Schlittschuhclub Reinach or SC Reinach, nicknamed 'The Lions', is a Swiss ice hockey 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 Switzerland in the late 1990s. They play in Reinach, Canton of Aargau at Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental.

SC Reinach Damen
CityReinach, Aargau, Switzerland
LeagueWomen's League
Founded1989 (1989)
Home arenaKunsteisbahn Oberwynental
ColoursPurple, black
   
Head coachSean Huber
Websitescreinach.ch
Franchise history
1989–1997SC Reinach Albatros
1997–SC Reinach
Championships
Swiss Championship3 (2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03)

The club also has a men's team in the 3. Liga and an active youth section.[1]

History

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In 1997, the club shortened their name from SC Reinach Albatros to SC Reinach.[2]

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 relegation playoffs three times in four years. In 2018, the club signed a development agreement with second-tier club SC Langenthal.[3]

The team was bolstered by several major signings for the 2017–18 season, including Julia Marty, Rahel Enzler, and Darcia Leimgruber, and the team markedly improved, finishing fourth in the league for the regular season. After further adding Evelina Raselli and Noemi Ryhner ahead of the 2018–19 season, SC Reinach ranked second in the regular season.[4]

Notable alumna

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International players

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References

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  1. ^ "Damen, Herren, und Nachwuchsteams". SC Reinach (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.youblisher.com/p/803232-SC-Reinach-Time-Out-2000-2001/ Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "SC Reinach and SC Langenthal to work together". Swiss Hockey News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ Gassmann, Larissa (18 November 2019). "Den Leader zu Fall gebracht: Der SC Reinach hegt nach seinem Sieg gegen Meister Lugano grosse Ambitionen". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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