The 2015–16 Swiss League season was the 30th season of the Swiss Women's League A.
| 2015–16 SWHL A season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swiss Women's League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 16, 2015 – January 26, 2016 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season Champions | ZSC Lions Frauen |
| Season MVP | Sasha Ronchi (Ladies Team Lugano) Isabel Waidacher (ZSC Lions Frauen) |
| Top scorer |  Christine Hüni |
| Playoffs | |
| Women's League champion | |
| Champions | ZSC Lions Frauen |
| Runners-up | Ladies Team Lugano |
Teams edit
Swiss League teams for the 2015–16 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 | Bernhard Bachmann | 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 edit
The regular season started on 16 September 2015 and ended on 26 January 2016. 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 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 32 | +104 | 59 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 41 | |
| 3 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 92 | 59 | +33 | 37 | |
| 4 | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 76 | −11 | 28 | |
| 5 | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 91 | −53 | 12 | |
| 6 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 136 | −112 | 3 |
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.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Meier
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 14 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 2 |
| Stefanie Marty
|
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 18 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 6 |
 Jennifer More
|
EV Bomo Thun | 18 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 2 |
| Isabel Waidacher
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 14 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 14 |
| Nina Waidacher
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 36 |
 Jennifer Anne Gallo
|
EV Bomo Thun | 18 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 16 |
| Bettina Meyer
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 19 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 36 |
| Evelina Raselli
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 |
| Breehan Hochuli
|
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 16 |
| Anja Stiefel
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 19 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 |
Leading goaltenders edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Caroline Baldin
|
ZSC Lions Frauen | 12 | 688 | 14 | 1,39 |
| Mélina Desboeufs
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 10 | 600 | 23 | 2,37 |
| Sasha Ronchi
|
Ladies Team Lugano | 14 | 737 | 35 | 2,74 |
| Vanessa Bolinger
|
EV Bomo Thun | 12 | 725 | 39 | 2,83 |
| Mathilde Bopp
|
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 14 | 813 | 43 | 2,97 |
Playoffs edit
Bracket edit
| 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 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 0 | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | ||||||
| 3 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | EV Bomo Thun | 2 | |||||||
Semi-Finals edit
(1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) EV Bomo Thun edit
| 30 January | EV Bomo Thun | 2-3 | OT | ZSC Lions Frauen | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun | Recap | ||
| 3:31 - Heuscher (Schwarz) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 27:10 - More (Schranz, Hänggi) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Meier (Hakala) - 44:01 I. Waidacher (N. Waidacher) - 51:31 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Frautschi - 67:46 | ||||||
| Vanessa Bolinger | Goalie stats | Caroline Baldin | ||||||
| 31 January | ZSC Lions Frauen | 6-3 | EV Bomo Thun | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| Meier (N. Waidacher) - 7:03 | First period | 4:02 - Gallo (Rensch) (PP1) | ||||||
| Meier (N. Waidacher) (PP1) - 31:33 Zollinger (N. Waidacher) - 32:51 Beiter (Hakala) - 34:37 N. Waidacher (Meier) - 36:42 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zollinger - 59:33 | Third period | 47:35 - Gallo (Minder) (PP1) 49:17 - Gallo (More) | ||||||
| Caroline Baldin | Goalie stats | Vanessa Bolinger | ||||||
| 6 February | ZSC Lions Frauen | 5-0 | EV Bomo Thun | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Beiter (Taylor) - 25:40 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Beiter (Meier) - 46:19 Sigrist (Beiter) - 49:09 N. Waidacher (Meier) (PP1) - 54:40 Taylor - 56:32 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Caroline Baldin | Goalie stats | Vanessa Bolinger | ||||||
| ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0 | |
(2) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (3) HC Université Neuchâtel Dames edit
| 30 January | Ladies Team Lugano | 5-2 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | La Resega, Lugano | Recap | |||
| Eggimann (Stiefel) - 14:35 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bullo (Meyer) - 24:40 Eggimann (Bouché) - 37:32 |
Second period | 22:23 - Hochuli (Marty) | ||||||
| Raselli (Bouché) - 43:09 Raselli (Meyer) - 55:16 |
Third period | 59:59 - Hochuli (Pankowski) | ||||||
| Sasha Ronchi | Goalie stats | Isabella Vuignier | ||||||
| 31 January | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 1-2 | Ladies Team Lugano | Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Raselli - 5:27 | ||||||
| 39:17 - Marty (Hochuli) | Second period | Bullo - 26:12 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Larissa Friant | Goalie stats | Sasha Ronchi | ||||||
| 6 February | Ladies Team Lugano | 7-6 | OT | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | La Resega, Lugano | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 10:15 - Marty (Pankowski) (PP1) 16:52 - Marty (Pankowski) | ||||||
