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2021–22 SWHL A season

The 2021–22 Swiss League season was the 36th season of the Swiss Women's League A.

2021–22 SWHL A season
LeagueSwiss Women's League A
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 11, 2021 – February 27, 2022
Number of games75
Number of teams6
Regular Season
Season ChampionsZSC Lions Frauen
Season MVPUnited States Sidney Morin (Ladies Team Lugano)
Playoffs
Women's League champion
ChampionsZSC Lions Frauen
  Runners-upLadies Team Lugano
Swiss Women's League A seasons

Teams

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Swiss League teams for the 2021–22 season


Team Trainer City Arena Capacity
Ladies Team Lugano Benjamin Rogger, Pasi Koppinen Lugano La Resega 7,200
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames Yan Gigon, Mike Gosselin, Thierry Bourquin Neuchâtel Patinoire du Littoral 7,000
SC Reinach Damen Sean Huber, Peter Küng, Urs Kleeb Reinach Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental -
EV Bomo Thun Thomas Zwahlen, Petra Melicherikova Thun Kunsteisbahn Grabengut 4,000
Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies Matthias Rehmann, Anja Stiefel Kreuzlingen Bodensee-Arena 4,300
ZSC Lions Frauen Andrin Christen, Ramon Christen Zürich Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon 1,700

Regular season

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The regular season started on 11 September 2021 and ended on 27 February 2022. 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 six teams plays 25 matches. The first four in the ranking in the regular season compete in the playoffs (best of 5), the two last team compete in the playouts (best of 5). The Swiss SWHL-B champions will be promoted directly to the WL for the 2022/23 season. The SWHL-B runner-up plays a league qualifier against the loser of the WL playouts. 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. The 2021/22 match schedule is characterized by two interruptions. There will generally be no matches from December 7 to 21 due to the Winter Universiade in Lucerne. The WL will take a break from January 22 to February 20, 2022 due to the Olympic Games.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ZSC Lions Frauen 25 19 1 3 2 95 35 +60 62 Advance to Playoffs
2 Ladies Team Lugano 25 14 4 2 5 103 43 +60 52
3 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 25 14 0 0 11 67 68 −1 42
4 EV Bomo Thun 25 9 3 2 11 66 58 +8 35
5 Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies 25 7 1 4 13 55 93 −38 27
6 SC Reinach Damen 25 1 2 0 22 35 124 −89 7
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.

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[2] 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
  Sidney Morin Ladies Team Lugano 25 20 38 58 2
  Dominique Rüegg ZSC Lions Frauen 23 27 25 52 18
  Laura Zimmermann EV Bomo Thun 25 21 18 39 40
  Ronja Mogren Ladies Team Lugano 25 22 16 38 20
  Coralie Larose HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 25 20 12 32 14
  Sinja Leemann ZSC Lions Frauen 23 13 19 32 8
  Nicole Bullo Ladies Team Lugano 22 6 24 30 30
  Romy Eggimann Ladies Team Lugano 22 12 16 28 8
  Betty Jouanny EV Bomo Thun 24 9 19 28 8
  Stefanie Marty EV Bomo Thun 22 15 11 26 12

Leading goaltenders

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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.[3]

Player Team(s) GP TOI GA GAA
  Caroline Baldin ZSC Lions Frauen 22 1220 29 1,43
  Alexandra Lehmann Ladies Team Lugano 11 667 18 1,62
  Sofia Decristophoris Ladies Team Lugano 14 830 23 1,66
  Nina Paiva HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 21 1151 41 2,14
  Sandy Heim EV Bomo Thun 22 1296 52 2,41

Playoffs

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Due to the uncertain situation linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national cup final is postponed until after the Olympic Games. This postponement directly affects the first round of the playoffs, canceling the first weekend. The first round is therefore played to the best of 3, rather than the best of 5 as initially planned.[4]

Bracket

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Semi-finals
(best-of-5) 		Finals
(best-of-5)
      
1 ZSC Lions Frauen 2
4 EV Bomo Thun 0
1 ZSC Lions Frauen 3
2 Ladies Team Lugano 0
2 Ladies Team Lugano 2
3 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 0 Game for 3rd place
(best-of-1)
3 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 1
4 EV Bomo Thun 4

