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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
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| 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
Playoffs
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|
Quarter-Finals
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|
Semi-Finals
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Finals
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1
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ZSC Lions
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0
|
|
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8
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SC Bern
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4
|
|
|
|
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2
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HC Davos
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1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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8
|
SC Bern
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4
|
|
|
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2
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HC Davos
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4
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|
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7
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Kloten Flyers
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0
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|
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(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)
|
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8
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SC Bern
|
4
|
|
|
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5
|
HC Lugano
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1
|
|
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3
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Genève-Servette HC
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4
|
|
|
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6
|
Fribourg-Gottéron
|
1
|
|
|
|
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3
|
Genève-Servette HC
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2
|
|
|
|
|
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5
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HC Lugano
|
4
|
|
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4
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EV Zug
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0
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
HC Lugano
|
4
|
|
Relegation playoffs – Playouts
1st round
2nd round
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.