2017–18 SWHL A season
| 2017–18 SWHL A season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swiss Women's League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 17, 2017 – January 21, 2018 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season Champions | ZSC Lions Frauen |
| Top scorer |  Alina Müller |
| Playoffs | |
| Women's League champion | |
| Champions | ZSC Lions Frauen |
| Runners-up | Ladies Team Lugano |
The 2017–18 Swiss League season was the 32nd season of the Swiss Women's League A.
Teams
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Swiss League teams for the 2017–18 season
| Team | Trainer | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies Team Lugano | Marzio Brambilla | Lugano | La Resega | 7,200 |
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Yan Gigon, Thierry Bourquin | Neuchâtel | Patinoire du Littoral | 7,000 |
| SC Reinach Damen | Melanie Häfliger, Peter Küng | Reinach | Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental | - |
| EV Bomo Thun | Steve Huard | Thun | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut | 4,000 |
| SC Weinfelden Ladies | Adrian Gischig | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,100 |
| ZSC Lions Frauen | Georg Taferner, Angela Frautschi | Zürich | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon | 1,700 |
Regular season
[edit]The regular season started on 17 September 2017 and ended on 21 January 2018. The SWHL A game mode provides a preliminary round (phase 1) with 10 matches per team and a Masterround with 10 additional matches per team. The top 4 teams qualify for the playoffs and the bottom two compete for a play-off against relegation. The loser must face the SWHLB champion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 24 | +126 | 58 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 37 | +58 | 46 | |
| 3 | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 35 | |
| 4 | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 22 | |
| 5 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 94 | −59 | 16 | |
| 6 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 125 | −101 | 3 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[1] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alina Müller
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 17 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 12 |
| Isabel Waidacher
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 19 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 24 |
| Nina Waidacher
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 20 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 45 |
| Christine Meier
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 19 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 4 |
| Evelina Raselli
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 22 |
 Simona Grascher
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 19 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 24 |
| Romy Eggimann
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 28 |
 Lara Escudero
|
EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 44 |
 Leslie Oles
|
EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 32 |
| Rahel Enzler
|
SC Reinach Damen | 18 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 6 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]The following shows the top five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[2]
| Player | Team(s) | GP | TOI | GA | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Baldin
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 16 | 808 | 14 | 1,04 |
 Giulia Mazzocchi
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 1172 | 35 | 1,79 |
| Vanessa Bolinger
|
SC Reinach Damen | 14 | 846 | 51 | 3,38 |
| Nina Paiva
|
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 12 | 697 | 47 | 3,94 |
| Caroline Lambert
|
SC Weinfelden Ladies | 18 | 907 | 85 | 5,64 |
Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | ||||||||
| 1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | SC Reinach Damen | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | EV Bomo Thun | 0 | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | ||||||
| 3 | EV Bomo Thun | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | SC Reinach Damen | 2 | |||||||
