The national ice hockey team wins 9:0 against Hungary at the home World Championships in Zurich and continues its record hunt. The next record beckons on Tuesday against Finland.
23.05.2026, 18:51
23.05.2026, 18:52
SDA
Only the starting phase did not go according to plan. Against the Hungarians, against whom the Swiss had taken the lead after 48 and 99 seconds during the World Championship preparations in Biel, no goals were scored until the 19th minute. Then Roman Josi scored his second World Championship goal in the sixth game to make it 1:0, after which all the dams broke.
First hat-trick
First Josi's knot was untied! The 35-year-old Bernese defender had never scored three goals in the same game since his junior days. Against Hungary, Josi scored three goals within four minutes and 45 seconds. That is a record time for a hat-trick at an ice hockey world championship. Josi later admitted that he didn't hit where he was aiming for the first goal. And his finish on the second goal wasn't perfect either.
After Josi's hat-trick, the game was already in the bag after 23 minutes. The second period turned into a shooting match. The Swiss scored six goals in the second period alone. In addition to Josi, Timo Meier, Denis Malgin (2), Calvin Thürkauf, Simon Knak and Sven Andrighetto also scored for Switzerland against Hungary. Andrighetto was the most successful scorer with his goal for 7:0 and four assists. With four goals and nine assists, he leads the World Championship scoring list.
Next shutout
Jose's hat-trick world record was just one of several records set by the Swiss in front of another 10,000 spectators in the arena. Leonardo Genoni only had to fend off ten shots. However, that doesn't matter for his 14th World Championship shutout. Genoni thus extended his shutout record, which he had already improved against Austria.
But then there's the second period, which the Swiss won 6-0. The last time the Czech Republic celebrated a 6-0 win in one period at an A-World Championship was four years ago. Although Switzerland won a single period against China 10-0 (and 20-0 in total) in 1994, a 6-0 win in a World Championship A game is also a record. Felix Hollenstein's four goals in the same game, also scored against China in 1994, remained untouched.
21 points for the first time?
The next record beckons in the final group game on Tuesday against Finland. Never before has Switzerland taken a maximum of 21 points in the preliminary round of the A-World Cup. A victory over the Finns in 60 minutes would achieve this. The Swiss managed 20 points in the preliminary round (and thus seven wins) in Sweden in 2013 and Finland in 2022. The Swiss reached the final in Sweden 13 years ago (1:5 against Sweden); in Finland, the Swiss failed to reach the quarter-finals against the USA (0:3) despite an outstanding preliminary round.
The Swiss will finish the preliminary round with the match for first place in the preliminary round group in Zurich on Tuesday evening (20:20).
Switzerland - Hungary 9:0 (1:0, 6:0, 2:0)
Zurich. - 10'000 spectators (sold out). - SR Schrader/Wannerstedt (GER/NOR), Gustafson/Rampir (USA/CZE). - Goals: 19. Josi (Jäger, Riat) 1:0. 21. Josi 2:0. 23. Josi (Hischier, Andrighetto/Exclusion Stipsicz) 3:0. 32. Meier (Moser) 4:0. 34. Malgin (Thürkauf, Andrighetto) 5:0. 36. Thürkauf (Andrighetto, Malgin) 6:0. 40. Andrighetto (Moser, Berni/penalty shown) 7:0. 53. Malgin (Thürkauf, Andrighetto) 8:0. 56. Knak (Josi) 9:0. Penalties: 2 times 2 minutes against Switzerland, 3 times 2 minutes against Hungary.
Switzerland: Genoni; Egli, Josi; Kukan, Marti; Moser, Berni; Jung; Riat, Jäger, Knak; Meier, Hischier, Biasca; Rochette, Malgin, Andrighetto; Bertschy, Thürkauf, Niederreiter; Baechler.
Hungary: Vay/Balizs (from 34); Kiss, Stipsicz; Hadobas, Milan Horvath; Ortenszky, Garat; Tornyai; Terbocs, Sebok, Papp; Bence Horvath, Szongoth, Erdely; Sofron, Hari, Nemes; Vincze, Nagy, Ravasz; Sarpatki.
Remarks: Switzerland without Suter, Frick, Aeschlimann (all injured or surplus) and Berra (substitute goalie). - Shots on the post: 1st Biasca, 52nd Josi. - 14th goal by Niederreiter disallowed for offsides. - 49th goal by Baechler disallowed for goalie interference. - Shots: Switzerland 48 (14-19-15); Hungary 10 (4-2-4). - Power-play score: Switzerland 1/3; Hungary 0/2.
