# 2021–22 SWHL A season

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

## Teams

| 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

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.
| 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 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 42 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | EV Bomo Thun | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 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 | |

### 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 |
| 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

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 |
| 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

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.

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

### Semi-Finals
#### (1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) EV Bomo Thun

* ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 2–0.

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

* Ladies Team Lugano won the series 2–0.

### Game for 3rd place

* EV Bomo Thun won the game and finish at the 3rd place.

### Finals

* ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0.

### Team of Swiss champions

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

* Most Valuable Player : Sidney Morin (Ladies Team Lugano)
* Best forward : Laura Zimmermann (EV Bomo Thun)
* Best defender : Sidney Morin and Nicole Bullo (Ladies Team Lugano)
* Best goalkeeper : Caroline Baldin (ZSC Lions Frauen)
* Best rookie : Laura Zimmermann (EV Bomo Thun)
* Best coach : Benjamin Rogger (Ladies Team Lugano)

## Play-outs

* 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.

## Promotion/Relegation

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.
* 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. 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.