2009–10 NLA season explained

2009–10 National League A season
League:National League A
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:September 11, 2009  -
March 6, 2010
No Of Teams:12
No Of Games:50
Tv:SRG SSR idée suisse, Teleclub
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Bern
Season Champ Name:Best record
Second Place:Genève-Servette
Top Scorer:Randy Robitaille
(HC Lugano)
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:Semi-Finals #1
Conf1 Champ:SC Bern
Conf1 Runner-Up:Kloten Flyers
Conf2:Semi-Finals #2
Conf2 Champ:Genève-Servette HC
Conf2 Runner-Up:EV Zug
Finals:National League A Championship
Finals Champ:SC Bern
Finals Runner-Up:Genève-Servette HC
Seasonslist:National League A
Seasonslistnames:National League A
Prevseason Link:2008–09 NLA season
Prevseason Year:2008–09
Nextseason Link:2010–11 NLA season
Nextseason Year:2010–11

The 2009–10 National League A season was the third ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league. Prior to the season, no promotion and relegation occurred between the National League A and National League B as a result of NLA club Biel's victory over Lausanne in the prior season's relegation playoff.

Format

The regular season schedule consists of a double round-robin, each of the league's twelve teams playing the other eleven four times apiece, twice at home and twice on the road. Each team plays an additional six games against three opponents, which are schedules based upon the previous season's standings. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams are entered into the playoffs; the bottom four enter a relegation playoff, commonly called the playout. Each playoff and playout series is contested in a best-of-seven fashion. The loser of the playout plays a best-of-seven series against the National League B champion for a place in the 2010–11 National League A.

Team overview

Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ambrì-PiottaQuintoValascia
SC BernBernPostFinance Arena
EHC BielBielEisstadion Biel
HC DavosDavosVaillant Arena
HC Fribourg-GottéronFribourgPatinoire Saint-Léonard
Genève-ServetteGenevaPatinoire des Vernets
Kloten FlyersKlotenKolping Arena
HC LuganoLuganoResega
Rapperswil-Jona LakersRapperswilDiners Club Arena
SCL TigersLangnauIlfis Stadium
ZSC LionsZürichHallenstadion
EV ZugZugEishalle Herti

Regular season

Standings

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SC Bern50 29 5 5 11 154 117 102
Genève-Servette50 28 6 5 11 166 113 101
EV Zug50 29 4 3 14 165 125 98
HC Davos50 27 6 3 14 181 124 96
Kloten Flyers50 22 9 3 16 163 138 87
ZSC Lions50 24 3 6 17 185 165 84
HC Fribourg-Gottéron50 18 4 6 22 145 160 68
HC Lugano50 17 6 4 23 153 166 67
EHC Biel50 16 3 5 26 134 182 59
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers50 16 2 2 30 129 154 54
SCL Tigers50 14 2 5 29 141 192 51
HC Ambrì-Piotta50 8 2 5 35 107 187 33

League leaders

Scoring

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50 16 48 64 72 4
46 30 33 63 48 10
50 27 35 62 16 13
47 23 34 57 22 7
49 25 28 53 34 6
50 26 26 52 14 2
49 15 37 52 26 5
47 8 43 51 80 2
50 18 32 50 44 4
46 26 22 48 83 5

Goaltenders

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