National League B 2007/08

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Master: EHC Biel (promoted)
Relegated: EHC Chur, HC Martigny (withdrawal)
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The 2007/08 season was the 61st regular hosting of the second-class Swiss National League B . The reigning Swiss National League B champion was EHC Biel , who missed promotion as the team lost 4-1 in the league qualification against the SCL Tigers . The only newcomers to the NLB were the HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters , who were the only participants in the finals of the first division to apply for promotion. No play-outs were played in the NLB either this season or the previous season.

Since no team from the first division took advantage of the promotion opportunity, and both Chur and Martigny withdrew, the NLB was played in 2008/09 with eleven teams.

Attendees

In the 2007/08 season, the league was officially named National League B for the first time , and the following 14 teams played in it:

mode

The 13 teams played two double rounds of 24 games each, as well as one game against the Swiss U20 national team. Then the best eight teams determined the Swiss B champions in play-off style, with the first four teams in the table being allowed to choose a quarter-final opponent. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final were each played according to the best-of-seven mode .

The winner of the final played a relegation in best-of-seven against the loser of the NLA play-outs .

Preliminary round

table

space society Games S. S2 N1 N Torv. Pt.
1. EHC Biel 49 35 1 4th 9 218: 121 111
2. HC Lausanne 49 31 4th 3 11 212: 122 104
3. HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 49 31 2 5 11 237: 149 102
4th HC Ajoie 49 28 6th 0 15th 201: 135 96
5. EHC Visp 49 29 2 3 15th 196: 136 94
6th SC Langenthal 49 23 6th 3 17th 181: 174 84
7th EHC Olten 49 22nd 3 3 21st 179: 163 75
8th. GCK Lions 49 18th 7th 4th 20th 177: 176 72
9. HC Thurgau 49 17th 5 3 24 192: 214 64
10. HC Sierre 49 13 4th 2 30th 169: 249 49
11. EHC Chur 49 11 4th 7th 27 159: 234 48
12. HC Martigny 49 10 3 8th 28 150: 234 44
13. HC Neuchâtel 49 4th 3 4th 38 107: 259 22nd
- Switzerland U20 13 3 0 1 9 48:60 10

Top scorer

team Surname Sp T A. Pt PIM PPT SHT
HC Ajoie James Desmarais 49 42 54 96 74 5 8th
HC Lausanne Cory Pecker 45 41 55 96 120 18th 1
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds Jonathan Roy 49 39 56 95 56 10 3
EHC Biel Marko Tuomainen 48 39 55 94 30th 15th 2
HC Lausanne Lee Jinman 45 28 64 92 36 8th 2
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds Dominic Forget 49 39 51 90 34 13 2
EHC Visp Greg Hogeboom 49 39 37 76 68 10 2
SC Langenthal Steve Larouche 49 34 42 76 38 12 1
HC Ajoie Stéphane Roy 49 26th 49 75 48 12 1
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds Michael Neininger 48 36 36 72 32 18th 0

Play-offs

For the quarter-finals, the four best-ranked clubs were allowed to choose an opponent from positions five to eight in the table. There was only one change this season compared to the normal order: The EHC Biel chose the EHC Olten instead of the GCK Lions . This means that the playoffs lead to the following duels:

  • EHC Biel (1) - EHC Olten (7)
  • HC Lausanne (2) - GCK Lions (8)
  • HC La Chaux-de-Fonds (3) - SC Langenthal (6)
  • HC Ajoie (4) - EHC Visp (5)

From February 15, 2008, these teams fought in the Best of Seven mode for a place in the semi-finals.

Quarter finals

EHC Biel - EHC Olten 4: 1

(3: 2; 5: 1; 2: 3; 4: 3; 3: 2)

HC Lausanne - GCK Lions 4-0

(8: 3; 4: 2; 5: 3; 4: 2)

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds - SC Langenthal 4-0

(4: 2; 4: 3; 2: 1; 4: 3)

HC Ajoie - EHC Visp 4: 3

(2: 4; 7: 3; 6: 3; 3: 4; 4: 1; 2: 3; 7: 4)

Semi-final

In the 2007/08 semifinals, the top 4 of the qualification will meet.

EHC Biel - HC Ajoie 4: 3

(1: 0; 1: 6; 4: 2; 3: 0; 1: 2 n.V .; 3: 5; 4: 2)

HC Lausanne - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 3: 4

(6: 5 n.V .; 7: 3; 6: 2; 2: 3; 1: 3; 3: 8; 1: 3)

Final

In the final of the 2007/08 season, last year's champions EHC Biel and the third in the preliminary round, HC La Chaux-de-Fonds, met - whoever achieved four wins first became the NLB master and went into the relegation games against the NLA loser. Playouts.

EHC Biel - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 4: 1

(3: 2;) :( 3: 2;) :( 1: 3;) :( 4: 3;) :( 5: 1;)

League qualification

The winner of the NLB play-offs played relegation games against the loser of the NLA playouts for promotion to the NLA in the best of seven mode. The upper class always had home right first.

EHC Basel - EHC Biel (0: 4)

1: 2; 1: 4; 1: 2; 2: 3

The EHC Biel rose again after 13 years in the top division.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hockeyfans.ch, NLB playoffs selected