2011–12 NLA season

The 2011–12 National League A season was the fifth ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league. 12 teams participated in the league, which was won by EV Zug.

2011–12 National League A season
LeagueNational League A
SportIce hockey
Number of games50
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Best RecordEV Zug
Runners-upHC Davos
Top scorerDamien Brunner
(EV Zug)
Playoffs
Semi-final #1 championsZSC Lions
  Semi-final #1 runners-upEV Zug
Semi-final #2 championsSC Bern
  Semi-final #2 runners-upFribourg-Gottéron
National League A Championship
ChampionsZSC Lions
  Runners-upSC Bern

Regular season

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
1. EV Zug 5024810817313198
2. HC Davos 5027731315511798
3. Fribourg-Gottéron 5026641415612094
4. Kloten Flyers 5027261515811791
5. SC Bern 5023661515313087
6. HC Lugano 5021562115215079
7. ZSC Lions 5019841913612977
8. EHC Biel 5019432411412868
9. Genève-Servette HC 5016592011712667
10. SCL Tigers 5013532912416652
11. HC Ambrì-Piotta 5010672710215349
12. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 501212359917240

Attendance

Team Games Total
Attendance
Average Stadium
Capacity
SC Bern25394,47515,77917,131
ZSC Lions25190,6257,62510,700
Genève-Servette HC25169,2256,7697,382
HC Fribourg-Gottéron25165,9006,6366,900
EV Zug25156,6256,2657,015
Kloten Flyers25151,0256,0417,719
SCL Tigers25132,2505,2906,500
EHC Biel25118,7254,7497,000
HC Davos25113,6004,5447,080
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers25103,3754,1356,200
HC Lugano25103,1254,1257,800
HC Ambri-Piotta2592,6753,7077,000
LEAGUE TOTAL3001,891,6256,305

League Leaders

Scoring

Name Team GP G A P
Damien BrunnerEV Zug45243660
Julien SprungerHC Fribourg-Gottéron49272451
Jaroslav BednarHC Lugano45163450
Petr SykoraHC Davos46212849
Jeff TambelliniZSC Lions50232245
Simon GamacheHC Fribourg-Gottéron50202545
Tommi SantalaKloten Flyers4793544
Byron RitchieSC Bern47222143
Benny PlüssHC Fribourg-Gottéron48152742
Kurtis McLeanSCL Tigers49142842

Playoffs

Tournament Bracket

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

Quarter-Finals Results

EV Zug (1) vs. EHC Biel (8)

EV Zug wins series 4–1

HC Davos (2) vs. ZSC Lions (7)

ZSC Lions win series 4–0

HC Fribourg-Gottéron (3) vs. HC Lugano (6)

HC Fribourg-Gottéron win series 4–2

Kloten Flyers (4) vs. SC Bern (5)

SC Bern win series 4–1

Semi-Finals Results

EV Zug (1) vs. ZSC Lions (7)

ZSC Lions win series 4–0

Fribourg-Gottéron HC (3) vs. SC Bern (5)

SC Bern win series 4–1

Finals Results

SC Bern (5) vs. ZSC Lions (7)

ZSC Lions win series 4–3

Playout

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.

Tournament Bracket

Semi-Finals Finals
      
9 Genève 1
12 Lakers 4
11 Genève 4
12 Ambrì-Piotta 0
10 SCL Tigers 4
11 Ambrì-Piotta 0

Semi-Finals Results

Genève-Servette HC (9) vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (12)

Rapperswil-Jona Lakers win series 4–1

SCL Tigers (10) vs. HC Ambrì-Piotta (11)

SCL Tigers win series 4–0

Finals Results

Genève-Servette HC (9) vs. HC Ambrì-Piotta (11)

Genève-Servette HC win series 4–0

Playdowns

Ambrì-Piotta would later defeat SC Langenthal, Champions of the National League B, 4–1 to remain in the National League A

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