Semi-Finals
[edit](1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) SC Reinach Damen
[edit]| 3 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 6-4 | SC Reinach Damen | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| N. Waidacher (Müller) - 1:19 Müller (I. Waidacher, N. Waidacher) - 4:14 |
First period | 17:25 - Marty | ||||||
| Müller (Christen) - 36:29 | Second period | 29:00 - R. Bräm (Thalmann, Marty) (PP1) | ||||||
| Meier (N. Waidacher) - 40:48 Müller (PP1) - 56:47 Müller (Vallotton) - 57:36 |
Third period | 50:18 - Marty (Enzler) (SH1) 57:22 - Enzler (C. Bräm) (PP1) | ||||||
| Caroline Baldin | Goalie stats | Ramona Forrer | ||||||
| 4 March | SC Reinach Damen | 0-8 | ZSC Lions Frauen | Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Vallotton (Müller) - 6:43 Müller (A. Rüedi) - 7:05 Müller (Vallotton) - 8:47 M. Waidacher (Rüegg, Taylor) (PP1) - 18:00 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Müller (Taylor) - 26:54 Meier (N. Waidacher) - 33:17 Müller (Vallotton) - 34:00 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | M. Waidacher (Müller) (PP1) - 59:57 | ||||||
| Ramona Forrer | Goalie stats | Caroline Baldin Ladina Danuser | ||||||
| 10 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 15-2 | SC Reinach Damen | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| Taylor (Meier) - 4:29 Taylor (Rüegg) - 9:12 N. Waidacher (I. Waidacher, Müller) - 10:50 Gass - 13:31 Gass (Hauser) - 15:16 Müller (Hauser) (PP1) - 16:49 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| N. Waidacher (L. Rüedi, Christen) - 21:54 Meier (M. Waidacher) (SH1) - 23:41 Müller (I. Waidacher, N. Waidacher) - 25:37 Benz (PP1) - 31:08 Müller (Meier) (PP1) - 37:19 Gass (Christen) - 38:08 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vallotton (Gass, Taylor) - 44:08 Müller (I. Waidacher) (PP1) - 55:35 Taylor (M. Waidacher) - 57:22 |
Third period | 43:08 - C. Bräm (Nienaber) 59:07 - Enzler | ||||||
| Caroline Baldin Ladina Danuser |
Goalie stats | Luzia Krebs | ||||||
| ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0 | |
(2) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (3) EV Bomo Thun
[edit]| 3 March | Ladies Team Lugano | 3-1 | EV Bomo Thun | Recap | ||||
| Bullo (Raselli) - 12:10 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gianettoni (Eggimann) - 27:35 | Second period | 31:49 - Pohlod (Oles, Strabley) | ||||||
| Eggimann (Raselli, Grascher) (PP1) - 57:43 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Giulia Mazzocchi | Goalie stats | Saskia Maurer | ||||||
| 4 March | EV Bomo Thun | 3-4 | OT | Ladies Team Lugano | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Odermatt - 12:35 | ||||||
| 28:17 - Forster (Pohlod, Oles) 33:31 - Oles (Forster) |
Second period | Raselli - 36:06 | ||||||
| 51:59 - Escudero (Maurer) | Third period | Eggimann - 40:14 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Grascher (Eggimann) - 66:25 | ||||||
| Saskia Maurer | Goalie stats | Giulia Mazzocchi | ||||||
| 10 March | Ladies Team Lugano | 5-1 | EV Bomo Thun | Recap | ||||
| Grascher (Bullo) - 17:46 | First period | 10:16 - Escudero | ||||||
| Desboeufs (Meyer, Orlandini) - 21:06 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Eggimann (Bolden, Bullo) (PP2) - 48:40 Bullo (Eggimann) - 53:31 Grascher (Eggimann) (PP1) - 56:52 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Giulia Mazzocchi | Goalie stats | Saskia Maurer | ||||||
| Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–0 | |
Game for 3rd place
[edit]| 17 March | EV Bomo Thun | 1-2 | SC Reinach Damen | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 36:53 - C. Bräm (Enzler, Marty) (PP1) | ||||||
| Schranz - 53:18 | Third period | 55:34 - Fischer (Ryhner) (PP1) | ||||||
| Saskia Maurer | Goalie stats | Vanessa Bolinger | ||||||
| SC Reinach Damen won the game and finish at the 3rd place.[3] | |
Finals
[edit]| 17 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 4-2 | Ladies Team Lugano | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| Müller (I. Waidacher, Gass) - 19:39 | First period | 2:29 - Raselli (Orlandini) | ||||||
| I. Waidacher (Müller) (PP1) - 22:27 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 46:50 - Raselli (Grascher) | ||||||
| Caroline Baldin | Goalie stats | Giulia Mazzocchi | ||||||
