2016–17 NLA season facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 2016–17 National League A season |
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| League | National League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 7, 2016 – February 25, 2017 |
| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular Season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Swiss champion NLA | |
| NLA seasons | |
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← 2015–16 |
2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 National League A season is the tenth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 79th season of Swiss professional hockey.
SC Bern is the defending champions.
Contents
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Valascia | 6,500 |
| SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance-Arena | 17,031 |
| EHC Biel | Biel/Bienne | Tissot Arena | 6,521 |
| HC Davos | Davos | Vaillant Arena | 6,800 |
| Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | BCF Arena | 6,500 |
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Patinoire des Vernets | 7,135 |
| EHC Kloten | Kloten | Swiss Arena | 7,719 |
| Lausanne HC | Lausanne | CIG de Malley | 7,600 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | Pista La Resega | 7,800 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau im Emmental | Ilfis Stadium | 6,000 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
Coaching changes
On September 22, 2016, Fribourg-Gottéron's Gerd Zenhäusern was relieved of his duties of head coach after posting a 1-1-1-3 record through 6 games this season. It was later announced that Larry Huras would take over the job for the remainder of the season.
On October 1, 2016, the SCL Tigers fired head coach Scott Beattie after posting a 1-0-2-7 record through 10 games this season. He eventually went on to coach his final game that same day against EHC Kloten, which Langnau won 5-3. On October 2, 2016, it was announced that Heinz Ehlers would be Langnau's new head coach for the remainder of the season and through the 2017-18 season should the team stay in the NLA.
Arenas
Lausanne is playing its final season at Malley before playing two seasons in a temporary arena which will be located in the old city's slaughterhouse. Meanwhile, their new 10,000-seat arena will be built on the site of the old Malley.
This is Fribourg's last season in the current BCF Arena before it undergoes major renovations in the spring of 2017, which will last for about two years and increase the capacity from 6,500 to 8,500. The team should still be able to play in the arena during the renovations.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EV Zug | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 25 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | ZSC Lions | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 25 | |
| 3 | EHC Biel | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 22 | |
| 4 | Lausanne HC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 20 | |
| 5 | SC Bern | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 19 | |
| 6 | HC Lugano | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 19 | |
| 7 | EHC Kloten | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | Genève-Servette HC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 18 | |
| 9 | HC Davos | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 16 | Advance to Playouts |
| 10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 15 | |
| 11 | SCL Tigers | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 10 | |
| 12 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Playoffs
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | |||||||||||||
