Team Unveiled: Josi & Fiala Lead A Talented Bunch