2016–17 SWHL A season

2016–17 SWHL A season
LeagueSwiss Women's League A
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 9, 2016 – February 12, 2017
Number of games60
Number of teams6
Regular Season
Season ChampionsZSC Lions Frauen
Season MVPEvelina Raselli (Ladies Team Lugano)
Caroline Baldin (ZSC Lions Frauen)
Top scorerSwitzerland Isabel Waidacher
Playoffs
Women's League champion
ChampionsZSC Lions Frauen
  Runners-upLadies Team Lugano
Swiss Women's League A seasons

The 2016–17 Swiss League season was the 31st season of the Swiss Women's League A.

Teams

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Swiss League teams for the 2016–17 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 Daniel Zbinden, Otmar Thöni Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,100
ZSC Lions Frauen Christof Amsler, Angela Frautschi Zürich Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon 1,700

Regular season

The regular season started on 9 September 2016 and ended on 12 February 2017. 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 17 0 0 3 155 31 +124 51 Advance to Playoffs
2 Ladies Team Lugano 20 16 0 0 4 127 32 +95 48
3 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 20 14 0 0 6 112 69 +43 42
4 EV Bomo Thun 20 7 0 2 11 59 70 −11 23
5 SC Weinfelden Ladies 20 3 3 0 14 47 113 −66 15
6 SC Reinach Damen 20 0 0 1 19 20 205 −185 1
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.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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
Switzerland Isabel Waidacher ZSC Lions Frauen 19 24 32 56 14
Switzerland Christine Meier ZSC Lions Frauen 17 29 24 53 6
Switzerland Nina Waidacher ZSC Lions Frauen 18 25 23 48 14
Canada Becca Kohler Ladies Team Lugano 19 31 16 47 14
Switzerland Stefanie Marty HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 18 22 17 39 12
Switzerland Dominique Rüegg ZSC Lions Frauen 20 19 18 37 24
Switzerland Evelina Raselli Ladies Team Lugano 16 17 17 34 8
Canada Breehan Hochuli HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 20 20 13 33 14
Canada Carly Payerl Ladies Team Lugano 19 21 11 32 2
Scotland Angela Taylor ZSC Lions Frauen 17 16 16 32 10

Leading goaltenders

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
Switzerland Laura De Bastiani ZSC Lions Frauen 12 321 7 1,06
Italy Giulia Mazzocchi Ladies Team Lugano 9 511 10 1,18
Switzerland Daria Tognacca Ladies Team Lugano 5 249 7 1,65
Switzerland Jade Dübi HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 6 360 12 2,00
France Caroline Baldin ZSC Lions Frauen 17 877 20 2,11

Playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals
(best-of-5) 		Finals
(best-of-5)
      
1 ZSC Lions Frauen 3
4 EV Bomo Thun 0
1 ZSC Lions Frauen 3
2 Ladies Team Lugano 0
2 Ladies Team Lugano 3
3 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 1 Game for 3rd place
(best-of-5)
3 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 1
4 EV Bomo Thun 3

Semi-Finals

(1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) EV Bomo Thun

28 January ZSC Lions Frauen 2-1 EV Bomo Thun Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
No scoring First period 4:17 - Escudero (Schranz)
I. Waidacher (Meier) - 38:44 Second period No scoring
N. Waidacher (Meier) - 50:23 Third period No scoring
Caroline Baldin Goalie stats Mélyna Desboeufs
29 January EV Bomo Thun 0-3 ZSC Lions Frauen Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun Recap  
No scoring First period Benz (Zollinger) - 12:43
Meier (Zollinger, Taylor) (PP1) - 15:17
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period I. Waidacher (Meier) - 48:33
Mélyna Desboeufs Goalie stats Caroline Baldin
Laura De Bastiani
18 February ZSC Lions Frauen 4-0 EV Bomo Thun Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
Odermatt (Meier, Benz) - 4:00 First period No scoring
Meier (Rüegg, Sigrist) - 25:06 Second period No scoring
Meier (Gass, Staiger) - 44:30
Meier (Benz, Ryhner) (PP1) - 46:08 		Third period No scoring
Caroline Baldin Goalie stats Mélyna Desboeufs
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0


(2) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (3) HC Université Neuchâtel Dames

