2016–17 SWHL A season

The 2016–17 Swiss League season was the 31st season of the Swiss Women's League A.

Regular season
The regular season started on 9 September 2016 and ended on 12 February 2017. The SWHL A game mode provides a preliminary round (phase 1) with 10 matches per team and a Masterround with 10 additional matches per team. The top 4 teams qualify for the playoffs and the bottom two compete for a play-off against relegation. The loser must face the SWHLB champion.

Scoring leaders
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

Leading goaltenders
The following shows the top five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.

Finals
The two designated MVPs are: Evelina Raselli for Ladies Team Lugano and Caroline Baldin for ZSC Lions Frauen.

Team of Swiss champions
Goalkeepers: Caroline Baldin, Laura De Bastiani

Defense: Laura Benz, Christy Blackburne, Nicole Gass, Nadine Hofstetter, Shannon Sigrist, Reica Staiger, Sabrina Zollinger

Offense: Christine Meier, Katrin Nabholz, Andrea Odermatt, Anna Rüedi, Dominique Rüegg, Noemi Ryhner, Angela Taylor, Isabel Waidacher, Monika Waidacher, Nina Waidacher

Coaching: Christof Amsler, Angela Frautschi

Play-outs
SC Reinach Damen saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Play-outs.

Promotion/Relegation
The champion of SWHL B, the GCK Lions, being the farm team of the ZSC Lions and the vice-champion, the EHC Brandis, having not requested to be eligible in SWHL A, the SC Langenthal having finished bronze medalist will play the promotion against the SC Weinfelden Ladies.

SC Weinfelden Ladies saves its place in SWHL A by winning the Promotion/Relegation.