2014–15 SWHL A season

2014–15 SWHL A season
2014–15 SWHL A season
League	Swiss Women's League A
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 20, 2014 – February 1, 2015
Number of games	60
Number of teams	6
Regular Season
Season Champions	Ladies Team Lugano
Top scorer	Isabel Ménard
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Celine Abgottspon (Ladies Team Lugano); Livia Altmann (ZSC Lions Frauen)
Women's League champion
Champions	Ladies Team Lugano
Runners-up	ZSC Lions Frauen
Swiss Women's League A seasons
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Swiss League season was the 29th season of the Swiss Women's League A.

Teams

2014–15 SWHL A season is located in Switzerland

Ladies Team Lugano

HC Université Neuchâtel Dames

Swiss League teams for the 2014–15 season

Team	Trainer	City	Arena	Capacity
Ladies Team Lugano	Marzio Brambilla	Lugano	La Resega	7,200
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames	Yan Gigon	Neuchâtel	Patinoire du Littoral	7,000
SC Reinach Damen	Philipp Steiner	Reinach	Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental	-
EV Bomo Thun	Lolita Andrisevska	Thun	Kunsteisbahn Grabengut	4,000
SC Weinfelden Ladies	Daniel Zbinden	Weinfelden	Güttingersreuti	3,100
ZSC Lions Frauen	Daniela Diaz	Zürich	Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon	1,700

Regular season

The regular season started on 20 September 2014 and ended on 1 February 2015. 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	Ladies Team Lugano	20	17	1	0	2	134	48	+86	53	Advance to Playoffs
2	ZSC Lions Frauen	20	17	0	2	1	112	44	+68	53
3	SC Reinach Damen	20	8	0	1	11	60	86	−26	25
4	EV Bomo Thun	20	6	2	1	11	43	95	−52	23
5	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames	20	6	1	1	12	69	76	−7	21
6	SC Weinfelden Ladies	20	1	1	0	18	32	101	−69	5

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.^[1] 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
Isabel Ménard	ZSC Lions Frauen	20	19	32	51	18
Evelina Raselli	Ladies Team Lugano	20	27	19	46	28
Nicole Gifford	Ladies Team Lugano	20	13	28	41	6
Angela Taylor	ZSC Lions Frauen	18	15	22	37	44
Anja Stiefel	Ladies Team Lugano	18	21	15	36	0
Christine Meier	ZSC Lions Frauen	18	21	12	33	10
Simona Grascher	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames	19	22	7	29	20
Alyssa Wohlfeiler	Ladies Team Lugano	18	13	16	29	32
Bettina Meyer	Ladies Team Lugano	18	8	18	26	42
Sara Benz	ZSC Lions Frauen	9	18	6	24	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.^[2]

Player	Team(s)	GP	TOI	GA	GAA
Vanessa Clavadetscher	ZSC Lions Frauen	12	705	24	2,04
Luana Jam	Ladies Team Lugano	15	872	40	2,75
Larissa Friant	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames	12	730	46	3,78
Vanessa Bolinger	EV Bomo Thun	10	570	45	4,74
Roxanne Kis	SC Weinfelden Ladies	12	552	44	4,79

Playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-5)

1	Ladies Team Lugano	3

4	EV Bomo Thun	0
			1	Ladies Team Lugano	3

			2	ZSC Lions Frauen	2
2	ZSC Lions Frauen	3

3	SC Reinach Damen	0	Game for 3rd place (best-of-1)


			3	SC Reinach Damen	4

			4	EV Bomo Thun	1

Semi-Finals

(1) Ladies Team Lugano vs. (4) EV Bomo Thun

14 February	Ladies Team Lugano		4-3	EV Bomo Thun	La Resega, Lugano	Recap
Stiefel (Meyer, Wohlfeiler) - 18:23		First period		16:43 - Schranz (Rolph, Schindler)
Brickner (Desboeufs) - 28:22		Second period		32:54 - Schneiter (Schranz, Rolph)
Wohlfeiler (Meyer) - 43:16 Brickner (Bullo) - 56:34		Third period		54:17 - Rolph (Schwarz, Schranz)
Luana Jam		Goalie stats		Vanessa Bolinger

15 February	EV Bomo Thun		0-5	Ladies Team Lugano	Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun	Recap
No scoring		First period		16:43 - Wohlfeiler (Bullo, Buser)
No scoring		Second period		20:39 - Eggimann (Brickner) 20:55 - Wohlfeiler (Meyer)
No scoring		Third period		50:22 - Eggimann (Gifford) 55:24 - Wohlfeiler (Stiefel) (PP1)
Vanessa Bolinger		Goalie stats		Sasha Ronchi

