National League A 2015/16
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The season 2015/16 was the ninth regular Time after renaming the former Swiss National League A in National League A defined by the SC Bern was recovered. The regular season began on September 9, 2015 with the early game of ZSC Lions against SC Bern and ended on February 27, 2016. The play-offs and play-outs began on March 3, 2016.
mode
The 12 teams play two double rounds of 22 games each. There are also 6 additional encounters per team against 3 opponents, which are determined on the basis of a regional division (east, central, west). In total, each team plays 50 qualifying games. Then the best eight teams will determine the Swiss champions in play-off style. The quarter-finals , semi-finals and the final are played according to the best-of-seven mode .
The other four teams determine in the play-outs which team has to play against the champions of National League B to stay in the league.
Attendees
The NLA clubs 2015/16 |
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In the 2015/16 season, twelve teams will be represented in the NLA. After a two-year absence, the SCL Tigers are back in the league , who prevailed against the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers for the last free place in the league qualification of the previous season .
| team | Location | Ice rink | capacity | Average audience | |
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HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Pista la Valascia | 6,500 | 5,298 |
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SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance Arena | 17.131 | 16,145 |
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EHC Biel | Biel | Tissot Arena | 6,521 | 5,896 |
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HC Davos | Davos | Vaillant Arena | 6.137 | 4,822 |
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Friborg-Gottéron | Freiburg | BCF arena | 6,700 | 6.156 |
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Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Les Vernets | 7,285 | 6,556 |
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Kloten Flyers | Balls | Kolping Arena | 7,624 | 4,790 |
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SCL Tigers | Langnau | Ilfishalle | 6,100 | 5,868 |
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Lausanne HC | Lausanne | Patinoire de Malley | 9,500 | 6,692 |
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HC Lugano | Lugano | Resega | 7,800 | 5,783 |
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EV train | train | Bossard Arena | 7,015 | 6,486 |
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ZSC Lions | Zurich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 | 9,818 |
Main round
table
| rank | team | Sp | S. | N | SNV | NNV | SNP | NNP | Gates | TVH | Points |
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| 1 | ZSC Lions | 50 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6th | 173: 125 | 48 | 98 |
| 2 | HC Davos | 50 | 25th | 16 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 1 | 181: 142 | 39 | 91 |
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 25th | 17th | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 160: 138 | 22nd | 89 |
| 4th | EV train | 50 | 24 | 18th | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 161: 138 | 23 | 88 |
| 5 | HC Lugano | 50 | 21st | 21st | 2 | 4th | 4th | 1 | 157: 150 | 7th | 80 |
| 6th | Friborg-Gottéron | 50 | 22nd | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 148: 154 | –6 | 75 |
| 7th | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 20th | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 154: 150 | 4th | 72 |
| 8th | SC Bern | 50 | 16 | 20th | 3 | 4th | 2 | 5 | 152: 162 | -10 | 67 |
| 9 | Lausanne HC | 50 | 17th | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 123: 143 | -20 | 67 |
| 10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 18th | 22nd | 1 | 4th | 1 | 4th | 144: 166 | -22 | 66 |
| 11 | SCL Tigers | 50 | 14th | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 135: 173 | -38 | 57 |
| 12 | EHC Biel | 50 | 11 | 28 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 2 | 128: 175 | -47 | 50 |
Legend: GP = games, S = wins, N = defeats, SNV = wins after extra time, NNV = loss after extra time, SNP = wins after penalty shootout, NNP = loss after penalty shootout, TVH = goal difference
Explanations: Qualification for the play-offs play -outs
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points; Fat: best value
| Nat. | player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM |
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Pierre-Marc Bouchard | EV train | 49 | 12 | 55 | 67 | +6 | 20th |
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Perttu Lindgren | HC Davos | 50 | 22nd | 40 | 62 | +34 | 20th |
