# 2023–24 Swiss League season

The 2023–24 Swiss League season was the 77th season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| EHC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob Arena | 6,700 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 5,800 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 |
| HCV Martigny | Martigny | Forum d'Octodure | 3,500 |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
| HC Sierre | Sierre | Patinoire de Graben | 4,500 |
| HC Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,100 |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Bellinzona | Centro Sportivo | 2,180 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Lonza Arena | 5,500 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zielbau Arena | 3,000 |

## Regular season

The regular season started on 15 September 2023 and ended on 2 February 2024.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 45 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 157 | 103 | +54 | 92 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | EHC Basel | 45 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 178 | 111 | +67 | 92 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | EHC Olten | 45 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 160 | 117 | +43 | 84 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | GCK Lions | 45 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 143 | 120 | +23 | 77 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | HC Sierre | 45 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 128 | 148 | −20 | 63 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 6 | Hockey Thurgau | 45 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 120 | 115 | +5 | 63 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 7 | EHC Visp | 45 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 103 | 113 | −10 | 61 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 8 | EHC Winterthur | 45 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 119 | 135 | −16 | 60 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 9 | HCV Martigny | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 121 | 148 | −27 | 58 | |
| 10 | HCB Ticino Rockets | 45 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 73 | 192 | −119 | 25 | |

### 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 |
| Jakob Stukel | EHC Basel | 38 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +31 | 14 |
| Léonardo Fuhrer | HCV Martigny | 38 | 27 | 20 | 47 | +8 | 26 |
| Toms Andersons | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 38 | 16 | 28 | 44 | +11 | 8 |
| Éric Faille | EHC Olten | 33 | 8 | 36 | 44 | +19 | 14 |
| Josh Lawrence | EHC Winterthur | 39 | 21 | 22 | 43 | -8 | 20 |
| Brett Supinski | EHC Basel | 36 | 10 | 31 | 41 | +33 | 12 |
| François Beauchemin | EHC Olten | 38 | 26 | 14 | 40 | +15 | 28 |
| Jordann Bougro | HC Sierre | 37 | 18 | 21 | 39 | +7 | 10 |
| Arnaud Montandon | HC Sierre | 38 | 13 | 26 | 39 | +2 | 24 |
| David Lindquist | HCV Martigny | 36 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 14 |

#### 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 | Sv% | GAA |
| Luis Janett | HC Thurgau | 23 | 1376:02 | 45 | 94.13 | 1.96 |
| Fabio Haller | EHC Basel | 19 | 1104:02 | 37 | 93.01 | 2.01 |
| Viktor Östlund | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 1761:11 | 62 | 91.48 | 2.11 |
| Dominic Nyffeler | EHC Olten | 22 | 1255:30 | 48 | 92.14 | 2.29 |
| Andri Henauer | EHC Basel | 21 | 1176:17 | 45 | 91.94 | 2.30 |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | EHC Winterthur | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | EHC Winterthur | 1 | | | 1 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | EHC Visp | 0 | | | |
| 2 | EHC Basel | 2 | | | 7 | EHC Visp | 0 | | | |
| 7 | EHC Visp | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | EHC Visp | 4 | | | | | | 1 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 4 | GCK Lions | 1 |
| 3 | EHC Olten | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | GCK Lions | 1 |
| 6 | Hockey Thurgau | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Hockey Thurgau | 2 | | | 3 | EHC Olten | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | GCK Lions | 4 | | | |
| 4 | GCK Lions | 4 | | | 4 | GCK Lions | 4 | | | |
| 5 | HC Sierre | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-Finals
#### (1) HC La Chaux-de-Fonds vs. (8) EHC Winterthur

* HC La Chaux-de-Fonds won the series 4–1

#### (2) EHC Basel vs. (7) EHC Visp

* EHC Visp won the series 4–2

#### (3) EHC Olten vs. (6) HC Thurgau

* EHC Olten won the series 4–2

#### (4) GCK Lions vs. (5) HC Sierre

* GCK Lions won the series 4–2

### Semi-Finals
#### (1) HC La Chaux-de-Fonds vs. (7) EHC Visp

* HC La Chaux-de-Fonds won the series 4–0

#### (3) EHC Olten vs. (4) GCK Lions

* GCK Lions won the series 4–3

### Finals

* HC La Chaux-de-Fonds won the series 4–1