Andrea Brändli
Swiss ice hockey player (born 1997)
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Andrea Brändli (born 5 June 1997) is a Swiss ice hockey player and member of the Swiss national team, currently playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League.
| Andrea Brändli | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 June 1997 Wald, Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| SDHL team Former teams |
Frölunda HC MoDo Hockey SC Weinfelden EHC Schaffhausen HC Université Neuchâtel EHC Bassersdorf ZSC Lions | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Playing career
College
Brändli played four seasons at Ohio State University between 2018–19 and 2021–22, appearing in 91 games. She transferred to Boston University in 2022, playing 25 games for the Terriers in 2022–23.[1]
Professional
Brändli joined MoDo Hockey of the Swedish Women's Hockey League for the 2023–24 season, appearing in 53 regular season games and 15 playoff games over the course of two seasons. She joined Frölunda HC prior to the 2025–26 season.[1]
International career
Brändli first represented Switzerland at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2017,[2] and was subsequently named to the tournament team in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.[1]
Brändli has been named to Team Switzerland for three Olympic Games. She was the third goaltender for Switzerland (behind starter Florence Schelling and backup Janine Alder) in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics, though she did not play any games. She also played for Team Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, appearing in seven games.[1]
Brändli was named as the starting goaltender for Team Switzerland ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.[3] In the quarterfinal round of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Brändli made 40 saves as Switzerland defeated Finland in a 1–0 final,[4] Gaining the start versus Canada in the semifinals, Brändli became part of Olympic hockey history. Giving up a pair of goals to Marie-Philip Poulin in a 2–1 loss,[5] Poulin surpassed Hayley Wickenheiser for the record of most career Olympic goals.[6] In the bronze medal game versus Sweden, she recorded 31 saves, including 13 in the third period. Switzerland went on to prevail in a 2–1 overtime win.[7] Brändli earned the award for Best Goaltender at the tournament for her performance.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2018–19 | Ohio State University | WCHA |
29 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1628:36 | 51 | 6 | 1.88 | .939 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Ohio State University | WCHA |
31 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1807:18 | 57 | 4 | 1.89 | .928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ohio State University | WCHA |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1054:20 | 35 | 2 | 1.99 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Ohio State University | WCHA |
13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 679:30 | 19 | 1 | 1.68 | .927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Boston University | HE |
25 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1367:18 | 55 | 2 | 2.41 | .928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | MoDo Hockey | SDHL |
25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1514:10 | 41 | 2 | 1.62 | .937 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 636:28 | 21 | 2 | 1.98 | .937 | ||
| 2024–25 | MoDo Hockey | SDHL |
28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1693:37 | 44 | 3 | 1.56 | .942 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 299:19 | 11 | 0 | 2.21 | .936 | ||
International
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
| 2019 | Switzerland | WC | 5th |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 179:29 | 14 | 0 | 4.68 | 0.901 | |
| 2021 | Switzerland | WC | 4th |
5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 209:45 | 19 | 0 | 5.44 | 0.905 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | OG | 4th |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 349:21 | 32 | 0 | 5.50 | 0.883 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | WC | 4th |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 298:37 | 17 | 0 | 3.42 | 0.898 | |
| 2023 | Switzerland | WC | 4th |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 298:18 | 16 | 0 | 3.22 | 0.916 | |
| 2024 | Switzerland | WC | 5th |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 280:33 | 15 | 0 | 3.21 | 0.920 | |
| 2025 | Switzerland | WC | 5th |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 200:00 | 17 | 0 | 5.10 | 0.873 | |
| 2026 | Switzerland | OG |  |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 247:51 | 8 | 1 | 1.94 | 0.953 | |
