National League (ice hockey) 2019/20

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The season 2019/20 was the third regular hosting after the renaming of the former Swiss National League A in the National League , the highest ice hockey league of Switzerland . The regular season consisted of 50 qualifying rounds. Then it should continue with the playoffs or playouts. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the season was canceled after the qualification.

Championship cancellation

Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the federal government decided on February 28, 2020 to ban events with more than 1000 participants until March 15, 2020. The National League therefore decided to play the last two rounds of qualification without spectators. After that, the league suspended the game for the time being. On March 11, 2020, the canton of Ticino declared a state of emergency. As a consequence, all ice rinks in the canton of Ticino were closed. As a result, regular championship operation was no longer possible, so that the association ended the championship in all leagues and levels after consulting the clubs. In addition, there were neither champions nor promoted and relegated.

mode

The twelve teams played two double rounds of 22 games each. In addition, there were six additional encounters per team against three opponents, which were based on a regional division (east: HC Ambrì-Piotta, HC Lugano, HC Davos, SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, center: EHC Biel, SCL Tigers, EV Zug, ZSC Lions , West: Genève-Servette HC, Lausanne HC, HC Friborg-Gottéron, SC Bern); In total, each team played 50 qualifying games. Then the best eight teams should determine the Swiss champion in the knockout system . All playoff series should be played according to the best-of-seven mode .

In the placement round and the subsequent play-outs , the last four teams should determine the team that has to play against the champions of the Swiss League to stay in the league.

Attendees

The NL clubs 2018/19

The same twelve teams are represented in the 2019/20 season as in the previous season.

team	Location	Ice rink	capacity	Audience Ø
HC Ambrì-Piotta	Ambrì	Pista la Valascia	6,500	4,996
SC Bern	Bern	PostFinance Arena	17.131	15,588
EHC Biel	Biel / Bienne	Tissot Arena	6,521	5,696
HC Davos	Davos	Vaillant Arena	7,080	4,444
Friborg-Gottéron	Freiburg	BCF arena	6,500	5,935
Genève-Servette HC	Geneva	Les Vernets	7,285	5,801
SCL Tigers	Langnau	Ilfishalle	6,000	5,549
Lausanne HC	Lausanne	vaudoise aréna	9,600	8.206
HC Lugano	Lugano	Cornèr Arena	7,800	5,679
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena	6,100	4,050
EV train	train	Bossard Arena	7,200	6,574
ZSC Lions	Zurich	Hallenstadion	11,200	8,975