| 18 March | Ladies Team Lugano | 3-4 | OT | ZSC Lions Frauen | La Resega, Lugano | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | Taylor (L. Rüedi) - 3:44 Taylor - 9:01 | ||||||
| 30:19 - Desboeufs (Bolden) 32:16 - Eggimann (Bullo, Grascher) (PP2) |
Second period | Müller (Meier) (SH1) - 33:46 | ||||||
| 40:37 - Grascher (Bolden, Raselli) (PP1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | N. Waidacher (PP1) - 73:18 | ||||||
| Giulia Mazzocchi | Goalie stats | Caroline Baldin | ||||||
| 24 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 6-1 | Ladies Team Lugano | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 14:29 - Bolden | ||||||
| N. Waidacher - 26:42 A. Rüedi (Müller) - 39:26 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Müller (I. Waidacher) - 40:30 Müller (I. Waidacher) - 48:34 M. Waidacher (Rüegg) (PP1) - 51:56 I. Waidacher (Benz) - 54:00 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Caroline Baldin | Goalie stats | Giulia Mazzocchi | ||||||
| ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0.[4][5][6] | |
Team of Swiss champions
[edit]Goalkeepers: Caroline Baldin, Ladina Danuser, Laura De Bastiani
Defense: Laura Benz, Lara Christen, Nicole Gass, Janine Hauser, Christine Meier, Anna Neuenschwander, Jessica Vallotton
Offense: Sara Benz, Kristina Kontny, Alina Müller, Anna Rüedi, Lisa Rüedi, Dominique Rüegg, Jessica Schlegel, Angela Taylor, Isabel Waidacher, Monika Waidacher, Nina Waidacher
Coaching: Georg Taferner, Angela Frautschi
Play-outs
[edit]| 3 March | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 3-2 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel | Recap | |||
| Clapham (Broad) - 6:08 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Broad (Clapham, Berta) - 28:47 | Second period | 37:08 - Confidenti (Michielin) | ||||||
| Clapham (Seifert) - 48:38 | Third period | 53:01 - Stejskal (Müller) | ||||||
| Nina Paiva | Goalie stats | Caroline Lambert | ||||||
| 4 March | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 0-5 (Forfeit)[7] | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 10 March | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 1-0 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joray (Clapham, Brich) - 31:55 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nina Paiva | Goalie stats | Caroline Lambert | ||||||
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames won the series 3–0 | |
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.
Promotion/Relegation
[edit]| 17 March | SC Brandis Ladies | 1-6 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | Sportbetriebe Brünnli, Hasle bei Burgdorf | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Wetli (Stejskal) - 1:31 Ruh - 14:08 | ||||||
| 33:02 - M. Hofmann (A. Hofmann) | Second period | Hugentobler (Ruh) - 22:38 Confidenti (Michielin) - 22:51 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Confidenti (Gischig) - 44:07 Michielin (Confidenti) (PP1) - 46:39 | ||||||
| Jeannine Bürki | Goalie stats | Caroline Lambert | ||||||
| 18 March | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 6-0 | SC Brandis Ladies | Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden | Recap | |||
| Confidenti (Michielin) - 0:13 Confidenti (Ruh) (PP1) - 4:43 Farkas (Müller) - 4:50 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Confidenti (Hugentobler) - 23:21 Farkas (Stejskal) - 38:15 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hugentobler (Krause) - 59:47 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Caroline Lambert | Goalie stats | Jeannine Bürki | ||||||
| SC Weinfelden Ladies won the series 2–0[3] | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b "SWHL: ZSC Lions pas loin de leur prochain Titre". sihf.ch (in French). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "ZSC Lions sont Champion". sihf.ch (in French). 25 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Frauen: ZSC Lions verteidigen Titel". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Frauen der ZSC Lions verteidigen Meistertitel". bluewin.ch (in German). 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Forfait-Niederlage und Verzicht". sihf.ch (in German). 8 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in French)
- Official website (in Italian)
- Swiss Women League (in French)