2019–20 NL season
| League | National League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 13, 2019 – February 29, 2020 |
| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | ZSC Lions |
| Runners-up | EV Zug |
| Season MVP | Pius Suter (ZSC Lions) |
| Top scorer | Pius Suter (ZSC Lions) |
| Playoffs | |
| Swiss champion NL | |
| National League seasons | |
The 2019–20 National League season was the 82nd season of Swiss professional ice hockey and the third season as the National League (NL).
ZSC Lions won the regular season, defeating EV Zug in the final round of matches.
SC Bern were the defending champions and three-time defending regular season winners, however for the second consecutive year the defending champion failed to make the playoffs.
Due to the 2018–19 league qualification series not being contested, the participating teams remained the same as the previous season.
The season was affected by the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Switzerland, with the final two rounds of regular season games taking place without crowds, and the start of the playoffs postponed.[1] On March 12, the National League committee announced that the playoffs would be cancelled, due to the ban on sporting events in the canton of Ticino.[2]
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 | 6,500 |
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Patinoire des Vernets | 7,135 |
| Lausanne HC | Lausanne | Vaudoise Aréna | 10,000 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | Pista La Resega | 7,800 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau im Emmental | Ilfis Stadium | 6,000 |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,200 |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 50 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 166 | 124 | +42 | 91 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | EV Zug | 50 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 147 | 124 | +23 | 90 | |
| 3 | HC Davos | 50 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 159 | 142 | +17 | 89 | |
| 4 | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 140 | 116 | +24 | 89 | |
| 5 | EHC Biel | 50 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 151 | 144 | +7 | 78 | |
| 6 | Lausanne HC | 50 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 136 | 131 | +5 | 75 | |
| 7 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 122 | 136 | −14 | 73 | |
| 8 | HC Lugano | 50 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 125 | 139 | −14 | 69 | |
| 9 | SC Bern | 50 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 131 | 142 | −11 | 68 | Advance to Playouts |
| 10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 120 | 136 | −16 | 63 | |
| 11 | SCL Tigers | 50 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 117 | 148 | −31 | 63 | |
| 12 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 129 | 161 | −32 | 52 |
Playoffs
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | ZSC Lions | ||||||||||||
| 8 | HC Lugano | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Genève-Servette HC | ||||||||||||
| 5 | EHC Biel | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | EV Zug | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Fribourg-Gottéron | ||||||||||||
| 3 | HC Davos | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lausanne HC | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Coronavirus - Federal Council bans major events until March 15". swisshockeynews.ch. https://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/18762-coronavirus-federal-council-bans-major-events-until-march-15.
- ↑ "Over and out - Clubs put an early end to the 2019-20 season". swisshockeynews.ch. https://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/22-swiss-ice-hockey/18932-over-and-out-clubs-put-an-early-end-to-the-2019-20-season.
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