| 2023–24 SWHL A season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swiss Women's League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 16, 2023 – February 25, 2024 |
| Number of games | 104 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season Champions | SC Bern Frauen |
| Season MVP |  Estelle Duvin (SC Bern Frauen) |
| Playoffs | |
| Women's League champion | |
| Champions | ZSC Lions Frauen |
| Runners-up | SC Bern Frauen |
| Swiss Women's League A seasons | |
| ← 2022–232024–25 → | |
The 2022–23 Swiss League season was the 37th season of the Swiss Women's League A.
Teams
Winning the SWHL-B championship, the HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies is promoted to SWHL-A
The major Swiss hockey clubs are showing more and more interest in women's hockey. The EV Zug created a women's team with an impressive budget of 1.2 million CHF. The League authorizes them to take part in the SWHL-B championship. In response, SC Bern took EV Bomo Thun under its wing. SC Bern Frauen will now play at the PostFinance Arena. The HC Davos also agrees with the HC Thurgau to move its team from the Indians to the Eisstadion Davos, under the name HC Davos Ladies.
HC Ambrì-Piotta GirlsSC Bern FrauenHC Davos LadiesHC Fribourg-Gottéron LadiesSC Langenthal LadiesLadies Team LuganoHC Université Neuchâtel DamesZSC Lions Frauenclass=notpageimage| Swiss League teams for the 2023–24 season
| Team | Trainer | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | Benjamin Rogger, Christian Agustoni | Quinto | Nuova Valascia | 6,675 |
| SC Bern Frauen | Thomas Zwahlen, Petra Melicherikova | Bern | PostFinance Arena | 17,031 |
| HC Davos Ladies | Andrea Kröni, Marc Kröni, Emanuel Karrer | Davos | Eisstadion Davos | 7,080 |
| HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies | Valentin Dufour, Fabrice Vadi | Fribourg | BCF Arena | 9,075 |
| SC Langenthal Ladies | Jürg Langenegger, Nicola Minder | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,320 |
| Ladies Team Lugano | Massimo Fedrizzi | Lugano | Cornèr Arena | 7,200 |
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Yan Gigon | Neuchâtel | Patinoire du Littoral | 7,000 |
| ZSC Lions Frauen | Angela Frautschi, Cyndy Kenyon | Zürich | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon | 1,700 |
Regular season
The regular season started on 16 September 2023 and ended on 25 February 2024. The regular season is played at the national level in the form of a round of five matches, that is to say that each of the eight teams plays 28 matches. The first four in the ranking in the regular season compete in the playoffs (best of 5), the four last team compete in a ranking round. The Swiss SWHL-B champions will be promoted directly to the WL for the 2024/25 season. The SWHL-B runner-up plays a league qualifier against the loser of the WL ranking round. If the SWHL-B champion does not wish to be promoted, the runner-up will be promoted directly and no WL member will be relegated. If SWHL-B champions and runners-up do not wish to be promoted, there will be no promotion or relegation from WL to SWHL-B.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Bern Frauen | 28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 139 | 47 | +92 | 72 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 28 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 47 | +75 | 68 | |
| 3 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 28 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 123 | 66 | +57 | 60 | |
| 4 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 86 | 82 | +4 | 43 | |
| 5 | HC Davos Ladies | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 38 | Advance to Ranking Round |
| 6 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 75 | 112 | −37 | 29 | |
| 7 | Ladies Team Lugano | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 45 | 150 | −105 | 17 | |
| 8 | SC Langenthal Ladies | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 106 | −79 | 9 |
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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estelle Duvin
|
SC Bern Frauen | 28 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 18 |
 Maija Otamo
|
SC Bern Frauen | 28 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 8 |
 Fanny Rask
|
HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 28 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 34 |
 Sinja Leemann
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 28 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 8 |
 Theresa Knutson
|
HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 28 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 6 |
| Eleri MacKay
|
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies | 28 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 6 |
| Emma Ingold
|
SC Bern Frauen | 28 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 8 |
| Romy Eggimann
|
HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 27 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 34 |
| Jenna Suokko
|
SC Bern Frauen | 27 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 37 |
| Jenna Kaila
|
HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 25 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 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.