1 March	Ladies Team Lugano		4-3	EV Bomo Thun	La Resega, Lugano	Recap
Meyer (Brickner) - 1:29 Abgottspon (Wohlfeiler, Raselli) - 6:36 Raselli (Eggimann) (PP1) - 7:03		First period		No scoring
Wohlfeiler (Stiefel) - 37:41		Second period		32:51 - Rolph (Schranz, Schwarz) 36:02 - Cation (Rolph) (PP1)
No scoring		Third period		52:33 - Rolph (Schwarz) (PP1)
Dominique Thierstein-Slongo		Goalie stats		Luana Jam

Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–0

(2) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (3) SC Reinach Damen

14 February	ZSC Lions Frauen		7-1	SC Reinach Damen	Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich	Recap
Ménard (S. Benz, Taylor) - 10:07 Zollinger (S. Benz, Taylor) - 19:45		First period		No scoring
S. Benz (Taylor) - 23:47 M. Waidacher (Rüedi) - 27:05 Ménard (Taylor, Zollinger) - 30:35		Second period		25:56 - S. Barmettler (Marty)
S. Benz (Nabholz, Ménard) - 59:15 Nabholz (S. Benz, Ménard) - 59:32		Third period		No scoring
Vanessa Clavadetscher		Goalie stats		Delia Häcki

15 February	SC Reinach Damen		3-4	ZSC Lions Frauen	Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach	Recap
15:24 - Zollinger		First period		Thalmann (Marty) - 14:07
23:37 - Farstad (Riechsteiner) 28:00 - Farstad (Riechsteiner)		Second period		Ménard (Taylor, Maschmeyer) - 31:23 Staiger (Altmann, Nabholz) - 34:27
No scoring		Third period		Ménard (M. Waidacher) - 46:27
Delia Häcki		Goalie stats		Vanessa Clavadetscher Isabelle Michel

21 February	ZSC Lions Frauen		8-3	SC Reinach Damen	Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich	Recap
Ménard (L. Benz, Zollinger) (PP1) - 7:02 Taylor (M. Waidacher) (SH1) - 14:32		First period		No scoring
Ménard (Taylor, S. Benz) - 25:54 Nabholz (Staiger, Taylor) - 28:23 Gubler (Taylor) (PP1) - 34:36		Second period		25:05 - Riechsteiner 35:34 - Jaramillo (J. Barmettler, Farstad)
Ménard (Maschmeyer, Nabholz) - 45:15 Ménard (Taylor) - 48:11 L. Benz (Maschmeyer) - 51:20		Third period		53:12 - Heiz (SH1)
Isabelle Michel		Goalie stats		Delia Häcki

ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0

Game for 3rd place

8 March	SC Reinach Damen		4-1	EV Bomo Thun	Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental, Reinach	Recap
C. Bräm - 0:59		First period		No scoring
Steck (Farstad) - 30:00 Thalmann (Steck, J. Barmettler) - 30:17		Second period		No scoring
Heiz (C. Jaramillo) - 59:59		Third period		56:08 - Rolph (Schranz, Schwarz)
Florence Schelling		Goalie stats		Dominique Thierstein-Slongo

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

Finals

7 March	Ladies Team Lugano		3-4	OT	ZSC Lions Frauen	La Resega, Lugano	Recap
Gifford (Stiefel) - 6:27		First period			No scoring
Raselli (Eggimann, Gifford) - 25:23		Second period			36:40 - Meier (Taylor) 39:07 - Maschmeyer (Taylor, Nabholz) (PP1)
Stiefel (Meyer) - 42:21		Third period			51:20 - Ménard (Taylor)
No scoring		First overtime period			66:14 - Zollinger
Sophie Anthamatten		Goalie stats			Janine Alder

8 March	ZSC Lions Frauen		1-3	Ladies Team Lugano	Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich	Recap
18:18 - Taylor (Ménard, Staiger)		First period		Eggimann (Gifford, Desboeufs) - 1:56
No scoring		Second period		Desboeufs (Eggimann) - 20:30 Gifford (Brickner, Eggimann) (SH1) - 35:03
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Janine Alder		Goalie stats		Sophie Anthamatten

14 March	Ladies Team Lugano		1-2	OT	ZSC Lions Frauen	La Resega, Lugano	Recap
No scoring		First period			18:45 - Meier (L. Benz, Zollinger)
Raselli (Gifford, Brickner) - 35:58		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			63:41 - L. Benz (Taylor) (PP1)
Sophie Anthamatten		Goalie stats			Janine Alder

