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Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 10:12 AM ET

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Swiss goalie Martin Gerber sits in the crease after Sweden takes a 3-1 lead in the quarter final at the 2006 Winter Olympics. (Al Bello-Pool/Getty Images)

Coach

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Ralph Krueger	50	Winnipeg, Manitoba		2

Forwards

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Andres Ambühl	26	Davos, Switzerland	Hartford Wold Pack (AHL)	1
Thomas Déruns	27	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	0
Hnat Domenichelli	33	Edmonton, Alberta	Swiss National League A	0
Sandy Jeannin	33	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	2
Thibaut Monnet	27	Martigny, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	0
Thierry Paterlini	34	Chur, Switzlerland	Swiss National League A	1
Martin Plüss	30	Bülach, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	0
Kevin Romy	24	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	0
Ivo Rüthemann	33	Sankt-Gallen, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	2
Raffaele Sannitz	26	Lugano, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	0
Julien Sprunger	23	Fribourg, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	0
Roman Wick	24	Zuzwil, Switzerland	Swiss National League A

Defence

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Goran Bezina	29	Split, Croatia	Swiss National League A	1
Severin Blindenbacher	26	Bülach, Switzerland	Swedish Elite League	1
Rafael Diaz	23	Baar, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	0
Roman Josi	19	Bern, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	0
Luca Sbisa	19	Ozieri, Italy	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	0
Mathias Seger	32	Ermatingen, Switzerland	Swiss National League A	2
Mark Streit	32	Englisberg, Switzerland	New York Ilsanders (NHL)	2
Yannick Weber	21	Morges, Switzerland	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	0

Goalies

Name	Age	Hometown	League
Ronnie Rueger	37	N/A	Swiss National League A
Jonas Hiller	27	Felben Wellhausen, Switzerland	Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
Tobias Stephan	25	Zürich, Switzerland	Swiss National League A

Medal Count

Top 10 Medal Winners

Country				Total
UNITED STATES	9	15	13	37
GERMANY	10	13	7	30
CANADA	14	7	5	26
NORWAY	9	8	6	23
AUSTRIA	4	6	6	16
RUSSIA	3	5	7	15
SOUTH KOREA	6	6	2	14
CHINA	5	2	4	11
SWEDEN	5	2	4	11
FRANCE	2	3	6	11

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