| 2017–18 Swiss League season | |
| League: | Swiss League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | September 9, 2017 – February 12, 2018 |
| No Of Games: | 46 |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champ Name: | Season Champions |
| Season Champs: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Top Scorer: | Jonathan Hazen |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Semi-Final |
| Conf1 Champ: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | HC Ajoie |
| Conf2: | Semi-Final |
| Conf2 Champ: | EHC Olten |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | SC Langenthal |
| Finals: | Swiss League champion |
| Finals Champ: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Finals Runner-Up: | EHC Olten |
| Seasonslistnames: | Swiss League |
| Prevseason Link: | 2016–17 National League B season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2018–19 Swiss League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 Swiss League season was the 71st ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league. It was the first season completed as the rebranded Swiss League.[1]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 | |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 | |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 | |
| SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,500 | |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 | |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 | |
| Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 | |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca | Pista Ghiaccio Biasca | 3,800 | |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 | |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zielbau Arena | 3,000 | |
| EVZ Academy | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
The regular season started on 9 September 2017 and ended on 12 February 2018.
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[2] 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HC Ajoie | 46 | 28 | 44 | 72 | +19 | 40 | |
| | HC Ajoie | 46 | 26 | 45 | 71 | +23 | 12 | |
| | SC Langenthal | 46 | 29 | 37 | 66 | +21 | 28 | |
| SC Langenthal | 43 | 21 | 36 | 57 | +17 | 28 | ||
| | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 46 | 30 | 21 | 51 | +9 | 22 | |
| | Hockey Thurgau | 41 | 18 | 32 | 50 | +12 | 28 | |
| | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 42 | 27 | 21 | 48 | +18 | 24 | |
| | Hockey Thurgau | 45 | 25 | 22 | 47 | +11 | 24 | |
 | GCK Lions | 45 | 16 | 31 | 47 | -3 | 81 | |
| HC Ajoie | 46 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +15 | 20 |
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.[3]
| Player | Team(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 43 | 2552:16 | 70 | 93.58 | 1.65 | ||
| EHC Visp | 33 | 1929:59 | 68 | 92.51 | 2.11 | ||
| SC Langenthal | 36 | 2062:40 | 79 | 90.81 | 2.30 | ||
| HC Ajoie | 34 | 1962:23 | 80 | 92.10 | 2.45 | ||
| EHC Olten | 24 | 1380:49 | 57 | 92.31 | 2.48 |