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.

Sky Swiss League SL

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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

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2026-2027 Season

HC Sierre and EHC Basel share the lead in the 2026-27 SL standings with 28 points. EHC Visp (22 points) and HC La Chaux-de-Fonds (17 points) follow.

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2026-2027 SL Standings

2026-2027 SL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	HC Sierre	11	8	-	1	2	0	59	29	30	28	2.55	-
2.	EHC Basel	12	8	-	1	1	2	44	33	11	28	2.33	-
3.	EHC Visp	10	5	-	0	2	3	37	18	19	22	2.20	-
4.	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	10	5	-	4	1	0	37	31	6	17	1.70	-
5.	EHC Olten	11	5	-	6	0	0	46	44	2	15	1.36	-
6.	GDT Bellinzona Snakes	12	3	-	6	1	2	31	39	-8	13	1.08	-
7.	EHC Chur	11	4	-	6	0	1	34	39	-5	13	1.18	-
8.	HC Thurgau	10	2	-	5	2	1	21	31	-10	11	1.10	-
9.	EHC Arosa	11	3	-	8	0	0	24	52	-28	9	0.82	-
10.	GC Küsnacht Lions	12	1	-	7	2	2	31	48	-17	9	0.75	-

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2026-2027 SL Player Stats

2026-2027 SL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Guillaume Asselin (F)	11	11	13	24	10
2.	Samuel Asselin (F)	11	10	12	22	6
3.	Dario Kummer (F)	12	9	12	21	0
4.	Stanislav Horanský (F)	11	8	13	21	2
5.	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)	11	6	15	21	0

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2026-2027 SL Goalie Stats

2026-2027 SL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Juho Markkanen (G)	8	1.34	.947
2.	Andri Henauer (G)	6	1.95	.937
3.	Nassim Jaafri-Hayani (G)	5	2.51	.935
4.	Sandro Zurkirchen (G)	3	2.70	.934
5.	Diego Simeoni (G)	7	2.97	.930

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2026-2027 SL Demographics

SL Games

SL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/29/2026 06:30 PM UTC	EHC Arosa	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	-
10/25/2026 04:00 PM UTC	GDT Bellinzona Snakes	EHC Arosa	2 - 4
10/24/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HC Thurgau	EHC Basel	2 - 5
10/24/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HC Sierre	EHC Visp	4 - 3 (SO)
10/24/2026 03:30 PM UTC	EHC Olten	EHC Chur	5 - 0

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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

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

2027-2028 SL — Free Agents
Team	Player
HC Sierre	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)
HC Sierre	Killian Mottet (F)
HC Sierre	Jordann Bougro (F)
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Kay Schweri (F)
EHC Olten	Mattheo Reinhard (F)

SL League Injury List

SL — Injury List
Team	Player	Information
EHC Biel-Bienne	Guillaume Kaser (F)	Upper body injury, expected back mid October
EHC Olten	Simon Sterchi (F)	Knee injury, expected back end of December 2026
EHC Olten	Dominic Weder (F)	Lower body injury, expected back end of November
EHC Visp	Adam Brodecki (F)	Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely - will miss start of 26/27 season
EHC Visp	Oliver Heinen (D)	Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely - will miss rest of 26/27 season

SL Team Comparison (Averages)

2026-2027 SL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	EHC Arosa	31	1 823	6'0"	183 lbs	21.45
2.	EHC Basel	30	4 345	6'0"	185 lbs	25.10
3.	EHC Chur	28	3 168	6'0"	185 lbs	23.32
4.	EHC Olten	33	4 979	5'11"	181 lbs	24.73
5.	EHC Visp	26	4 484	6'0"	181 lbs	26.77
6.	GC Küsnacht Lions	28	2 273	6'0"	187 lbs	21.96
7.	GDT Bellinzona Snakes	30	1 800	6'0"	183 lbs	21.33
8.	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	5 340	5'11"	181 lbs	27.54
9.	HC Sierre	25	4 736	6'0"	187 lbs	27.32
10.	HC Thurgau	27	3 991	6'0"	187 lbs	24.19

Team Comparison History

SL Interesting Facts

SL — Oldest
Oldest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Marco Maurer	38 yrs
2.	Sandro Zurkirchen	36 yrs
3.	Jonathan Hazen	36 yrs
4.	Adam Rundqvist	36 yrs
5.	Killian Mottet	35 yrs

