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Bibi Torriani
Richard "Bibi" Torriani (1 October 1911 – 3 September 1988) was a Swiss ice hockey player and coach, and luge athlete, also known as Riccardo Torriani.
He played for HC Davos from 1929 to 1950, and served as captain of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team from 1933 to 1939. He scored 105 goals in 111 international matches for the national team, won two bronze medals in ice hockey at the Olympic Games and won an additional four medals at the Ice Hockey World Championships. Playing for HC Davos, he won 18 Swiss championships and six Spengler Cups. He was chosen as the flag bearer for Switzerland at the 1948 Winter Olympics, and recited the Olympic Oath at the same games hosted in St. Moritz.
He later served as head coach of the Switzerland and Italy men's national ice hockey teams, and led EHC Visp to a National League A championship. He won a silver medal competing in men's singles at the FIL World Luge Championships 1957 held in Davos, Switzerland.
He is considered the best Swiss ice hockey player ever, and was inducted into the inaugural class of the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997. He is the namesake of the Torriani Award, given by the International Ice Hockey Federation since 2015 to recognize a player for a great international playing career.
Torriani was born on 1 October 1911, in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was nicknamed "Bibi" as a youth, due to being the youngest child and baby of his family. He played youth hockey in St. Moritz as a right winger, and was also known by the name "Riccardo".
Torriani's professional career began as a member of EHC St. Moritz during the 1927–28, and 1928–29 seasons. In his first season with St. Moritz, he won the 1927–28 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship.
Torriani was selected to play for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team at age 16, since the 1928 Winter Olympics were hosted in St. Moritz and the national team did not incur extra expenses to include exceptional local talent. He scored one goal in four games played in ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal with the national team. His appearance in the Olympics made him the youngest person to compete at a senior Ice Hockey World Championship.
Torriani joined HC Davos after his father died in 1929, and remained with the team until 1950. He made his Ice Hockey World Championships debut in 1930 with Switzerland, and scored one goal at the 1930 World Ice Hockey Championships, and won a bronze medal. Switzerland opted not to participate in ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics. Torriani and the national team participated at the Ice Hockey European Championship 1932 instead, and Switzerland won the bronze.
Bibi Torriani
Richard "Bibi" Torriani (1 October 1911 – 3 September 1988) was a Swiss ice hockey player and coach, and luge athlete, also known as Riccardo Torriani.
He played for HC Davos from 1929 to 1950, and served as captain of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team from 1933 to 1939. He scored 105 goals in 111 international matches for the national team, won two bronze medals in ice hockey at the Olympic Games and won an additional four medals at the Ice Hockey World Championships. Playing for HC Davos, he won 18 Swiss championships and six Spengler Cups. He was chosen as the flag bearer for Switzerland at the 1948 Winter Olympics, and recited the Olympic Oath at the same games hosted in St. Moritz.
He later served as head coach of the Switzerland and Italy men's national ice hockey teams, and led EHC Visp to a National League A championship. He won a silver medal competing in men's singles at the FIL World Luge Championships 1957 held in Davos, Switzerland.
He is considered the best Swiss ice hockey player ever, and was inducted into the inaugural class of the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997. He is the namesake of the Torriani Award, given by the International Ice Hockey Federation since 2015 to recognize a player for a great international playing career.
Torriani was born on 1 October 1911, in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was nicknamed "Bibi" as a youth, due to being the youngest child and baby of his family. He played youth hockey in St. Moritz as a right winger, and was also known by the name "Riccardo".
Torriani's professional career began as a member of EHC St. Moritz during the 1927–28, and 1928–29 seasons. In his first season with St. Moritz, he won the 1927–28 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship.
Torriani was selected to play for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team at age 16, since the 1928 Winter Olympics were hosted in St. Moritz and the national team did not incur extra expenses to include exceptional local talent. He scored one goal in four games played in ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal with the national team. His appearance in the Olympics made him the youngest person to compete at a senior Ice Hockey World Championship.
Torriani joined HC Davos after his father died in 1929, and remained with the team until 1950. He made his Ice Hockey World Championships debut in 1930 with Switzerland, and scored one goal at the 1930 World Ice Hockey Championships, and won a bronze medal. Switzerland opted not to participate in ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics. Torriani and the national team participated at the Ice Hockey European Championship 1932 instead, and Switzerland won the bronze.