Swiss Women's Hockey League C

Swiss Women's Hockey League C

Current season	2016/17
sport	ice Hockey
abbreviation	SWHL C
Association	Swiss Ice Hockey Federation
League foundation	1995
Country countries	Switzerland
Title holder	SC Langenthal
Website	regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch
↑ SWHL B

The Swiss Women's Hockey League C ( SWHL C for short ; performance class C until 2014 , LKC or LK C for short) is the third-highest women's ice hockey division in Switzerland . It was founded in 1995 by the Swiss Ice Hockey Association as performance class C, when the 29 teams in Switzerland were divided into three divisions. At that time 17 clubs belonged to performance class C, which competed against each other in three regional relays.

A new league is planned for the 2017/2018 season, which will include the best C teams in two groups between SWHL B and SWHL C. The aim is to achieve a more balanced championship at this level.

Participants in the 2016/17 season

In SWHL C, 28 teams have been playing in three regional seasons since the 2016/17 season: 10 in Eastern Switzerland, 9 each in Central Switzerland and Western Switzerland.

Eastern Switzerland

10 teams

Rapperswil-Jona Lakers , EHC Lustenau , SC Celerina, Club da hockey Engiadina, EHC Lenzerheide-Valbella, SC Weinfelden II, EHC Wallisellen, Eisbären St. Gallen, Wil, EHC Kreuzlingen-Konstanz II

Central Switzerland

9 teams

DHC Lyss , EHC Basel -Kleinhüningen, Dragon Queens, EHC Rot-Blau Bern-Bümpliz , Schwarzenburg, Tramelan (previously Tavannes), HC Ajoie , EHC Sursee, HC Luzern

Western Switzerland

9 teams

HC Saint-Imier, Neuchâtel Hockey Academy II, HC FEM 74 Chamexpress Rebelles , HC Sierre , HC La Chaux-de-Fonds , HC Prilly Black Panthers, HC Forward Morges , Genève-Servette Futur, CP Meyrin II

Web links

• History of Swiss women's ice hockey ( Memento from November 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Women: Registration record and ZSC reinforcement. In: hockeyfans.ch. June 7, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .