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Swiss rely on young defence

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

Swiss goalie Martin Gerber sits in the crease after Sweden takes a 3-1 lead in the quarter final at the 2006 Winter Olympics. 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 Olympics
Ronnie Rueger 37 N/A Swiss National League A 0
Jonas Hiller 27 Felben Wellhausen, Switzerland Anaheim Ducks (NHL) 0

Tobias Stephan

25 Zürich, Switzerland Swiss National League A 0
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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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The Golden Threats

The Golden Threats

Now comes the hard part for Team Canada - winning Olympic gold at the Vancouver Winter Games.

It won't be easy. The Russians will boast one of the most explosive offences in the tournament, Team U.S.A. has an elite goaltender in Ryan Miller, and the Swedes are the defending Olympic champions.


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