2014–15 SWHL A season

2014–15 SWHL A season
LeagueSwiss Women's League A
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 20, 2014 – February 1, 2015
Number of games60
Number of teams6
Regular Season
Season ChampionsLadies Team Lugano
Top scorerCanada Isabel Ménard
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPCeline Abgottspon (Ladies Team Lugano)
Livia Altmann (ZSC Lions Frauen)
Women's League champion
ChampionsLadies Team Lugano
  Runners-upZSC Lions Frauen
Swiss Women's League A seasons
← 2013–14

The 2014–15 Swiss League season was the 29th season of the Swiss Women's League A.

Teams

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Swiss League teams for the 2014–15 season
Team Trainer City Arena Capacity
Ladies Team Lugano Marzio Brambilla Lugano La Resega 7,200
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames Yan Gigon Neuchâtel Patinoire du Littoral 7,000
SC Reinach Damen Philipp Steiner Reinach Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental -
EV Bomo Thun Lolita Andrisevska Thun Kunsteisbahn Grabengut 4,000
SC Weinfelden Ladies Daniel Zbinden Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,100
ZSC Lions Frauen Daniela Diaz Zürich Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon 1,700

Regular season

The regular season started on 20 September 2014 and ended on 1 February 2015. 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 Ladies Team Lugano 20 17 1 0 2 134 48 +86 53 Advance to Playoffs
2 ZSC Lions Frauen 20 17 0 2 1 112 44 +68 53
3 SC Reinach Damen 20 8 0 1 11 60 86 −26 25
4 EV Bomo Thun 20 6 2 1 11 43 95 −52 23
5 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 20 6 1 1 12 69 76 −7 21
6 SC Weinfelden Ladies 20 1 1 0 18 32 101 −69 5
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
Canada Isabel Ménard ZSC Lions Frauen 20 19 32 51 18
Switzerland Evelina Raselli Ladies Team Lugano 20 27 19 46 28
Canada Nicole Gifford Ladies Team Lugano 20 13 28 41 6
Scotland Angela Taylor ZSC Lions Frauen 18 15 22 37 44
Switzerland Anja Stiefel Ladies Team Lugano 18 21 15 36 0
Switzerland Christine Meier ZSC Lions Frauen 18 21 12 33 10
Czech Republic Simona Grascher HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 19 22 7 29 20
United States Alyssa Wohlfeiler Ladies Team Lugano 18 13 16 29 32
Switzerland Bettina Meyer Ladies Team Lugano 18 8 18 26 42
Switzerland Sara Benz ZSC Lions Frauen 9 18 6 24 12

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
Canada Vanessa Clavadetscher ZSC Lions Frauen 12 705 24 2,04
Switzerland Luana Jam Ladies Team Lugano 15 872 40 2,75
Switzerland Larissa Friant HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 12 730 46 3,78
Switzerland Vanessa Bolinger EV Bomo Thun 10 570 45 4,74
Switzerland Roxanne Kis SC Weinfelden Ladies 12 552 44 4,79

Playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals
(best-of-5) 		Finals
(best-of-5)
      
1 Ladies Team Lugano 3
4 EV Bomo Thun 0
1 Ladies Team Lugano 3
2 ZSC Lions Frauen 2
2 ZSC Lions Frauen 3
3 SC Reinach Damen 0 Game for 3rd place
(best-of-1)
3 SC Reinach Damen 4
4 EV Bomo Thun 1

