# 2018–19 SWHL A season

The 2018–19 Swiss League season was the 33th season of the Swiss Women's League 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 41 | +90 | 53 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 89 | 45 | +44 | 42 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 39 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 100 | −78 | 12 | |
| 6 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 106 | −74 | 7 | |

### 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 |
| Phoebe Stänz | Ladies Team Lugano | 19 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 10 |
| Romy Eggimann | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 16 |
| Kate Leary | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 16 |
| Rahel Enzler | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 6 |
| Evelina Raselli | SC Reinach Damen | 19 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 30 |
| Dominique Rüegg | ZSC Lions Frauen | 20 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 18 |
| Ophélie Ryser | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 14 |
| Simona Grascher | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 20 |
| Noemi Ryhner | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 16 |
| Nina Waidacher | 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) | GP | TOI | GA | GAA |
| Jade Dübi | Ladies Team Lugano | 19 | 1147 | 39 | 2,04 |
| Caroline Baldin | ZSC Lions Frauen | 19 | 1101 | 39 | 2,13 |
| Nina Paiva | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 19 | 1102 | 49 | 2,67 |
| Laura De Bastiani | SC Reinach Damen | 13 | 721 | 35 | 2,91 |
| Caroline Lambert | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 18 | 987 | 95 | 5,78 |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) |
| 1 | Ladies Team Lugano | 3 | | | |
| 4 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 1 | | | |
| 4 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 1 | 1 | Ladies Team Lugano | 3 |
| | | | 3 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 0 |
| 2 | SC Reinach Damen | 1 | 3 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 0 |
| 3 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) |
| | | | 2 | SC Reinach Damen | 1 |
| | | | 4 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 7 |

### Semi-Finals
#### (1) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (4) HC Université Neuchâtel Dames

* Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–1.

#### (2) SC Reinach Damen vs. (3) ZSC Lions Frauen

* ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–1.

### Game for 3rd place

* HC Université Neuchâtel Dames won the game and finish at the 3rd place.

### Finals

* Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–0.

### 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 won the series 3–1.
SC Weinfelden Ladies saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.

## Promotion/Relegation

* EV Bomo Thun won the series 2–0.