The 1st league , the third highest ice hockey league in Switzerland, of the 2014/15 season began in September 2014 and ends in April 2015. A total of 35 teams played in three regional groups. The defending champion was EHC Dübendorf .
The 35 teams in the first division are divided into three regional groups of 12 or 11 teams. With the exception of the final round, all games took place within these groups.
At the beginning of the season there was a qualifying round in which all 12 or 11 teams play twice against each opponent, thus completing 22 or 20 rounds. After qualification, each group was divided into a Masterround I and a Masterround II. Those ranked 1-6 after qualification played in group Masterround I in a round-trip round for ranks 1 to 6 (1 to 5 in group II) for the play-offs . Those ranked 7-12 (6 to 11 in Group II) after qualification played in a round-trip round for the 2 playoff places 7 + 8 and for ranks 9-12 for the relegation round. In Group I (Eastern Switzerland) and Group II (Central Switzerland) the points of the qualification were halved for the Masterround, in Group III (Suisse Romande) all points of the qualification round were taken into the Masterround.
The play-offs were held as a “best-of-five” series, with the winner of the playoff final qualifying for the finals of the Swiss amateur championship. The relegation round took place in Group 1 (Eastern Switzerland) as a round trip. The teams started with the number of points according to the status at the end of Masterround II. The last placed in the relegation round was relegated to the 2nd league for the next season. In Group II (Central Switzerland) there was no round of relegation due to the odd number of teams. In Group III (Suisse Romande) the relegation round took place in the form of a playout semi-final (best-of-five series) and a playout final (best-of-five series). The loser of the playout finals was relegated to the 2nd division.
In the 2014/2015 season, the relegation games were played, but there was no athletic relegation. In the Eastern Switzerland group, EHC Winterthur was promoted to National League B, so EHC Arosa did not have to relegate. HC Yverdon les Bains relegated voluntarily to the Suisse Romande group. The playout final was not played.
if a team met the criteria of the National League,
reported the desire for promotion before the season and,
won the Swiss amateur championship.
Qualifying round
Group 1: Eastern Switzerland (OS)
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
EHC Winterthur
22nd
15th
2
1
04th
97: 047
50
2.
EHC Dübendorf
22nd
15th
1
1
05
86: 055
48
3.
HCC Biasca
22nd
10
7th
2
03
96: 056
46
4th
EHC Chur Capricorns
22nd
12
1
5
04th
83: 062
43
5.
GDT Bellinzona
22nd
10
3
1
08th
71: 074
37
6th
EHC Frauenfeld
22nd
11
1
1
09
73: 063
36
7th
EHC Bülach
22nd
09
2
3
08th
81: 068
34
8th.
SC Weinfelden
22nd
07th
2
1
12
50: 082
26th
9.
EHC Wetzikon
22nd
08th
0
2
12
68: 074
26th
10.
EHC Seewen
22nd
07th
0
3
10
67: 088
24
11.
PIKES EHC Oberthurgau
22nd
05
3
1
13
57: 084
22nd
12.
EHC Arosa
22nd
01
0
1
20th
40: 116
04th
Legend
Masterround I
Masterround II
Group 2: Central Switzerland (ZS)
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
EHC Thun
20th
13
2
1
04th
88: 047
44
2.
EHC Brandis
20th
11
4th
2
03
94: 059
43
3.
EHC Zuchwil Regio
20th
13
1
1
05
88: 055
42
4th
SC Lyss
20th
11
2
1
06th
73: 052
38
5.
Argovia Stars
20th
10
1
3
06th
77: 060
35
6th
EHC Basel-Kleinhüningen
20th
10
2
1
07th
83: 064
35
7th
EHC Burgdorf
20th
09
1
2
08th
85: 076
31
8th.
EHC Wiki-Münsingen
20th
08th
3
1
08th
81: 075
31
9.
SC Unterseen-Interlaken
20th
05
4th
2
09
59: 075
23
10.
EHC Adelboden
20th
02
0
1
17th
38: 088
07th
11.
EHC Belp
20th
00
0
1
19th
42: 157
01
Legend
Masterround I
Masterround II
Group 3: Suisse Romande (SR)
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
Forward Morges
22nd
18th
0
0
04th
103: 038
54
2.
HC Sion-Nendaz 4 Vallées
22nd
16
1
2
03
116: 060
52
3.
HC Düdingen Bulls
22nd
15th
2
0
05
084: 045
49
4th
HC Franches-Montagnes
22nd
14th
1
1
06th
099: 057
45
5.
HC Université Neuchâtel
22nd
14th
1
0
07th
116: 072
44
6th
HC Star Lausanne
22nd
12
0
1
09
085: 066
37
7th
Genève-Servette HC Ass.
22nd
10
0
0
12
059: 072
30th
8th.
EHC Saastal
22nd
07th
0
0
15th
071: 102
21st
9.
HC Yverdon les Bains
22nd
06th
1
1
14th
046: 092
21st
10.
HC Saint-Imier-Sonceboz
22nd
06th
0
0
16
063: 086
18th
11.
HC Moutier
22nd
05
0
1
16
066: 120
17th
12.
HC Vallée de Joux
22nd
02
0
2
18th
040: 138
08th
Legend
Masterround I
Masterround II
Masterround
Group 1: Eastern Switzerland (OS)
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
EHC Winterthur
10
7th
0
1
2
130: 063
47
2.
EHC Dübendorf
10
7th
0
0
3
122: 077
45
3.
EHC Chur Capricorns
10
5
1
0
4th
116: 088
39
4th
HCC Biasca
10
4th
0
0
6th
129: 098
35
5.
