What does SL stand for?

SL stands for Sky Swiss League.

How many teams play in the SL?

The SL currently consists of 10 teams.

Which country is the SL based in?

The SL is based in Switzerland.

Who won the most recent SL championship?

HC Sierre won the most recent SL championship in 2026.

Nationalliga B SL 2001-2002

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League naming history:

2017 - 2027SL (Swiss League)
1947 - 2017NLB (Nationalliga B)
1941 - 1947Serie A
1924 - 1941Serie B

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SL Team Rosters

2001-2002

2001-2002 Season

Genève-Servette HC finished first in the 2001-02 NLB standings with 59 points. HC La Chaux-de-Fonds (49 points) and EHC Biel-Bienne (43 points) followed.

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2001-2002 NLB Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Genève-Servette HC	36	28	3	5	-	-	172	71	101	59	1.64	Champion \| Promoted
2.	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	36	22	5	9	-	-	171	125	46	49	1.36	Final loss
3.	EHC Biel-Bienne	36	21	1	14	-	-	139	134	5	43	1.19	Quarterfinal loss
4.	GC Küsnacht Lions	36	18	4	14	-	-	150	145	5	40	1.11	Semifinal loss
5.	EHC Visp	36	19	1	16	-	-	148	134	14	39	1.08	Quarterfinal loss
6.	HC Ajoie	36	16	4	16	-	-	152	157	-5	36	1.00	Semifinal loss
7.	EHC Olten	36	14	4	18	-	-	134	134	0	32	0.89	Quarterfinal loss
8.	HC Thurgau	12	3	21	-	-	-	118	131	-13	27	2.25	Quarterfinal loss
9.	EHC Basel Dragons	36	11	2	23	-	-	107	162	-55	24	0.67	Did not make playoffs
10.	HC Sierre	36	5	1	30	-	-	89	189	-100	11	0.31	Did not make playoffs

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2001-2002 NLB Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jesse Bélanger (F)	36	41	39	80	38
2.	Martin Bergeron (F)	36	36	41	77	66
3.	Shawn Heaphy (F)	35	25	43	68	65
4.	Philippe Bozon (F)	31	24	35	59	22
5.	Michael Neininger (F)	36	22	37	59	26

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2001-2002 NLB Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Roland Meyer (G)	35	5.08	-
2.	Olivier Gigon (G)	11	4.83	-
3.	Marc Eichmann (G)	10	4.62	-
4.	Sébastien Kohler (G)	31	4.30	-
5.	Davide Gislimberti (G)	30	3.83	-

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2001-2002 NLB Demographics

SL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/20/2026 05:30 PM UTC	EHC Visp	GDT Bellinzona Snakes	-
10/17/2026 05:30 PM UTC	EHC Arosa	EHC Olten	0 - 4
10/17/2026 05:00 PM UTC	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	HC Sierre	2 - 1
10/17/2026 05:00 PM UTC	EHC Visp	HC Thurgau	2 - 0
10/17/2026 04:30 PM UTC	EHC Chur	GC Küsnacht Lions	6 - 3

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SL Transactions

SL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/08/2026	Confirmed	David Lindquist (F)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Milano Hockey Club	Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	Kevin Bozon (F)	No team	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	Noah Böhler (F)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	HC Thurgau	Details
09/30/2026	Confirmed	Andrin Rüedi (F)	GC Küsnacht Lions	SC Küsnacht	Details
09/30/2026	Confirmed	Luca De Nisco (F)	EHC Olten	SC Küsnacht	Details

2026-2027 SL Free Agents

Team	Player
HC Thurgau	Victor Backman (F)
HC Sierre	Timothy Kast (F)
EHC Arosa	Rodzers Bukarts (F)
HC Sierre	Roberts Cjunskis (F)
EHC Winterthur	Marc Steiner (D)

2027-2028 SL Free Agents

Team	Player
HC Sierre	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)
HC Sierre	Killian Mottet (F)
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Kay Schweri (F)
HC Sierre	Jordann Bougro (F)
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Emil Molin (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

SL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	EHC Basel Sharks	28	2 335	5'10"	181 lbs	24.04
2.	EHC Biel-Bienne	33	2 679	5'10"	183 lbs	24.09
3.	EHC Olten	27	3 645	5'10"	183 lbs	25.63
4.	EHC Visp	33	3 335	5'10"	181 lbs	23.91
5.	GC Küsnacht Lions	38	2 489	5'11"	187 lbs	22.08
6.	Genève-Servette HC	29	3 468	5'11"	183 lbs	28.52
7.	HC Ajoie	32	2 817	5'10"	181 lbs	23.65
8.	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	27	2 618	5'10"	185 lbs	24.56
9.	HC Sierre	34	2 798	5'11"	181 lbs	23.44
10.	HC Thurgau	34	2 649	5'11"	181 lbs	23.68

