page_title: List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Switzerland
section_title: Skaters
hierarchical_section_title: List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Switzerland / Skaters
caption_attribution_description: Switzerland vs. Canada, 29th April 2012
context_page_description: Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920; after its introduction at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it was permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. Switzerland has participated in 16 of 23 tournaments, sending 27 goaltenders and 187 skaters.
  The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the National Hockey League and other professional leagues were not allowed to compete. Many of Canada's top players were professional, so the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association pushed for the ability to use professional and amateur players. The International Olympic Committee refused, and Canada withdrew from the 1972 and 1976 Olympics in protest. In 1986, the IOC voted to allow all athletes to compete in Olympic Games, starting in 1988. The NHL did not allow its players to participate in 1988, 1992 or 1994, because doing so would force the league to halt play during the Olympics. An agreement was reached in 1995 that allowed NHL players to compete in the Olympics, starting with the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan.
caption: Andres Ambühl has played 10 games in three different Olympics.
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