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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 50 points, the eighth most of any country, and Switzerland sits eighth of 11 in the nations league. Roman Josi leads with 15 points.

11
NHL players
50
Points
8th
Nations league
5
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season14/84 games
2025–26
SwitzerlandSWISS PLAYERS LAST NIGHT · NOV 11 game
0P
0G0A
1played
WPG0–7CARSwitzerland1 Swiss playersNOV 1 · 19:00 · last night
Nino Niederreiter
· RW0G 0A · 14:26 TOI
NEXT GAMES · NOV 3 · upcoming
1Swiss players in1game
DET@FLASwitzerland1 Swiss playersNOV 3 · 01:00
Akira Schmid
· G5 W this season

SWISS LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 11 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate7thTop trio8thBlue line5thGoalies5thPer million7th

Switzerland accounts for 1.2% of the NHL's players and 1.3% of its points so far.

The full nations league

Swiss goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Akira SchmidFLA
85-2-0.8882.860

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 →

Switzerland against Sweden

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
Sweden
Sweden
5th in the league

Sweden wins 6–1 against Switzerland.

0.46Points per game0.48
34Best trio59
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.32
.890Goalies' save percentage.894
1.1NHL players per million inhabitants7.7
50Total points424
10Players in the NHL82
Switzerland against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Roman Josi
Switzerland's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
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Where Roman Josi plays.
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Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2026–27
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
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Seven rounds, season by season.
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Every Swede in the NHL
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