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2011–12 National League A season
League National League A
Sport Ice hockey
Number of games 50
Number of teams 12
Regular Season
Best Record EV Zug
  Runners-up HC Davos
Top scorer Damien Brunner
(EV Zug)
Playoffs
Semi-final #1 champions ZSC Lions
  Semi-final #1 runners-up EV Zug
Semi-final #2 champions SC Bern
  Semi-final #2 runners-up Fribourg-Gottéron
National League A Championship
[[|National League A Championship]] champions ZSC Lions
  Runners-up SC Bern
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The 2011–12 National League A season was an exciting ice hockey season in Switzerland. It was the fifth season of the National League A since the league was reorganized. Twelve teams competed to become the champion. In the end, EV Zug finished first in the regular season.

Regular Season Highlights

How Teams Ranked: Standings

The regular season is where all the teams play each other to earn points. The teams with the most points get the best spots for the playoffs. Here's how the teams finished:

Rank Team Games Played Wins Overtime Wins Overtime Losses Losses Goals For Goals Against Points
1. EV Zug 50 24 8 10 8 173 131 98
2. HC Davos 50 27 7 3 13 155 117 98
3. Fribourg-Gottéron 50 26 6 4 14 156 120 94
4. Kloten Flyers 50 27 2 6 15 158 117 91
5. SC Bern 50 23 6 6 15 153 130 87
6. HC Lugano 50 21 5 6 21 152 150 79
7. ZSC Lions 50 19 8 4 19 136 129 77
8. EHC Biel 50 19 4 3 24 114 128 68
9. Genève-Servette HC 50 16 5 9 20 117 126 67
10. SCL Tigers 50 13 5 3 29 124 166 52
11. HC Ambrì-Piotta 50 10 6 7 27 102 153 49
12. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 50 12 1 2 35 99 172 40

Who Scored the Most Points?

Damien Brunner from EV Zug was the top scorer in the regular season. He had an amazing 60 points!

Player Name Team Games Played Goals Assists Total Points
Switzerland Brunner, DamienDamien Brunner EV Zug 45 24 36 60
Switzerland Sprunger, JulienJulien Sprunger HC Fribourg-Gottéron 49 27 24 51
Czechoslovakia Bednar, JaroslavJaroslav Bednar HC Lugano 45 16 34 50
Czechoslovakia Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora HC Davos 46 21 28 49
Canada Tambellini, JeffJeff Tambellini ZSC Lions 50 23 22 45
Canada Gamache, SimonSimon Gamache HC Fribourg-Gottéron 50 20 25 45
Finland Santala, TommiTommi Santala Kloten Flyers 47 9 35 44
Canada Ritchie, ByronByron Ritchie SC Bern 47 22 21 43
Switzerland Plüss, BennyBenny Plüss HC Fribourg-Gottéron 48 15 27 42
Canada McLean, KurtisKurtis McLean SCL Tigers 49 14 28 42

Playoffs: The Battle for the Championship

After the regular season, the top teams entered the playoffs. This is a knockout tournament where teams play a series of games. The first team to win four games in a series moves on.

Playoff Bracket

This chart shows how the teams battled it out in the playoffs. The winner of each match-up moved closer to the championship!

  Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
                           
  1  EV Zug 4  
8  EHC Biel 1  
  1  EV Zug 0  
  7  ZSC Lions 4  
2  HC Davos 0
  7  ZSC Lions 4  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   5  SC Bern 3
  7  ZSC Lions 4
  3  Fribourg 4  
6  HC Lugano 2  
  3  Fribourg 1
  5  SC Bern 4  
4  Kloten Flyers 1
  5  SC Bern 4  

Quarter-Finals: Who Made it Through?

The first round of the playoffs saw some exciting games.

  • EV Zug (1st seed) played against EHC Biel (8th seed). EV Zug won the series 4-1.
  • HC Davos (2nd seed) faced ZSC Lions (7th seed). The ZSC Lions won all four games, winning the series 4-0.
  • Fribourg-Gottéron (3rd seed) played against HC Lugano (6th seed). Fribourg-Gottéron won the series 4-2.
  • Kloten Flyers (4th seed) battled SC Bern (5th seed). SC Bern won the series 4-1.

Semi-Finals: The Road to the Finals

Next, the winning teams moved on to the semi-finals.

  • EV Zug (1st seed) played against ZSC Lions (7th seed). The ZSC Lions continued their strong play, winning the series 4-0.
  • Fribourg-Gottéron (3rd seed) faced SC Bern (5th seed). SC Bern won the series 4-1.

Finals: The Championship Showdown

The final series was between SC Bern and ZSC Lions. It was a very close series that went all the way to a seventh game! In the end, the ZSC Lions won the championship, beating SC Bern 4-3 in the series.

Playouts: Fighting to Stay in the League

The teams that didn't make the playoffs had to play in a special tournament called the Playouts. The goal of the Playouts is to avoid being the worst team. The team that loses the Playouts has to play against the champion of the league below (National League B) to see if they get to stay in the National League A next season.

Playout Bracket

This bracket shows how the bottom teams battled to stay in the top league.

Semi-Finals Finals
           
9 Genève 1
12 Lakers 4
11 Genève 4
12 Ambrì-Piotta 0
10 SCL Tigers 4
11 Ambrì-Piotta 0

Playout Results

  • In the semi-finals of the Playouts:
    • Rapperswil-Jona Lakers beat Genève-Servette HC 4-1.
    • SCL Tigers beat HC Ambrì-Piotta 4-0.
  • In the Playout finals, Genève-Servette HC played against HC Ambrì-Piotta. Genève-Servette HC won the series 4-0.

Playdowns: Staying in the League

Because HC Ambrì-Piotta lost the Playouts, they had to play in the Playdowns. This meant they faced SC Langenthal, the champions of the National League B. Ambrì-Piotta won this series 4-1, which meant they got to stay in the National League A for the next season!

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