National League B 2016/17
National League B | |||
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◄ previous | Season 2016/17 | next ► | |
Master: | SC Langenthal | ||
Relegated: | HC Red Ice (bankruptcy) | ||
↑ NLA | • NLB | 1st league ↓ | 2nd league ↓↓ |
The 2016/17 season was the 70th regular staging of the National League B , the second division in Swiss ice hockey . This time the season comprised 48 qualifying rounds, in 2015/16 there were 45.
The season started on September 9, 2016 and ends on February 12, 2017. The play-offs began on February 17, 2017.
Attendees
The NLB clubs 2016/17 |
The HCB Ticino Rockets and the EVZ Academy are new.
team | Location | Ice rink | capacity |
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HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire du Voyeboeuf | 4,200 |
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7'200 |
SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren ice rink | 4,320 |
GCK Lions | Küsnacht | KEK Küsnacht | 2,800 |
EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz ice rink | 6'500 |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil-Jona | St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena | 6,100 |
HC Red Ice | Martigny | Forum d'Octodure | 3,520 |
Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,100 |
EHC Visp | Visp | Litterna hall | 4,300 |
EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Target building arena | 2,496 |
HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca | Raiffeisen BiascArena | 3'800 |
EVZ Academy | train | Academy Arena | 1,500 |
Main round
table
Abbreviations: S = victories, N = defeats, OTS = victories after extra time or penalty shootout, OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, TVH = goal difference
rank | society | Games | S. | N | OTS | OTN | Gates | TVH | Points |
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1. | SC Langenthal | 48 | 32 | 8th | 6th | 2 | 181: 105 | +76 | 110 |
2. | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 48 | 30th | 9 | 3 | 6th | 198: 137 | +61 | 102 |
3. | HC Red Ice | 48 | 26th | 13 | 6th | 3 | 152: 115 | +37 | 93 |
4th | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 48 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 174: 139 | +35 | 91 |
5. | EHC Olten | 48 | 26th | 13 | 4th | 5 | 176: 130 | +46 | 91 |
6th | HC Ajoie | 48 | 24 | 16 | 6th | 2 | 202: 136 | +66 | 86 |
7th | EHC Visp | 48 | 20th | 22nd | 2 | 4th | 162: 159 | +3 | 68 |
8th. | Hockey Thurgau | 48 | 15th | 26th | 5 | 2 | 135: 161 | −26 | 57 |
9. | EHC Winterthur | 48 | 14th | 31 | 1 | 2 | 121: 195 | −74 | 46 |
10. | EVZ Academy | 48 | 10 | 30th | 4th | 4th | 102: 180 | −78 | 42 |
11. | HCB Ticino Rockets | 48 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 7th | 127: 195 | −68 | 40 |
12. | GCK Lions | 48 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 106: 184 | −78 | 38 |
Top scorer
player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- | |
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Philip-Michaël Devos | HC Ajoie | 48 | 40 | 57 | 97 | 12 | +44 | |
Dominic Forget | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 46 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 47 | +24 | |
Jonathan Hazen | HC Ajoie | 48 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 62 | +29 | |
Dion Knelsen | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 48 | 30th | 39 | 69 | 32 | +31 | |
Jeff Campbell | SC Langenthal | 47 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 24 | +37 | |
Brent Kelly | SC Langenthal | 47 | 22nd | 47 | 69 | 18th | +36 | |
Jacob Berglund | HC Red Ice | 48 | 26th | 40 | 66 | 36 | +21 | |
Stefan Tschannen | SC Langenthal | 41 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 16 | +35 | |
William Rapuzzi | EHC Visp | 42 | 26th | 29 | 55 | 36 | +7 | |
Jared Aulin | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 47 | 19th | 35 | 54 | 24 | +14 | |
Andrea Glauser 1 | Hockey Thurgau | 32 | 5 | 10 | 15th | 96 | −19 |
1 For comparison: players with the most penalty minutes
Play-offs
The play-offs are carried out in best-of-seven mode.
Tournament tree
Quarter finals | Semi-final | final | |||||||||
1 | SC Langenthal | 4th | |||||||||
8th | Hockey Thurgau | 0 | |||||||||
1 | SC Langenthal | 4th | |||||||||
6th | HC Ajoie | 1 | |||||||||
2 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4th | |||||||||
7th | EHC Visp | 1 | |||||||||
(The teams are reset after the first round.) | 1 | SC Langenthal | 4th | ||||||||
4th | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 3 | |||||||||
3 | HC Red Ice | 1 | |||||||||
6th | HC Ajoie | 4th | |||||||||
2 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1 | |||||||||
4th | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 4th | |||||||||
4th | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 4th | |||||||||
5 | EHC Olten | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals took place from February 17 to March 3, 2017.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | [MR] | |||
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SC Langenthal | - | Hockey Thurgau | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | - | - | - | [4: 0] |
HC Red Ice | - | HC Ajoie | 1: 4 | 2: 3 | 3: 5 | 1: 5 | 4: 3 | 4: 6 | - | - | [2: 4] |
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | - | EHC Visp | 4: 1 | 3: 6 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 3 | 7: 2 | - | - | [3: 1] |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | - | EHC Olten | 4: 1 | 6: 2 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 0: 3 | 5: 2 | - | - | [3: 1] |
HR = main round
Semi-final
The semifinal series will take place from March 5th to 19th, 2017.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | [MR] | |||
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SC Langenthal | - | HC Ajoie | 4: 1 | 7: 6 a.d. | 1: 2 | 6: 3 | 4: 3 a.d. | 3: 1 | - | - | [4: 0] |
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | - | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 1: 4 | 2: 4 | 2: 5 | 3: 2 | 1: 5 | 1: 2 | - | - | [3: 1] |
HR = main round
Final
March 21, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
SC Langenthal Rytz, Kelly |
2: 5 (0: 1, 1: 3, 1: 1) game report |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Schmutz, Casutt, Hüsler, Studer, Profico |
Ice rink Schoren , Langenthal Spectators: 3.815 |
March 24, 2017 7:45 p.m. |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Aulin, Hüsler, Hügli |
3: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report |
SC Langenthal Kelly, Küng |
St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena , Rapperswil-Jona Spectators: 4,563 |
March 26, 2017 5:30 p.m. |
SC Langenthal Kämpf, Dünner, Kämpf, Pivron |
4: 2 (2: 0, 0: 1, 2: 1) game report |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Brandi, Rizzello |
Ice rink Schoren , Langenthal Spectators: 4,500 |
March 28, 2017 7:45 p.m. |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Altorfer, Casutt |
2: 3 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2) game report |
SC Langenthal Kelly, Cadonau, Kämpf |
St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena , Rapperswil-Jona Spectators: 3,945 |
March 31, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
SC Langenthal Primeau, Montandon |
2: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
Ice rink Schoren , Langenthal Spectators: 4,500 |
April 2, 2017 3:45 pm |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Grossniklaus, Altorfer, Knelson |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report |
SC Langenthal Kelly |
St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena , Rapperswil-Jona Spectators: 4,830 |
April 4, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
SC Langenthal Tschannen, Füglister, Dünner, Rytz, Pivron |
5: 4 (0: 1, 2: 0, 3: 3) game report |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Casutt, Hutchings, Grossniklaus, Kneisen |
Ice rink Schoren , Langenthal Spectators: 4,500 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schedule on the National League homepage (PDF file; 56 kB)
- ↑ NLB with EVZ Academy and Biasca. (No longer available online.) In: www.hockeyfans.ch. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016 ; Retrieved April 3, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.