2022–23 Women's League season

2022–23 Women's League season
LeagueWomen's League
SportIce hockey
Duration17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) – 19 February 2023
Number of games83
Number of teams7
Regular Season
Season ChampionsZSC Lions Frauen
Season MVPFinland Maija Otamo (EV Bomo Thun)
Women's League champion
ChampionsZSC Lions Frauen
  Runners-upEV Bomo Thun

The 2022–23 Women's League season was the 37th ice hockey season of the Swiss Women's League (abbreviated PFWL or SWHL A).

Teams

Women's League teams for the 2022–23 season

After winning the 2022 SWHL B championship, the HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls (HCAP Girls) were promoted to the Women's League.[1]

Team Coach(es) Location Arena Capacity
HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls Dmitri Zygurow, Mario Gendotti Quinto Nuova Valascia 6,675
SC Langenthal Ladies Ruedi Minder, Nicola Minder Langenthal Schoren Halle 4,320
Ladies Team Lugano Benjamin Rogger, Pasi Koppinen Lugano Cornèr Arena 7,200
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames Yan Gigon, Mike Gosselin, Thierry Bourquin Neuchâtel Patinoire du Littoral 7,000
EV Bomo Thun Thomas Zwahlen, Petra Melicheríková Thun Kunsteisbahn Grabengut 4,000
Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies Emanuel Karrer, Monika Leuenberger Kreuzlingen Bodensee-Arena 4,300
ZSC Lions Frauen Angela Frautschi, Christoph Scherrer Zürich Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon 1,700

Regular season

The regular season started on 17 September 2022 and ended on 19 February 2023. The regular season was played four-cycle round-robin, that is to say that each of the seven teams played four games against each opponent for a total of 24 matches. The first four teams in the regular season ranking went on to compete in the best-of-five playoffs.

In the postseason, the three teams at the bottom of the table competed in a ranking round. Unlike previous seasons, the champion of the SWHL B was given the opportunity to be promoted directly to the Women's League for the 2023–24 season, in order to raise the number of participating teams to eight. The runner-up of the SWHL B championship played a league qualifier against the loser of the Women's League ranking round. In the event the SWHL B champion did not wish to be promoted, the runner-up would have had the option to be promoted directly and no Women's League team would be relegated. In the event both the SWHL B champion and runner-up did not wish to be promoted, there would have been no relegation from Women's League to SWHL-B.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ZSC Lions Frauen 24 20 1 1 2 122 39 +83 63 Advance to Playoffs
2 EV Bomo Thun 24 19 1 1 3 109 30 +79 60
3 Ladies Team Lugano 23 11 1 4 7 61 48 +13 39
4 HT Thurgau Ladies 24 8 3 3 10 61 78 −17 33
5 SC Langenthal Ladies 24 7 4 1 12 47 66 −19 30 Advance to Ranking Round
6 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 23 5 1 1 16 52 89 −37 18
7 HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls 24 1 1 1 21 44 146 −102 6
Source: Swiss Ice Hockey Federation[3]
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 table shows the top-ten point scorers at the conclusion of the regular season.[4] 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
Finland Maija Otamo EV Bomo Thun 24 26 27 53 14
France Estelle Duvin EV Bomo Thun 23 20 27 47 37
United States Skylar Fontaine ZSC Lions Frauen 23 15 24 39 9
Switzerland Sinja Leemann ZSC Lions Frauen 24 15 21 36 10
Switzerland Lisa Rüedi ZSC Lions Frauen 24 11 25 36 36
Switzerland Alina Marti ZSC Lions Frauen 24 12 19 31 12
United States Katie Cipra ZSC Lions Frauen 24 16 10 26 8
Switzerland Stefanie Marty EV Bomo Thun 18 8 17 25 8
Switzerland Cindy Joray EV Bomo Thun 23 11 13 24 18
Czech Republic Simona Grascher Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies 22 15 8 23 14

Leading goaltenders

The following table shows the five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average while playing at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[5]

Player Team(s) GP TOI GA GAA
Switzerland Alexandra Lehmann EV Bomo Thun 13 632 11 1.05
Switzerland Jade Dübi EV Bomo Thun 16 812 19 1.41
Switzerland Sandy Heim ZSC Lions Frauen 17 864 24 1.67
Switzerland Sofia Decristophoris Ladies Team Lugano 20 1216 37 1.83
Switzerland Caroline Spies SC Langenthal Ladies 24 1404 59 2.52

Playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals
(best-of-5) 		Finals
(best-of-5)
      
1 ZSC Lions Frauen 3
4 Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies 0
1 ZSC Lions Frauen 3
2 EV Bomo Thun 2
2 EV Bomo Thun 3
3 Ladies Team Lugano 1 Game for 3rd place
(best-of-1)
3 Ladies Team Lugano 1
4 Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies 3

Semi-Finals

(1) ZSC Lions Frauen vs. (4) Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies

25 February ZSC Lions Frauen 3-0 Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
Hauser (Schlegel) - 4:25 First period No scoring
Scheurer (Schlegel, Hauser) (PP1) - 36:03 Second period No scoring
Marti (Fontaine, Thalmann) - 49:26 Third period No scoring
Sandy Heim Goalie stats Caroline Lambert
26 February Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies 0-5 ZSC Lions Frauen Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
No scoring First period Rüedi (Scheurer, Cipra) - 14:46
Marti (Fontaine, S. Bachmann) - 19:18
No scoring Second period Eggli (Hauser, Leemann) - 20:52
No scoring Third period Fontaine - 42:50
Thalmann (Marti, Eggli) - 56:44
Caroline Lambert Goalie stats Sandy Heim
Laura De Bastiani
4 March ZSC Lions Frauen 6-2 Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
No scoring First period 0:24 - T. Grascher (S. Grascher, Kutzer)
5:43 - Wetli (Sigrist, Balzer)
Herzig (Marti) - 23:29
Scheurer (Fontaine) (PP1) - 28:52
Cipra - 35:41 		Second period No scoring
Hauser (No. Harju, Rüedi) - 41:29
Fontaine (Schlegel) - 50:38
Rüedi (Cipra) - 59:23 		Third period No scoring
Sandy Heim Goalie stats Caroline Lambert
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–0.

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

25 February EV Bomo Thun 3-2 OT Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun Recap  
Rossel (Joray, Duvin) - 3:54 First period 11:42 - Desboeufs
Otamo (Duvin) - 36:05 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 57:42 - Eggimann (Wuthrich, Desboeufs) (PP1)
Otamo (Joray, J. Marty) (PP1) - 64:04 First overtime period No scoring
Jade Dübi Goalie stats Sofia Decristophoris
26 February Ladies Team Lugano 0-1 EV Bomo Thun Cornèr Arena, Lugano Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Pélissou (Rossel) (PP1) - 23:02
No scoring Third period No scoring
Sofia Decristophoris Goalie stats Alexandra Lehmann
4 March EV Bomo Thun 4-5 OT Ladies Team Lugano Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun Recap  
Joray (Mason) - 7:32
Duvin (Otamo, Joray) - 18:18 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 25:40 - Eggimann (Bullo)
Rensch (PP1) - 49:23
J. Marty (S. Marty) - 57:51 		Third period 41:03 - Wuthrich (Orlandini)
42:51 - Orlandini (Bullo)
47:34 - Lutz (Gaberell)
No scoring First overtime period 60:41 - Wuthrich (Eggimann, Bullo) (PP2)
Alexandra Lehmann Goalie stats Sofia Decristophoris
5 March Ladies Team Lugano 1-6 EV Bomo Thun Cornèr Arena, Lugano Recap  
15:07 - Desboeufs (Bullo) First period J. Marty (Duvin) - 8:37
Duvin (Pélissou) - 14:42
No scoring Second period Pélissou (Otamo, Duvin) - 20:41
No scoring Third period Joray (Duvin) - 41:26
Otamo (Rossel) - 50:00
Otamo (Duvin) - 57:36
Sofia Decristophoris Goalie stats Jade Dübi
EV Bomo Thun won the series 3–1.