28 January Ladies Team Lugano 3-2 OT HC Université Neuchâtel Dames La Resega, Lugano Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Kohler (Raselli) (PP1) - 24:52 Second period No scoring
Eggimann (Bullo) - 47:35 Third period 53:53 - S. Marty (Forster, Huwiler)
58:55 - S. Marty (Forster, Fortin) (PP1)
Eggimann (Pagnamenta) - 62:37 First overtime period No scoring
Giulia Mazzocchi Goalie stats Larissa Friant
29 January HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 5-3 Ladies Team Lugano Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel Recap  
No scoring First period Meyer (Payerl) (PP1) - 10:16
22:27 - S. Marty (Forster, J. Marty) (PP1)
26:24 - Fortin (SH1) 		Second period Pagnamenta (Kohler) - 27:54
46:45 - Hochuli (Fortin) (PP1)
52:41 - Berta (Joray) (PP1)
59:56 - J. Marty (Hochuli) 		Third period Meyer (Raselli ) (PP1) - 49:59
Larissa Friant Goalie stats Giulia Mazzocchi
18 February Ladies Team Lugano 9-2 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames La Resega, Lugano Recap  
Eggimann (Raselli) - 0:35
Kohler (Orlandini) - 2:52
Raselli (Vallario) - 9:10 		First period 5:52 - Fortin (Forster, Joray)
Scheidegger (Galtieri) - 22:27
Raselli - 25:36
Kohler (Payerl) - 36:27
Raselli (Eggimann, Desboeufs) - 38:10
Eggimann (Bullo) - 39:33 		Second period 28:35 - S. Marty
Eggimann (Meyer, Buser) - 50:54 Third period No scoring
Giulia Mazzocchi Goalie stats Larissa Friant
Isabella Vuignier
19 February HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 4-6 Ladies Team Lugano Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel  
No scoring First period Raselli (Kohler) (PP1) - 19:04
No scoring Second period Bullo (Meyer) (PP1) - 30:59
Eggimann (Bullo) - 33:46
Meyer (Raselli) - 36:57
46:02 - Fortin (S. Marty) (PP1)
48:51 - Hochuli (S. Marty)
53:09 - Hochuli (S. Marty)
55:40 - S. Marty (Forster) (PP1) 		Third period Galtieri (Raselli) - 48:38
Raselli (Bullo) - 57:53
Larissa Friant Goalie stats Giulia Mazzocchi
Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–1


Game for 3rd place

4 March HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 1-3 EV Bomo Thun Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
S. Marty (J. Marty, Hochuli) - 35:56 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 51:37 - Escudero (Allemann, Rensch)


57:47 - Escudero (Allemann, Rensch)
59:06 - Österlund (Allemann, Minder)

Larissa Friant Goalie stats Mélyna Desboeufs
EV Bomo Thun won the game and finish at the 3rd place.[3][4]


Finals

25 February ZSC Lions Frauen 4-3 Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
I. Waidacher (N. Waidacher) - 4:50 First period No scoring
I. Waidacher (N. Waidacher) - 33:59
Meier (I. Waidacher) - 36:36 		Second period 20:53 - Desboeufs (Payerl)
28:07 - Eggimann (Raselli)
Meier (I. Waidacher, Staiger) - 44:07 Third period 52:03 - Meyer (Buser)
Caroline Baldin Goalie stats Giulia Mazzocchi
4 March Ladies Team Lugano 2-4 ZSC Lions Frauen La Resega, Lugano Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
31:55 - Payerl (Raselli) (PP2) Second period Meier (N. Waidacher, I. Waidacher) - 25:42
I. Waidacher (Zollinger) (SH1) - 39:43
41:41 - Payerl (Kohler) Third period Benz (N. Waidacher) - 51:17
Rüegg (Ryhner, Zollinger) (PP1) - 56:49
Giulia Mazzocchi Goalie stats Caroline Baldin
5 March ZSC Lions Frauen 3-0 Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Taylor (Meier) (PP1) - 55:09
Taylor - 57:47
N. Waidacher (I. Waidacher, Taylor) (PP1) - 59:54 		Third period No scoring
Caroline Baldin Goalie stats Giulia Mazzocchi
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0[3][4]


The two designated MVPs are: Evelina Raselli for Ladies Team Lugano and Caroline Baldin for ZSC Lions Frauen.[5]

Team of Swiss champions

Goalkeepers: Caroline Baldin, Laura De Bastiani

Defense: Laura Benz, Christy Blackburne, Nicole Gass, Nadine Hofstetter, Shannon Sigrist, Reica Staiger, Sabrina Zollinger

