National League A (ice hockey) 2004/05
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Master: | HC Davos | ||
Relegated: | Lausanne HC | ||
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The season 2004/05 was the 67th regular season of the National League A . The HC Davos was in play-off -Final against ZSC Lions Swiss champion . In the National League B , the EHC Basel was 'B-Champion' and managed in a duel with the NLA table bottom Lausanne HC at his expense, promotion to the top division.
The season was special in that due to the NHL lockout, some NHL players strengthened the teams in Switzerland:
- SC Bern : Daniel Brière , Dany Heatley , Marc Savard
- EHC Biel : Ben Clymer ( Tampa Bay Lightning ), Tyler Wright ( Columbus Blue Jackets )
- HC Davos : Rick Nash ( Columbus Blue Jackets ), Joe Thornton ( Boston Bruins ) Niklas Hagman ( Florida Panthers )
- Kloten Flyers : Olli Jokinen , David Tanabe , Patrice Brisebois , Jeff Halpern
- Lausanne HC : Martin St. Louis ( Tampa Bay Lightning )
- HC Lugano : David Aebischer , Alex Tanguay (both Colorado Avalanche ), Martin Gélinas
- SCL Tigers : Tim Connolly , Martin Gerber ( Carolina Hurricanes )
- SCRJ Rapperswil-Lakers : Kristian Huselius ( Calgary Flames )
- EV Zug : Mike Fisher ( Ottawa Senators ): Niko Kapanen ( Dallas Stars )
National League A
mode
The 12 teams played two double rounds of 22 games each. Then the best eight teams determined the Swiss champions in play-off style. Quarter-finals , semi-finals and the final were each played according to the best-of-seven mode.
The other four teams determined in the play-outs that team that had to play against the champions of National League B to stay in the league.
Table before the start of the playoffs
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
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1. | HC Lugano | 44 | 29 | 7th | 8th | 148: 99 | 65 |
2. | HC Davos | 44 | 27 | 4th | 13 | 156: 102 | 58 |
3. | ZSC Lions | 44 | 23 | 4th | 17th | 146: 118 | 50 |
4th | EV train | 44 | 20th | 8th | 16 | 140: 142 | 48 |
5. | Genève-Servette HC | 44 | 20th | 5 | 19th | 126: 131 | 45 |
6th | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 44 | 19th | 7th | 18th | 133: 137 | 45 |
7th | SC Rapperswil-Jona | 44 | 20th | 5 | 19th | 140: 130 | 45 |
8th. | SC Bern | 44 | 18th | 8th | 18th | 143: 121 | 44 |
9. | Kloten Flyers | 44 | 19th | 5 | 20th | 122: 128 | 43 |
10. | HC Friborg-Gottéron | 44 | 13 | 7th | 24 | 115: 145 | 33 |
11. | SCL Tigers | 44 | 12 | 6th | 26th | 96: 154 | 30th |
12. | Lausanne HC | 44 | 8th | 6th | 30th | 111: 169 | 22nd |
Playoffs
Playoff tree
Quarter finals | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||
1 | HC Lugano | 1 | |||||||||
8th | SC Bern | 4th | |||||||||
2 | HC Davos | 4th | |||||||||
8th | SC Bern | 2 | |||||||||
2 | HC Davos | 4th | |||||||||
7th | SC Rapperswil-Jona | 0 | |||||||||
(The teams are reset after the first round.) | 2 | HC Davos | 4th | ||||||||
3 | ZSC Lions | 1 | |||||||||
3 | ZSC Lions | 4th | |||||||||
6th | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 1 | |||||||||
3 | ZSC Lions | 4th | |||||||||
4th | EV train | 1 | |||||||||
4th | EV train | 4th | |||||||||
5 | HC Genève-Servette | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals took place between February 26th and March 12th.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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HC Lugano | - | SC Bern | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 5: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 4 | 4: 5 a.d. | - | - |
HC Davos | - | SC Rapperswil-Jona | 4-0 | 6: 2 | 2: 1 nV | 6: 3 | 2: 1 nV | - | - | - |
ZSC Lions | - | HC Ambri-Piotta | 4: 1 | 5: 3 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 6: 2 | - | - |
EV train | - | HC Servette Genève | 4-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 nV | - | - | - |
Semi-final
The semifinals took place between March 12th and 26th.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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HC Davos | - | SC Bern | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 5 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 4: 1 | - |
ZSC Lions | - | EV train | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 a.d. | 4: 2 | - | - |
Final
The final took place between March 28th and April 11th.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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HC Davos | - | ZSC Lions | 4: 1 | 4: 6 | 6: 3 | 3: 2 | 4: 3 nV | 3: 2 nV | - | - |
HC Davos is thus Swiss champion
Playouts
Playout tree
Semi-final | Final | ||||||
9 | Kloten Flyers | 4th | |||||
12 | Lausanne HC | 1 | |||||
10 | HC Friborg-Gottéron | 4th | |||||
12 | Lausanne HC | 1 | |||||
10 | HC Friborg-Gottéron | 2 | |||||
11 | SCL Tigers | 4th | |||||
Semi-final
The semi-finals took place between February 26th and March 12th.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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Kloten Flyers | - | Lausanne HC | 4: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 8: 4 | 2: 3 a.d. | 6: 1 | - | - |
Friborg-Gottéron | - | SCL Tigers | 2: 4 | 7: 5 | 2: 5 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 8: 1 | 2: 5 | - |
Final
The final took place between March 15th and 28th.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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Friborg-Gottéron | - | Lausanne HC | 4: 1 | 5: 4 | 7: 9 | 7: 3 | 4: 3 a.d. | 5: 2 | - | - |
The Lausanne HC played against the champions of the National League B - the EHC Basel - for the last place in the National League A.
League qualification
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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Lausanne HC | - | EHC Basel | 3: 4 | 4: 5 nV | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 5 | 0: 2 | 4: 2 | 0: 4 |
The Lausanne HC thus dismounted in the National League B, the Meantime EHC Basel in the National League A rising.