2006–07 National League A season explained
| 2006–07 National League A Season |
| League: | National League A |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champ Name: | Best Record |
| Season Champs: | HC Davos |
| Second Place: | SC Bern |
| Top Scorer: | Simon Gamache
(SC Bern) |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Semi-Final #1 |
| Conf1 Champ: | HC Davos |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Kloten Flyers |
| Conf2: | Semi-Final #2 |
| Conf2 Champ: | SC Bern |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | EV Zug |
| Finals: | National League A Championship |
| Finals Champ: | HC Davos |
| Finals Runner-Up: | SC Bern |
| Prevseason Link: | 2005–06 Nationalliga A season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2005–06 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2007–08 NLA season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2007–08 |
| Seasonslistnames: | NLA |
| No Of Games: | 44 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
The 2006–07 NLA season was the 69th regular season of the Nationalliga A (NLA), the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.
New Rules
There are a few changes of rules for the new season.
3-Point System
For the first time an NLA season is run with a 3-point system. A team gets now 3 points for a win after 60 minutes, instead of 2.
Overtime
A tied game after 60 minutes results in an overtime of 5 minutes, which is played 4 vs. 4 (this is not a rule change). But now, if a team scores a goal it gets two points while the other team also gets a point.
Penalty Shootout
If the game still remains tied after the overtime, there will be a penalty shootout with 3 shots per team. The winner team will get two points and the other team one point.
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
| HC Davos (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | February 24 | Lions | 3 | 2 | Davos | OT | - | February 27 | Davos | 1 | 3 | Lions | | - | March 1 | Lions | 1 | 3 | Davos | | - | March 3 | Davos | 2 | 5 | Lions | | - | March 6 | Lions | 2 | 4 | Davos | | - | March 8 | Davos | 3 | 1 | Lions | | - | March 10 | Lions | 0 | 3 | Davos | | - style="text-align:center;" | HC Davos wins series 4 - 3 | |
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| | | SC Bern (2) vs. Genève-Servette HC (7) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | February 24 | Genève | 1 | 2 | Bern | | - | February 27 | Bern | 3 | 2 | Genève | | - | March 1 | Genève | 2 | 4 | Bern | | - | March 3 | Bern | 1 | 2 | Genève | | - | March 6 | Genève | 3 | 7 | Bern | | - style="text-align:center;" | SC Bern wins series 4 - 1 | |
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| EV Zug (3) vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (6) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | February 24 | Lakers | 3 | 2 | Zug | | - | February 27 | Zug | 3 | 4 | Lakers | OT | - | March 1 | Lakers | 4 | 1 | Zug | | - | March 3 | Zug | 6 | 5 | Lakers | OT | - | March 6 | Lakers | 3 | 6 | Zug | | - | March 8 | Zug | 5 | 1 | Lakers | | - | March 10 | Lakers | 2 | 6 | Zug | | - style="text-align:center;" | EV Zug wins series 4 - 3 | |
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| | | HC Lugano (4) vs. Kloten Flyers (5) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | February 24 | Flyers | 6 | 3 | Lugano | | - | February 27 | Lugano | 2 | 3 | Flyers | OT | - | March 1 | Flyers | 1 | 8 | Lugano | | - | March 3 | Lugano | 1 | 3 | Flyers | | - | March 6 | Flyers | 3 | 5 | Lugano | | - | March 8 | Lugano | 1 | 3 | Flyers | | - style="text-align:center;" | Kloten Flyers wins series 4 - 2 | |
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Semifinals
| HC Davos (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (5) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | March 13 | Kloten | 0 | 5 | Davos | | - | March 15 | Davos | 3 | 4 | Kloten | | - | March 17 | Kloten | 3 | 4 | Davos | | - | March 20 | Davos | 6 | 3 | Kloten | | - | March 22 | Kloten | 1 | 3 | Davos | | - style="text-align:center;" | HC Davos wins series 4 - 1 | |
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| | | SC Bern (2) vs. EV Zug (3) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | March 13 | Zug | 0 | 4 | Bern | | - | March 15 | Bern | 1 | 0 | Zug | | - | March 17 | Zug | 0 | 4 | Bern | | - | March 20 | Bern | 1 | 3 | Zug | | - | March 22 | Zug | 0 | 4 | Bern | | - style="text-align:center;" | SC Bern wins series 4 - 1 | |
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Finals
| HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (2) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | March 27 | Bern | 2 | 3 | Davos | | - | March 29 | Davos | 0 | 4 | Bern | | - | March 31 | Bern | 1 | 3 | Davos | | - | April 3 | Davos | 2 | 3 | Bern | | - | April 5 | Bern | 1 | 3 | Davos | | - | April 7 | Davos | 1 | 2 | Bern | | - | April 9 | Bern | 0 | 1 | Davos | | - style="text-align:center;" | HC Davos wins series 4 - 3 | |
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Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 |
| | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
Relegation (Playout)
After the conclusion of the regular season, the bottom 4 teams will compete in a 4-team elimination playoff, with the losing team advancing to determine which team will face the champions of the National League B. The winner of the best-of-7 series will play in the National League A next season, while the losing team will play in the National League B.
Semifinals
| HC Ambri-Piotta (9) vs. EHC Basel (12) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | February 24 | Basel | 2 | 3 | Ambrì-Piotta | | - | February 27 | Ambrì-Piotta | 5 | 4 | Basel | OT | - | March 1 | Basel | 2 | 4 | Ambrì-Piotta | | - | March 3 | Ambrì-Piotta | 2 | 3 | Basel | | - | March 6 | Basel | 5 | 4 | Ambri-Piotta | OT | - | March 8 | Ambrì-Piotta | 2 | 3 | Basel | | - | March 10 | Basel | 1 | 5 | Ambrì-Piotta | | - style="text-align:center;" | HC Ambri-Piotta wins series 4 - 3 | |
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| | | Fribourg-Gottéron HC (10) vs. SCL Tigers (11) | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | February 24 | Tigers | 3 | 6 | Fribourg | | - | February 27 | Fribourg | 3 | 2 | Tigers | | - | March 1 | Tigers | 3 | 4 | Fribourg | OT | - | March 3 | Fribourg | 4 | 3 | Tigers | OT | - style="text-align:center;" | Fribourg-Gottéron HC wins series 4 - 0 | |
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Finals
| SCL Tigers vs. EHC Basel | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | March 13 | Basel | 0 | 2 | Tigers | | - | March 15 | Tigers | 3 | 4 | Basel | | - | March 17 | Basel | 2 | 9 | Tigers | | - | March 20 | Tigers | 0 | 4 | Basel | | - | March 22 | Basel | 4 | 0 | Tigers | | - | March 24 | Tigers | 2 | 3 | Basel | OT | - style="text-align:center;" | EHC Basel wins series 4 - 2 | |
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League Qualification
| SCL Tigers vs. EHC Biel | - ! Date | Away | Score | Home | | - | March 29 | EHC Biel | 1 | 4 | Tigers | | - | March 31 | Tigers | 5 | 2 | Biel | | - | April 3 | Biel | 5 | 2 | Tigers | | - | April 5 | Tigers | 6 | 1 | Biel | | - | April 7 | Biel | 3 | 5 | Tigers | | - style="text-align:center;" | SCL Tigers wins series 4 - 1 | |
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