GDT Bellinzona
10
3
0
0
7th
089: 110
28
6th
EHC Frauenfeld
10
3
0
0
7th
095: 096
27
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
EHC Bülach
10
8th
1
0
1
117: 085
43
2.
SC Weinfelden
10
6th
1
0
3
085: 105
33
3.
EHC Wetzikon
10
4th
0
2
4th
101: 106
27
4th
EHC Seewen
10
5
0
0
5
101: 119
27
5.
PIKES EHC Oberthurgau
10
4th
0
0
6th
086: 112
23
6th
EHC Arosa
10
1
0
0
9
056: 168
05
Legend
Playoffs
Relegation round
Group 2: Central Switzerland (ZS)
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
SC Lyss
8th
6th
1
1
0
36:22
40
2.
EHC Zuchwil Regio
8th
3
2
1
2
31:31
35
3.
EHC Brandis
8th
2
1
2
3
28:26
32
4th
EHC Thun
8th
2
1
2
3
29:25
32
5.
Argovia Stars
8th
0
2
1
5
24:44
23
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
EHC Basel-Kleinhüningen
10
6th
1
1
2
50:32
39
2.
EHC Wiki-Münsingen
10
7th
0
1
2
47:28
38
3.
EHC Burgdorf
10
6th
1
1
2
53:38
37
4th
SC Unterseen-Interlaken
10
4th
2
0
4th
33:26
28
5.
EHC Adelboden
10
2
0
1
7th
36:43
11
6th
EHC Belp
10
1
0
0
9
16:68
04th
Legend
Playoffs
End of season
Group 3: Suisse Romande (SR)
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
HC Sion-Nendaz 4 Vallées
10
6th
0
0
4th
40:29
70
2.
Forward Morges
10
4th
1
0
5
39:33
68
3.
HC Düdingen Bulls
10
6th
0
1
3
36:31
68
4th
HC Franches-Montagnes
10
7th
0
1
2
34:24
67
5.
HC Université Neuchâtel
10
4th
2
0
4th
38:49
60
6th
HC Star Lausanne
10
0
0
1
9
27:48
38
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
EHC Saastal
10
6th
1
3
0
43:24
44
2.
Genève-Servette HC Ass.
10
4th
0
2
4th
34:28
44
3.
HC Saint-Imier-Sonceboz
10
6th
2
0
2
35:23
40
4th
HC Yverdon les Bains
10
3
3
1
3
34:28
37
5.
HC Moutier
10
3
1
1
5
31:43
29
6th
HC Vallée de Joux
10
0
1
1
8th
16:47
11
Legend
Playoffs
Playouts
Playoffs
Group 1: Eastern Switzerland (OS)
Quarter finals
Semi-final
final
1
EHC Winterthur
3
8th
SC Weinfelden
0
1
EHC Winterthur
3
5
GDT Bellinzona
1
4th
HCC Biasca
2
5
GDT Bellinzona
3
1
EHC Winterthur
3
3
EHC Chur Capricorns
0
2
EHC Dübendorf
3
7th
EHC Bülach
1
2
EHC Dübendorf
0
3
EHC Chur Capricorns
3
3
EHC Chur Capricorns
3
6th
EHC Frauenfeld
0
Group 2: Central Switzerland (ZS)
Quarter finals
Semi-final
final
1
SC Lyss
3
8th
EHC Burgdorf
1
1
SC Lyss
0
4th
EHC Thun
3
4th
EHC Thun
3
5
Argovia Stars
0
4th
EHC Thun
0
7th
EHC Wiki-Münsingen
3
2
EHC Zuchwil Regio
1
7th
EHC Wiki-Münsingen
3
7th
EHC Wiki-Münsingen
3
3
EHC Brandis
0
3
EHC Brandis
3
6th
EHC Basel-Kleinhüningen
2
Group 3: Suisse Romande (SR)
Quarter finals
Semi-final
final
1
HC Sion-Nendaz 4 Vallées
3
7th
EHC Saastal
2
1
HC Sion-Nendaz 4 Vallées
3
4th
HC Franches-Montagnes
2
4th
HC Franches-Montagnes
3
5
HC Université Neuchâtel
1
1
HC Sion-Nendaz 4 Vallées
3
2
Forward Morges
1
2
Forward Morges
3
8th
Genève-Servette HC Ass.
0
2
Forward Morges
3
3
HC Düdingen Bulls
1
3
HC Düdingen Bulls
3
6th
HC Star Lausanne
2
Relegation round / playouts
Group 1: Eastern Switzerland (OS)
space
society
Sp.
S.
S2
N1
N
Torv.
Pt.
1.
EHC Wetzikon
6th
5
1
0
0
141: 129
44
2.
EHC Seewen
6th
2
0
2
2
125: 147
35
3.
PIKES EHC Oberthurgau
6th
1
1
0
4th
106: 135
28
4th
EHC Arosa
6th
2
0
0
4th
073: 195
11
Legend
Whereabouts
2nd league
With the promotion of EHC Winterthur to the National League B, EHC Arosa remained in the 1st division.
Group 3: Suisse Romande (SR)
Semi-final
final
9
HC Saint-Imier-Sonceboz
3
12
HC Vallée de Joux
0
12
HC Vallée de Joux
-
11
HC Moutier
-
10
HC Yverdon les Bains
3
11
HC Moutier
0
Due to the voluntary relegation of HC Yverdon les Bains to the 2nd division, the playout final was not played.
Final round
In the final round, the three group winners competed against each other. After a group stage (six games), the two best teams played in the final for the title of Swiss amateur champions.
The group matches took place from March 28th to April 9th, 2015.