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

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club in the

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, 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

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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

Julia Marty Julia Kathrin Marty (born 16 April 1988) is a Swiss ice hockey player, currently playing in the Switzerland women's ice hockey league, Women's League (SWHL A) with EV Bomo Thun. She is a former eleven-season member of the Switzerland women's nati ...

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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 centre and captain of the Swiss national ice hockey team. She plays in the SWHL B with EV Zug and serves as the team's captain. Her college ice hockey career was played with the Minnesota D ...

, 2009–2012 * Riitta Schäublin, 2000–01 *

Anja Stiefel Anja Michaela Stiefel (born 9 August 1990) is a Swiss retired ice hockey forward and two time Olympian with the Swiss national ice hockey team. International career Stiefel was selected to represent Switzerland in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She ...

, 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, a ...

, 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 hocke ...

, 1997–98 * Petra Daňková, 2013–14 *

Ingvild Farstad Ingvild is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ingvild Aleksandersen, Norwegian county governor *Ingvild Almås, Norwegian economics professor *Ingvild Bakkerud (born 1995), Norwegian handball player *Ingvild Bryn (born 1961), Nor ...

, 2014–15 *

Kateřina Flachsová Kateřina Flachsová (born 29 September 1986) is a Czech ice hockey player and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains, alternate captain of HC 2001 Kladno in the Czech Women's Extraliga. As a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hoc ...

, 2015–16 *

Sanna Lankosaari Sanna Kristiina Lankosaari (born 20 August 1978) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and retired player. She most recently served as head coach of Oulun Kärpät Naiset in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) during the 2022–23 season and part of the 2023–2 ...

, 2003–04 *

Michaela Matejová Michaela Matejová (born 2 March 1986) is a Slovak retired ice hockey Defenceman, defenseman and former member of the Slovakia women's national ice hockey team, Slovak national ice hockey team. Playing career Matejová's senior club career began ...

, 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 (ice hockey), forward, most recently of ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov in the 2017–18 season of the Slovak Women's Extraliiga. She served as Captain (ice ...

, 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 {{Switzerland-sport-team-stub