1955-56 Switzerland season

This was the 1955-56 season in Swiss hockey:

Nationalliga A

See: 1955–56 Nationalliga A season

Nationalliga B

See: 1955–56 Nationalliga B season

Serie A

51 teams were set to compete in the Serie A.

Preliminary round

Romande

Group 1

1. Lausanne HC II, 2. HC Servette, 3. Urania Geneva, 4. Payerne, 5. Young Sprinters II. Lausanne II forfeited and were replaced in the final round by HC Servette.

Group 2

1. HC Villars, 2. HC Châteaux-d'Oex, 3. CP Fribourg, 4. SC Leysin, 5. Blue star Lausanne.

Valais

1. Crans, 2. HC Sierre, 3. Sion, 4. Saas-Fée, 5. Zermatt.

Romande - Final tournament

• HC Servette - HC Villars 15:3
• Crans - HC Villars 8:0
• HC Servette - Crans 5:2

Servette advanced to the final round.

Central

Jura

1. HC La Chaux-de-Fonds II, 2. Tramelan. Reuchenette and other clubs also participated.

Central

• EHC Basel II - SC Bern II 6:1

Jura-Central Final

• EHC Basel II - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds II 8:0

Basel II advanced to the final round.

East

• Veltheim - Niederurnen 2:0
• Rapperswil - Veltheim 1:1
• Rapperswil - Niederurnen 2:1
• Veltheim - Rapperswil 2:2 OT - qualifier

Veltheim advanced to the final round, with a better goal differential than Rapperswil.

Final round

• HC Servette - EHC Basel II 9:0
• HC Servette - Veltheim 4:1
• EHC Basel II - Veltheim not played

Servette was promoted to the NLB.

Promotion/Relegation

• Lugano - Altdorf 8:2

Serie B

178 teams were set to compete in the Serie B.

Romande

Jura/Neuchatel

• Sonceboz - Les Brenets 11:6 - final

Final

• Rarogne - Lausanne HC III 4:3
• Sonceboz - Lausanne HC III 5:3
• Rarogne - Sonczeboz 3:3

East

Semifinals

• Uzwil - Veltheim II 6:0
• Lugano - Zurich SC IV 5:0

Final

• Lugano - Uzwil 5:0

Final round

Semifinals

• Flims - Lugano 2:1
• EHC Basel Seniors - Sonceboz 10:7

Final

• EHC Basel Seniors - Flims 7:2

Other games

• 10/15: Servette - Zürcher SC 5:4
• 10/29: Basel - Grasshopper-Club 6:3
• 10/30: HC Davos - Servette 4:2
• 11/5: HC Viege - Urania Geneva 3:2
• 11/5: HC Davos - HC Martigny 12:4
• 12/4: Gstaad - HC Chateau d'Oex 2:1
• 1/1: Servette - Gstaad 7:2

Martini Cup

Played on November 5-6, 1955, in Zurich-Dolder.

• Grasshopper-Club - HC Ambri-Piotta 8:4 - SF
• HC Davos - Young Sprinters 3:2 - SF
• Young Sprinters - HC Ambri-Piotta 12:8 - 3P
• Grasshopper-Club - HC Davos 3:2 - F

Rialto Cup

Played in February 1956 in Gstaad.

• HC Gstaad - HC Gottéron 7:3
• Urania Geneva - HC Gottéron 9:3
• HC Gstaad - Urania Geneva 8:3

External links

• Season on hockeyarchives.info