2017–18 National League B season

2017–18 National League B season
League National League B
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 9, 2017 – February 12, 2018
Number of games 50
Number of teams 11
Regular Season
Playoffs
Swiss champion NLB

The 2017–18 National League B season is the 71th ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league, the National League B.

Teams

National League B teams for the 2017–18 season
Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ajoie Porrentruy Patinoire de Porrentruy 4,300
HC Biasca Ticino Rockets Biasca Pista Ghiaccio Biasca 3,800
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Patinoire des Mélèzes 7,200
GCK Lions Küsnacht Eishalle Küsnacht 2,200
SC Langenthal Langenthal Schoren Halle 4,500
EHC Olten Olten Kleinholz Stadion 6,500
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil Diners Club Arena 6,200
Red Ice Martigny Forum d'Octodure 4,500
Hockey Thurgau Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,200
EHC Visp Visp Litternahalle 4,300
EHC Winterthur Winterthur Eishalle Deutweg 2,496
EVZ Academy Zug Bossard Arena 7,015

Regular season

The regular season started on 9 September 2017 and ended on 12 February 2018.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 46 33 3 2 8 178 81 +97 107 Advance to Playoffs
2 EHC Olten 46 19 11 1 15 132 120 +12 80
3 SC Langenthal 48 25 8 4 11 161 109 +52 95
4 HC Ajoie 46 22 3 7 14 168 130 +38 79
5 EHC Visp 46 19 5 6 16 129 113 +16 73
6 Hockey Thurgau 46 23 3 3 17 139 125 +14 78
7 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 46 22 5 4 15 169 132 +37 80
8 EVZ Academy 46 16 4 3 23 139 177 −38 59
9 GCK Lions 46 13 6 3 24 130 179 −49 54
10 EHC Winterthur 46 7 1 11 27 109 194 −85 34
11 HC Biasca Ticino Rockets 46 6 1 4 35 68 162 −94 24
Updated to match(es) played on 12 February 2018. Source: National League B
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.

Playoffs

  Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
                           
  1 (TBD)  
8 TBD  
  (TBD) (TBD)  
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2 (TBD)
  7 (TBD)  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   (TBD) (TBD)
  (TBD) (TBD)
  3 (TBD)  
6 (TBD)  
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4 (TBD)
  5 (TBD)  

League Qualification

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Series tied 0–0

References

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