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2017–18 Swiss League season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 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

| attendance =

| season = Regular Season

| season_champ_name = Season Champions

| season_champs = SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| top_scorer = Jonathan Hazen

| top_scorer_link =

| 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.{{cite web | url = https://www.sihf.ch/de/national-league/news/#/article/2017-06-21/beschluesse-der-nationalliga-versammlung-im-hinblick-auf-die-saison-201718 | title = Resolutions of the National League Assembly regarding the 2017–18 season | publisher = Swiss Ice Hockey Federation | date = June 21, 2017 | accessdate = June 21, 2017 | language = German | archive-date = December 20, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201220183815/https://www.sihf.ch/de/national-league/news/#/article/2017-06-21/beschluesse-der-nationalliga-versammlung-im-hinblick-auf-die-saison-201718 | url-status = dead }}

Teams

{{Location map+ |Switzerland |width=385 |float=right |caption=Swiss League teams for the 2017–18 season|places=

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.416667 |long=7.083333 |label=HC Ajoie |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=46.35 |long=8.966667 |label=HCB Ticino Rockets |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.101333 |long=6.825 |label=HC La Chaux-de-Fonds |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.316667 |long=8.583333 |label=GCK Lions |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.216667 |long=7.783333 |label=SC Langenthal |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.35 |long=7.9 |label=EHC Olten |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.226667 |long=8.816667 |label=SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.566667 |long=9.1 |label=Hockey Thurgau |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=46.266667 |long=7.866667 |label=EHC Visp |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.5 |long=8.75 |label=EHC Winterthur |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.166667 |long=8.516667 |label=EVZ Academy |position=bottom}}

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width=60%
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

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

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|update=12 February 2018

|source= [http://www.sihf.ch/de/game-center/#/standing/rank/asc/page/1/2016/2/1833 Swiss League]

|OTwin_header={{Abbr|OTW|Won in overtime or shootout}} |OTloss_header={{Abbr|OTL|Lost in overtime or shootout}}

|team1=RJL |team2=OLT |team3=LAN |team4=AJO |team5=VIS |team6=THU |team7=CDF |team8=EVZ |team9=GCK |team10=WIN |team11=HCB

|win_AJO=22 |OTwin_AJO=3 |OTloss_AJO=7 |loss_AJO=14 |gf_AJO=168 |ga_AJO=130

|win_HCB=6 |OTwin_HCB=1 |OTloss_HCB=4 |loss_HCB=35 |gf_HCB=68 |ga_HCB=162

|win_CDF=22 |OTwin_CDF=5 |OTloss_CDF=4 |loss_CDF=15 |gf_CDF=169 |ga_CDF=132

|win_LAN=25 |OTwin_LAN=8 |OTloss_LAN=4 |loss_LAN=11 |gf_LAN=161 |ga_LAN=109

|win_GCK=13 |OTwin_GCK=6 |OTloss_GCK=3 |loss_GCK=24 |gf_GCK=130 |ga_GCK=179

|win_OLT=19 |OTwin_OLT=11 |OTloss_OLT=1 |loss_OLT=15 |gf_OLT=132 |ga_OLT=120

|win_RJL=33 |OTwin_RJL=3 |OTloss_RJL=2 |loss_RJL=8 |gf_RJL=178 |ga_RJL=81

|win_VIS=19 |OTwin_VIS=5 |OTloss_VIS=6 |loss_VIS=16 |gf_VIS=129 |ga_VIS=113

|win_THU=23 |OTwin_THU=3 |OTloss_THU=3 |loss_THU=17 |gf_THU=139 |ga_THU=125

|win_WIN=7 |OTwin_WIN=1 |OTloss_WIN=11 |loss_WIN=27 |gf_WIN=109 |ga_WIN=194

|win_EVZ=16 |OTwin_EVZ=4 |OTloss_EVZ=3 |loss_EVZ=23 |gf_EVZ=139 |ga_EVZ=177

|name_AJO=HC Ajoie

|name_HCB=HCB Ticino Rockets

|name_CDF=HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

|name_LAN=SC Langenthal

|name_GCK=GCK Lions

|name_OLT=EHC Olten

|name_RJL=SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

|name_VIS=EHC Visp

|name_THU=Hockey Thurgau

|name_WIN=EHC Winterthur

|name_EVZ=EVZ Academy

|class_rules = 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.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A |result5=A |result6=A |result7=A |result8=A

|res_col_header=Q

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to Playoffs

}}

=Statistics=

==Scoring leaders==

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.{{cite web |url=https://www.sihf.ch/de/game-center/swiss-league/#/players/points/desc/page/0/2018/2444 |title=Player stats |publisher=SIHF |accessdate=7 January 2024}} If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
style="width: 15em;" | Player

