The 2018–19 SWHL A season was the 33rd ice hockey season of the Swiss Women's Hockey League A (SWHL A).
Teams
Team Trainer City Arena Capacity Ladies Team Lugano Steve Huard, Nenad Ilic Lugano La Resega 7,200 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames Yan Gigon, Thierry Bourquin Neuchâtel Patinoire du Littoral 7,000 SC Reinach Damen Melanie Häfliger, Simon Theiler Reinach Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental - EV Bomo Thun Bruno Allemann Thun Kunsteisbahn Grabengut 4,000 SC Weinfelden Ladies Andrea Kröni Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,100 ZSC Lions Frauen Georg Taferner, Diane Michaud Zürich Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon 1,700
Regular season The regular season started on 15 September 2018 and ended on 2 February 2019. 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 Ladies Team Lugano 19 30 22 52 10 Ladies Team Lugano 20 19 31 50 16 Ladies Team Lugano 20 33 16 49 16 SC Reinach Damen 20 23 24 47 6 SC Reinach Damen 19 18 16 34 30 ZSC Lions Frauen 20 22 9 31 18 Ladies Team Lugano 20 20 7 27 14 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 20 15 12 27 20 SC Reinach Damen 20 15 10 25 16 ZSC Lions Frauen 18 9 16 25 28
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) Ladies Team Lugano 19 1147 39 2,04 ZSC Lions Frauen 19 1101 39 2,13 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 19 1102 49 2,67 SC Reinach Damen 13 721 35 2,91 SC Weinfelden Ladies 18 987 95 5,78
Playoffs Bracket
Semi-Finals (1) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (4) HC Université Neuchâtel Dames
(2) SC Reinach Damen vs. (3) ZSC Lions Frauen
Game for 3rd place
Finals
Team of Swiss champions Goalkeepers: Jade Dübi, Giulia Mazzocchi
Defense: Nicole Bullo, Jasmine Fedulov, Federica Galtieri, Nicla Gianettoni, Emma Montalbetti, Gaia Mottis, Anneke Orlandini, Lisa Poletti, Nicole Vallario
Offense: Nicole Andenmatten, Laura Desboeufs, Romy Eggimann, Lara Escudero, Kate Leary, Alicia Pagnamenta, Ophélie Ryser, Phoebe Stänz
Coaching: Nenad Ilic
Play-outs
SC Weinfelden Ladies saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.
Promotion/Relegation
References
External links
Swiss Women League