20-471: SIHA is a four-letter acronym that may refer to: Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband , The Swiss Ice Hockey Association Scottish Ice Hockey Association Swedish Ice Hockey Association Singapore Ice Hockey Association Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title SIHA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
40-639: A commanding debut in the SWHL B, claiming ten victories across their first ten games and conceding just one goal while scoring 178 goals during that period. At season's end, the EVZ Women's Team won the SWHL B championship and were poised to face the loser of the SWHL A play-down in the Women's League qualification series but the voluntary relegation of HC Ladies Lugano made it possible for the team to gain automatic promotion. The following teams are participating in
60-495: A second tier league, called the Leistungsklasse B (LKB), was established from the 1988–89 season. Two years later, league rules were changed to allow foreign players and several big names in international women's hockey opted to play with Swiss teams, including Canadian national team forwards Andria Hunter and France Saint-Louis , and Finnish national team phenom Riikka Sallinen . The arrival of imports coincided with
80-1571: Is the governing body of ice hockey in Switzerland , as recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) . It was founded in 1908 and is a founding member of the IIHF. It manages both the amateur and professional games in Switzerland, as well as the national teams on junior and senior levels. See also [ edit ] Ice Hockey World Championships Switzerland men's national ice hockey team Switzerland women's national ice hockey team National League , top tier men's league Swiss League , second tier men's league Regio League ( Swiss 1. liga ) Women's League (SWHL A) Swiss Cup References [ edit ] ^ Valloni, Lucien W.; Pachmann, Thilo (28 February 2018). Sports Law in Switzerland . Kluwer Law International B.V. ISBN 9789041195685 . Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via Google Books. External links [ edit ] IIHF profile Swiss Ice Hockey Federation - official website (in German) Swiss Ice Hockey Federation - official website (in French) v t e National members of
100-753: The Leistungsklasse C ( LKC ) in German, the Ligue nationale C ( LNC ) in French and the Lega Nazionale C in Italian, is the third tier of the Swiss Women's Hockey League system. The team finishing first is declared SWHL C champion and is promoted to SWHL B. For the 2023–24 season, there are fifteen participating teams: The SWHL D is the fourth tier of the Swiss Women's Hockey League system. For
120-443: The Ligue nationale B ( LNB ) in French and the Lega Nazionale B in Italian, is the second tier of the Swiss Women's Hockey League system. The team finishing first is declared SWHL B champion and qualifies for a best-of-three playoff against the loser of the top league playdown. The team finishing last is relegated in the lower division. The ten teams taking part in the 2023–24 season are: The SWHL C, previously known as
140-2452: The International Ice Hockey Federation Full members Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus † Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand North Korea Norway Philippines Poland Romania Russia † Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States [REDACTED] Associate members Algeria Andorra Argentina Armenia Bahrain Brazil Colombia Greece Indonesia Jamaica Kenya Lebanon Liechtenstein Macau Morocco Nepal North Macedonia Oman Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Tunisia Uzbekistan Affiliate members Chile Former members Bohemia Czechoslovakia East Germany Moldova Namibia Oxford Canadians Russian Empire Soviet Union West Germany Yugoslavia † Russia and Belarus were suspended by
160-695: The 2024–25 season of the Women's League. The Woman of the Year award honours the best active Swiss player, whether she plays in the Swiss league or elsewhere. First awarded by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation in the 2005–06 season. First awarded in the 2009–10 season to the most valuable player of each team in the Swiss Championship playoff final. … The SWHL B, previously known as the Leistungsklasse B ( LKB ) in German,
180-1951: The IIHF due to their invasion of Ukraine . v t e Sports governing bodies in Switzerland (SUI) Summer Olympic Sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Practical Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Swimming Synchronized Swimming Weightlifting Wrestling [REDACTED] Winter Olympic Sports Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Biathlon Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Ski jumping Snowboarding Other IOC Recognised Sports Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu Paralympics and Disabled Sports Others Sports Rugby Union Rugby League Swiss Olympic Association Swiss Paralympic Committee Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swiss_Ice_Hockey_Federation&oldid=1256852780 " Categories : Ice hockey in Switzerland National members of
