2022–23 Women's League season
2022–23 Women's League season | |
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League | Women's League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 17 September 202219 February 2023 | –
Number of games | 83 |
Number of teams | 7 |
Regular Season | |
Season Champions | ZSC Lions Frauen |
Season MVP | Maija Otamo (EV Bomo Thun) |
Women's League champion | |
Champions | ZSC Lions Frauen |
Runners-up | EV Bomo Thun |
The 2022–23 Women's League season was the 37th ice hockey season of the Swiss Women's League (abbreviated PFWL or SWHL A).
Teams
[edit]After winning the 2022 SWHL B championship, the HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls (HCAP Girls) were promoted to the Women's League.[1]
Team | Coach(es) | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | Dmitri Zygurow, Mario Gendotti | Quinto | Nuova Valascia | 6,675 |
SC Langenthal Ladies | Ruedi Minder, Nicola Minder | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,320 |
Ladies Team Lugano | Benjamin Rogger, Pasi Koppinen | Lugano | Cornèr Arena | 7,200 |
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Yan Gigon, Mike Gosselin, Thierry Bourquin | Neuchâtel | Patinoire du Littoral | 7,000 |
EV Bomo Thun | Thomas Zwahlen, Petra Melicheríková | Thun | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut | 4,000 |
Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | Emanuel Karrer, Monika Leuenberger | Kreuzlingen | Bodensee-Arena | 4,300 |
ZSC Lions Frauen | Angela Frautschi, Christoph Scherrer | Zürich | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon | 1,700 |
Regular season
[edit]The regular season started on 17 September 2022 and ended on 19 February 2023. The regular season was played four-cycle round-robin, that is to say that each of the seven teams played four games against each opponent for a total of 24 matches. The first four teams in the regular season ranking went on to compete in the best-of-five playoffs.
In the postseason, the three teams at the bottom of the table competed in a ranking round. Unlike previous seasons, the champion of the SWHL B was given the opportunity to be promoted directly to the Women's League for the 2023–24 season, in order to raise the number of participating teams to eight. The runner-up of the SWHL B championship played a league qualifier against the loser of the Women's League ranking round. In the event the SWHL B champion did not wish to be promoted, the runner-up would have had the option to be promoted directly and no Women's League team would be relegated. In the event both the SWHL B champion and runner-up did not wish to be promoted, there would have been no relegation from Women's League to SWHL-B.[2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 39 | +83 | 63 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | EV Bomo Thun | 24 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 30 | +79 | 60 | |
3 | Ladies Team Lugano | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 39 | |
4 | HT Thurgau Ladies | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 33 | |
5 | SC Langenthal Ladies | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 30 | Advance to Ranking Round |
6 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 52 | 89 | −37 | 18 | |
7 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 44 | 146 | −102 | 6 |
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 table shows the top-ten point scorers at the conclusion of the regular season.[4] 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 |
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Maija Otamo | EV Bomo Thun | 24 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 14 |
Estelle Duvin | EV Bomo Thun | 23 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 37 |
Skylar Fontaine | ZSC Lions Frauen | 23 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 9 |
Sinja Leemann | ZSC Lions Frauen | 24 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 10 |
Lisa Rüedi | ZSC Lions Frauen | 24 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 36 |
Alina Marti | ZSC Lions Frauen | 24 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 12 |
Katie Cipra | ZSC Lions Frauen | 24 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8 |
Stefanie Marty | EV Bomo Thun | 18 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 |
Cindy Joray | EV Bomo Thun | 23 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 18 |
Simona Grascher | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | 22 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 14 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]The following table shows the five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average while playing at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[5]
Player | Team(s) | GP | TOI | GA | GAA |