Semi-Finals

(1) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (4) EV Bomo Thun

14 February Ladies Team Lugano 4-3 EV Bomo Thun La Resega, Lugano Recap  
Stiefel (Meyer, Wohlfeiler) - 18:23 First period 16:43 - Schranz (Rolph, Schindler)
Brickner (Desboeufs) - 28:22 Second period 32:54 - Schneiter (Schranz, Rolph)
Wohlfeiler (Meyer) - 43:16
Brickner (Bullo) - 56:34 		Third period 54:17 - Rolph (Schwarz, Schranz)
Luana Jam Goalie stats Vanessa Bolinger
15 February EV Bomo Thun 0-5 Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun Recap  
No scoring First period 16:43 - Wohlfeiler (Bullo, Buser)
No scoring Second period 20:39 - Eggimann (Brickner)
20:55 - Wohlfeiler (Meyer)
No scoring Third period 50:22 - Eggimann (Gifford)
55:24 - Wohlfeiler (Stiefel) (PP1)
Vanessa Bolinger Goalie stats Sasha Ronchi
1 March Ladies Team Lugano 4-3 EV Bomo Thun La Resega, Lugano Recap  
Meyer (Brickner) - 1:29
Abgottspon (Wohlfeiler, Raselli) - 6:36
Raselli (Eggimann) (PP1) - 7:03 		First period No scoring
Wohlfeiler (Stiefel) - 37:41 Second period 32:51 - Rolph (Schranz, Schwarz)
36:02 - Cation (Rolph) (PP1)
No scoring Third period 52:33 - Rolph (Schwarz) (PP1)
Dominique Thierstein-Slongo Goalie stats Luana Jam
Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–0


(2) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (3) SC Reinach Damen

14 February ZSC Lions Frauen 7-1 SC Reinach Damen Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
Ménard (S. Benz, Taylor) - 10:07
Zollinger (S. Benz, Taylor) - 19:45 		First period No scoring
S. Benz (Taylor) - 23:47
M. Waidacher (Rüedi) - 27:05
Ménard (Taylor, Zollinger) - 30:35 		Second period 25:56 - S. Barmettler (Marty)
S. Benz (Nabholz, Ménard) - 59:15
Nabholz (S. Benz, Ménard) - 59:32 		Third period No scoring
Vanessa Clavadetscher Goalie stats Delia Häcki
15 February SC Reinach Damen 3-4 ZSC Lions Frauen Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach Recap  
15:24 - Zollinger First period Thalmann (Marty) - 14:07
23:37 - Farstad (Riechsteiner)
28:00 - Farstad (Riechsteiner) 		Second period Ménard (Taylor, Maschmeyer) - 31:23
Staiger (Altmann, Nabholz) - 34:27
No scoring Third period Ménard (M. Waidacher) - 46:27
Delia Häcki Goalie stats Vanessa Clavadetscher
Isabelle Michel
21 February ZSC Lions Frauen 8-3 SC Reinach Damen Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
Ménard (L. Benz, Zollinger) (PP1) - 7:02
Taylor (M. Waidacher) (SH1) - 14:32 		First period No scoring
Ménard (Taylor, S. Benz) - 25:54
Nabholz (Staiger, Taylor) - 28:23
Gubler (Taylor) (PP1) - 34:36 		Second period 25:05 - Riechsteiner
35:34 - Jaramillo (J. Barmettler, Farstad)
Ménard (Maschmeyer, Nabholz) - 45:15
Ménard (Taylor) - 48:11
L. Benz (Maschmeyer) - 51:20 		Third period 53:12 - Heiz (SH1)
Isabelle Michel Goalie stats Delia Häcki
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0


Game for 3rd place

8 March SC Reinach Damen 4-1 EV Bomo Thun Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach Recap  
C. Bräm - 0:59 First period No scoring
Steck (Farstad) - 30:00


Thalmann (Steck, J. Barmettler) - 30:17

Second period No scoring
Heiz (C. Jaramillo) - 59:59 Third period 56:08 - Rolph (Schranz, Schwarz)
Florence Schelling Goalie stats Dominique Thierstein-Slongo
SC Reinach Damen won the game and finish at the 3rd place.


