2013–14 NLA season explained

2013–14 National League A season
League:National League A
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:September 12, 2013 –
March 3, 2014
No Of Games:50
No Of Teams:12
Season:Regular Season
Season Champ Name:Best Record
Season Champs:ZSC Lions
Second Place:Fribourg-Gottéron
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:Semi-final #1
Conf1 Champ:ZSC Lions
Conf1 Runner-Up:Genève-Servette HC
Conf2:Semi-final #2
Conf2 Champ:Kloten Flyers
Conf2 Runner-Up:Fribourg-Gottéron
Finals:National League A Championship
Finals Champ:ZSC Lions
Finals Runner-Up:Kloten Flyers
Seasonslistnames:NLA
Prevseason Link:2012–13 NLA season
Prevseason Year:2012–13
Nextseason Link:2014–15 NLA season
Nextseason Year:2014–15

The 2013–14 National League A season is the seventh ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 76th season of Swiss professional hockey. It was won by ZSC Lions after beating Kloten Flyers 4-0 in the playoff final.

Regular season

Teams

After the 2012–13 season, SCL Tigers were defeated by Lausanne HC of National League B, switching places with them. The number of teams stands at 12.

TeamCityArenaCapacity
HC Ambrì-PiottaAmbrìValascia7,000
SC BernBernPostFinance-Arena17,131
EHC BielBiel/BienneEisstadion Biel7,000
HC DavosDavosVaillant Arena7,280
HC Fribourg-GottéronFribourgBCF Arena6,800
Genève-Servette HCGenevaPatinoire des Vernets7,382
Kloten FlyersKlotenKolping Arena7,719
Lausanne HCLausanneCIG de Malley9,244
HC LuganoLuganoPista La Resega8,250
Rapperswil-Jona LakersRapperswilDiners Club Arena6,200
EV ZugZugBossard Arena7,015
ZSC LionsZurichHallenstadion11,200

Regular season

Rank Team GP W L OTW OTL SOW SOL Goals Diff. Pts
1 50 32 9 1 2 0 6 167:111 56 106
2 50 25 18 2 0 2 3 151:147 4 86
3 50 22 18 4 1 5 0 147:121 26 85
4 50 21 16 2 5 5 1 158:133 25 83
5 50 23 18 2 3 3 1 142:114 28 83
6 50 22 20 1 1 5 1 151:133 18 80
7 50 22 20 1 1 3 3 126:123 3 78
8 50 20 20 2 3 2 3 104:115 -11 74
9 50 19 22 3 3 1 2 126:129 -3 70
10 50 15 20 5 2 1 7 132:156 -24 66
11 50 11 29 1 1 6 2 115:154 -39 50
12 50 9 31 1 3 1 5 117:200 -83 39

Relegation round

Six games were played as part of the relegation round. Results from the regular season carried over.

Rank Team GP W L OTW OTL SOW SOL Goals Diff. Pts
1 56 22 25 3 3 1 2 147:148 –1 79
2 56 19 22 5 2 1 7 152:175 –23 78
3 56 13 33 1 1 6 2 130:168 –38 56
4 56 12 34 1 3 1 5 136:223 –87 48

Final

The bottom two teams played in the final.

Playouts

The bottom team from the relegation round, EHC Biel, played against HC Viège, the National League B champion, for the right to play in the 2014-15 NLA season.

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