<p>Switzerland’s Olympic men’s ice hockey team announced their first six players on Monday, highlighted by NHL All-Stars like <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations">New Jersey Devils’ </a>forward Nico Hischier and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/nashville-predators/line-combinations">Nashville Predators’</a> defenseman Roman Josi. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Olympic update: Switzerland's preliminary roster is taking shape with the first 6 names announced.🇨🇭🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IIHF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IIHF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Olympics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLPA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLPA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SwissIceHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SwissIceHockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@olympics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nhl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nhlpa</a> <a href="https://t.co/QkAUsCGVOi">pic.twitter.com/QkAUsCGVOi</a></p>
<p>— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1934567870995832988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Two other Devils were named to the list in Timo Meier and Jonas Siegenthaler, while <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/line-combinations">Winnipeg Jets’</a> forward Nino Niederreiter and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/los-angeles-kings/line-combinations">Los Angeles Kings’</a> forward Kevin Fiala were also on the initial six. </p>


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<p lang="und" dir="ltr">🤩 First names for the 2026 Swiss Olympic team!</p>
<p>🇨🇭 Erste Namen fürs Olympiateam 2026! </p>
<p>🏒 Premiers noms pour les Jeux Olympiques 2026 !</p>
<p>⚡ I primi nomi per le Olimpiadi 2026!</p>
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<p>— Swiss Ice Hockey (@SwissIceHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/SwissIceHockey/status/1934568239075307818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Hischier recorded 35 goals and 34 assists in 69 games with the Devils in 2024-25. The 26-year-old, who was named New Jersey’s captain during the 2020-21 season, has 171 goals and 251 assists for 422 points in 527 career regular-season games across eight seasons. </p>



<p>The 34-year-old Josi had nine goals and 29 assists for 38 points in 53 games in 2024-25. Through 14 NHL seasons, Josi, who was named Predators captain in 2017-18, has 190 goals and 534 assists for 724 points in 962 regular-season games. He won the 2019-20 Norris Trophy. </p>



<p>Meier finished 2024-25 with 26 goals and 27 assists for 53 points, giving him 217 goals and 218 goals for 435 points in 621 career games with the Devils and<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/san-jose-sharks/line-combinations"> San Jose Sharks</a>. As for Siegenthaler, the 28-year-old had two goals and seven assists for nine points in 55 games. In seven seasons with the Devils and <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=capitals+lineup&amp;cvid=7766f9d1154243b9b6504a84a90fd62d&amp;gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDsyBggAEEUYOzIGCAEQABhAMgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEAAYQDIGCAQQABhAMgYIBRAAGEAyBggGEAAYQDIGCAcQABhAMggICBDpBxj8VdIBCDE5NjRqMGo0qAIIsAIB&amp;FORM=ANAB01&amp;PC=U531">Washington Capitals</a>, the defender has 10 goals and 56 assists for 66 points. </p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="175"></div>



<p>Niederreiter has just finished his 14th season, scoring 17 goals and 20 assists for 37 points in 82 games with the Jets. Making his NHL debut in 2010-11 with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-york-islanders/line-combinations">New York Islanders</a>, Niederreiter has 240 goals and 240 assists for 480 points in 969 career regular-season games with the Jets, Predators, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/line-combinations">Carolina Hurricanes</a>, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/minnesota-wild/line-combinations">Minnesota Wild </a>and Islanders. </p>



<p>As for Fiala, the 28-year-old scored a career-high 35 goals and 60 points with the Kings last season. Through 11 seasons, Fiala has 211 goals and 277 assists for 488 points in 651 regular-season games with the Kings, Wild and Predators.</p>



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