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Lino Martschini | EV train | 50 | 26th | 28 | 54 | +6 | 6th |
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Cory Conacher | SC Bern | 48 | 22nd | 30th | 52 | ± 0 | 68 |
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Robert Nilsson | ZSC Lions | 48 | 12 | 40 | 52 | +22 | 16 |
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Marc Wieser | HC Davos | 50 | 24 | 25th | 49 | +24 | 20th |
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Linus Klasen | HC Lugano | 49 | 14th | 35 | 49 | +7 | 18th |
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Fredrik Pettersson | HC Lugano | 50 | 26th | 22nd | 48 | +4 | 52 |
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Josh Holden | EV train | 48 | 18th | 30th | 48 | +7 | 20th |
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Auston Matthews | ZSC Lions | 36 | 24 | 22nd | 46 | +16 | 6th |
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Beat Forster 1 | HC Davos | 44 | 8th | 13 | 21st | +25 | 116 |
1 For comparison: players with the most penalty minutes
as of the end of the 2015/16 season
Best goalkeeper
(Goalkeeper with at least 15 games)
Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%) , GTS = goal against goal ; Fat: best value
| Nat. | player | team | Sp | Min | SO | Sv% | GTS |
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Niklas Schlegel | ZSC Lions | 38 | 2276: 45 | 4th | 92.63 | 2.13 |
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Cristobal Huet | Lausanne HC | 46 | 2768: 28 | 1 | 91.03 | 2.43 |
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Robert Mayer | Genève-Servette HC | 45 | 2699: 20 | 4th | 92.16 | 2.56 |
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Tobias Stephan | EV train | 49 | 2962: 29 | 6th | 91.54 | 2.59 |
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Leonardo Genoni | HC Davos | 47 | 2797: 21 | 1 | 91.62 | 2.68 |
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Elvis Merzļikins | HC Lugano | 44 | 2713: 26 | 1 | 92.23 | 2.76 |
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Benjamin Conz | Friborg-Gottéron | 48 | 2834: 57 | 4th | 90.70 | 2.79 |
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Sandro Zurkirchen | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 47 | 2826: 57 | 2 | 91.54 | 2.89 |
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Martin Gerber | Kloten Flyers | 47 | 2789: 54 | 0 | 90.24 | 2.95 |
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Ivars Punnenovs | SCL Tigers | 19th | 1234: 13 | 0 | 90.90 | 3.11 |
Status: end of season 2015/16
Playoffs
Playoff tree
For each round, the pairings are determined again using the table in the qualification. The game is played according to the best-of-seven mode.
| Quarter finals | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 0 | |||||||||
| 8th | SC Bern | 4th | |||||||||
| 2 | HC Davos | 1 | |||||||||
| 8th | SC Bern | 4th | |||||||||
| 2 | HC Davos | 4th | |||||||||
| 7th | Kloten Flyers | 0 | |||||||||
| (The teams are reset after the first round.) | 5 | HC Lugano | 1 | ||||||||
| 8th | SC Bern | 4th | |||||||||
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 4th | |||||||||
| 6th | Friborg-Gottéron | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 4th | |||||||||
| 4th | EV train | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 4th | |||||||||
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals took place from March 3rd to March 12th, 2016.
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | [MR] | |||
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| ZSC Lions | - | SC Bern | 0: 4 | 3: 4 n.p. | 1: 2 | 3: 4 a.d. | 0: 3 | - | - | - | [3: 1] |
| HC Davos | - | Kloten Flyers | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 5: 3 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | - | - | - | [3: 1] |
| Genève-Servette HC | - | Friborg-Gottéron | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 a.d. | 4: 1 | 0: 3 | 4: 1 | - | - | [2: 2] |
| EV train | - | HC Lugano | 0: 4 | 1: 2 n.p. | 2: 4 | 2: 5 | 4: 5 | - | - | - | [2: 2] |
HR = main round
Semi-final
The semifinal series took place from March 17 to 28, 2016.
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | [MR] | |||
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| HC Davos | - | SC Bern | 1: 4 | 4: 5 a.d. | 1: 2 | 7: 1 | 2: 3 a.d. | 3: 4 | - | - | [4: 0] |
| Genève-Servette HC | - | HC Lugano | 2: 4 | 0: 5 | 2: 1 a.d. | 3: 4 a.d. | 6: 1 | 2: 3 a.d. | 3: 4 a.d. | - | [2: 2] |
HR = main round
Final
| April 2, 2016 8:15 pm |
HC Lugano 5:44 Klasen (Martensson, Chiesa) 17:43 Klasen (Pettersson, Brunner) 38:47 Brunner (Martensson, Klasen) 39:58 Brunner (Martensson, Pettersson) 50:16 Hofmann (Bertaggia) |
5: 4 (2: 0, 2: 3, 1: 1) game report |
SC Bern 23:26 Untersander (Roy, Ebbett) 26:25 Conacher (Ebbett, Roy) 30:24 Untersander (Roy, Ebbett) 47:06 Scherwey (Plüss, Stepanek) |
