# 2017–18 Swiss League season

The 2017–18 Swiss League season was the 71st ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league. It was the first season completed as the rebranded Swiss League.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 |
| SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,500 |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 |
| Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca | Pista Ghiaccio Biasca | 3,800 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zielbau Arena | 3,000 |
| EVZ Academy | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |

## Regular season

The regular season started on 9 September 2017 and ended on 12 February 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 46 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 178 | 81 | +97 | 107 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | EHC Olten | 46 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 132 | 120 | +12 | 80 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | SC Langenthal | 48 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 161 | 109 | +52 | 95 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | HC Ajoie | 46 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 168 | 130 | +38 | 79 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | EHC Visp | 46 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 129 | 113 | +16 | 73 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 6 | Hockey Thurgau | 46 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 139 | 125 | +14 | 78 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 7 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 46 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 169 | 132 | +37 | 80 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 8 | EVZ Academy | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 139 | 177 | −38 | 59 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 9 | GCK Lions | 46 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 130 | 179 | −49 | 54 | |
| 10 | EHC Winterthur | 46 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 109 | 194 | −85 | 34 | |
| 11 | HCB Ticino Rockets | 46 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 68 | 162 | −94 | 24 | |

### 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 |
| Jonathan Hazen | HC Ajoie | 46 | 28 | 44 | 72 | +19 | 40 |
| Philip-Michael Devos | HC Ajoie | 46 | 26 | 45 | 71 | +23 | 12 |
| Brent Kelly | SC Langenthal | 46 | 29 | 37 | 66 | +21 | 28 |
| Stefan Tschannen | SC Langenthal | 43 | 21 | 36 | 57 | +17 | 28 |
| Dominic Forget | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 46 | 30 | 21 | 51 | +9 | 22 |
| Jaedon Descheneau | Hockey Thurgau | 41 | 18 | 32 | 50 | +12 | 28 |
| Dion Knelsen | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 42 | 27 | 21 | 48 | +18 | 24 |
| Cameron Braes | Hockey Thurgau | 45 | 25 | 22 | 47 | +11 | 24 |
| Ryan Hayes | GCK Lions | 45 | 16 | 31 | 47 | -3 | 81 |
| Léonardo Fuhrer | HC Ajoie | 46 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +15 | 20 |

#### 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 |
| Melvin Nyffeler | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 43 | 2552:16 | 70 | 93.58 | 1.65 |
| Reto Lory | EHC Visp | 33 | 1929:59 | 68 | 92.51 | 2.11 |
| Marco Mathis | SC Langenthal | 36 | 2062:40 | 79 | 90.81 | 2.30 |
| Dominic Nyffeler | HC Ajoie | 34 | 1962:23 | 80 | 92.10 | 2.45 |
| Simon Rytz | EHC Olten | 24 | 1380:49 | 57 | 92.31 | 2.48 |

## Playoffs

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | SCRJ Lakers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | EVZ Academy | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | EVZ Academy | 0 | | | 1 | SCRJ Lakers | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | HC Ajoie | 2 | | | |
| 2 | SC Langenthal | 4 | | | 5 | HC Ajoie | 2 | | | |
| 7 | EHC Visp | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | EHC Visp | 2 | | | | | | 1 | SCRJ Lakers | 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 | SCRJ Lakers | 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) | 3 | EHC Olten | 1 |
| 3 | EHC Olten | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | EHC Olten | 1 |
| 6 | HC Thurgau | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | HC Thurgau | 2 | | | 2 | SC Langenthal | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | EHC Olten | 4 | | | |
| 4 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1 | | | 3 | EHC Olten | 4 | | | |
| 5 | HC Ajoie | 4 | | | | | | | | |