# 2017–18 SWHL A season

The 2017–18 Swiss League season was the 32nd season of the Swiss Women's League A.

## Teams

| Team | Trainer | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Ladies Team Lugano | Marzio Brambilla | Lugano | La Resega | 7,200 |
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Yan Gigon, Thierry Bourquin | Neuchâtel | Patinoire du Littoral | 7,000 |
| SC Reinach Damen | Melanie Häfliger, Peter Küng | Reinach | Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental | - |
| EV Bomo Thun | Steve Huard | Thun | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut | 4,000 |
| SC Weinfelden Ladies | Adrian Gischig | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,100 |
| ZSC Lions Frauen | Georg Taferner, Angela Frautschi | Zürich | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon | 1,700 |

## Regular season

The regular season started on 17 September 2017 and ended on 21 January 2018. 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 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 24 | +126 | 58 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 37 | +58 | 46 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 22 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 94 | −59 | 16 | |
| 6 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 125 | −101 | 3 | |

### 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 |
| Alina Müller | ZSC Lions Frauen | 17 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 12 |
| Isabel Waidacher | ZSC Lions Frauen | 19 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 24 |
| Nina Waidacher | ZSC Lions Frauen | 20 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 45 |
| Christine Meier | ZSC Lions Frauen | 19 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 4 |
| Evelina Raselli | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 22 |
| Simona Grascher | Ladies Team Lugano | 19 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 24 |
| Romy Eggimann | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 28 |
| Lara Escudero | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 44 |
| Leslie Oles | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 32 |
| Rahel Enzler | SC Reinach Damen | 18 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 6 |

#### 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 | 16 | 808 | 14 | 1,04 |
| Giulia Mazzocchi | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 1172 | 35 | 1,79 |
| Vanessa Bolinger | SC Reinach Damen | 14 | 846 | 51 | 3,38 |
| Nina Paiva | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 12 | 697 | 47 | 3,94 |
| Caroline Lambert | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 18 | 907 | 85 | 5,64 |

## 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 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | | | |
| 4 | SC Reinach Damen | 0 | | | |
| 4 | SC Reinach Damen | 0 | 1 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 0 |
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 3 | 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 0 |
| 3 | EV Bomo Thun | 0 | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) | Game for 3rd place (best-of-1) |
| | | | 3 | EV Bomo Thun | 1 |
| | | | 4 | SC Reinach Damen | 2 |

### Semi-Finals
#### (1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) SC Reinach Damen

* ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0

#### (2) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (3) EV Bomo Thun

* Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–0

### Game for 3rd place

* SC Reinach Damen 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, Ladina Danuser, Laura De Bastiani
Defense: Laura Benz, Lara Christen, Nicole Gass, Janine Hauser, Christine Meier, Anna Neuenschwander, Jessica Vallotton
Offense: Sara Benz, Kristina Kontny, Alina Müller, Anna Rüedi, Lisa Rüedi, Dominique Rüegg, Jessica Schlegel, Angela Taylor, Isabel Waidacher, Monika Waidacher, Nina Waidacher
Coaching: Georg Taferner, Angela Frautschi

## Play-outs

* HC Université Neuchâtel Dames won the series 3–0
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.

## Promotion/Relegation

* SC Weinfelden Ladies won the series 2–0