Main round

Crosstab

Home team	Visiting team
Home team	Biel	train	Friborg	Geneva	Ambrì	Davos	Lugano	Lausanne	Bern	Rapperswil	Langnau	Zurich
Biel	-	1: 2 6: 5 ^V 0: 1 ^V	3: 1 5: 6 ^p	6: 3 7: 3	2: 3 3: 1	2: 1 -: -	3: 4 ^V 5: 3	2: 1 4: 5 ^p	3: 2 4: 0	0: 1 ^V 3: 2	3: 2 ^P 4: 1 2: 5	4: 3 ^V 4: 5 ^V -: -
train	2: 3 ^P 3: 4 ^V 4: 3	-	0-4 5-0	5: 1 1: 5	5: 1 3: 1	4: 5 4: 2	3: 2 ^P 1: 2	5: 6 3: 0	5: 2 1: 0	2: 3 4: 1	5: 2 2: 1 -: -	5: 4 ^V 3: 1 -: -
Friborg	1: 4 3: 2	2: 3 -: -	-	2: 1 ^V 0: 3 -: -	4: 2 3.2 ^P	4: 2 3: 1	1: 3 -: -	3: 2 3: 2 ^V 3: 1	1: 3 5: 1 2: 3 ^V.	4: 1 5: 3	0: 1 5: 4 ^V.	2: 4 0: 3
Geneva	2: 4 3: 2	2: 4 -: -	2: 3 ^V 3: 4 ^V 3: 0	-	3: 1 2: 0	5: 6 3: 2 ^V.	4-0 0-2	2: 1 0: 3 -: -	4: 2 1: 2 2: 1	6: 2 5: 1	6: 3 2: 3 ^p	3-0 6: 9
Ambrì	3: 1 5: 4 ^V.	3: 4 3: 2 ^V.	4: 0 3: 1	2: 3 ^P -: -	-	2: 3 4: 5 ^P -: -	1: 2 3: 2 7: 2	1: 2 ^V 2: 3 ^V	2: 5 3: 0	4: 2 3: 2 2: 5	2-0 4-2	2: 3 2: 3 ^V.
Davos	5: 2 4: 3 ^V.	2: 4 1: 2 ^V	3: 1 7: 2	2: 3 2: 1	5: 3 1: 2 3: 2 ^P	-	3: 2 3: 2 5: 1	4: 3 2: 1 ^V.	4: 3 -: -	3: 1 3: 2 -: -	5: 3 -: -	0: 5 3: 4 ^V.
Lugano	1: 2 6: 3	2: 1 ^V 3: 5	1: 4 4: 2	1: 2 ^V 1: 2	3: 4 ^P 5: 1 -: -	2: 3 2: 1 5: 3	-	2: 5 0: 2	4: 2 -: -	6: 3 5: 1 2: 1	1: 2 1: 3	3: 1 3: 1
Lausanne	2: 3 -: -	2: 1 0: 3	1: 3 4: 6 2: 3	3: 5 2: 3 ^V 2: 4	3: 1 5: 1	1: 7 3: 4 ^p	5: 2 2: 3 ^p	-	5: 0 2: 5 -: -	4: 1 2: 1 ^p	4: 3 -: -	1: 3 4: 2
Bern	1: 2 ^P 3: 2	4: 5 ^P 2: 1	1: 2 4: 2 -: -	5: 4 ^V 3: 2 3: 4 ^V	4: 1 2: 3 ^p	4: 3 ^P 3: 4 ^P	2: 5 2: 5	2: 5 2: 3 4: 3 ^V.	-	6: 3 -: -	4: 3 ^V 3: 2	2: 1 3: 4 ^V.
Rapperswil	5: 3 4: 6	4: 3 ^V 1: 4	9: 4 2: 3 ^V.	2-0 4-1	3: 0 1: 4 3: 2 ^P.	3: 4 4: 5 ^V 5: 2	1: 2 ^V 2: 1 -: -	2: 5 -: -	5: 4 ^V 3: 2 ^P	-	1: 2 7: 3	3: 2 ^V 3: 0
Langnau	3: 2 ^P 4: 1 2: 5	5: 3 2: 3 5: 1	3: 2 -: -	1: 3 1: 2 ^p	3: 4 ^P 4: 3	0: ^1V 1: ^2V	4: 3 ^P 3: 2	1: 3 0: 4	3: 1 1: 2 ^V	4: 1 2: 1	-	4: 6 1: 6 0: 3
Zurich	5: 2 3: 1 5: 2	3: 4 1: 2 ^P -: -	4: 1 1: 2 ^V	2: 0 1: 2	5: 3 -: -	6: 3 5: 4 ^V.	7: 2 1: 2	5: 0 2: 6	3: 2 ^V 1: 4	3: 1 5: 4 ^p	5: 4 ^V 2: 3 ^V 6: 1	-
^V - win after extra time ; ^P - victory after penalty shootout

table

Explanations: Qualification for the Champions Hockey League 2020/21 , playoff qualification , placement round / (as of February 25, 2020)

rank	team	Sp	S.	SNV	SNP	NNP	NNV	N	Gates	Pt
01.	ZSC Lions	50	23	7th	1	1	5	13	166: 124	91
02.	EV train	50	23	3	4th	2	5	13	147: 124	90
03.	HC Davos	50	22nd	5	4th	1	4th	14th	159: 142	89
04th	Genève-Servette HC	50	24	4th	2	1	4th	15th	140: 116	89
05.	EHC Biel	50	19th	3	3	3	6th	16	151: 144	78
06th	Lausanne HC	50	20th	2	2	2	5	19th	136: 131	75
07th	Friborg-Gottéron	50	17th	7th	3	0	2	21st	122: 136	73
08th.	HC Lugano	50	19th	3	1	3	1	23	125: 139	69
09.	SC Bern	50	15th	6th	1	5	4th	19th	131: 142	68
10.	HC Ambrì-Piotta	50	15th	2	3	5	3	22nd	120: 136	63
11.	SCL Tigers	50	15th	1	3	4th	6th	21st	117: 148	63
12.	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	50	11	5	2	2	3	27	129: 161	52

