Markus Graf

Markus Rudolf Graf (born 24 July 1959) is a Swiss former ice hockey player, coach, and executive. Prior to a professional career in Switzerland, he represented his country internationally on the under-18 team and the men's junior team. In six seasons for SC Langnau in the Nationalliga A, he won a silver medal and was voted an all-time legend by the team's fans. He won the Nationalliga A championship twice with HC Lugano, then played for EHC Olten before transitioning into a player-coach in lower-level leagues.

Graf later coached EHC Olten and EHC Biel in the Nationalliga B, was an executive with the SCL Tigers, then served as the international youth hockey supervisor for the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) for 16 years, and was on the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) coaching and development committee. He created the guidelines for training junior hockey players, which then formed the approach to training the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team. Later in his career, he focused on the training of coaches, and was the interim chief executive officer of the SIHF until retirement in 2024. He received the Johan Bollue Award from the IIHF, for international programs to develop youth players. Provided by Wikipedia