2014–15 SWHL A season explained

2014–15 SWHL A season
League:Swiss Women's League A
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:September 20, 2014 – February 1, 2015
No Of Games:60
No Of Teams:6
Season:Regular Season
Season Champ Name:Season Champions
Season Champs:Ladies Team Lugano
Top Scorer: Isabel Ménard
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:Semi-Final
Conf2:Semi-Final
Finals:Women's League champion
Finals Champ:Ladies Team Lugano
Finals Runner-Up:ZSC Lions Frauen
Playoffs Mvp:Celine Abgottspon (Ladies Team Lugano)
Livia Altmann (ZSC Lions Frauen)
Seasonslistnames:Swiss Women's League A
Prevseason Link:2013–14 SWHL A season
Prevseason Year:2013–14
Nextseason Link:2015–16 SWHL A season
Nextseason Year:2015–16

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

Teams

TeamTrainerCityArenaCapacity
Ladies Team LuganoMarzio BrambillaLuganoLa Resega7,200
HC Université Neuchâtel DamesYan GigonNeuchâtelPatinoire du Littoral7,000
SC Reinach DamenPhilipp SteinerReinachKunsteisbahn Oberwynental-
EV Bomo ThunLolita AndrisevskaThunKunsteisbahn Grabengut4,000
SC Weinfelden LadiesDaniel ZbindenWeinfeldenGüttingersreuti3,100
ZSC Lions FrauenDaniela DiazZürichKunsteisbahn Oerlikon1,700

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.

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.

PlayerTeam
ZSC Lions Frauen2019325118
Ladies Team Lugano2027194628
Ladies Team Lugano201328416
ZSC Lions Frauen1815223744
Ladies Team Lugano182115360
ZSC Lions Frauen1821123310
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames192272920
Ladies Team Lugano1813162932
Ladies Team Lugano188182642
ZSC Lions Frauen91862412

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]

PlayerTeam(s)
ZSC Lions Frauen12705242,04
Ladies Team Lugano15872402,75
HC Université Neuchâtel Dames12730463,78
EV Bomo Thun10570454,74
SC Weinfelden Ladies12552444,79

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

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

Finals

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

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player stats . SIHF . 23 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Goalie stats . SIHF . 23 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Luganos Frauen zum sechsten Mal Schweizer Meister . 23 April 2024 . eishockeyticker.ch . German . 21 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Frauen: Lugano zum sechsten Mal Meister . 23 April 2024 . sihf.ch . German . 23 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Titel für Abgottspon und Anthamatten . 23 April 2024 . Walliser Bote . German . 24 March 2015.
  6. Web site: Archiv MVP . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164010/https://www.sihf.ch/de/women/auszeichnungen/archiv-mvp/ . 2 March 2018 . 23 April 2024 . Swiss Ice Hockey Federation . de.
  7. Web site: Vanessa Bärtschi geht für Brandis Ladies auf Torjagd . 23 April 2024 . wochen-zeitung.ch . German . 19 February 2015.