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	10	7	15	22	4
2.	Florian Schenk (F)	2026-2027	Mora IK U20	U20 Nationell	13	10	10	20	10
3.	Joshua Lawrence (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	11	11	7	18	2
4.	Noé Tarchini (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie U21	Swiss U21-Top	8	7	11	18	10
5.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	12	4	14	18	10
6.	Matej Hamr (F)	2026-2027	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U21	Swiss U21-Elit	17	5	12	17	26
7.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	11	4	13	17	6
8.	Arnaud Schnegg (F)	2026-2027	HC Franches-Montagnes	MyHL	8	8	8	16	8
9.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	12	3	13	16	2
10.	Simon Knak (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	12	9	6	15	5

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Regular Season

SL All-Time Points

SL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dominic Forget (F)	762	406	555	961
2.	Kelly Glowa (F)	406	461	466	927
3.	Michael Neininger (F)	733	385	386	771
4.	Derek Cormier (F)	455	294	466	760
5.	Albert Malgin (F)	454	296	446	742

SL All-Time Goals

SL All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kelly Glowa (F)	406	461	466	927
2.	Dominic Forget (F)	762	406	555	961
3.	Michael Neininger (F)	733	385	386	771
4.	Gaëtan Boucher (F)	351	375	268	643
5.	Daniel Métivier (F)	281	322	219	541

SL All-Time Assists

SL All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dominic Forget (F)	762	406	555	961
2.	Kelly Glowa (F)	406	461	466	927
3.	Derek Cormier (F)	455	294	466	760
4.	Albert Malgin (F)	454	296	446	742
5.	Tomas Dolana (F)	805	218	433	651

SL All-Time Penalty Min.

SL All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Pascal Lamprecht (D)	509	38	147	956
2.	Lionel D'Urso (D)	619	28	132	819
3.	David Stämpfli (D)	534	43	153	813
4.	Alexis Vacheron (D)	555	56	304	808
5.	Cyrill Pasche (F)	480	196	396	795

SL All-Time Games Played

SL All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tomas Dolana (F)	805	218	433	651
2.	Andy Furrer (D)	775	107	218	325
3.	Dominic Forget (F)	762	406	555	961
4.	Jordane Hauert (D)	761	100	377	477
5.	Michael Neininger (F)	733	385	386	771

SL All-Time Points Per Game

SL All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	8	4	23	2.88
2.	Mike Jeffrey (F)	14	23	40	2.86
3.	Rick Nasheim (F)	6	9	17	2.83
4.	Doug Shedden (F)	7	10	19	2.71
5.	David Legwand (F)	3	6	8	2.67

SL All-Time Points Per Season

SL All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1984-1985	NLB	38	67	51	118	3.11	-
2.	Igor Fedulov (F)	1997-1998	NLB	38	54	61	115	3.03	66
3.	Brian Hills (F)	1984-1985	NLB	30	63	51	114	3.80	-
4.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1983-1984	NLB	41	66	45	111	2.71	-
5.	Dave Gardner (F)	1980-1981	NLB	37	51	56	107	2.89	32

SL All-Time Goals Per Season

SL All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1984-1985	NLB	38	67	51	118	3.11	-
2.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1983-1984	NLB	41	66	45	111	2.71	-
3.	Brian Hills (F)	1984-1985	NLB	30	63	51	114	3.80	-
4.	Jean-Guy Gratton (F)	1977-1978	NLB	30	61	35	96	3.20	-
5.	Fernand Leblanc (F)	1983-1984	NLB	38	61	29	90	2.37	-

SL All-Time Assists Per Season

SL All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	2006-2007	NLB	45	19	79	98	2.18	50
2.	Petr Rosol (F)	1997-1998	NLB	38	35	69	104	2.74	36
3.	Philip-Michaël Devos (F)	2019-2020	SL	44	30	68	98	2.23	2
4.	Lee Jinman (F)	2007-2008	NLB	45	28	64	92	2.04	36
5.	Lee Jinman (F)	2005-2006	NLB	42	41	62	103	2.45	50

SL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

SL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chris Lindberg (F)	2002-2003	NLB	37	21	35	56	1.51	152
2.	Marco Capaul (D)	1993-1994	NLB	36	12	20	32	0.89	147
3.	Petr Rosol (F)	1996-1997	NLB	40	38	54	92	2.30	144
4.	Robert Mongrain (F)	1988-1989	NLB	36	36	32	68	1.89	144
5.	Charles Simard (D)	2005-2006	NLB	41	6	14	20	0.49	144