2012–13 NLA season

2012–13 National League A season
League National League A
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 12, 2012 –
February 26, 2013
Number of games 50
Number of teams 12
Regular Season
Best Record Fribourg-Gottéron
Runners-up SC Bern
Top scorer Linus Omark
(EV Zug)
Playoffs
Semi-final #1 champions Fribourg-Gottéron
  Semi-final #1 runners-up ZSC Lions
Semi-final #2 champions SC Bern
  Semi-final #2 runners-up EV Zug
National League A Championship
Champions SC Bern
  Runners-up Fribourg-Gottéron

The 2012–13 National League A season is the sixth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 75th season of Swiss professional hockey.

Regular season

Final Standings

Team GP Pts W L OTW OTL SHW SHL
1. Fribourg-Gottéron 509924104174
2. SC Bern 509227151124
3. EV Zug 509126140334
4. ZSC Lions 508924165122
5. HC Davos 508122171334
6. HC Lugano 508021173522
7. Genève-Servette HC 508023203211
8. EHC Biel 507219213154
9. Kloten Flyers 506916213254
10. HC Ambrì-Piotta 505314290142
11. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 505313272422
12. SCL Tigers 504110321025

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Loss, OTW = Overtime win, OTL = Overtime loss, SHW = Shootout win, SHL = Shootout loss
Color code:    = Qualified for Playoffs,    = Qualified for Relegation Playoffs

Playoffs

  Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
                           
  1 Fribourg-Gottéron 4  
8 EHC Biel 3  
  1 Fribourg-Gottéron 4  
  4 ZSC Lions 1  
2 SC Bern 4
  7 Genève-Servette HC 3  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   1 Fribourg-Gottéron 2
  2 SC Bern 4
  3 EV Zug 4  
6 HC Lugano 3  
  2 SC Bern 4
  3 EV Zug 3  
4 ZSC Lions 4
  5 HC Davos 3  

Relegation Playoffs

The bottom 4 teams of the National League A will compete in a losing team advances tournament to determine if they should stay in the League. The loser of this tournament will compete against the champions of the National League B to determine which league they will play in next season.

Semi-Finals Finals
      
9 Kloten Flyers 4
12 SCL Tigers 1
11 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4
12 SCL Tigers 3
10 HC Ambrì-Piotta 4
11 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 1

Playdowns

The SCL Tigers were defeated by Lausanne HC, champions of the National League B, in the promotion/relegation games with a series of 4-2. The 12th team of the National League A for the season 2013/2014 will be Lausanne HC.

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