Top scorer

player	team	Sp	T	V	P	SM	+/-
Pius Suter	ZSC Lions	50	30th	23	53	16	+23
Mark Arcobello	SC Bern	50	15th	33	48	22nd	+0
Garrett Roe	ZSC Lions	44	13	35	48	20th	+15
Grégory Hofmann	EV train	50	24	23	47	40	+19
Toni Rajala	EHC Biel	50	23	23	46	10	+7
Jan Kovář	EV train	50	14th	31	45	48	+19
Kevin Clark	SCRJ Lakers	48	23	21st	44	34	−8
Daniel Winnik	Genève-Servette HC	49	22nd	22nd	44	48	+19
Matt D'Agostini	HC Ambrì-Piotta	46	18th	24	42	26th	−4
Harri Pesonen	SCL Tigers	48	18th	24	42	44	+14
Oscar Lindberg ¹	EV train	46	14th	16	30th	75	+5

¹ For comparison: players with the most penalty minutes

Best goalkeeper

Source: SIHF; Bold: best value ( legend for goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draw or overtime or shootout defeat; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; ¹ play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

player	team	Sp	Min	S.	N	GT	GTS	SaT	SVS	Sv%	SO
Tobias Stephan	Lausanne HC	40	2283: 33	19th	14th	82	2.15	1085	1003	92.44	4th
Tomi Karhunen	SC Bern	27	1634: 09	14th	10	60	2.20	803	743	92.53	2
Leonardo Genoni	EV train	39	2306: 11	20th	13	87	2.26	1048	961	91.70	5
Reto Berra	Friborg-Gottéron	44	2615: 41	20th	21st	103	2.36	1361	1258	92.43	2
Robert Mayer	Genève-Servette HC	32	1875: 00	15th	14th	74	2.37	860	786	91.40	1
Joni Ortio	ZSC Lions	20th	1237: 05	10	8th	49	2.38	588	539	91.67	1
Daniel Manzato	HC Ambri-Piotta	27	1517: 17	10	10	61	2.41	760	699	91.97	2
Lukas Flüeler	ZSC Lions	29	1609: 40	17th	10	65	2.42	731	666	91.11	4th
Jonas Hiller	EHC Biel-Bienne	39	2367: 11	18th	17th	98	2.48	1190	1092	91.76	1
Ivars Punnenovs	SCL Tigers	38	2270: 13	15th	19th	95	2.51	1109	1014	91.43	2
Sandro Zurkirchen	HC Lugano	39	2291: 58	16	20th	97	2.54	1041	944	90.68	1
Joren van Pottelberghe	HC Davos	25th	1444: 44	12	10	63	2.62	754	691	91.64	1
Niklas Schlegel	HC Lugano	25th	1444: 22	10	10	63	2.62	686	623	90.82	0
Sandro Aeschlimann	HC Davos	27	1579: 52	15th	6th	71	2.70	800	729	91.12	0
Melvin Nyffeler	SCRJ Lakers	42	2483: 01	14th	24	120	2.90	1248	1128	90.38	4th

Web links

National League - Official Website. Swiss Ice Hockey Federation , accessed July 19, 2018 .

Individual evidence

↑ Federal Office of Public Health: Coronavirus: Federal Council prohibits large events. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
↑ National League: Game operations in the National League and Swiss League interrupted. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
↑ Swiss Ice Hockey Federation: All Swiss ice hockey championships have been canceled. sihf.ch, March 12, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020 .
↑ Game Center National League. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
↑ sihf.com, Goalie Stats - Regular Season 2019/20

[1] Federal Office of Public Health: Coronavirus: Federal Council prohibits large events. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .

[2] National League: Game operations in the National League and Swiss League interrupted. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .

[3] Swiss Ice Hockey Federation: All Swiss ice hockey championships have been canceled. sihf.ch, March 12, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020 .

[4] Game Center National League. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .

[5] sihf.com, Goalie Stats - Regular Season 2019/20