Resega , Lugano spectators: 7,800 |
| April 5, 2016 8:15 pm |
SC Bern 55:38 Rüfenacht (Roy) |
1: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
HC Lugano |
PostFinance Arena , Bern spectators: 17,031 |
| April 7, 2016 8:15 pm |
HC Lugano 25:35 Martensson (Ulmer, Pettersson) 37:11 Lapierre (Chiesa, Sannitz) |
n. V. 2: 3 (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report |
SC Bern 20:34 Bodenmann (Ebbett, Untersander) 46:01 Ebbett (Moser, Jobin) 69:25 Scherwey (Plüss) |
Resega , Lugano spectators: 7,800 |
| April 9, 2016 8:15 pm |
SC Bern 55:24 Moser (Ebbett, Bodenmann) 76:07 Conacher (Untersander, Ebbett) |
nV 2: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report |
HC Lugano 16:22 Stapleton (Klasen, Furrer) |
PostFinance Arena , Bern spectators: 17,031 |
| April 12, 2016 8:15 pm |
HC Lugano 5:05 Vauclair (Hofmann) 44:42 Fazzini (Chiesa, Lapierre) |
2: 3 (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 4 |
SC Bern 20:35 Ebbett (Untersander, Conacher) 24:03 Conacher (Rüfenacht, Roy) 51:40 Roy |
Resega , Lugano spectators: 7,800 |
Master team of SC Bern
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Swiss champions SC Bern |
Goalkeepers: Jakub Štěpánek , Janick Schwendener Defenders: Eric Blum , Beat Gerber , Timo Helbling , David Jobin , Sämi Kreis , Justin Krueger , Gian-Andrea Randegger , Flurin Randegger , Ramon Untersander , Sandro Wiedmer Attackers: Alain Berger , Pascal Berger , Simon Bodenmann , Cory Conacher , Andrew Ebbett , Luca Hischier , Simon Moser , Marco Müller , Martin Ness , Martin Plüss , Marc Reichert , Derek Roy , Thomas Rüfenacht , Tristan Scherwey , Trevor Smith Head coach: Lars Leuenberger Assistant coach: Marco Bayer |
Play-outs
mode
After the end of the regular season, the teams in positions nine to twelve contest a relegation round, with the teams taking the points from the main round.
After the relegation round, which lasts six game days, the two clubs in positions eleven and twelve determine the NLA's last-placed team in Best of Seven , who then has to play the league qualification against the NLB champions.
Placement round
| rank | team | GP | S. | N | SNV | NNV | SNP | NNP | Gates | TVH | Points |
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| 1 | Lausanne HC | 56 | 20th | 26th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 140: 155 | -15 | 76 |
| 2 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 56 | 21st | 26th | 2 | 4th | 2 | 4th | 164: 188 | -24 | 75 |
| 3 | EHC Biel | 56 | 17th | 30th | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 156: 197 | -41 | 66 |
| 4th | SCL Tigers | 56 | 14th | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 140: 187 | -47 | 59 |
Legend: GP = games, S = wins, N = defeats, SNV = wins after extra time, NNV = loss after extra time, SNP = wins after penalty shootout, NNP = loss after penalty shootout, TVH = goal difference
Explanations: Season ends play-out final
Playout final
| final | ||
| EHC Biel | 2 | |
| SCL Tigers | 4th | |
The playout final took place from March 19-21, 2016.
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | [MR] | |||
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| EHC Biel | - | SCL Tigers | 2: 4 | 6: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 6 | 1: 3 | 3: 4 a.d. | - | [4: 2] |
HR = main round (including placement round)
League qualification
The league qualification was intended as a playoff series Best of Seven . Since the NLB master HC Ajoie had not submitted a license application, the league qualification was omitted in the 2015/16 season. The EHC Biel thus remained without a fight in the NLA.
Awards
- Most valuable player
- Pierre-Marc Bouchard (EV Zug)
- Best goalkeeper
- Tobias Stephan (EV Zug)
- Best defender
- Daniel Sondell (EV Zug)
- Best striker
- Pierre-Marc Bouchard (EV Zug)
- Best trainer
- Marc Crawford (ZSC Lions)
- Newcomer of the year
- Auston Matthews (ZSC Lions)
- All-Star Team
- Tobias Stephan (Zug); Daniel Sondell (Zug), Mikko Mänenpää (Ambri-Piotta); Pierre-Marc Bouchard (Zug), Perttu Lindgren (Davos), Auston Matthews (ZSC Lions)
- Swiss all-star team
- Tobias Stephan (Zug); Romain Loeffel (Geneva), Eric Blum (Bern); Andres Ambühl (Davos), Marc Wieser (Davos), Lino Martschini (Zug)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schedule on hockeyfans.ch (PDF file; 219 kB)
- ↑ Statistics NLA. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Goalkeeper Statistics NLA. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Modus Championship NLA / 2015/16 PDF accessed on March 11, 2016 at www.sihf.ch
- ↑ srf.ch Change of mode in the relegation playoffs
- ↑ Martigny is not allowed to climb. In: www.hockeyfans.ch. Retrieved March 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Davos players clear away. In: suedostschweiz.ch. March 1, 2016, accessed April 4, 2016 .
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