Schlittschuhclub Reinach or SC Reinach, nicknamed 'The Lions', is a Swiss

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club in the Women's League, previously known as the SWHL A and LKA/LNA. The team was founded in 1989 and gained promotion to the top flight of women's ice hockey in

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in the late 1990s. They play in Reinach,

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at Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental. The club also has a men‘s team in the 3. Liga and an active youth section.

History

In 1997, the club shortened their name from ''SC Reinach Albatros'' to ''SC Reinach''. The club won the Swiss Championship three years in row from 2001 to 2003. From 2013 to 2017, the club struggled, being forced to compete in the

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playoffs three times in four years. In 2018, the club signed a development agreement with second tier club

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. The team was bolstered by several major signings for the 2017–18 season, including

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, and

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, and the team markedly improved, finishing fourth in the league for the regular season. After further adding Evelina Raselli and

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ahead of the 2018–19 season, SC Reinach ranked second in the regular season.

Notable alumna

Florence Schelling Florence Isabelle Schelling (born 9 March 1989) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. She briefly served as General manager of SC Bern from 2020 to 2021. She was the first woman to be named GM of a professional men's team in the ...

, 2013–2015 * Mariko Dale, 2010–2013 & 2016–2019 * Daniela Diaz, 2001–02 *

, 2017–2020 * Evelina Raselli, 2018–2020 *

, 2017–2020 *

Lara Stalder Lara Stalder (born 15 May 1994) is a Swiss ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward and member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team, Swiss national ice hockey team, currently playing with Brynäs IF Dam of the Swedish Women's Hock ...

, 2009–2012 * Riitta Schäublin, 2000–01 * Anja Stiefel, 2009–2013

International players

Denise Altmann Denise Altmann is an Austrian ice hockey forward, currently playing for Linköping HC in the SDHL and the Austrian national team. She is the SDHL's all-time leader in points, having led the league in scoring five times between 2009 and 2015, an ...

, 2005–06 *

Dana Antal Dana Antal (born April 19, 1977 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a women's ice hockey player. She won a gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Prior to joining the Canadian national team, she played collegiate hock ...

, 1997–98 * Petra Daňková, 2013–14 *

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, 2014–15 * Kateřina Flachsová, 2015–16 * Sanna Lankosaari, 2003–04 *

Michaela Matejová Michaela Matejová (born 2 March 1986) is a Slovak retired ice hockey defenseman and former member of the Slovak national ice hockey team. Playing career Matejová's senior club career began with the women's representative team of HC Slovan Br ...

, 2009–10 * Petra Pravlíková, 2013–14 * Sara Seiler, 2005–06 * Simona Studentová, 2015–16 * Angela Taylor, 2010–11 *

Martina Veličková Martina Rašková Veličková (born 17 February 1989), is a Slovak women’s ice hockey forward, most recently of ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov in the 2017–18 season of the Slovak Women's Extraliiga. She served as captain of the Slovak nationa ...

, 2013–14

References

External links

SC Reinach Official Site
Ice hockey teams in Switzerland Women's ice hockey teams in Europe Swiss Women's League teams Women's ice hockey in Switzerland {{DEFAULTSORT:SC Reinach