| Eggimann (Stiefel) - 23:29 Stiefel (Desboeufs) - 31:01 Stiefel (Abgottspon) - 34:03 |
Second period | 26:04 - Pankowski (Marty) | ||||||
| Stiefel (Desboeufs, Eggimann) (PP1) - 41:16 Bouché (Meyer) - 48:47 Bouché (Raselli) - 52:55 |
Third period | 47:31 - Quennec (Fortin) 54:24 - Forster (Marty) 55:32 - Hochuli (Forster, Marty) | ||||||
| Eggimann (Stiefel) - 69:57 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| [[]] | Goalie stats | [[]] | ||||||
| Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–0 | |
Game for 3rd place edit
| 20 February | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 7-2 | EV Bomo Thun | Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel | Recap | |||
| Hochuli (Ryser) - 7:32 Williner (Marty) - 19:35 |
First period | 16:23 - Gerber (Gallo) | ||||||
| Anex (Fortin) (PP1) - 23:35 Hochuli - 24:49 Marty (Ryser) - 33:07 |
Second period | 39:55 - Schranz (More, Rensch) | ||||||
| Marty (Pankowski) (PP1) - 48:18 Ryser - 55:19 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Isabella Vuignier | Goalie stats | Vanessa Bolinger | ||||||
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames won the game and finish at the 3rd place.[3] | |
Finals edit
| 20 February | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3-2 | OT | Ladies Team Lugano | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | ||
| I. Waidacher (Frautschi) - 6:46 Meier (N. Waidacher, I. Waidacher) - 13:40 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 20:43 - Raselli (Buser) 36:36 - Stiefel (Eggimann) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| I. Waidacher (Meier) - 72:38 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Caroline Baldin | Goalie stats | Sasha Ronchi | ||||||
| 21 February | Ladies Team Lugano | 4-3 | OT | ZSC Lions Frauen | La Resega, Lugano | Recap | ||
| 12:48 - Stiefel (Abgottspon ) | First period | Taylor (I. Waidacher, Meier) - 17:21 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Meier (Rüedi, N. Waidacher) - 37:42 N. Waidacher (Meier, Rüedi) - 38:08 | ||||||
| 43:26 - Stiefel (Eggimann) 57:44 - Stiefel (Ballardini, Bouché) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 67:31 - Bouché (Raselli) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sasha Ronchi | Goalie stats | Caroline Baldin | ||||||
| 27 February | ZSC Lions Frauen | 2-1 | Ladies Team Lugano | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich | Recap | |||
| Meier (Taylor) (PP1) - 5:24 | First period | 10:49 - Stiefel (Raselli) (PP1) | ||||||
| I. Waidacher (Frautschi) - 20:21 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Caroline Baldin | Goalie stats | Sophie Anthamatten | ||||||
| 28 February | Ladies Team Lugano | 1-5 | ZSC Lions Frauen | La Resega, Lugano | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 36:03 - Bullo (PP1) | Second period | Meier (Taylor) (PP1) - 21:17 M. Waidacher (Meier, Nabholz) - 29:02 Meier (Zollinger) - 32:12 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | I. Waidacher (Meier) - 49:19 Nabholz - 57:27 | ||||||
| Sophie Anthamatten | Goalie stats | Caroline Baldin | ||||||
| ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–1.[4] | |
The two designated MVPs are: Sasha Ronchi for Ladies Team Lugano and Isabel Waidacher for ZSC Lions Frauen.[5]
Team of Swiss champions edit
Goalkeepers: Caroline Baldin, Isabelle Michel
Defense: Livia Altmann, Laura Benz, Angela Frautschi, Kirsti Hakala, Nadine Hofstetter, Shannon Sigrist, Reica Staiger
Offense: Eva Beiter, Rahel Enzler, Linn Fäsch, Christine Meier, Katrin Nabholz, Andrea Odermatt, Rüedi, Dominique Rüegg, Noemi Ryhner, Angela Taylor, Isabel Waidacher, Monika Waidacher, Nina Waidacher, Sabrina Zollinger
Coaching: Daniela Diaz
Play-outs edit
| 30 January | SC Reinach Damen | 4-0 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Poschung (PP1) - 39:02 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| R. Bräm (Grascher) - 56:08 Troxler (Grascher) - 58:58 Poschung (R. Jaramillo) - 59:12 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Delia Häcki | Goalie stats | Angela Ulmann-Moor | ||||||
| 31 January | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 2-3 | OT | SC Reinach Damen | Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 21:05 - Szilágyi (Kiss, Wuttke) (PP2) | Second period | Grascher (C. Bräm) (PP1) - 32:32 | ||||||
| 54:42 - Szilágyi (Dierauer) | Third period | C. Jaramillo (Müller) - 55:43 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Poschung (Flachsova) (PP1) - 65:35 | ||||||
| Angela Ulmann-Moor | Goalie stats | Delia Häcki | ||||||
| 6 February | SC Reinach Damen | 4-2 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach | ||||
| Grascher (Flachsova) - 3:49 Thalmann - 10:13 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Poschung (C. Bräm, Nienaber) - 26:16 | Second period | 25:34 - Michielin (Hugentobler) 38:06 - Michielin | ||||||
| Emmenegger (Müller) - 41:59 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Delia Häcki | Goalie stats | Angela Ulmann-Moor | ||||||
| SC Reinach Damen won the series 3–0 | |
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, same of last year.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Les filles du HC Université Neuchâtel en bronze". L'impartial (in French). 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Silber für Abgottspon und Anthamatten". Walliser Bote (in German). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Archiv MVP". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "SWHL A: ZSC Lions neuer Schweizer Meister". sihf.ch (in German). 29 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in French)
- Official website (in Italian)
- Swiss Women League (in French)