! style="width: 13em;" | Team

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|G|Goals}}

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|A|Assists}}

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|+/–|Plus/Minus}}

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|PIM|Penalties in minutes}}

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Jonathan|Hazen}}

|style="text-align:left;"| HC Ajoie

| 46

| 28

| 44

! 72

| +19

| 40

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Philip-Michael|Devos}}

|style="text-align:left;"| HC Ajoie

| 46

| 26

| 45

! 71

| +23

| 12

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Brent|Kelly|Brent Kelly (ice hockey)}}

|style="text-align:left;"| SC Langenthal

| 46

| 29

| 37

! 66

| +21

| 28

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Stefan|Tschannen}}

|style="text-align:left;"| SC Langenthal

| 43

| 21

| 36

! 57

| +17

| 28

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Dominic|Forget}}

|style="text-align:left;"| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

| 46

| 30

| 21

! 51

| +9

| 22

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Jaedon|Descheneau}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Hockey Thurgau

| 41

| 18

| 32

! 50

| +12

| 28

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Dion|Knelsen}}

|style="text-align:left;"| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| 42

| 27

| 21

! 48

| +18

| 24

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Cameron|Braes}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Hockey Thurgau

| 45

| 25

| 22

! 47

| +11

| 24

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Ryan|Hayes|Ryan Hayes (ice hockey)}}

|style="text-align:left;"| GCK Lions

| 45

| 16

| 31

! 47

| -3

| 81

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Léonardo|Fuhrer}}

|style="text-align:left;"| HC Ajoie

| 46

| 21

| 25

! 46

| +15

| 20

==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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sihf.ch/de/game-center/swiss-league/#/goalkeepers/goalsAgainstAverage/asc/page/0/2018/2444 |title=Goalie stats |publisher= SIHF |accessdate=7 January 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
style="width: 15em;" | Player

! style="width: 12em;" | Team(s)

! style="width: 3.5em;" | {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

! style="width: 6em;" | {{Tooltip|TOI|Time on ice}}

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}}

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|Sv%|Save percentage}}

! style="width: 4em;" | {{Tooltip|GAA|Goals against average}}

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Melvin|Nyffeler}}

|style="text-align:left;"| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| 43

| 2552:16

| 70

| 93.58

! 1.65

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Reto|Lory}}

|style="text-align:left;"| EHC Visp

| 33

| 1929:59

| 68

| 92.51

! 2.11

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Marco|Mathis}}

|style="text-align:left;"| SC Langenthal

| 36

| 2062:40

| 79

| 90.81

! 2.30

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Dominic|Nyffeler}}

|style="text-align:left;"| HC Ajoie

| 34

| 1962:23

| 80

| 92.10

! 2.45

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Simon|Rytz}}

|style="text-align:left;"| EHC Olten

| 24

| 1380:49

| 57

| 92.31

! 2.48

Playoffs

{{8TeamBracket-Re-seeds

| RD1 = Quarter-Finals

| RD2 = Semi-Finals

| RD3 = Finals

| RD1-seed1 = 1

| RD1-team1 = SCRJ Lakers

| RD1-score1 = 4

| RD1-seed2 = 8

| RD1-team2 = EVZ Academy

| RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 = 2

| RD1-team3 = SC Langenthal

| RD1-score3 = 4

| RD1-seed4 = 7

| RD1-team4 = EHC Visp

| RD1-score4 = 2

| RD1-seed5 = 3

| RD1-team5 = EHC Olten

| RD1-score5 = 4

| RD1-seed6 = 6

| RD1-team6 = HC Thurgau

| RD1-score6 = 2

| RD1-seed7 = 4

| RD1-team7 = HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

| RD1-score7 = 1

| RD1-seed8 = 5

| RD1-team8 = HC Ajoie

| RD1-score8 = 4

| RD2-seed1 = 1

| RD2-team1 = SCRJ Lakers

| RD2-score1 = 4

| RD2-seed2 = 5

| RD2-team2 = HC Ajoie

| RD2-score2 = 2

| RD2-seed3 = 2

| RD2-team3 = SC Langenthal

| RD2-score3 = 1

| RD2-seed4 = 3

| RD2-team4 = EHC Olten

| RD2-score4 = 4

| RD3-seed1 = 1

| RD3-team1 = SCRJ Lakers

| RD3-score1 = 4

| RD3-seed2 = 3

| RD3-team2 = EHC Olten

| RD3-score2 = 1

}}

League Qualification

=EHC Kloten vs. SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers=

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| date = 12 April 2018

| time = 20:15

| team1 = EHC Kloten

| team2 = SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| score = 1–4

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| date = 14 April 2018

| time = 20:15

| team1 = SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| team2 = EHC Kloten

| score = 4–0

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| date = 17 April 2018

| time = 20:15

| team1 = EHC Kloten

| team2 = SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| score = 3–2 {{small|OT}}

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| date = 19 April 2018

| time = 20:!5

| team1 = SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| team2 = EHC Kloten

| score = 0–4

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| date = 21 April 2018

| time = 20:15

| team1 = EHC Kloten

| team2 = SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| score = 4–3 {{small|OT}}

| periods = (2–0, 0–3, 1–0, 1–0)

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| date = 23 April 2018

| time = 20:15

| team1 = SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

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| date = 25 April 2018

| time = 20:15

| team1 = EHC Kloten

| team2 = SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

| score = 1–2 {{small|OT}}

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{{center|SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers wins Series 4–3}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.sihf.ch/de/national-league}} {{in lang|de}}
  • {{official website|http://www.sihf.ch/fr/national-league}} {{in lang|fr}}Swiss League
  • [https://www.hockeyarchives.info/Suisse2018.htm#LNBr Swiss League] {{in lang|fr}}

{{2017–18 in men's ice hockey}}

{{National League B seasons|2017}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 National League B season}}

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