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Alexandra Lehmann | EV Bomo Thun | 13 | 632 | 11 | 1.05 |
Jade Dübi | EV Bomo Thun | 16 | 812 | 19 | 1.41 |
Sandy Heim | ZSC Lions Frauen | 17 | 864 | 24 | 1.67 |
Sofia Decristophoris | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 1216 | 37 | 1.83 |
Caroline Spies | SC Langenthal Ladies | 24 | 1404 | 59 | 2.52 |
Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | ||||||||
1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | |||||||
4 | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | 0 | |||||||
1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | |||||||
2 | EV Bomo Thun | 2 | |||||||
2 | EV Bomo Thun | 3 | |||||||
3 | Ladies Team Lugano | 1 | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | ||||||
3 | Ladies Team Lugano | 1 | |||||||
4 | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | 3 |
Semi-Finals
[edit](1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies
[edit]25 February | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3-0 | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
Hauser (Schlegel) - 4:25 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Scheurer (Schlegel, Hauser) (PP1) - 36:03 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Marti (Fontaine, Thalmann) - 49:26 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Caroline Lambert |
26 February | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | 0-5 | ZSC Lions Frauen | Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Rüedi (Scheurer, Cipra) - 14:46 Marti (Fontaine, S. Bachmann) - 19:18 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Eggli (Hauser, Leemann) - 20:52 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Fontaine - 42:50 Thalmann (Marti, Eggli) - 56:44 | ||||||
Caroline Lambert | Goalie stats | Sandy Heim Laura De Bastiani |
4 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 6-2 | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 0:24 - T. Grascher (S. Grascher, Kutzer) 5:43 - Wetli (Sigrist, Balzer) | ||||||
Herzig (Marti) - 23:29 Scheurer (Fontaine) (PP1) - 28:52 Cipra - 35:41 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Hauser (No. Harju, Rüedi) - 41:29 Fontaine (Schlegel) - 50:38 Rüedi (Cipra) - 59:23 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Caroline Lambert |
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0. | |
(2) EV Bomo Thun vs. (3) Ladies Team Lugano
[edit]25 February | EV Bomo Thun | 3-2 | OT | Ladies Team Lugano | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun | Recap | ||
Rossel (Joray, Duvin) - 3:54 | First period | 11:42 - Desboeufs | ||||||
Otamo (Duvin) - 36:05 | Second period | 'No scoring | ||||||
'No scoring | Third period | 57:42 - Eggimann (Wuthrich, Desboeufs) (PP1) | ||||||
Otamo (Joray, J. Marty) (PP1) - 64:04 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Jade Dübi | Goalie stats | Sofia Decristophoris |
26 February | Ladies Team Lugano | 0-1 | EV Bomo Thun | Cornèr Arena, Lugano | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Pélissou (Rossel) (PP1) - 23:02 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Sofia Decristophoris | Goalie stats | Alexandra Lehmann |
4 March | EV Bomo Thun | 4-5 | OT | Ladies Team Lugano | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun | Recap | ||
Joray (Mason) - 7:32 Duvin (Otamo, Joray) - 18:18 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 25:40 - Eggimann (Bullo) | ||||||
Rensch (PP1) - 49:23 J. Marty (S. Marty) - 57:51 |
Third period | 41:03 - Wuthrich (Orlandini) 42:51 - Orlandini (Bullo) 47:34 - Lutz (Gaberell) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 60:41 - Wuthrich (Eggimann, Bullo) (PP2) | ||||||
Alexandra Lehmann | Goalie stats | Sofia Decristophoris |
5 March | Ladies Team Lugano | 1-6 | EV Bomo Thun | Cornèr Arena, Lugano | Recap | |||
15:07 - Desboeufs (Bullo) | First period | J. Marty (Duvin) - 8:37 Duvin (Pélissou) - 14:42 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Pélissou (Otamo, Duvin) - 20:41 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Joray (Duvin) - 41:26 Otamo (Rossel) - 50:00 Otamo (Duvin) - 57:36 | ||||||
Sofia Decristophoris | Goalie stats | Jade Dübi |
EV Bomo Thun won the series 3–1. | |
Game for 3rd place
[edit]11 March | Ladies Team Lugano | 1-3 | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | Cornèr Arena, Lugano | Recap | |||
Abatangelo (Gianettoni, Desboeufs) (PP1) - 14:22 | First period | 10:14 - Wetli (Sigrist, Büchi) 13:02 - S. Grascher | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 59:16 - T. Grascher (Balzer, S. Grascher) (EN) | ||||||
Sofia Decristophoris | Goalie stats | Caroline Lambert |
Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies won the game and finish at the 3rd place.[6] | |
Finals
[edit]11 March 2023 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 4-3 | EV Bomo Thun | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