SL — Tallest
Tallest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Maxime Montandon	6'8"
2.	Nick Golubev	6'7"
3.	Tim Metzger	6'6"
4.	Santo Simmchen	6'6"
5.	Oliver Achermann	6'5"

SL — Heaviest
Heaviest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Thomas Thiry	234 lbs
2.	Tyler Higgins	231 lbs
3.	Arnaud Montandon	231 lbs
4.	Maxime Montandon	227 lbs
5.	Marcell Révész	227 lbs

SL — Youngest
Youngest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Lionel Dedial	15 yrs
2.	Philip Moser	17 yrs
3.	Loan Burkhalter	18 yrs
4.	Daniels Reidzans	18 yrs
5.	Niclas Rentsch	18 yrs

SL — Shortest
Shortest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Nathan Cantin	5'7"
2.	Jeremy Jabola Prada	5'7"
3.	Gioele Pedrazzini	5'7"
4.	Nicolò Ugazzi	5'7"
5.	Sandro Brügger	5'7"

SL — Lightest
Lightest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Damian Gehringer	139 lbs
2.	Robin Lekic	154 lbs
3.	Sander Jansen	157 lbs
4.	Noah Berthoud	159 lbs
5.	Sacha Berthoud	161 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

SL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Florian Schenk (F)	2026-2027	Mora IK U20	U20 Nationell	15	13	14	27	12
2.	Noé Tarchini (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie U21	Swiss U21-Top	11	10	17	27	10
3.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	12	9	16	25	6
4.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	13	5	17	22	6
5.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	15	5	17	22	10
6.	Mathieu Pompei (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Indians	Oberliga	12	8	13	21	16
7.	Arnaud Schnegg (F)	2026-2027	HC Franches-Montagnes	MyHL	10	11	8	19	8
8.	Joshua Lawrence (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	14	11	8	19	4
9.	Sandro Schmid (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	15	8	10	18	12
10.	Marco Cavalleri (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	12	7	11	18	16

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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

List of SL Champions

SL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	HC Sierre
2025	EHC Visp
2024	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
2023	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
2022	EHC Kloten
2021	HC Ajoie
2019	SC Langenthal
2018	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
2017	SC Langenthal
2016	HC Ajoie
2015	SCL Tigers
2014	EHC Visp
2013	Lausanne HC
2012	SC Langenthal
2011	EHC Visp
2010	Lausanne HC
2009	Lausanne HC
2008	EHC Biel-Bienne
2007	EHC Biel-Bienne
2006	EHC Biel-Bienne
2005	EHC Basel
2004	EHC Biel-Bienne
2003	EHC Basel Dragons
2002	Genève-Servette HC
2001	Lausanne HC
2000	EHC Chur
1999	EHC Chur
1998	SC Langnau
1997	SC Herisau
1996	Grasshopper Club Zürich
1995	Lausanne HC
1994	SC Rapperswil-Jona
1993	HC Davos
1992	HC Ajoie
1991	EHC Chur
1990	HC Martigny
1989	EHC Chur
1988	EHC Olten
1987	SC Langnau
1986	EHC Chur
1985	HC Ambrì-Piotta
1984	EHC Chur
1983	Zürcher SC
1982	HC Lugano
1981	Zürcher SC
1980	HC Fribourg
1979	HC Davos
1978	Lausanne HC
1977	EHC Arosa
1976	EV Zug
1975	EHC Biel-Bienne
1974	Villars HC
1973	Zürcher SC
1972	SC Bern
1971	HC Lugano
1970	HC Ambrì-Piotta
1969	SC Bern
1968	HC Sierre
1967	HC Sierre
1966	HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters
1965	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1964	Genève-Servette HC
1963	Grasshopper Club Zürich
1962	Villars HC
1961	SC Langnau
1960	EHC Visp
1959	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1958	SC Bern
1957	Lausanne HC
1956	EHC Basel
1955	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1954	EHC St. Moritz
1953	HC Ambrì-Piotta
1952	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1951	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1950	HC Ambrì-Piotta
1949	HC Ambrì-Piotta
1948	HC Ambrì-Piotta
1946	Grasshopper Club Zürich
1933	HC Davos B
1932	Zürcher SC B
1931	HC Davos B
1930	Rosey Gstaad
1929	Lycée Jaccard Lausanne
1927	HC Rosey Gstaad B