Offense: Christine Meier, Katrin Nabholz, Andrea Odermatt, Anna Rüedi, Dominique Rüegg, Noemi Ryhner, Angela Taylor, Isabel Waidacher, Monika Waidacher, Nina Waidacher

Coaching: Christof Amsler, Angela Frautschi

Play-outs

28 January SC Weinfelden Ladies 2-0 SC Reinach Damen Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
Leemann (Zimmermann) - 5:34


A. Kiss (Richter) - 15:06

First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Roxanne Kis Goalie stats Vanessa Bolinger
29 January SC Reinach Damen 4-2 SC Weinfelden Ladies Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach Recap  
8:20 - Thalmann (Haudenschild)
14:05 - C. Bräm (Lane,Thalmann ) (PP1) 		First period Farkas (A. Kiss, Ehrbar) (PP2) - 10:58
Gischig (Weiss) - 14:17
37:06 - Dale (C. Bräm) (SH1)
38:42 - C. Bräm (Haudenschild) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Vanessa Bolinger Goalie stats Roxanne Kis
18 February SC Weinfelden Ladies 5-3 SC Reinach Damen Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
Leemann (A. Kiss) - 1:30
Leemann (A. Kiss) - 12:55 		First period 4:31 - Lane (Thalmann, Dale) (PP1)
15:29 - Haudenschild (Dale)
Trachsel - 22:04
A. Kiss (Lötscher, Trachsel) (PP2) - 39:44 		Second period No scoring
Leemann - 59:49 Third period 59:20 - Gubler (R. Bräm) (PP1)
Roxanne Kis Goalie stats Vanessa Bolinger
19 February SC Reinach Damen 4-0 SC Weinfelden Ladies Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach Recap  
11:16 - Lane (R. Bräm) (PP2)
12:05 - C. Bräm (PP1) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
43:42 - R. Bräm (Thalmann) (PP1)
57:21 - Lutz (Thalmann) 		Third period No scoring
Vanessa Bolinger Goalie stats Roxanne Kis
25 February SC Weinfelden Ladies 3-4 OT SC Reinach Damen Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
Trachsel (Richter) (PP1) - 6:42
Müller (Trachsel) (PP1) - 17:26 		First period 10:53 - Thalmann (Lutz)
No scoring Second period 21:25 - Dale (Lane) (PP1)
29:47 - Thalmann (Dale) (PP1)
Trachsel (Gischig) (PP1) - 59:33 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 68:10 - Gubler (Lane)
Roxanne Kis Goalie stats Vanessa Bolinger
SC Reinach Damen won the series 3–2


SC Reinach Damen saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.

Promotion/Relegation

The champion of SWHL B, the GCK Lions, being the farm team of the ZSC Lions and the vice-champion, the EHC Brandis, having not requested to be eligible in SWHL A, the SC Langenthal having finished bronze medalist will play the promotion against the SC Weinfelden Ladies.[6][7]


11 March SC Weinfelden Ladies 7-1 SC Langenthal Ladies Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
Lötscher (Wetli, Trachsel) - 2:50
A. Kiss (Weiss, Farkas) - 4:01 		First period No scoring
A. Kiss (Krause, Gischig) (PP1) - 32:44
Dierauer (Ehrbar, Richter) - 36:48
Richter (Weiss) - 38:14 		Second period 30:23 - Fankhauser (Hauhia, Bürgin)
Farkas - 50:40
Dierauer (Gischig) (PP1) - 51:23 		Third period No scoring
Roxanne Kis Goalie stats Nina Claudia Thomet
12 March SC Langenthal Ladies 1-5 SC Weinfelden Ladies Schoren Halle, Langenthal Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period A. Kiss (Krause) - 26:28


Lötscher (Müller) (PP1) - 35:36
A. Kiss (Ehrbar) - 35:45

59:00 - Gäggeler (Siegenthaler, Nyffeler) Third period Wuttke (A. Kiss) - 47:53


A. Kiss (Farkas) - 49:56

Nina Claudia Thomet Goalie stats Roxanne Kis
SC Weinfelden Ladies won the series 2–0


SC Weinfelden Ladies saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Promotion/Relegation.[8][9]

References

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  2. ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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  4. ^ a b "SWHL : ZSC Lions et GCK Lions remporte le titre". sihf.ch (in French). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Women > Auszeichnungen". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ "SWHL A: Weinfelden ou Langenthal?". sihf.ch (in French). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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  8. ^ "SWHL: Weinfelden reste en ligue A". sihf.ch (in French). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Frauen: Weinfelden bleibt A-klassig". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.