2015–16 NLA season explained

2015–16 National League A season
League:National League A
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:September 9, 2015 – February 27, 2016
No Of Games:50
No Of Teams:12
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Best Record
Season Champs:ZSC Lions
Second Place:HC Davos
Top Scorer:Pierre-Marc Bouchard
(EV Zug)
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:Semi-Final
Conf1 Champ:SC Bern
Conf1 Runner-Up:HC Davos
Conf2:Semi-Final
Conf2 Champ:HC Lugano
Conf2 Runner-Up:Genève-Servette HC
Finals:Swiss champion NLA
Finals Champ:SC Bern
Finals Runner-Up:HC Lugano
Seasonslistnames:NLA
Prevseason Link:2014–15 NLA season
Prevseason Year:2014–15
Nextseason Link:2016–17 NLA season
Nextseason Year:2016–17

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]

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.

Teams

TeamCityArenaCapacity
HC Ambrì-PiottaAmbrìValascia6,500
SC BernBernPostFinance-Arena17,031
EHC BielBiel/BienneTissot Arena6,521
HC DavosDavosVaillant Arena6,800
Fribourg-GottéronFribourgBCF Arena6,700
Genève-Servette HCGenevaPatinoire des Vernets7,135
Kloten FlyersKlotenKolping Arena7,719
Lausanne HCLausanneCIG de Malley7,600
HC LuganoLuganoPista La Resega7,800
SCL TigersLangnau im EmmentalIlfis Stadium6,050
ZSC LionsZürichHallenstadion11,200
EV ZugZugBossard Arena7,015

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerTeamdata-sort-type="number" style="width: 4em;"
49 12 55 67 +6 20
50 22 40 62 +34 20
EV Zug 50 26 28 54 +6 6
48 22 30 52 0 68
48 12 40 52 +22 16
HC Davos 50 24 25 49 +24 20
49 14 35 49 +7 18
HC Lugano 50 26 22 48 +4 52
EV Zug48 18 30 48 +7 20
ZSC Lions 36 24 22 46 +16 6

Relegation playoffs – Playouts

2nd round

(3) EHC Biel vs. (4) SCL Tigers

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NL A und NL B: Die Spielpläne 15/16. SIHF. June 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122425/http://www.sihf.ch/de/results-stats/national-league/#/results/date/asc/page/1//1/1. April 2, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: HC Ajoie claims 2016 NLB Championship title and cancels League Qualification Series. swisshockeynews.ch. April 1, 2016. April 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406115007/http://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/switzerland/nlb-new/6291-hc-ajoie-claims-the-2015-16-nlb-championship-title-and-cancels-the-league-qualification. April 6, 2016.
  3. Web site: Der HC Ajoie ist NLB-Meister!. Hockeyfans.ch. de. April 1, 2016. April 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406115131/http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news/datum/2016/4/1/40332. April 6, 2016.
  4. Web site: Der HC Ajoie ist NL B Meister 2016. SIHF. de. April 2, 2016. April 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406115218/http://www.sihf.ch/de/national-league/news/. April 6, 2016.