Semi-Finals

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(1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) EV Bomo Thun

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12 March ZSC Lions Frauen 3-1 EV Bomo Thun Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Leemann (Rüegg, S. Bachmann) - 26:40
Rüegg (Leemann, Hauser) - 33:47 		Second period No scoring
Rüedi (N. Bachmann, Frey) - 45:06 Third period 55:24 - Zimmermann (S. Marty)
Caroline Baldin Goalie stats Sandy Heim
13 March EV Bomo Thun 2-4 ZSC Lions Frauen Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun Recap  
13:40 - Zimmermann (J. Marty, S. Marty) (PP1) First period Rüegg (Schlegel) - 10:14
No scoring Second period Rüegg (Leemann) - 33:22
Rüegg (Rüedi) - 39:34
53:39 - Rossel (Zimmermann) (SH1) Third period Hauser (EN) - 58:40
Sandy Heim Goalie stats Caroline Baldin
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 2–0.


(2) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (3) HC Université Neuchâtel Dames

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12 March Ladies Team Lugano 5-3 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames La Resega, Lugano Recap  
Morin - 16:48 First period 19:53 - Joray (Gendarme, Larose)
Morin (Bullo) (PP1) - 25:24
Desboeufs (Luraschi, Dalessi) - 26:35
Morin - 28:52 		Second period 31:18 - Wood (Ryser, Larose) (PP2)
Mogren (Lutz, Morin) (PP1) - 58:36 Third period 45:03 - Joray (Ryser, Larose) (PP1)
Alexandra Lehmann Goalie stats Nina Paiva
13 March HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 4-5 Ladies Team Lugano Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel Recap  
15:29 - Larose (Ryser)
16:52 - Ryser (Larose) 		First period No scoring
22:08 - Pélissou (Jobin, Dale) (PP1)
31:15 - Larose (Jobin) 		Second period Gaberell (Desboeufs, Lutz) - 35:01
Gaberell (Dalessi, Gianettoni) - 36:57
Mogren (Morin, Bullo) - 37:31
No scoring Third period Gaberell (Eggimann, Abatangelo) (PP1) - 42:37
Morin (Lutz) - 47:04
Nina Paiva Goalie stats Alexandra Lehmann
Sofia Decristophoris
Ladies Team Lugano won the series 2–0.


Game for 3rd place

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19 March HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 1-4 EV Bomo Thun Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel Recap  
No scoring First period 1:07 - Gerber (Ujcik, Rensch)
No scoring Second period 39:08 - Zimmermann (Jouanny)
Larose (Joray) (SH1) - 45:18 Third period 58:06 - Ujcik (Gerber)
58:17 - Zimmermann (Jouanny)
Nina Paiva Goalie stats Sandy Heim
EV Bomo Thun won the game and finish at the 3rd place.[5]


Finals

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19 March ZSC Lions Frauen 5-1 Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Rüedi (Frey, Marti) - 30:15
Marti (Grascher) - 31:48 		Second period 33:51 - Morin (Desboeufs)
Schlegel (Leemann, Hauser) - 45:14
Rüegg (Frey, N. Bachmann) (PP1) - 57:31
Rüegg (Leemann, Schlegel) - 59:39 		Third period No scoring
Caroline Baldin Goalie stats Sofia Decristophoris
20 March Ladies Team Lugano 2-5 ZSC Lions Frauen La Resega, Lugano Recap  
2:44 - Desboeufs (Morin, Mogren) (PP1) First period Schlegel (Hauser, Rüegg) - 0:43
Leemann (Rüegg) (PP1) - 17:29
Schlegel (Christen, Hauser) - 18:57
25:52 - Desboeufs (Mogren, Bullo) Second period Leemann (SH1) - 37:51
No scoring Third period Leemann (Christen, Rüegg) (PP1) - 45:43
Alexandra Lehmann Goalie stats Caroline Baldin
26 March ZSC Lions Frauen 4-3 Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
Leemann (Rüegg, Schlegel) - 15:00
Leemann (Rüegg, Schlegel) - 16:03 		First period 4:21 - Odermatt (Luraschi, Mogren)
13:11 - Lutz (Mogren)
Rüedi (Marti) - 39:18 Second period 25:02 - Desboeufs (Mogren)
Baechler (Christen, Rüedi) - 47:09 Third period No scoring
Caroline Baldin Goalie stats Alexandra Lehmann
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0.[6][7][8]


