2023–24 NL season

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2023–24 National League season
League National League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 13, 2023 – March 4, 2024
Number of games 52
Number of teams 14
Regular season
Best record ZSC Lions
Runners-up Fribourg-Gottéron
Season MVP Calvin Thürkauf (HC Lugano)
Top scorer Marcus Sörensen (Fribourg-Gottéron)
Playoffs
Swiss champion NL
Finals champions ZSC Lions
  Runners-up Lausanne HC
National League seasons
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 National League season is the 86th season of Swiss professional ice hockey and the seventh season as the National League (NL).

Genève-Servette HC is the defending champion.

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ajoie Porrentruy Raiffeisen Arena 5,078
HC Ambrì-Piotta Ambrì Gottardo Arena 6,775
SC Bern Bern PostFinance Arena 17,031
EHC Biel Biel/Bienne Tissot Arena 6,562
HC Davos Davos Eisstadion Davos 6,547
Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg BCF Arena 9,075
Genève-Servette HC Geneva Patinoire des Vernets 7,135
EHC Kloten Kloten Stimo Arena 7,624
Lausanne HC Lausanne Vaudoise Aréna 9,600
HC Lugano Lugano Cornèr Arena 7,800
SCL Tigers Langnau im Emmental Ilfis Stadium 6,000
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena 6,100
ZSC Lions Zürich Swiss Life Arena 12,000
EV Zug Zug Bossard Arena 7,200

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ZSC Lions 52 31 4 8 9 167 110 +57 109 Advance to Playoffs
2 Fribourg-Gottéron 52 28 7 4 13 175 124 +51 102
3 Lausanne HC 52 25 5 6 16 158 126 +32 91
4 EV Zug 52 21 9 6 16 161 135 +26 87
5 SC Bern 52 20 8 9 15 145 144 +1 85
6 HC Davos 52 23 5 6 18 156 126 +30 85
7 HC Lugano 52 23 4 2 23 162 151 +11 79 Advance to Play-In
8 HC Ambrì-Piotta 52 20 8 3 21 153 151 +2 79
9 EHC Biel 52 16 9 8 19 139 140 −1 74
10 Genève-Servette HC 52 19 6 5 22 140 155 −15 74
11 SCL Tigers 52 17 6 8 21 123 159 −36 71
12 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 52 18 3 5 26 126 151 −25 65
13 EHC Kloten 52 12 5 6 29 108 177 −69 52 Advance to Playout
14 HC Ajoie 52 8 4 7 33 111 175 −64 39


Postseason

Play-In

Rules

The teams ranked 7th to 10th at the end of the National League regular season compete in the play-in, with a view to obtaining one of the two qualifying places for the playoffs. The 7th faces the 8th and the 9th faces the 10th in a series of 2 matches with the higher ranked team starting away. The winner of the series is the one with the most points. In the event of a tie at the end of the two matches, the teams decide on overtime. This translates as follows: a team wins 1-0 the first match and loses 8-1 the second match, can qualify thanks to an overtime goal, with a goal difference of -5. If the higher ranked team starts away, it is to have the advantage in the decisive match.[1]

The winner of the match between the 7th and 8th qualifies for the playoffs and faces the 2nd in the general ranking. The loser will face the winner of the match between the 9th and the 10th in a second round. The winner of this confrontation qualifies for the playoffs and faces the winner of the regular season. The two eliminated teams see their seasons end.[2]

Round 1

(7) HC Lugano vs (8) HC Ambrì-Piotta
HC Lugano won with 4 pts


(9) EHC Biel vs (10) Genève-Servette HC
EHC Biel won with 4 pts


Round 2

(8) HC Ambrì-Piotta vs (9) EHC Bienne
EHC Biel won with 4 pts


Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarterfinals (best-of-7) Semifinals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
                           
  1  ZSC Lions 4  
9  EHC Biel 0  
  1  ZSC Lions 4  
  4  EV Zug 0  
4  EV Zug 4
  5  SC Bern 3  
    1  ZSC Lions 4
  3  Lausanne HC 3
  2  HC Fribourg-Gottéron 4  
7  HC Lugano 3  
2  HC Fribourg-Gottéron 1
  3  Lausanne HC 4  
3  Lausanne HC 4
  6  HC Davos 3  

Quarter-Finals

(1) ZSC Lions vs (9) EHC Biel
ZSC Lions won the series 4–0


(2) HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs (7) HC Lugano
HC Fribourg-Gottéron won the series 4–3


(3) Lausanne HC vs (6) HC Davos
Lausanne HC won the series 4–3


(4) EV Zug vs (5) SC Bern
EV Zug won the series 4–3


Semi-Finals

(1) ZSC Lions vs (4) EV Zug
ZSC Lions won the series 4–0


(2) HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs (3) Lausanne HC
Lausanne HC won the series 4–1


Finals

ZSC Lions won the series 4–3


References

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