# 2019–20 SWHL A season

The 2019–20 Swiss League season was the 34th season of the Swiss Women's League A. Shortly before the third playoff final match between the ZSC Lions Women and the Neuchâtel Hockey Academy, the season was cancelled on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Teams

| Team | Trainer | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Ladies Team Lugano | Massimo Fedrizzi | Lugano | La Resega | 7,200 |
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Yan Gigon, Charly Oppliger | Neuchâtel | Patinoire du Littoral | 7,000 |
| SC Reinach Damen | Christian Ruth, Stefanie Marty | Reinach | Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental | - |
| EV Bomo Thun | Jakob Kölliker | Thun | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut | 4,000 |
| SC Weinfelden Ladies | Andrea Kröni | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,100 |
| ZSC Lions Frauen | Diane Michaud | Zürich | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon | 1,700 |

## Regular season

The regular season started on 14 September 2019 and ended on 16 February 2020. 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 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 48 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 45 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 31 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 29 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 20 | |
| 6 | SC Weinfelden Ladies | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 97 | −63 | 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 |
| Dominique Rüegg | ZSC Lions Frauen | 19 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 22 |
| Nina Waidacher | ZSC Lions Frauen | 18 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 77 |
| Phoebe Stänz | Ladies Team Lugano | 15 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 30 |
| Romy Eggimann | Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 12 |
| Rahel Enzler | SC Reinach Damen | 17 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 6 |
| Viktoria Maskalova | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 10 |
| Simona Grascher | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 20 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 12 |
| Kamila Wieczorek | EV Bomo Thun | 19 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| Jessica Ujcik | EV Bomo Thun | 19 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Laura Zimmermann | EV Bomo Thun | 14 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 8 |

#### 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 |
| Giulia Mazzocchi | Ladies Team Lugano | 14 | 833 | 28 | 2,02 |
| Caroline Baldin | ZSC Lions Frauen | 19 | 1106 | 41 | 2,23 |
| Laura De Bastiani | SC Reinach Damen | 20 | 1209 | 50 | 2,48 |
| Nina Paiva | HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 13 | 751 | 36 | 2,88 |
| Saskia Maurer | EV Bomo Thun | 18 | 933 | 46 | 2,96 |

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

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

* ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–1.

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

* HC Université Neuchâtel Dames won the series 3–1.

### Game for 3rd place

* SC Reinach Damen won the game and finish at the 3rd place.

### Finals

* The series is interrupted after two games, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Play-outs

* EV Bomo Thun won the series 3–0.
EV Bomo Thun saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.

## Promotion/Relegation

The planned series between SC Weinfelden Ladies and SC Langenthal Ladies is cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.