Game for 3rd place

11 March Ladies Team Lugano 1-3 Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies Cornèr Arena, Lugano Recap  
Abatangelo (Gianettoni, Desboeufs) (PP1) - 14:22 First period 10:14 - Wetli (Sigrist, Büchi)
13:02 - S. Grascher
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 59:16 - T. Grascher (Balzer, S. Grascher) (EN)
Sofia Decristophoris Goalie stats Caroline Lambert
Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies won the game and finish at the 3rd place.[6]

Finals

11 March 2023 ZSC Lions Frauen 4-3 EV Bomo Thun Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
Rüedi (Scheurer) - 3:36 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 21:10 - J. Marty (S. Marty) (PP1)
Scheurer (Cipra, Hauser) - 41:20
Scheurer (Hauser, Rüedi) - 49:09
Scheurer (Baechler, Cipra) (PP1) - 55:01 		Third period 44:58 - S. Marty (Rossel)
55:20 - Otamo (Hänggi)
Sandy Heim Goalie stats Jade Dübi
12 March EV Bomo Thun 4-2 ZSC Lions Frauen Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun Recap  
16:49 - Duvin (Hänggi, Rossel) First period No scoring
22:15 - Duvin (Pélissou) Second period No scoring
53:13 - Rossel (PP1)
59:22 - Joray (Otamo) (EN) 		Third period Rüedi (Fontaine, Thalmann) - 44:40
Baechler (Hauser, Herzig) - 59:51
Alexandra Lehmann Goalie stats Sandy Heim
15 March ZSC Lions Frauen 2-4 EV Bomo Thun Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
No scoring First period 2:51 - Hänggi (Joray, Duvin)
No. Harju (Rüedi) - 31:46 Second period 34:54 - Duvin
Leemann (Marti) - 53:32 Third period 51:15 - Otamo (Rensch)
59:30 - J. Marty (EN)
Sandy Heim Goalie stats Alexandra Lehmann
18 March EV Bomo Thun 0-3 ZSC Lions Frauen Kunsteisbahn Grabengut, Thun Recap  
No scoring First period Marti (Hauser) - 6:06
Leemann (Herzig, Marti) - 14:53
No scoring Second period Marti (Thalmann, Leemann) - 22:25
No scoring Third period No scoring
Alexandra Lehmann Goalie stats Sandy Heim
19 March ZSC Lions Frauen 3-2 EV Bomo Thun Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon, Zürich Recap  
No scoring First period 14:34 - Otamo (Joray, Ryser)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Rüedi (Scheurer, Hauser) - 48:31
Marti (Leemann, Fontaine) - 58:12 		Third period 40:25 - Joray (Otamo, Ryser)
Fontaine (Leemann) (PP1) - 60:47 overtime period No scoring
Sandy Heim Goalie stats Alexandra Lehmann
ZSC Lions Frauen won the series 3–2.[7][8]

Team of Swiss champions

Goalkeepers: Laura De Bastiani, Sandy Heim

Defense: Nele Bachmann, Alessia Baechler, Skylar Fontaine, Nina Harju, Janine Hauser, Jana Peter, Dominique Scheurer, Aurela Thalmann

Offense: Sara Bachmann, Katie Cipra, Chiara Eggli, Nora Harju, Naemi Herzig, Kristina Kontny, Sinja Leemann, Renee Lendi, Alina Marti, Lisa Rüedi, Jessica Schlegel

Coaching: Angela Frautschi, Christoph Scherrer

Ranking round

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Langenthal Ladies 4 4 0 0 0 25 9 +16 12 Saison Ended
2 HC Université Neuchâtel Dames 4 1 1 0 2 14 22 −8 5
3 HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls 4 0 0 1 3 12 20 −8 1 Advance to Relegation round
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.

HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies were crowned champions of SWHL B and, therefore, were promoted to the Women's League. The runner-up of the SWHL B finals, HC Tramelan Ladies, declined the opportunity to compete for promotion to the Women's League and, as a result, HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls kept their place in Women's League.[9]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "SWHL-B : Les HCAP Girls sont championnes suisses". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in French). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Coup d'envoi de la saison de MyHockey League et de Women's League". sihf.ch (in French). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "PostFinance Women's League, 2022/23 Regular Season: Tabelle" (in German). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Player stats". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Frauen: Bronze für Thurgau". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "PostFinance Women's League : Les ZSC Lions remportent le titre". sihf.ch (in French). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ "The ZSC Lions win the 2022-23 edition of the Women's League". swisshockeynews.ch. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Les Thurgau Indien Ladies remportent le bronze en PostFinance Women's League". sihf.ch (in French). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  10. ^ "ZSC's Sinja Leemann elected as MVP of the Women's League". swisshockeynews.ch. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.