| Player | Team(s) | GP | TOI | GA | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Heim
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 16 | 824 | 17 | 1,24 |
| Alexandra Lehmann
|
SC Bern Frauen | 14 | 787 | 18 | 1,37 |
| Laura De Bastiani
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 17 | 864 | 27 | 1,88 |
| Saskia Maurer
|
SC Bern Frauen | 15 | 864 | 27 | 1,88 |
| Sofia Decristophoris
|
HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 23 | 1363 | 46 | 2,03 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | ||||||||
| 1 | SC Bern Frauen | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | SC Bern Frauen | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 1 | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | ||||||
| 3 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 4 | |||||||
Semi-Finals
(1) SC Bern Frauen vs. (4) HC Université Neuchâtel Dames
| 2 March | SC Bern Frauen | 4-0 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | PostFinance Arena, Bern | Recap | |||
| Allemann (Ryser, Rossel) - 3:44 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Duvin (Ingold, Suokko) (PP1) - 25:07 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ingold (Duvin, Aymon) - 40:23 Duvin (PS) - 56:26 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Saskia Maurer | Goalie stats | Nina Paiva | ||||||
| 3 March | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 1-4 | SC Bern Frauen | Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Otamo (Aymon) - 0:22 Christen (Allemann) - 9:29 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Suokko (Rossel, Joray) (PP1) - 37:50 | ||||||
| 50:55 - Bourquin (Fornasier, Bargo Cuns) | Third period | Pélissou (Otamo) - 42:49 | ||||||
| Nina Paiva | Goalie stats | Saskia Maurer | ||||||
| 9 March | SC Bern Frauen | 2-1 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | PostFinance Arena, Bern | Recap | |||
| Suokko (Joray, S. Marty) - 14:12 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Otamo (Duvin) - 32:52 | Second period | 32:23 - Fornasier (Brauen) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Saskia Maurer | Goalie stats | Nina Paiva | ||||||
| SC Bern Frauen won the series 3–0. | |
(2) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (3) HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls
| 2 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 1-3 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rüedi (Scheurer, Lendi) - 58:21 | Third period | 42:24 - Luraschi (Holmgren, Andenmatten) 51:37 - Kaila (Knutson, Rask) (PP1) 53:51 - Kaila (Knutson, Rask) (PP2) | ||||||
| Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Sofia Decristophoris | ||||||
| 3 March | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 1-2 | OT | ZSC Lions Frauen | Nuova Valascia, Quinto | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | Baechler (Leemann) - 15:19 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 41:32 - Knutson (Kaila, Montalbetti) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Baechler (Rüedi) - 61:29 | ||||||
| Sofia Decristophoris | Goalie stats | Sandy Heim | ||||||
| 9 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 5-2 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| Rüedi (Scheurer) - 16:38 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marti (Lendi) - 22:48 Baechler (Rüedi) - 35:08 |
Second period | 34:37 - Merz (Andenmatten, Holmgren) 36:31 - Rask (Knutson) (PP1) | ||||||
| Kontny (Harju, Thalmann) - 45:51 Kontny - 51:43 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Sofia Decristophoris | ||||||
| 10 March | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 0-3 | ZSC Lions Frauen | Nuova Valascia, Quinto | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Baechler (Rüedi) (PP1) - 28:30 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Marti - 58:15 Leemann (Rüedi) (EN) - 59:43 | ||||||
| Sofia Decristophoris | Goalie stats | Sandy Heim | ||||||
| ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–1. | |
Game for 3rd place
| 17 March | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | 5-4 | OT | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Nuova Valascia, Quinto | Recap | ||
| Rask (Luraschi, Eggimann) - 3:36 Eggimann (Rask) - 5:44 |
First period | 1:10 - Kunz (Carpenter-Boesch, Gilomen) | ||||||
| Rask (Desboeufs) - 26:01 Kaila (Knutson, Holmgren) (SH1) - 31:50 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 41:37 - Bourquin (Menoud, Fornasier) 49:54 - Guerriero (Carpenter-Boesch) (PP1) 57:40 - Truax (Kunz) | ||||||
| Eggimann (Rask, Kaila) (PP1) - 75:06 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sofia Decristophoris | Goalie stats | Nina Paiva | ||||||
| HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls won the game and finish at the 3rd place. | |
Finals
