2014–15 National League A season | |
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League | National League A |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 20, 2014 – 2015 |
Number of games | 50 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular Season | |
Best Record | ZSC Lions |
Runners-up | SC Bern |
Top scorer | Fredrik Pettersson (HC Lugano) |
Playoffs | |
Semi-Final champions | ZSC Lions |
Semi-Final runners-up | Genève-Servette HC |
Semi-Final champions | HC Davos |
Semi-Final runners-up | SC Bern |
Swiss champion NLA | |
Champions | HC Davos |
Runners-up | ZSC Lions |
The 2014–15 National League A season was the eighth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 77th season of Swiss professional hockey.[1]
Teams
[edit]Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Valascia | 6,500 |
SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance-Arena | 17,131 |
EHC Biel | Biel/Bienne | Eisstadion Biel | 6,200 |
HC Davos | Davos | Vaillant Arena | 6,800 |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | BCF Arena | 6,700 |
Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Patinoire des Vernets | 7,135 |
Kloten Flyers | Kloten | Kolping Arena | 7,719 |
Lausanne HC | Lausanne | CIG de Malley | 7,600 |
HC Lugano | Lugano | Pista La Resega | 7,800 |
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 |
EV Zug | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
ZSC Lions | Zurich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 |
Regular season
[edit]Final standings.[2]
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | SOW | SOL | Goals | Diff. | Pts |
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1 | ZSC Lions | 50 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 148:106 | 42 | 97 |
2 | SC Bern | 50 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 158:120 | 38 | 96 |
3 | HC Lugano | 50 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 155:127 | 28 | 93 |
4 | EV Zug | 50 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 166:126 | 40 | 92 |
5 | HC Davos | 50 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 164:132 | 32 | 87 |
6 | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 154:154 | 0 | 78 |
7 | Lausanne HC | 50 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 105:116 | -11 | 73 |
8 | EHC Biel | 50 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 142:164 | -22 | 66 |
9 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 144:177 | -33 | 59 |
10 | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 117:144 | -27 | 59 |
11 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 124:167 | -43 | 57 |
12 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 121:165 | -44 | 43 |
Playoffs
[edit]Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | ZSC Lions | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | EHC Biel | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | ZSC Lions | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Genève-Servette HC | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | Lausanne HC | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | ZSC Lions | 1 | ||||||||||||
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5 | HC Davos | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | HC Lugano | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Genève-Servette HC | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | SC Bern | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | HC Davos | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | EV Zug | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | HC Davos | 4 |
Relegation playoffs – Playouts
[edit]1st round
[edit]Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | SOW | SOL | Goals | Diff. | Pts |
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1 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160:186 | -26 | 72 |
2 | Kloten Flyers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131:150 | -19 | 71 |
3 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136:188 | -52 | 62 |
4 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133:183 | -50 | 49 |
2nd round
[edit](3) Ambrì-Piotta vs. (4) Lakers
[edit]17 March 2015 20:15 | Ambrì-Piotta | 2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Lakers | Valascia, Ambrì Attendance: 4,216 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Sandro Zurkirchen | Goalies | Tim Wolf | Referees: Marcus Vinnerborg Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Roger Bürgi Peter Küng | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
34 | Shots | 35 |
19 March 2015 19:45 | Lakers | 3–2 (0–1, 2–1, 1–0) | Ambrì-Piotta | Diners Club Arena, Rapperswil Attendance: 4,511 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Tim Wolf | Goalies | Sandro Zurkirchen | Referees: Andreas Koch Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Roger Bürgi Andreas Kohler | ||||||||||||||
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37 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||||||||
50 | Shots | 25 |
21 March 2015 19:45 | Ambrì-Piotta | SO 4–3 (1–1, 2–2, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Lakers | Valascia, Ambrì Attendance: 5,372 |
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Sandro Zurkirchen | Goalies | Tim Wolf | Referees: Ken Mollard Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Balazs Kovacs Marc-Henri Progin | |||||||||||||||||
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A. Hall ![]() A. Giroux ![]() K. Aucoin ![]() I. Pestoni ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Shots | 44 |
24 March 2015 19:45 | Lakers | 0–4 (0–3, 0–1, 0–0) | Ambrì-Piotta | Diners Club Arena, Rapperswil Attendance: 4,323 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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Tim Wolf | Goalies | Sandro Zurkirchen | Referees: Stefan Eichmann Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Roger Bürgi Andreas Kohler | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 27 |
26 March 2015 19:45 | Ambrì-Piotta | 3–4 OT (1–1, 1–1, 1–1) (OT 0–1) | Lakers | Valascia, Ambrì Attendance: 5,384 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sandro Zurkirchen | Goalies | Tim Wolf | Referees: Andreas Koch Didier Massy Linesmen: Marc-Henri Progin Simon Wüst | ||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 51 |
28 March 2015 19:45 | Lakers | 3–6 (2–1, 0–2, 1–3) | Ambrì-Piotta | Diners Club Arena, Rapperswil Attendance: 5,306 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tim Wolf | Goalies | Sandro Zurkirchen | Referees: Stefan Eichmann Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Franco Espinoza Peter Küng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 37 |
Ambrì-Piotta won series 4–2
3rd round – League Qualification
[edit]Lakers vs. SCL Tigers
[edit]2 April 2015 19:45 | Lakers | 2–4 (0–0, 2–2, 0–2) | SCL Tigers | Diners Club Arena, Rapperswil Attendance: 5,191 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tim Wolf | Goalies | Damiano Ciaccio | Referees: Didier Massy Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Franco Espinoza Peter Küng | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 33 |
4 April 2015 19:45 | SCL Tigers | 4–3 OT (2–0, 0–2, 1–1) (OT 1–0) | Lakers | Ilfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental Attendance: 6,050 |
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Damiano Ciaccio | Goalies | Tim Wolf | Referees: Stefan Eichmann Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Michael Tscherrig | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 32 |
6 April 2015 16:30 | Lakers | 3–4 OT (1–0, 0–3, 2–0) (OT 0–1) | SCL Tigers | Diners Club Arena, Rapperswil Attendance: 6,017 |
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Tim Wolf | Goalies | Damiano Ciaccio | Referees: Danny Kurmann Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Simon Wüst | ||||||||||||||||||||
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30 min | Penalties | 40 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 12 |
9 April 2015 19:45 | SCL Tigers | 5–1 (2–0, 0–1, 3–0) | Lakers | Ilfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental Attendance: 6,050 |
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Damiano Ciaccio | Goalies | Ivars Punnenovs | Referees: Didier Massy Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Franco Espinoza Peter Küng | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 38 |
SCL Tigers won series 4–0
SCL Tigers won the series and were promoted to NLA and will play there in 2015–16 season. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers were relegated to National League B and will play there in 2015–16 season.
References
[edit]- ^ SET YOUR CALENDARS - THE 2014/15 NLA REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE IS HERE- Swiss Hockey News
- ^ "QUALIFIKATION". nationalleague.ch. February 24, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official League Website Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Official League Website Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in French)