Finals

7 March Ladies Team Lugano 3-4 OT ZSC Lions Frauen La Resega, Lugano Recap  
Gifford (Stiefel) - 6:27 First period No scoring
Raselli (Eggimann, Gifford) - 25:23 Second period 36:40 - Meier (Taylor)
39:07 - Maschmeyer (Taylor, Nabholz) (PP1)
Stiefel (Meyer) - 42:21 Third period 51:20 - Ménard (Taylor)
No scoring First overtime period 66:14 - Zollinger
Sophie Anthamatten Goalie stats Janine Alder
8 March ZSC Lions Frauen 1-3 Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
18:18 - Taylor (Ménard, Staiger) First period Eggimann (Gifford, Desboeufs) - 1:56
No scoring Second period Desboeufs (Eggimann) - 20:30
Gifford (Brickner, Eggimann) (SH1) - 35:03
No scoring Third period No scoring
Janine Alder Goalie stats Sophie Anthamatten
14 March Ladies Team Lugano 1-2 OT ZSC Lions Frauen La Resega, Lugano Recap  
No scoring First period 18:45 - Meier (L. Benz, Zollinger)
Raselli (Gifford, Brickner) - 35:58 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 63:41 - L. Benz (Taylor) (PP1)
Sophie Anthamatten Goalie stats Janine Alder
15 March ZSC Lions Frauen 2-3 OT Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
14:46 - I. Waidacher (Frautschi, Taylor) (PP1) First period Raselli - 16:20
Stiefel (Wohlfeiler, Bullo) (PP1) - 19:23
No scoring Second period No scoring
44:16 - Zollinger (L. Benz, Meier) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Gifford (Raselli) - 60:40
Janine Alder Goalie stats Sophie Anthamatten
21 March Ladies Team Lugano 4-1 ZSC Lions Frauen La Resega, Lugano Recap  
Raselli (Bullo, Eggimann) - 5:45 First period 10:06 - Maschmeyer (Meier)
Eggimann (Gifford, Raselli) - 24:39
Wohlfeiler (Stiefel) - 39:30 		Second period No scoring
Wohlfeiler (Bullo) - 55:48 Third period No scoring
Sophie Anthamatten Goalie stats Janine Alder
Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–2


The two teams dominating the championship logically find themselves in the final. Ladies Team Lugano manages to win a second consecutive title against ZSC Lions Frauen at the end of a series played in 5 games.[3] [4] [5] The two designated MVPs are: Celine Abgottspon for Ladies Team Lugano and Livia Altmann for ZSC Lions Frauen.[6]

Team of Swiss champions

Goalkeepers: Sophie Anthamatten, Luana Jam, Sasha Ronchi

Defense: Céline Abgottspon, Jordan Brickner, Nicole Bullo, Nathalie Buser, Nicla Gianettoni, Stefanie Steiner

Offense: Claudia Cantamessi, Laura Desboeufs, Romy Eggimann, Nicole Gifford, Petra Melicheríková, Bettina Meyer, Evelina Raselli, Anja Stiefel, Alyssa Wohlfeiler

Coaching: Marzio Brambilla, Iris Müller

Play-outs

14 February HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 5-2 SC Weinfelden Ladies Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel Recap  
No scoring First period 10:38 - Hugentobler (Jaatinen, Dierauer)
Ryser (Plante, Grascher) - 21:26
Ryser (Tscherrig) - 33:19
Grascher (Joray, Plante) - 33:33 		Second period No scoring
Joray (Grascher) - 51:29
Joray (Grascher) (SH1) - 55:07 		Third period 48:10 - Sigrist (Lehner)
Larissa Friant Goalie stats Roxanne Kis
15 February SC Weinfelden Ladies 0-3 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
No scoring First period Ryser (Tscherrig) - 14:34
No scoring Second period Grascher (Plante) - 38:42
No scoring Third period Plante (Grascher, Joray) - 53:46
Andrea Brändli Goalie stats Isabella Vuignier
21 February HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 3-2 SC Weinfelden Ladies Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel Recap  
No scoring First period 6:44 - Ruh (Hugentobler)


11:44 - Hugentobler (PP1)

Ryser (Quennec, Plante) (PP1) - 30:52 Second period No scoring
Grascher (Gyseler) - 52:32


Ryser (Williner, Quennec) - 57:51

Third period No scoring
Larissa Friant Goalie stats Roxanne Kis
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames won the series 3–0


HC Université Neuchâtel Dames saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.

Normally, SC Weinfelden Ladies must face the champion of SWHL B to maintain their position, but EHC Brandis Ladies decides to stay in SWHL B for financial reasons.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Luganos Frauen zum sechsten Mal Schweizer Meister". eishockeyticker.ch (in German). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Frauen: Lugano zum sechsten Mal Meister". sihf.ch (in German). 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Titel für Abgottspon und Anthamatten". Walliser Bote [de] (in German). 24 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Archiv MVP". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Vanessa Bärtschi geht für Brandis Ladies auf Torjagd". wochen-zeitung.ch (in German). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.