| 16 March | SC Bern Frauen | 2-3 | OT | ZSC Lions Frauen | PostFinance Arena, Bern | Recap | ||
| Otamo (Duvin) - 8:40 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Otamo (Duvin) - 33:47 | Second period | 25:44 - Bachmann (Rüedi, Scheurer) 34:11 - Lendi (Marti) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 64:00 - Leemann (PS) | ||||||
| Saskia Maurer | Goalie stats | Sandy Heim | ||||||
| 17 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 1-2 | SC Bern Frauen | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| 2:09 - Thalmann | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Christen (PP1) - 54:04 | ||||||
| Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Saskia Maurer | ||||||
| 20 March | SC Bern Frauen | 1-2 | ZSC Lions Frauen | PostFinance Arena, Bern | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rossel (Suokko, Duvin) - 39:59 | Second period | 30:05 - Sigrist (Fontaine) (PP1) 36:15 - Leemann (Marti, Lendi) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Saskia Maurer | Goalie stats | Sandy Heim | ||||||
| 23 March | ZSC Lions Frauen | 0-1 | SC Bern Frauen | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Otamo (Pélissou, Duvin) - 2:46 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sandy Heim | Goalie stats | Saskia Maurer | ||||||
| 24 March | SC Bern Frauen | 0-3 | ZSC Lions Frauen | PostFinance Arena, Bern | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:17 - Schaefer (Fontaine) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 39:47 - Scheurer (Baechler, Rüedi) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 44:38 - Rüedi (Baechler) (PP1) | ||||||
| Saskia Maurer | Goalie stats | Sandy Heim | ||||||
| ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–2. | |
Team of Swiss champions
Goalkeepers: Laura De Bastiani, Sandy Heim
Defense: Alessia Baechler, Christine Deaudelin, Skylar Fontaine, Zoé Mächler, Jana Peter, Shannon Sigrist, Aurela Thalmann
Offense: Jil Aschwanden, Sara Bachmann, Mara Frey, Nora Harju, Kristina Kontny, Tereza Lahova, Sinja Leemann, Renee Lendi, Alina Marti, Lisa Rüedi, Vanessa Schaefer, Dominique Scheurer
Coaching: Angela Frautschi, Cyndy Kenyon
Awards
- Most Valuable Player : Estelle Duvin (SC Bern Frauen)
- Best forward : Estelle Duvin (SC Bern Frauen) and Fanny Rask (HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls)
- Best defender : Josefine Holmgren (HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls)
- Best goalkeeper : Saskia Maurer (SC Bern Frauen)
- Best rookie : Leoni Balzer (HC Davos Ladies)
- Best coach : Thomas Zwahlen (SC Bern Frauen)
Ranking Round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Davos Ladies | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 15 | Saison Ended |
| 2 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 15 | |
| 3 | SC Langenthal Ladies | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ladies Team Lugano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 | 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.
The Ladies Team Lugano, after having recorded numerous departures at the start of this season, has experienced a lot of difficulty during this season. Finishing last in the championship with a very limited contingent, the leaders preferred to give up playing in the relegation round and accepted being relegated to the green carpet. The champion of the SWHL-B, the EV Zug Women therefore advances to the SWHL-A.
References
- "Les Thurgau Indien Ladies remportent le bronze en PostFinance Women's League". sihf.ch (in French). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Zoug aura son équipe féminine en SWHL-B". swisshabs.ch (in French). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Aus Bomo Thun werden die SC Bern Frauen". scb.ch (in German). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Jetzt steigt auch der HCD ins Frauen-Hockey ein". blick.ch (in German). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Le championnat de PostFinance Women's League débute samedi". sihf.ch (in French). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Les Hirondelles rentrent au nid". courrierhebdo.ch (in French). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Frauen: Woche 11 / 2024 der Women's League". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Les ZSC Lions Frauen sont championnes suisses 2023/2024 !". sihf.ch (in French). 24 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "ZSC Lions Frauen sind wieder Meister". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 24 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "SCB's Estelle Duvin elected as MVP of the Women's League". swisshockeynews.ch. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "SWHL-B pas de barrage promotion de Zoug en Women's League". planetehockey.com (in French). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in French)
- Official website (in Italian)