15 March	ZSC Lions Frauen		2-3	OT	Ladies Team Lugano	Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich	Recap
14:46 - I. Waidacher (Frautschi, Taylor) (PP1)		First period			Raselli - 16:20 Stiefel (Wohlfeiler, Bullo) (PP1) - 19:23
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
44:16 - Zollinger (L. Benz, Meier)		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			Gifford (Raselli) - 60:40
Janine Alder		Goalie stats			Sophie Anthamatten

21 March	Ladies Team Lugano		4-1	ZSC Lions Frauen	La Resega, Lugano	Recap
Raselli (Bullo, Eggimann) - 5:45		First period		10:06 - Maschmeyer (Meier)
Eggimann (Gifford, Raselli) - 24:39 Wohlfeiler (Stiefel) - 39:30		Second period		No scoring
Wohlfeiler (Bullo) - 55:48		Third period		No scoring
Sophie Anthamatten		Goalie stats		Janine Alder

Ladies Team Lugano won the series 3–2

The two teams dominating the championship logically find themselves in the final. Ladies Team Lugano manages to win a second consecutive title against ZSC Lions Frauen at the end of a series played in 5 games.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] The two designated MVPs are: Celine Abgottspon for Ladies Team Lugano and Livia Altmann for ZSC Lions Frauen.^[6]

Team of Swiss champions

Goalkeepers: Sophie Anthamatten, Luana Jam, Sasha Ronchi

Defense: Céline Abgottspon, Jordan Brickner, Nicole Bullo, Nathalie Buser, Nicla Gianettoni, Stefanie Steiner

Offense: Claudia Cantamessi, Laura Desboeufs, Romy Eggimann, Nicole Gifford, Petra Melicheríková, Bettina Meyer, Evelina Raselli, Anja Stiefel, Alyssa Wohlfeiler

Coaching: Marzio Brambilla, Iris Müller

Play-outs

14 February	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames		5-2	SC Weinfelden Ladies	Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel	Recap
No scoring		First period		10:38 - Hugentobler (Jaatinen, Dierauer)
Ryser (Plante, Grascher) - 21:26 Ryser (Tscherrig) - 33:19 Grascher (Joray, Plante) - 33:33		Second period		No scoring
Joray (Grascher) - 51:29 Joray (Grascher) (SH1) - 55:07		Third period		48:10 - Sigrist (Lehner)
Larissa Friant		Goalie stats		Roxanne Kis

15 February	SC Weinfelden Ladies		0-3	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames	Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden	Recap
No scoring		First period		Ryser (Tscherrig) - 14:34
No scoring		Second period		Grascher (Plante) - 38:42
No scoring		Third period		Plante (Grascher, Joray) - 53:46
Andrea Brändli		Goalie stats		Isabella Vuignier

21 February	HC Université Neuchâtel Dames		3-2	SC Weinfelden Ladies	Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel	Recap
No scoring		First period		6:44 - Ruh (Hugentobler) 11:44 - Hugentobler (PP1)
Ryser (Quennec, Plante) (PP1) - 30:52		Second period		No scoring
Grascher (Gyseler) - 52:32 Ryser (Williner, Quennec) - 57:51		Third period		No scoring
Larissa Friant		Goalie stats		Roxanne Kis

HC Université Neuchâtel Dames won the series 3–0

HC Université Neuchâtel Dames saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.

Normally, SC Weinfelden Ladies must face the champion of SWHL B to maintain their position, but EHC Brandis Ladies decides to stay in SWHL B for financial reasons.^[7]

References

^ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Luganos Frauen zum sechsten Mal Schweizer Meister". eishockeyticker.ch (in German). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Frauen: Lugano zum sechsten Mal Meister". sihf.ch (in German). 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Titel für Abgottspon und Anthamatten". Walliser Bote (in German). 24 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Archiv MVP". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Vanessa Bärtschi geht für Brandis Ladies auf Torjagd". wochen-zeitung.ch (in German). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

External links

Official website (in German)
Official website (in French)
Official website (in Italian)
Swiss Women League (in French)

[1] "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[2] "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[3] "Luganos Frauen zum sechsten Mal Schweizer Meister". eishockeyticker.ch (in German). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[4] "Frauen: Lugano zum sechsten Mal Meister". sihf.ch (in German). 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[5] "Titel für Abgottspon und Anthamatten". Walliser Bote (in German). 24 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[6] "Archiv MVP". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[7] "Vanessa Bärtschi geht für Brandis Ladies auf Torjagd". wochen-zeitung.ch (in German). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

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