page_title: 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters
section_title: Switzerland
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters / Switzerland
caption_attribution_description: Switzerland goaltender Jonas Hiller during a break in the action against Canada during the 2010 Winter Olympics
context_page_description: The 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 399 players on 16 national ice hockey teams. In honour of the International Ice Hockey Federation's 100th anniversary, the World Championship was hosted in Canada for the first time. Held in Quebec City and Halifax, Canada, the 2008 IIHF World Championship was the 72nd edition of the tournament. Russia won the Championship, the second time they had done so and their 24th title if including those won by the Soviet Union. Dany Heatley of Canada led the tournament in scoring with 20 points, and was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward. Canadian Brent Burns was named top defenceman, while Evgeni Nabokov of Russia was selected as top goaltender.
  Before the start of the World Championship, each participating nation had to submit a list of players for its roster. A minimum of 15 skaters and two goaltenders, and a maximum of 20 skaters and three goaltenders had to be selected. If a country selected fewer than the maximum allowed, they had to choose the remaining players prior to the start of the tournament.
context_section_description: Head coach:  Ralph Krueger
caption: Jonas Hiller played in three games for Switzerland, winning one of them.
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