National League B (ice hockey) 1972/73
| National League B | |||
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| Master: | Zurich SC | ||
| Newcomers: | Zurich SC | ||
| Relegated: |
EHC Uzwil HC Sion |
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| ↑ NLA | • NLB | |||
The 1972/73 season was the 26th regular staging of the National League B , the second highest Swiss league in ice hockey . The NLB champion Zürcher SC went straight into the National League A in. The EHC Uzwil and the HC Sion were relegated to the third highest division, the first division.
mode
The league was divided into two groups with eight participants each. The four best-placed teams in each group qualified for the final round, the winners of which went straight to the NLA. The remaining eight teams contested a relegation round, the last two of which were relegated directly to the third division. Each team received two points for a win and one point for a tie. If you lost, you didn't get any points.
Main round
Group west
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lausanne HC | 14th | 12 | 1 | 1 | 97:30 | 25th |
| 2. | HC Friborg | 14th | 11 | 0 | 3 | 92:45 | 22nd |
| 3. | Villars HC | 14th | 8th | 3 | 3 | 74:47 | 19th |
| 4th | HC Fleurier | 14th | 5 | 1 | 8th | 49:67 | 11 |
| 5. | HC Sion | 14th | 5 | 0 | 9 | 45:63 | 10 |
| 6th | Forward Morges HC | 14th | 4th | 2 | 8th | 56:81 | 10 |
| 7th | EHC Visp | 14th | 4th | 1 | 9 | 59:74 | 9 |
| 8th. | Young Sprinters Neuchâtel | 14th | 3 | 0 | 11 | 35: 100 | 6th |
Group east
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zurich SC | 14th | 10 | 0 | 4th | 63:42 | 20th |
| 2. | HC Davos | 14th | 8th | 3 | 3 | 73:50 | 19th |
| 3. | EHC Biel | 14th | 8th | 2 | 4th | 64:43 | 18th |
| 4th | EHC Basel | 14th | 8th | 2 | 4th | 61:60 | 18th |
| 5. | EHC Uzwil | 14th | 5 | 3 | 6th | 55:63 | 13 |
| 6th | EHC Olten | 14th | 4th | 3 | 7th | 55:47 | 11 |
| 7th | SC Thun | 14th | 3 | 1 | 10 | 47:86 | 7th |
| 8th. | SC Küsnacht | 14th | 2 | 2 | 10 | 42:69 | 6th |
Final round
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zurich SC | 14th | 10 | 0 | 4th | 69:36 | 20th |
| 2. | HC Davos | 14th | 8th | 1 | 5 | 73:56 | 17th |
| 3. | EHC Biel | 14th | 8th | 1 | 5 | 69:54 | 17th |
| 4th | Lausanne HC | 14th | 8th | 1 | 5 | 64:58 | 17th |
| 5. | HC Friborg | 14th | 7th | 0 | 7th | 57:65 | 14th |
| 6th | Villars HC | 14th | 6th | 0 | 8th | 53:60 | 12 |
| 7th | EHC Basel | 14th | 4th | 1 | 9 | 50:72 | 9 |
| 8th. | HC Fleurier | 14th | 3 | 0 | 11 | 46:80 | 6th |
Relegation round
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EHC Olten | 14th | 9 | 1 | 4th | 73:54 | 19th |
| 2. | EHC Visp | 14th | 7th | 4th | 3 | 77:56 | 18th |
| 3. | HC Thun | 14th | 6th | 2 | 6th | 57:55 | 14th |
| 4th | Forward Morges HC | 14th | 6th | 2 | 6th | 61:65 | 14th |
| 5. | SC Küsnacht | 14th | 7th | 0 | 7th | 48:57 | 14th |
| 6th | Young Sprinters Neuchâtel | 14th | 6th | 0 | 8th | 48:67 | 12 |
| 7th | EHC Uzwil | 14th | 5 | 1 | 8th | 64:58 | 11 |
| 8th. | HC Sion | 14th | 4th | 2 | 8th | 45:61 | 10 |
Web links
- Championnat de Suisse 1972/73 at hockeyarchives.info (French)