| 2021–22 Swiss League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swiss League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 9, 2021 – March 3, 2022 |
| Number of games | 275 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season Champions | EHC Kloten |
| Playoffs | |
| Swiss League champion | |
| Champions | EHC Kloten (1st title) |
| Runners-up | EHC Olten |
The 2021–22 Swiss League season was the 75th season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league.
Teams
Swiss League teams for the 2017–18 season
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| EHC Kloten | Kloten | Stimo Arena | 7,624 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,800 |
| SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,320 |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
| HC Sierre | Sierre | Patinoire de Graben | 4,500 |
| Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,100 |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca | Pista Ghiaccio Biasca | 3,800 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Lonza Arena | 5,150 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Eishalle Deutweg | 2,496 |
| EVZ Academy[1] | Zug | Bossard Arena | 1,500 |
Regular season
The regular season started on 9 September 2021 and ended on 5 March 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHC Kloten | 50 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 217 | 93 | +124 | 126 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | EHC Olten | 50 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 196 | 94 | +102 | 112 | |
| 3 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 50 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 195 | 119 | +76 | 102 | |
| 4 | Hockey Thurgau | 50 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 140 | 121 | +19 | 86 | |
| 5 | SC Langenthal | 50 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 169 | 151 | +18 | 86 | |
| 6 | EHC Visp | 50 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 158 | 134 | +24 | 79 | |
| 7 | HC Sierre | 50 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 144 | 151 | −7 | 70 | Advance to Pre-Playoffs |
| 8 | GCK Lions | 50 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 142 | 175 | −33 | 61 | |
| 9 | EVZ Academy | 50 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 85 | 186 | −101 | 36 | |
| 10 | EHC Winterthur | 50 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 95 | 206 | −111 | 34 | |
| 11 | HCB Ticino Rockets | 50 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 117 | 228 | −111 | 33 |
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.
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.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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EHC Kloten | 48 | 24 | 49 | 73 | +43 | 18 |
| Garry Nunn |
EHC Olten | 45 | 32 | 37 | 69 | +52 | 10 |
| Jonathan Ang |
Hockey Thurgau | 50 | 27 | 37 | 64 | +28 | 44 |
 Sondre Olden |
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 44 | 22 | 42 | 64 | +33 | 13 |
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EHC Kloten | 45 | 26 | 36 | 62 | +38 | 86 |
 Dion Knelsen |
EHC Olten | 41 | 17 | 45 | 62 | +36 | 8 |
 Robin Figren |
EHC Kloten | 47 | 26 | 34 | 60 | +36 | 18 |
 Tim Coffman |
SC Langenthal | 50 | 19 | 39 | 58 | +10 | 44 |
| Ian Derungs |
Hockey Thurgau | 50 | 37 | 20 | 57 | +24 | 12 |
 Stanislav Horanský |
EHC Olten | 47 | 21 | 36 | 57 | +42 | 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.[3]
| Player | Team(s) | GP | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silas Matthys |
EHC Olten | 22 | 1230:29 | 34 | 93.06 | 1.66 |
| Simon Rytz |
EHC Olten | 31 | 1779:40 | 53 | 93.29 | 1.79 |
| Sandro Zurkirchen |
EHC Kloten | 31 | 1851:59 | 58 | 92.35 | 1.88 |
| Bryan Rüegger |
Hockey Thurgau | 25 | 1383:46 | 48 | 91.24 | 2.08 |
| Nicola Aeberhard |
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 27 | 1411:54 | 52 | 91.73 | 2.21 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Pre-playoffs (best-of-3) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EHC Kloten | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | HC Sierre | 2 | 8 | GCK Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | EHC Winterthur | 0 | 1 | EHC Kloten | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hockey Thurgau | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EHC Olten | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | HC Sierre | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EHC Kloten | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EHC Olten | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | GCK Lions | 2 | 6 | EHC Visp | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | EVZ Academy | 0 | 2 | EHC Olten | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hockey Thurgau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | SC Langenthal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Finals
| 11 April 2022 19:45 (CEST) | EHC Kloten | 2–1 OT2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0, 1–0) score in the series: 1–0 | EHC Olten | Stimo Arena, Kloten Attendance: 6,527 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wolf | Goalies | Simon Rytz | Referees: Cedric Borga Phillip Ströbel Linesmen: Nathy Burgy Michael Stalder | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||
| 13 April 2022 19:45 (CEST) | EHC Olten | 1–0 OT (0-0, 0-0, 0-0) (OT: 1–0) score in the series: 1–1 | EHC Kloten | Kleinholz Stadion, Olten Attendance: 5,384 |
| Game reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Rytz | Goalies | Tim Wolf | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Alex Dipietro Linesmen: Steve Wermeille Sandro Gurtner | ||
| |||||
| 9 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||
| 25 | Shots | 32 | |||
| 16 April 2022 17:00 (CEST) | EHC Kloten | 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) score in the series: 2–1 | EHC Olten | Stimo Arena, Kloten Attendance: 7,600 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wolf | Goalies | Simon Rytz | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Alex Dipietro Linesmen: Steve Wermeille Sandro Gurtner | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| 33 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2022 17:00 (CEST) | EHC Olten | 1–4 (0–3, 1–1, 0–0) score in the series: 1–3 | EHC Kloten | Kleinholz Stadion, Olten Attendance: 5,384 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Rytz | Goalies | Tim Wolf | Referees: Cedric Borga Phillip Ströbel Linesmen: Nathy Burgy Michael Stalder | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2022 19:00 (CEST) | EHC Kloten | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) score in the series: 4–1 | EHC Olten | Stimo Arena, Kloten Attendance: 7,600 |
| Game reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wolf | Goalies | Simon Rytz | Referees: Daniel Stricker Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Nathy Burgy Michael Stalder | ||
| |||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||
| 42 | Shots | 25 | |||
EHC Kloten won the series 4–1.
References
- ↑ Philipp Zurfluh (2021-03-23). "Eishockey-Nachwuchs - Noch eine Saison, dann ist Schluss: Der EV Zug zieht sein Farmteam aus der Swiss League zurück" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ↑ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in French)Swiss League
- Swiss League (in French)
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