2015–16 NLA season
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| League | National League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 9, 2015 – February 27, 2016 |
| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular Season | |
| Best Record | ZSC Lions |
| Runners-up | HC Davos |
| Top scorer | Pierre-Marc Bouchard (EV Zug) |
| Playoffs | |
| Semi-Final champions | SC Bern |
| Semi-Final runners-up | HC Davos |
| Semi-Final champions | HC Lugano |
| Semi-Final runners-up | Genève-Servette HC |
| Swiss champion NLA | |
| Finals champions | SC Bern |
| Runners-up | HC Lugano |
| NLA seasons | |
The 2015–16 National League A season was the ninth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it was the 78th season of Swiss professional hockey.[1]
SC Bern went on to win the championship by defeating HC Lugano. This title is the team's 14th in its history at the top division of Switzerland's ice hockey championship.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Valascia | 6,500 |
| SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance-Arena | 17,031 |
| EHC Biel | Biel/Bienne | Tissot Arena | 6,521 |
| HC Davos | Davos | Vaillant Arena | 6,800 |
| Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | BCF Arena | 6,700 |
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Patinoire des Vernets | 7,135 |
| Kloten Flyers | Kloten | Kolping Arena | 7,719 |
| Lausanne HC | Lausanne | CIG de Malley | 7,600 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | Pista La Resega | 7,800 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau im Emmental | Ilfis Stadium | 6,050 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 50 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 173 | 125 | +48 | 98 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | HC Davos | 50 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 181 | 142 | +39 | 91 | |
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 160 | 138 | +22 | 89 | |
| 4 | EV Zug | 50 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 161 | 138 | +23 | 88 | |
| 5 | HC Lugano | 50 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 157 | 150 | +7 | 80 | |
| 6 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 148 | 154 | −6 | 75 | |
| 7 | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 154 | 150 | +4 | 72 | |
| 8 | SC Bern | 50 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 152 | 162 | −10 | 67 | |
| 9 | Lausanne HC | 50 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 123 | 143 | −20 | 67 | Advance to Playouts |
| 10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 144 | 166 | −22 | 66 | |
| 11 | SCL Tigers | 50 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 135 | 173 | −38 | 57 | |
| 12 | EHC Biel | 50 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 128 | 175 | −47 | 50 |
Playoffs
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | SC Bern | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | HC Davos | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 | SC Bern | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | HC Davos | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Kloten Flyers | 0 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | 8 | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | EV Zug | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 4 | |||||||||||
Relegation playoffs – Playouts
1st round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lausanne HC | 56 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 140 | 155 | −15 | 76 | |
| 2 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 56 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 164 | 188 | −24 | 75 | |
| 3 | EHC Biel | 56 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 143 | 185 | −42 | 65 | |
| 4 | SCL Tigers | 56 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 153 | 199 | −46 | 60 |
2nd round
- SCL Tigers - EHC Biel 1:6, 1:0, 0:3, 6:5, 3:1, 4:3 OT
3rd round – League Qualification
In League Qualification series EHC Biel were supposed to play against HC Ajoie, who won the 2015–16 National League B playoffs, but the series were cancelled after HC Ajoie have not handed in their application for a promotion to next year's NLA season.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "NL A und NL B: Die Spielpläne 15/16". SIHF. http://www.sihf.ch/de/results-stats/national-league/#/results/date/asc/page/1//1/1. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ "HC Ajoie claims 2016 NLB Championship title and cancels League Qualification Series". swisshockeynews.ch. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20160406115007/http://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/switzerland/nlb-new/6291-hc-ajoie-claims-the-2015-16-nlb-championship-title-and-cancels-the-league-qualification. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Der HC Ajoie ist NLB-Meister!" (in German). Hockeyfans.ch. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20160406115131/http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news/datum/2016/4/1/40332. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Der HC Ajoie ist NL B Meister 2016" (in German). SIHF. April 2, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20160406115218/http://www.sihf.ch/de/national-league/news/. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
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