The 2016–17 Swiss League season was the 31st season of the Swiss Women's League A.
Teams
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.
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 ZSC Lions Frauen 19 24 32 56 14 ZSC Lions Frauen 17 29 24 53 6 ZSC Lions Frauen 18 25 23 48 14 Ladies Team Lugano 19 31 16 47 14 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 18 22 17 39 12 ZSC Lions Frauen 20 19 18 37 24 Ladies Team Lugano 16 17 17 34 8 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 20 20 13 33 14 Ladies Team Lugano 19 21 11 32 2 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.
Player Team(s) ZSC Lions Frauen 12 321 7 1,06 Ladies Team Lugano 9 511 10 1,18 Ladies Team Lugano 5 249 7 1,65 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 6 360 12 2,00 ZSC Lions Frauen 17 877 20 2,11
Playoffs Bracket
Semi-Finals (1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) EV Bomo Thun
(2) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (3) HC Université Neuchâtel Dames
Game for 3rd place
Finals
The two designated MVPs are: Evelina Raselli for Ladies Team Lugano and Caroline Baldin for ZSC Lions Frauen.
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
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.
SC Weinfelden Ladies saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Promotion/Relegation.
References
External links
Swiss Women League