Team of Swiss champions

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Goalkeepers: Caroline Baldin, Alisha Berger, Laura De Bastiani, Nadia Häner

Defense: Nele Bachmann, Alessia Baechler, Lara Christen, Tamara Grascher, Nina Harju, Janine Hauser, Aurela Thalmann

Offense: Sara Bachmann, Raschelle Bräm, Chiara Eggli, Mara Frey, Nora Harju, Naemi Herzig, Sinja Leemann, Renee Lendi, Alina Marti, Lisa Rüedi, Dominique Rüegg, Dominique Scheurer, Jessica Schlegel

Coaching: Andrin Christen, Ramon Christen

Awards

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Play-outs

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13 March Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies 3-2 SC Reinach Damen Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
No scoring First period 19:39 - Kleeb (Waser, Maskalova)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Balzer (Staub, Merz) - 43:45
Grascher (Büchi) - 55:06
Rumanova (Zogg) - 55:09 		Third period 44:24 - Christmann (Maskalova)
Caroline Lambert Goalie stats Jade Dübi
17 March SC Reinach Damen 1-3 Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach Recap  
No scoring First period Rumanova - 0:16
33:13 - Waser (Maskalova) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Grascher (Büchi) - 52:44
Grascher (SH1) - 58:22
Jade Dübi Goalie stats Caroline Lambert
Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies won the series 2–0.


Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.[10]

Promotion/Relegation

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Winning the SWHL-B championship, the HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls is promoted to SWHL-A. The finalist, SC Langenthal Ladies takes part in a qualifying round against SC Reinach Damen.[11]


26 March SC Reinach Damen 1-2 SC Langenthal Ladies Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach Recap  
Kleeb (Hofstetter, Waser) - 4:25 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 42:54 - Allemann
57:13 - Allemann (Kozuh)
Jade Dübi Goalie stats Caroline Spies
27 March SC Langenthal Ladies 3-1 SC Reinach Damen Schoren Halle, Langenthal Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
28:34 - Hess
34:54 - Brunner 		Second period Waser (Kleeb) - 26:43
59:02 - Cornova (EN) Third period No scoring
Caroline Spies Goalie stats Jade Dübi
SC Langenthal Ladies won the series 2–0.


SC Reinach Damen, losing to SC Langenthal Ladies, is relegated to SWHL-B. SC Reinach had been present in SWHL-A since 1996 and were champions 3 times between 2001 and 2003.[12][13] On April 12, the Reinach club announced the dissolution of its women's team due to the departure of most of their players and sponsors.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Women's League: Die Saison 2021/22 ist eröffnet". sihf.ch (in German). 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "National Cup féminine : Le Final Four se tiendra le 6 mars". sihf.ch (in French). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's League : Bomo Thun remporte la médaille de bronze". sihf.ch (in French). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ "ZSC Lions holen sich Meistertitel bei den Frauen". sihf.ch (in German). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "ZSC-Frauen gewinnen Meistertitel". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 26 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's League : les ZSC Lions remportent le titre". sihf.ch (in French). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Sidney Morin von Lugano als MVP der Women's League gewählt". swisshockeynews.ch (in German). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Die SC Thurgau Indien Ladies sichern sich Ligaerhalt". nau.ch (in German). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  11. ^ "SWHL-B : Les HCAP Girls sont championnes suisses". sihf.ch (in French). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  12. ^ "«Blind waren wir nicht»: Der SC Reinach steigt nach Jahren der Erstklassigkeit ab". aargauerzeitung.ch (in German). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Les dames du SC Langenthal montent en Women's League". sihf.ch (in French). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Reinach zieht sich aus Frauenhockey zurück". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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