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.

Swiss League SL 2023-2024

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League naming history:

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

SL external links

SL Team Rosters

2023-2024

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2023-2024 SL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	45	26	-	8	3	8	157	103	54	92	2.04	Champion
2.	EHC Basel	45	29	-	13	2	1	178	111	67	92	2.04	Quarterfinal loss
3.	EHC Olten	45	23	-	12	5	5	160	117	43	84	1.87	Semifinal loss
4.	GC Küsnacht Lions	45	21	-	16	6	2	143	120	23	77	1.71	Final loss
5.	HC Sierre	45	16	-	20	6	3	128	148	-20	63	1.40	Quarterfinal loss
6.	HC Thurgau	45	16	-	18	4	7	120	115	5	63	1.40	Quarterfinal loss
7.	EHC Visp	45	17	-	21	3	4	103	113	-10	61	1.36	Semifinal loss
8.	EHC Winterthur	45	13	-	19	8	5	119	135	-16	60	1.33	Quarterfinal loss
9.	HCV Martigny	45	15	-	22	5	3	121	148	-27	58	1.29	Did not make playoffs
10.	Bellinzona Rockets	45	6	-	33	1	5	73	192	-119	25	0.56	Did not make playoffs

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2023-2024 SL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jakob Stukel (F)	45	31	32	63	16
2.	Léonardo Fuhrer (F)	45	33	24	57	28
3.	Joshua Lawrence (F)	45	30	22	52	22
4.	Toms Andersons (F)	45	18	32	50	14
5.	François Beauchemin (F)	45	33	16	49	28

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2023-2024 SL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Kevin Pasche (G)	13	1.76	.942
2.	Luis Janett (G)	27	2.00	.941
3.	Robin Meyer (G)	10	2.16	.938
4.	Lorin Grüter (G)	12	2.35	.928
5.	Sascha Ruppelt (G)	24	2.28	.926

SL Stories

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2021-07-14, 06:52

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2021-07-07, 17:44

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2021-05-02, 08:00

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2023-2024 SL Demographics

SL Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/17/2026 06:15 PM UTC	GDT Bellinzona Snakes	EHC Basel	-
04/07/2026 06:00 PM UTC	HC Sierre	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	4 - 1
04/04/2026 05:00 PM UTC	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	HC Sierre	0 - 5
04/02/2026 06:00 PM UTC	HC Sierre	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	7 - 2
03/31/2026 05:45 PM UTC	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	HC Sierre	5 - 4 (OT 64:28)

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SL Transactions

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2026-2027 SL Free Agents

Team	Player
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	David Lindquist (F)
HC Thurgau	Victor Backman (F)
HC Sierre	Timothy Kast (F)
EHC Arosa	Rodzers Bukarts (F)
HC Sierre	Roberts Cjunskis (F)

2027-2028 SL Free Agents

Team	Player
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Yanick Gil Antenen (F)
EHC Chur	Ursin Buchli (D)
EHC Arosa	Andrea Zanolari (D)
EHC Chur	Fabian Berri (F)
EHC Arosa	Nicolas Yanick Warmbrodt (D)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

SL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	EHC Basel	35	10 003	6'0"	183 lbs	25.14
2.	EHC Olten	36	12 027	5'11"	185 lbs	27.14
3.	EHC Visp	31	11 326	6'0"	190 lbs	26.52
4.	EHC Winterthur	34	8 572	5'11"	181 lbs	24.82
5.	GC Küsnacht Lions	39	7 425	6'0"	187 lbs	23.79
6.	GDT Bellinzona Snakes	44	4 598	6'0"	181 lbs	22.57
7.	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	45	9 455	5'11"	179 lbs	24.89
8.	HC Sierre	32	9 771	6'0"	181 lbs	26.38
9.	HC Thurgau	32	7 696	5'11"	181 lbs	24.13
10.	HCV Martigny	42	5 634	6'0"	183 lbs	24.71

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Milan Hadorn (F)	2026-2027	GCK Lions U21	Swiss U21-Elit	5	4	4	8	4
2.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	4	4	3	7	2
3.	Niels Schläfli (F)	2026-2027	GCK Lions U21	Swiss U21-Elit	5	4	3	7	0
4.	Noé Tarchini (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie U21	Swiss U21-Top	2	2	5	7	2
5.	Adrian Zimmermann (F)	2026-2027	Brazil	-	5	2	3	5	0
6.	Niccolo Castiglioni (D)	2026-2027	HC Lugano U21	Swiss U21-Elit	6	1	4	5	2
7.	Leo Richard (D)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron U21	Swiss U21-Elit	6	1	3	4	6
8.	Ken Jäger (F)	2026-2027	HC Davos	Champions HL	4	0	4	4	0
9.	Cyril Keller (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten U21	Swiss U21-Elit	4	0	4	4	4
10.	Matej Hamr (F)	2026-2027	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U21	Swiss U21-Elit	5	2	1	3	8

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1984-1985	38	67	118
2.	Igor Fedulov (F)	1997-1998	38	54	115
3.	Brian Hills (F)	1984-1985	30	63	114
4.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1983-1984	41	66	111
5.	Dave Gardner (F)	1980-1981	37	51	107

SL All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1984-1985	38	67	118
2.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1983-1984	41	66	111
3.	Brian Hills (F)	1984-1985	30	63	114
4.	Jean-Guy Gratton (F)	1977-1978	30	61	96
5.	Fernand Leblanc (F)	1983-1984	38	61	90

SL All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	2006-2007	45	79	98
2.	Petr Rosol (F)	1997-1998	38	69	104
3.	Philip-Michaël Devos (F)	2019-2020	44	68	98
4.	Lee Jinman (F)	2007-2008	45	64	92
5.	Lee Jinman (F)	2005-2006	42	62	103

SL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Chris Lindberg (F)	2002-2003	37	56	152
2.	Marco Capaul (D)	1993-1994	36	32	147
3.	Petr Rosol (F)	1996-1997	40	92	144
4.	Robert Mongrain (F)	1988-1989	36	68	144
5.	Charles Simard (D)	2005-2006	41	20	144

Swiss League SL 2023-2024

SL Team Rosters

2023-2024 SL Standings

2023-2024 SL Player Stats

2023-2024 SL Goalie Stats

SL Stories

2023-2024 SL Demographics

SL Games

SL Transactions

2026-2027 SL Free Agents

2027-2028 SL Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

SL Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

SL All-Time Points

SL All-Time Goals

SL All-Time Assists

SL All-Time Penalty Min.

SL All-Time Games Played

SL All-Time Points Per Game

SL All-Time Points Per Season

SL All-Time Goals Per Season

SL All-Time Assists Per Season

SL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of SL Champions

SL Awards