2011–12 NLA season

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2011–12 National League A season
League National League A
Sport Ice hockey
Number of games 50
Number of teams 12
Regular Season
Best Record EV Zug
Runners-up HC Davos
Top scorer Damien Brunner
(EV Zug)
Playoffs
Semi-final #1 champions ZSC Lions
  Semi-final #1 runners-up EV Zug
Semi-final #2 champions SC Bern
  Semi-final #2 runners-up Fribourg-Gottéron
National League A Championship
Finals champions ZSC Lions
  Runners-up SC Bern
NLA seasons

The 2011–12 National League A season was the sixth ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league. 12 teams participated in the league, which was won by EV Zug.

Regular season

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
1. EV Zug 50 24 8 10 8 173 131 98
2. HC Davos 50 27 7 3 13 155 117 98
3. Fribourg-Gottéron 50 26 6 4 14 156 120 94
4. Kloten Flyers 50 27 2 6 15 158 117 91
5. SC Bern 50 23 6 6 15 153 130 87
6. HC Lugano 50 21 5 6 21 152 150 79
7. ZSC Lions 50 19 8 4 19 136 129 77
8. EHC Biel 50 19 4 3 24 114 128 68
9. Genève-Servette HC 50 16 5 9 20 117 126 67
10. SCL Tigers 50 13 5 3 29 124 166 52
11. HC Ambrì-Piotta 50 10 6 7 27 102 153 49
12. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 50 12 1 2 35 99 172 40

Playoffs

Tournament Bracket

  Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
                           
  1  EV Zug 4  
8  EHC Biel 1  
  1  EV Zug 0  
  7  ZSC Lions 4  
2  HC Davos 0
  7  ZSC Lions 4  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   5  SC Bern 3
  7  ZSC Lions 4
  3  Fribourg 4  
6  HC Lugano 2  
  3  Fribourg 1
  5  SC Bern 4  
4  Kloten Flyers 1
  5  SC Bern 4  

Playout

The bottom 4 teams of the National League A will compete in a losing team advances tournament to determine if they should stay in the League. The loser of this tournament will compete against the champions of the National League B to determine which league they will play in next season.

Tournament Bracket

  Semi-Finals Finals
                 
9 Genève 1  
12 Lakers 4  
    11 Genève 4
  12 Ambrì-Piotta 0
10 SCL Tigers 4
11 Ambrì-Piotta 0  

Playdowns

Ambrì-Piotta would later defeat SC Langenthal, Champions of the National League B, 4-1 to remain in the National League A

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