National League A 2007/08

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Swiss National League Logo.svg National League A
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Master: ZSC Lions
Relegated: EHC Basel
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The 2007/08 season was the 70th regular season of the former National League A , which, following a league decision, has been renamed National League A from this season to give Swiss ice hockey a new profile. In addition to the new name, a new master trophy has also been introduced. The champions this season were the ZSC Lions with 4-2 wins against Genève-Servette HC .

mode

The 12 teams play 2 double rounds of 22 games each. There are also 6 additional encounters per team against 3 opponents, which are determined on the basis of the qualification table of the previous year. This resulted in the following groups: Davos (1st), Rapperswil (6th), Geneva (7th), Basel (12th) and Bern (2nd), Kloten (5th), ZSC (8th), Langnau (11th) as well as Zug (3rd), Lugano (4th), Ambri (9th), Friborg (10th). In total, each team plays 50 qualifying games. Then the best eight teams will determine the Swiss champions in play-off style. Quarter-finals , semi-finals and the final are each 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 the National League B to stay up.

Main round

In the National League A , the same teams played in the 2007/08 season as in the previous season, as EHC Biel failed in the relegation against the NLA playout loser, the SCL Tigers , and rejected an application to increase to 13 teams has been.

table

Pl. team Sp. S3 S2 N1 N0 Gates Pt.
1. SC Bern 50 33 4th 4th 9 167-92 111
2. Genève-Servette HC 50 21st 11 4th 14th 172-135 89
3. Kloten Flyers 50 26th 1 7th 16 147-131 87
4th EV train 50 24 5 4th 17th 174-151 86
5. HC Davos 50 26th 2 2 20th 156-124 84
6th ZSC Lions 50 21st 6th 6th 17th 158-125 81
7th Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 50 23 2 3 22nd 156-167 76
8th. Friborg-Gottéron 50 17th 7th 5 21st 132-163 70
9. HC Lugano 50 15th 9 6th 20th 130-149 69
10. SCL Tigers 50 19th 3 5 23 175-195 68
11. HC Ambrì-Piotta 50 14th 7th 7th 22nd 160-180 63
12. EHC Basel 50 3 1 5 41 98-213 16

Playoffs

Tournament tree

Quarter finals   Semi-final     Final
                       
1. SC Bern 2          
8th. HC Friborg-Gottéron 4th
  2. Genève-Servette HC 4th
  8th. HC Friborg-Gottèron 1    
2. Genève-Servette HC 4th  
7th Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 1  
(The teams are reset after the first round.) 2. Genève-Servette HC 2
  6th ZSC Lions 4th
3. Kloten Flyers 1      
6th ZSC Lions 4th  
  5. HC Davos 2
  6th ZSC Lions 4th    
4th EV train 3  
5. HC Davos 4th  
 

Playouts

The playouts and the relegation will be played consistently in the Best of Seven mode.

Tournament tree

Semi-final     Final
               
9. HC Lugano 4th      
12. EHC Basel 1      
      11. HC Ambrì-Piotta 4th
      12. EHC Basel 0
10. SCL Tigers 4th      
11. HC Ambrì-Piotta 3      
     

Semi-final

series 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th
HC Lugano - EHC Basel 4: 1 6: 1 3: 5 4: 3 a.d. 3: 2 4: 3 - -
SCL Tigers - HC Ambrí-Piotta 4: 3 5: 3 2: 4 8: 3 2: 3 3: 4 5: 4 a.d. 4: 3

Final

series 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th
HC Ambrí-Piotta - EHC Basel 4-0 7-0 5: 3 6: 1 4: 2 - - -

League qualification

series 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th
EHC Basel - EHC Biel 0: 4 1: 2 1: 4 1: 2 2: 3 - - -

EHC Biel wins this series with 4 to 0 victories and moves up to the NLA after 13 years of absence. Basel is relegated to the National League B after 3 years of NLA.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ SEHV , With an independent brand and significant changes in the new 2007/08 financial year , June 16, 2007
  2. ↑ http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news_portal/news.php?id=18782&month=8&year=07&modus=