2014–15 NLA season

2014–15 National League A season
League National League A
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 20, 2014 –
2015
Number of games 50
Number of teams 12
Regular Season
Best Record ZSC Lions
Runners-up SC Bern
Top scorer Fredrik Pettersson
(HC Lugano)
Playoffs
Semi-Final champions ZSC Lions
  Semi-Final runners-up Genève-Servette HC
Semi-Final champions HC Davos
  Semi-Final runners-up SC Bern
Swiss champion NLA
Champions HC Davos
  Runners-up ZSC Lions

The 2014–15 National League A season was the eighth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 77th season of Swiss professional hockey.[1]

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ambrì-Piotta Ambrì Valascia 6,500
SC Bern Bern PostFinance-Arena 17,131
EHC Biel Biel/Bienne Eisstadion Biel 6,200
HC Davos Davos Vaillant Arena 6,800
HC 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
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil Diners Club Arena 6,200
EV Zug Zug Bossard Arena 7,015
ZSC Lions Zurich Hallenstadion 11,200

Regular season

Final standings.[2]

RankTeamGPWLOTWOTLSOWSOLGoalsDiff.Pts
1ZSC Lions5027101525148:1064297
2SC Bern5027132035158:1203896
3HC Lugano5027132362155:1272893
4EV Zug5027132254166:1264092
5HC Davos5023153135164:1323287
6Genève-Servette HC5016163336154:154078
7Lausanne HC5024201244105:116-1173
8EHC Biel5022214532142:164-2266
9HC Fribourg-Gottéron5011223563144:177-3359
10Kloten Flyers5013254143117:144-2759
11HC Ambrì-Piotta5011244254124:167-4357
12Rapperswil-Jona Lakers507283345121:165-4443

Playoffs

  Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
                           
  1 ZSC Lions 4  
8 EHC Biel 3  
  1 ZSC Lions 4  
  6 Genève-Servette HC 2  
2 SC Bern 4
  7 Lausanne HC 3  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   1 ZSC Lions 1
  5 HC Davos 4
  3 HC Lugano 2  
6 Genève-Servette HC 4  
  2 SC Bern 0
  5 HC Davos 4  
4 EV Zug 2
  5 HC Davos 4  

Relegation playoffs – Playouts

1st round

RankTeamGPWLOTWOTLSOWSOLGoalsDiff.Pts
1HC Fribourg-Gottéron6410100160:186-2672
2Kloten Flyers6420000131:150-1971
3HC Ambrì-Piotta6141000136:188-5262
4Rapperswil-Jona Lakers6240000133:183-5049

2nd round

(3) Ambrì-Piotta vs. (4) Lakers

17 March 2015
20:15
Ambrì-Piotta2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)
LakersValascia, Ambrì
Attendance: 4,216
19 March 2015
19:45
Lakers3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 1–0)
Ambrì-PiottaDiners Club Arena, Rapperswil
Attendance: 4,511
21 March 2015
19:45
Ambrì-PiottaSO 4–3
(1–1, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
LakersValascia, Ambrì
Attendance: 5,372
24 March 2015
19:45
Lakers0–4
(0–3, 0–1, 0–0)
Ambrì-PiottaDiners Club Arena, Rapperswil
Attendance: 4,323
26 March 2015
19:45
Ambrì-Piotta3–4 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT 0–1)
LakersValascia, Ambrì
Attendance: 5,384
28 March 2015
19:45
Lakers3–6
(2–1, 0–2, 1–3)
Ambrì-PiottaDiners Club Arena, Rapperswil
Attendance: 5,306
Ambrì-Piotta won series 4–2

3rd round – League Qualification

Lakers vs. SCL Tigers

2 April 2015
19:45
Lakers2–4
(0–0, 2–2, 0–2)
SCL TigersDiners Club Arena, Rapperswil
Attendance: 5,191
4 April 2015
19:45
SCL Tigers4–3 OT
(2–0, 0–2, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)
LakersIlfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental
Attendance: 6,050
6 April 2015
16:30
Lakers3–4 OT
(1–0, 0–3, 2–0)
(OT 0–1)
SCL TigersDiners Club Arena, Rapperswil
Attendance: 6,017
9 April 2015
19:45
SCL Tigers5–1
(2–0, 0–1, 3–0)
LakersIlfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental
Attendance: 6,050
SCL Tigers won series 4–0


SCL Tigers won the series and were promoted to NLA and will play there in 2015–16 season. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers were relegated to National League B and will play there in 2015–16 season.

References

  1. SET YOUR CALENDARS - THE 2014/15 NLA REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE IS HERE- Swiss Hockey News
  2. "QUALIFIKATION". nationalleague.ch. February 24, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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