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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox ice hockey player<br />
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| position = Right Wing<br />
| nationality = {{Flag|Switzerland}}<br />
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| played_for = [[EHC St. Moritz]]<br>[[HC Davos]]<br />
| birth_date = October 1, 1911<br />
| birth_place = Castasenga, Switzerland<br />
| death_date = September 3, 1988<br />
| death_place = Coire, Switzerland<br />
| career_start = 1927<br />
| career_end = 1951<br />
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'''Riccardo "Richard, Bibi" Torriani''' (October 1, 1911 - September 3, 1988) was a legendary [[Switzerland|Swiss]] hockey player during the inter-war period. He played for the [[Swiss National Team]] at 11 major tournaments over a 20 year span - from 1928 to 1948.<br />
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He won two bronze medals with Switzerland at the [[Olympic Games]], both in St. Moritz (1928, 1948) and also claimed four medals at the [[World Championships]] and European gold in 1939. Torriani took the Olympic oath at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He also participated at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]], where Switzerland won one and lost two games in the first round and did not advance.<br />
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Torriani was undoubtedly the best Swiss player of his time, and his prime, he was among the top players in Europe. Together with [[Pic Cattini|Pic]] and [[Hans Cattini]], Torriani formed a fearsome line both on [[HC Davos]] and the national team. His brother, [[Bar Torriani]], was also a member of the national team.<br />
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He spent most of his club career with Davos. After a stint with [[EHC St. Moritz]] from 1927-1929, Torriani was a member of the Davos club until 1951. <br />
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In 111 official games played with the Swiss national team, Torriani scored 105 goals. he later served as the team's head coach at the [[1950 World Ice Hockey Championships|1950 World Championship]].<br />
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In the 1950s, Torriani competed in luge, winning the silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1957 FIL World Championships in Davos.<br />
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He was post posthumously inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] in 1997.<br />
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