National League A

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The National League A is the highest level of ice hockey in Switzerland. A professional league, the NLA is one of the oldest running hockey league in the world, having begun its activities in 1909 under the name Swiss International Championship.

The league is made of 12 teams, facing each other in a regular season of 44 games, following which come playoffs time for the 8 highest ranked teams. Three rounds are played, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, each series being a best-of-seven. The bottom 4 teams at the end of the season meet in the playouts, the loser of which faces the winner of the National League B in the promotion/relegation round.

[edit] Teams

[edit] 2007-08 season

Regular season ended in 23 February 2008.

Pl.	Team	Sp.	S3	S2	N1	N0	Tore	Pkt.
1.	SC Bern	50	33	4	4	9	167 - 92	111
2.	HC Servette Genève	50	21	11	4	14	172 - 135	89
3.	Kloten Flyers	50	26	1	7	16	147 - 131	87
4.	EV Zug	50	24	5	4	17	174 - 151	86
5.	HC Davos	50	26	2	2	20	156 - 124	84
6.	ZSC Lions	50	21	6	6	17	158 - 125	81
7.	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	50	23	2	3	22	156 - 167	76
8.	Fribourg-Gottéron	50	17	7	5	21	132 - 163	70
9.	HC Lugano	50	15	9	6	20	130 - 149	69
10.	SCL Tigers	50	19	3	5	23	175 - 195	68
11.	HC Ambrì-Piotta	50	14	7	7	22	160 - 180	63
12.	EHC Basel	50	3	1	5	41	98 - 213	16

[edit] Playoff

Quarter finals: 28 February and 1, 3, 6, 8, 11 and 13 March
- SC Bern - Fribourg 2-4 (5-3, 1-2ot, 5-1, 2-3ot, 1-2ot, 3-4ot)
- Genève - Lakers 4-1 (2-1ot, 2-5, 6-0, 3-1, 4-2)
- Kloten Flyers - ZSC Lions 1-4 (1-5, 3-5, 4-5, 2-1ot, 2-3)
- EV Zug - HC Davos 3-4 (2-1, 5-4ot, 3-2ot, 6-7, 2-3ot, 1-2ot, 0-4)
Semi finals: 15, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 27 March
- Genève - Fribourg 4-1 (5-3, 2-1, 4-1, 2-3, 6-1)
- HC Davos - ZSC Lions 2-4 (3-2, 3-4, 0-4, 2-3, 4-1, 1-5)
Final: 29 and 31 March, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 April
- Genève - ZSC Lions 2-4 (4-3ot, 4-2, 2-3, 2-3, 2-3ot, 1-2ot)

[edit] Past winners

[edit] Swiss International Championship Serie A

Season	Winner
Swiss International Championship winners
1909	HC Bellerive
1910	HC La Villa
1911	Club des Patineurs de Lausanne
1912	HC Les Avants
1913	HC Les Avants
1914	No competition
1915	No competition
1916	Akademischer EHC
1917	HC Les Avants
1918	HC Bellerive
1919	HC Rosey
1920	HC Rosey
1921	HC Rosey
1922	HC Château d'Œx
1923	HC Saint-Moritz
1924	HC Château d'Œx
1925	HC Rosey
1926	No title (Final tied)
1927	HC Davos
1928	HC Rosey
1929	HC Davos
1930	HC Davos
1931	HC Davos
1932	HC Davos
1933	Grasshopper-Club Zurich

[edit] National Championship Serie A

Season	Winner
National Championship winners
1916	HC Berne
1917	HC Berne
1918	HC Berne
1919	HC Bellerive
1920	HC Bellerive
1921	HC Rosey
1922	EHC Saint-Moritz
1923	EHC Saint-Moritz
1924	HC Rosey
1925	HC Rosey
1926	HC Davos
1927	HC Davos
1928	EHC Saint-Moritz
1929	HC Davos
1930	HC Davos
1931	HC Davos
1932	HC Davos
1933	HC Davos
1934	HC Davos
1935	HC Davos
1936	Zurcher SC
1937	HC Davos

[edit] Nationalliga A

Season	Winner
Nationalliga A winners
1938	HC Davos
1939	HC Davos
1940	No competition
1941	HC Davos
1942	HC Davos
1943	HC Davos
1944	HC Davos
1945	HC Davos
1946	HC Davos
1947	HC Davos
1948	HC Davos
1949	ZSC Lions
1950	HC Davos
1951	EHC Arosa
1952	EHC Arosa
1953	EHC Arosa
1954	EHC Arosa
1955	EHC Arosa
1956	EHC Arosa
1957	EHC Arosa
1958	HC Davos
1959	SC Bern
1960	HC Davos
1961	ZSC Lions
1962	EHC Visp
1963	HC Villars
1964	HC Villars
1965	SC Bern
1966	Grasshopper-Club Zurich
1967	EHC Kloten
1968	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1969	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1970	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1971	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1972	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1973	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1974	SC Bern
1975	SC Bern
1976	SC Langnau
1977	SC Bern
1978	EHC Biel
1979	SC Bern
1980	EHC Arosa
1981	EHC Biel
1982	EHC Arosa
1983	EHC Biel
1984	HC Davos
1985	HC Davos
1986	HC Lugano
1987	HC Lugano
1988	HC Lugano
1989	SC Bern
1990	HC Lugano
1991	SC Bern
1992	SC Bern
1993	EHC Kloten
1994	EHC Kloten
1995	EHC Kloten
1996	EHC Kloten
1997	SC Bern
1998	EV Zug
1999	HC Lugano
2000	ZSC Lions
2001	ZSC Lions
2002	HC Davos
2003	HC Lugano
2004	SC Bern
2005	HC Davos
2006	HC Lugano
2007	ZSC Lions
2008	ZSC Lions