2017–18 Swiss League season

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2017–18 Swiss League season
LeagueSwiss League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 9, 2017 – February 12, 2018
Number of games46
Number of teams11
Regular Season
Season ChampionsSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Top scorerJonathan Hazen
Playoffs
Semi-Final championsSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
  Semi-Final runners-upHC Ajoie
Semi-Final championsEHC Olten
  Semi-Final runners-upSC Langenthal
Swiss League champion
ChampionsSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
  Runners-upEHC Olten
Swiss League seasons
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]

Teams[edit]

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Swiss League teams for the 2017–18 season
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

Regular season[edit]

The regular season started on 9 September 2017 and ended on 12 February 2018.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 46 33 3 2 8 178 81 +97 107 Advance to Playoffs
2 EHC Olten 46 19 11 1 15 132 120 +12 80
3 SC Langenthal 48 25 8 4 11 161 109 +52 95
4 HC Ajoie 46 22 3 7 14 168 130 +38 79
5 EHC Visp 46 19 5 6 16 129 113 +16 73
6 Hockey Thurgau 46 23 3 3 17 139 125 +14 78
7 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 46 22 5 4 15 169 132 +37 80
8 EVZ Academy 46 16 4 3 23 139 177 −38 59
9 GCK Lions 46 13 6 3 24 130 179 −49 54
10 EHC Winterthur 46 7 1 11 27 109 194 −85 34
11 HCB Ticino Rockets 46 6 1 4 35 68 162 −94 24
Updated to match(es) played on 12 February 2018. Source: Swiss League
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[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

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 GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Canada Jonathan Hazen HC Ajoie 46 28 44 72 +19 40
Canada Philip-Michael Devos HC Ajoie 46 26 45 71 +23 12
Canada Brent Kelly SC Langenthal 46 29 37 66 +21 28
Switzerland Stefan Tschannen SC Langenthal 43 21 36 57 +17 28
Canada Dominic Forget HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 46 30 21 51 +9 22
Canada Jaedon Descheneau Hockey Thurgau 41 18 32 50 +12 28
Canada Dion Knelsen SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 42 27 21 48 +18 24
Canada Cameron Braes Hockey Thurgau 45 25 22 47 +11 24
United States Ryan Hayes GCK Lions 45 16 31 47 -3 81
Switzerland Léonardo Fuhrer HC Ajoie 46 21 25 46 +15 20

Leading goaltenders[edit]

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) GP TOI GA Sv% GAA
Switzerland Melvin Nyffeler SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 43 2552:16 70 93.58 1.65
Switzerland Reto Lory EHC Visp 33 1929:59 68 92.51 2.11
Switzerland Marco Mathis SC Langenthal 36 2062:40 79 90.81 2.30
Switzerland Dominic Nyffeler HC Ajoie 34 1962:23 80 92.10 2.45
Switzerland Simon Rytz EHC Olten 24 1380:49 57 92.31 2.48

Playoffs[edit]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
         
1 SCRJ Lakers 4
8 EVZ Academy 0
1 SCRJ Lakers 4
5 HC Ajoie 2
2 SC Langenthal 4
7 EHC Visp 2
1 SCRJ Lakers 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 EHC Olten 1
3 EHC Olten 4
6 HC Thurgau 2
2 SC Langenthal 1
3 EHC Olten 4
4 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 1
5 HC Ajoie 4

League Qualification[edit]

EHC Kloten vs. SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers[edit]

12 April 2018
20:15		EHC Kloten1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Game reference
14 April 2018
20:15		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		EHC Kloten
Game reference
17 April 2018
20:15		EHC Kloten3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Game reference
19 April 2018
20:!5		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers0–4
(0–2, 0–2, 0–0)		EHC Kloten
Game reference
21 April 2018
20:15		EHC Kloten4–3 OT
(2–0, 0–3, 1–0, 1–0)		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Game reference
23 April 2018
20:15		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)		EHC Kloten
Game reference
25 April 2018
20:15		EHC Kloten1–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0, 0–1)		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Game reference
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers wins Series 4–3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Resolutions of the National League Assembly regarding the 2017–18 season" (in German). Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. June 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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