200-850: The International Ice Hockey Federation Ice hockey governing bodies in Europe Sports governing bodies in Switzerland Sports organizations established in 1908 1908 establishments in Switzerland Hidden categories: Articles containing German-language text Articles containing French-language text Articles containing Italian-language text Articles with German-language sources (de) Articles with French-language sources (fr) Women%27s League (Switzerland) The Women's League , also known as
220-532: The PostFinance Women's League ( PFWL ) for sponsorship reasons, is the premier ice hockey league in the Swiss Women's Hockey League (SWHL) system. The league was founded in 1986 as the Leistungsklasse A , abbreviated LKA , and was also officially known as the Ligue nationale A in French and the Lega Nazionale A in Italian, both abbreviated as LNA. During 2014 to 2019, the league
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#1732802539010240-602: The creation of the EVZ Women's Team ( German : EV Zug (EVZ) Frauenteam ) in November 2022 and the team was officially launched ahead of the 2023–24 season. With a budget of 1.2 million francs for the " EVZ Women and Girls Programm ," EV Zug was able to attract elite players and staff, including Swiss ice hockey icon Daniela Diaz and international phenom and Swiss national team captain Lara Stalder . The team made
260-413: The end of the first round, the each team's total of points is cut by half. Once the second round is completed, the top ranking teams qualify for the play-offs which are in a best-of-five format , excepted the third place game played on a one-off match. The finals winner is declared Swiss Champion. Meanwhile, the teams finishing in the bottom two positions dispute a best-of-five playdown. The loser then faces
280-526: The league's inaugural final four in 2002 and followed it up with a third consecutive victory in 2003. Playoffs were introduced in the 2005–06 season and the HC Lugano Ladies Team and ZSC Lions Frauen dominated in the playoff era, with one of the two teams winning the championship in all but one year since format change. Starting from the 2010–11 season, the participating teams play against each other four times in two home-and-away rounds. At
300-1052: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SIHA&oldid=686559009 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband (Redirected from Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband ) Switzerland [REDACTED] Association name Swiss Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Code SUI Founded 27 September 1908 ( 1908-09-27 ) IIHF membership 23 November 1908 President Stefan Schärer IIHF men's ranking 7 IIHF women's ranking 6 www .sihf .ch /de / The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation ( SIHF ) ( German : Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband (SEHV), French : Ligue Suisse de Hockey sur Glace (LSHG) , Italian : Federazione Svizzera di hockey su ghiaccio )
320-533: The oversight of HC Davos and were renamed HC Davos Ladies . In March 2023, HC Ladies Lugano announced the club had insufficient finances and was ceasing operations but they unexpectedly began pre-season training in August 2023, after securing a sponsorship deal with an investment company. After finishing seventh of eight teams in the 2023–24 season, the club announced its definitive closure, citing "insurmountable financial difficulties." EV Zug (EVZ) announced
340-561: The rise to dominance of SC Lyss , who won four titles in five years from 1991–92 to 1996–97. The women's section had become an independent club, the DHC Lyss , when they won their fourth title in 1997. In 1995, a third level league, the Leistungsklasse C (LKC), was introduced. From the 2001–02 season onward, a final four tournament is held to determine the Swiss Champion. SC Reinach , the 2001 champions, retained their title in
360-496: The scope of its governance in 1984. During the 1985–86 season, an unofficial club championship was played. The following season, the first official championship tournament, called Leistungsklasse A ('Performance Class A'), was organized and the victors, the Kloten Specials of EHC Kloten , became the first Swiss Champions in women's ice hockey. With the growing interest and participation in ice hockey among Swiss women,
380-464: The second tier champions in a best-of-three games series, the winner getting to play the following season in the top tier. HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies of HC Fribourg-Gottéron joined the league in 2023, increasing the number of teams to eight for the 2023–24 season. During summer 2023, EV Bomo Thun, a previously independent club, merged into SC Bern and the team was renamed SC Bern Frauen . The HC Thurgau Ladies team left HC Thurgau to move under
400-609: Was called the Swiss Women's Hockey League A , abbreviated SWHL A ; the abbreviation has been used by the league following the 2019 name change. An amateur league, it is organized by the Regio League , an organ of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation . With the creation of several women's ice hockey clubs in the early 1980s, the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation chose to incorporate women's hockey within
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