2015–16_NLA_season
2015–16 NLA season
Sports season
The 2015–16 National League A season was the ninth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it was the 78th season of Swiss professional hockey.[1]
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Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2015–16 National League A season | |
|---|---|
| League | National League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 9, 2015 – February 27, 2016 |
| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Best Record | ZSC Lions |
| Runners-up | HC Davos |
| Top scorer | Pierre-Marc Bouchard (EV Zug) |
| Playoffs | |
| Semi-Final champions | SC Bern |
| Semi-Final runners-up | HC Davos |
| Semi-Final champions | HC Lugano |
| Semi-Final runners-up | Genève-Servette HC |
| Swiss champion NLA | |
| Champions | SC Bern |
| Runners-up | HC Lugano |
| NLA seasons | |
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SC Bern went on to win the championship by defeating HC Lugano. This title is the team's 14th in its history at the top division of Switzerland's ice hockey championship.
More information Team, City ...
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Valascia | 6,500 |
| SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance-Arena | 17,031 |
| EHC Biel | Biel/Bienne | Tissot Arena | 6,521 |
| HC Davos | Davos | Vaillant Arena | 6,800 |
| 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 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau im Emmental | Ilfis Stadium | 6,050 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 50 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 173 | 125 | +48 | 98 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | HC Davos | 50 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 181 | 142 | +39 | 91 | |
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 160 | 138 | +22 | 89 | |
| 4 | EV Zug | 50 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 161 | 138 | +23 | 88 | |
| 5 | HC Lugano | 50 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 157 | 150 | +7 | 80 | |
| 6 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 148 | 154 | −6 | 75 | |
| 7 | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 154 | 150 | +4 | 72 | |
| 8 | SC Bern | 50 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 152 | 162 | −10 | 67 | |
| 9 | Lausanne HC | 50 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 123 | 143 | −20 | 67 | Advance to Playouts[lower-alpha 1] |
| 10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 144 | 166 | −22 | 66 | |
| 11 | SCL Tigers | 50 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 135 | 173 | −38 | 57 | |
| 12 | EHC Biel | 50 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 128 | 175 | −47 | 50 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2016. Source: NLA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Regular season
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard | EV Zug | 49 | 12 | 55 | 67 | +6 | 20 |
| Perttu Lindgren | HC Davos | 50 | 22 | 40 | 62 | +34 | 20 |
| Lino Martschini | EV Zug | 50 | 26 | 28 | 54 | +6 | 6 |
| Cory Conacher | SC Bern | 48 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 0 | 68 |
| Robert Nilsson | ZSC Lions | 48 | 12 | 40 | 52 | +22 | 16 |
| Marc Wieser | HC Davos | 50 | 24 | 25 | 49 | +24 | 20 |
| Linus Klasen | HC Lugano | 49 | 14 | 35 | 49 | +7 | 18 |
| Fredrik Pettersson | HC Lugano | 50 | 26 | 22 | 48 | +4 | 52 |
| Josh Holden | EV Zug | 48 | 18 | 30 | 48 | +7 | 20 |
| Auston Matthews | ZSC Lions | 36 | 24 | 22 | 46 | +16 | 6 |
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| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | HC Davos | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | HC Davos | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kloten Flyers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | EV Zug | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 4 | ||||||||||||
1st round
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lausanne HC | 56 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 140 | 155 | −15 | 76 |
| 2 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 56 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 164 | 188 | −24 | 75 |
| 3 | EHC Biel | 56 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 143 | 185 | −42 | 65 |
| 4 | SCL Tigers | 56 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 153 | 199 | −46 | 60 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2016. Source: NLA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
2nd round
(3) EHC Biel vs. (4) SCL Tigers
| 19 March 2016 19:45 | EHC Biel | 6–1 (1–1, 3–0, 2–0) | SCL Tigers | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne Attendance: 5,454 |
More information Game reference ...
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| S. Rytz, L. Meili | Goalies | D. Ciaccio | Referees: Andreas Fischer Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Balazs Kovacs Michael Tscherrig | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 34 min | Penalties | 44 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 March 2016 19:45 | SCL Tigers | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | EHC Biel | Ilfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental Attendance: 5,377 |
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| Game reference | |||||
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| D. Ciaccio | Goalies | L. Meili | Referees: Andreas Koch Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Peter Küng | ||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||
| 35 | Shots | 43 | |||
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| 24 March 2016 19:45 | EHC Biel | 3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | SCL Tigers | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne Attendance: 6,238 |
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| L. Meili | Goalies | D. Ciaccio | Referees: Didier Massy Marco Prugger Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Peter Küng | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||
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| 26 March 2016 19:45 | SCL Tigers | 6–5 (0–0, 3–1, 3–4) | EHC Biel | Ilfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental Attendance: 6,000 |
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| D. Ciaccio | Goalies | L. Meili | Referees: Tobias Wehrli Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Roger Bürgi Simon Wüst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 March 2016 16:30 | EHC Biel | 1–3 (0–1, 1–1, 0–1) | SCL Tigers | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne Attendance: 6,319 |
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| L. Meili | Goalies | D. Ciaccio | Referees: Danny Kurmann Didier Massy Linesmen: Balazs Kovacs Michael Tscherrig | |||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||
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| 31 March 2016 19:45 | SCL Tigers | 4–3 OT (2–0, 1–1, 0–2, 1–0) | EHC Biel | Ilfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental Attendance: 6,000 |
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| D. Ciaccio | Goalies | L. Meili | Referees: Stefan Eichmann Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Roger Bürgi Simon Wüst | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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SCL Tigers won series 4–2
3rd round – League Qualification
In League Qualification series EHC Biel were supposed to play against HC Ajoie, who won the 2015–16 National League B playoffs, but the series were cancelled after HC Ajoie have not handed in their application for a promotion to next year's NLA season.[2][3][4]
- "NL A und NL B: Die Spielpläne 15/16". SIHF. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- "HC Ajoie claims 2016 NLB Championship title and cancels League Qualification Series". swisshockeynews.ch. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- "Der HC Ajoie ist NLB-Meister!" (in German). Hockeyfans.ch. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- "Der HC Ajoie ist NL B Meister 2016" (in German). SIHF. April 2, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- Official League Website (in German)
- Official League Website (in French)