2016–17 SWHL A season

2016–17 SWHL A season
2016–17 SWHL A season
League	Swiss Women's League A
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 9, 2016 – February 12, 2017
Number of games	60
Number of teams	6
Regular Season
Season Champions	ZSC Lions Frauen
Season MVP	Evelina Raselli (Ladies Team Lugano); Caroline Baldin (ZSC Lions Frauen)
Top scorer	Isabel Waidacher
Playoffs
Women's League champion
Champions	ZSC Lions Frauen
Runners-up	Ladies Team Lugano
Swiss Women's League A seasons
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

Teams

Ladies Team Lugano

HC Université Neuchâtel Dames

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
Isabel Waidacher	ZSC Lions Frauen	19	24	32	56	14
Christine Meier	ZSC Lions Frauen	17	29	24	53	6
Nina Waidacher	ZSC Lions Frauen	18	25	23	48	14
Becca Kohler	Ladies Team Lugano	19	31	16	47	14
Stefanie Marty	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames	18	22	17	39	12
Dominique Rüegg	ZSC Lions Frauen	20	19	18	37	24
Evelina Raselli	Ladies Team Lugano	16	17	17	34	8
Breehan Hochuli	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames	20	20	13	33	14
Carly Payerl	Ladies Team Lugano	19	21	11	32	2
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
Laura De Bastiani	ZSC Lions Frauen	12	321	7	1,06
Giulia Mazzocchi	Ladies Team Lugano	9	511	10	1,18
Daria Tognacca	Ladies Team Lugano	5	249	7	1,65
Jade Dübi	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames	6	360	12	2,00
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

^ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Frauen-Meisterschaft entschieden". Walliser Bote (in German). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "SWHL : ZSC Lions et GCK Lions remporte le titre". sihf.ch (in French). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Women > Auszeichnungen". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "SWHL A: Weinfelden ou Langenthal?". sihf.ch (in French). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Frauen: Ligaquali Weinfelden-Langenthal". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "SWHL: Weinfelden reste en ligue A". sihf.ch (in French). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Frauen: Weinfelden bleibt A-klassig". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

External links

Official website (in German)
Official website (in French)
Official website (in Italian)
Swiss Women League (in French)

[1] "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[2] "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[Medals_games-3] "Frauen-Meisterschaft entschieden". Walliser Bote (in German). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[Finals_games-4] "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.

[7] "Frauen: Ligaquali Weinfelden-Langenthal". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[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.

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