Rüedi (Scheurer) - 3:36 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 21:10 - J. Marty (S. Marty) (PP1) | ||||||
Scheurer (Cipra, Hauser) - 41:20 Scheurer (Hauser, Rüedi) - 49:09 Scheurer (Baechler, Cipra) (PP1) - 55:01 |
Third period | 44:58 - S. Marty (Rossel) 55:20 - Otamo (Hänggi) | ||||||
Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Jade Dübi |
12 March | EV Bomo Thun | 4-2 | ZSC Lions Frauen | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun | Recap | |||
16:49 - Duvin (Hänggi, Rossel) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
22:15 - Duvin (Pélissou) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
53:13 - Rossel (PP1) 59:22 - Joray (Otamo) (EN) |
Third period | Rüedi (Fontaine, Thalmann) - 44:40 Baechler (Hauser, Herzig) - 59:51 | ||||||
Alexandra Lehmann | Goalie stats | Sandy Heim |
15 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 2-4 | EV Bomo Thun | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 2:51 - Hänggi (Joray, Duvin) | ||||||
No. Harju (Rüedi) - 31:46 | Second period | 34:54 - Duvin | ||||||
Leemann (Marti) - 53:32 | Third period | 51:15 - Otamo (Rensch) 59:30 - J. Marty (EN) | ||||||
Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Alexandra Lehmann |
18 March | EV Bomo Thun | 0-3 | ZSC Lions Frauen | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Marti (Hauser) - 6:06 Leemann (Herzig, Marti) - 14:53 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Marti (Thalmann, Leemann) - 22:25 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alexandra Lehmann | Goalie stats | Sandy Heim |
19 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3-2 | EV Bomo Thun | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 14:34 - Otamo (Joray, Ryser) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Rüedi (Scheurer, Hauser) - 48:31 Marti (Leemann, Fontaine) - 58:12 |
Third period | 40:25 - Joray (Otamo, Ryser) | ||||||
Fontaine (Leemann) (PP1) - 60:47 | overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Alexandra Lehmann |
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–2.[7][8] | |
Team of Swiss champions
[edit]Goalkeepers: Laura De Bastiani, Sandy Heim
Defense: Nele Bachmann, Alessia Baechler, Skylar Fontaine, Nina Harju, Janine Hauser, Jana Peter, Dominique Scheurer, Aurela Thalmann
Offense: Sara Bachmann, Katie Cipra, Chiara Eggli, Nora Harju, Naemi Herzig, Kristina Kontny, Sinja Leemann, Renee Lendi, Alina Marti, Lisa Rüedi, Jessica Schlegel
Coaching: Angela Frautschi, Christoph Scherrer
Ranking round
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | SC Langenthal Ladies | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 12 | Saison Ended |
2 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 5 | |
3 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 1 | Advance to Relegation round |
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.
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies were crowned champions of SWHL B and, therefore, were promoted to the Women's League. The runner-up of the SWHL B finals, HC Tramelan Ladies, declined the opportunity to compete for promotion to the Women's League and, as a result, HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls kept their place in Women's League.[9]
Awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player : Sinja Leemann (ZSC Lions Frauen)[10]
- Best forward : Estelle Duvin (EV Bomo Thun)
- Best defender : Skylar Fontaine (ZSC Lions Frauen)
- Best goalkeeper : Sandy Heim (ZSC Lions Frauen)
- Best rookie : Alena Lynn Rossel (EV Bomo Thun)
- Best coach : Thomas Zwahlen (EV Bomo Thun)
References
[edit]- ^ "SWHL-B : Les HCAP Girls sont championnes suisses". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in French). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Coup d'envoi de la saison de MyHockey League et de Women's League". sihf.ch (in French). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "PostFinance Women's League, 2022/23 Regular Season: Tabelle" (in German). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Player stats". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Frauen: Bronze für Thurgau". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "PostFinance Women's League : Les ZSC Lions remportent le titre". sihf.ch (in French). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "The ZSC Lions win the 2022-23 edition of the Women's League". swisshockeynews.ch. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Les Thurgau Indien Ladies remportent le bronze en PostFinance Women's League". sihf.ch (in French). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "ZSC's Sinja Leemann elected as MVP of the Women's League". swisshockeynews.ch. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in French)
- Official website (in Italian)
- Swiss Women's League at HockeyArchives.info (in French)