2006–07 National League A season

The 2006–07 NLA season was the 69th regular season of the Nationalliga A (NLA), the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.

2006–07 National League A Season
LeagueNational League A
SportIce hockey
Number of games44
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Best RecordHC Davos
Runners-upSC Bern
Top scorerSimon Gamache
(SC Bern)
Playoffs
Semi-Final #1 championsHC Davos
  Semi-Final #1 runners-upKloten Flyers
Semi-Final #2 championsSC Bern
  Semi-Final #2 runners-upEV Zug
National League A Championship
ChampionsHC Davos
  Runners-upSC Bern

New Rules

There are a few changes of rules for the new season.

3-Point System

For the first time an NLA season is run with a 3-point system. A team gets now 3 points for a win after 60 minutes, instead of 2.

Overtime

A tied game after 60 minutes results in an overtime of 5 minutes, which is played 4 vs. 4 (this is not a rule change). But now, if a team scores a goal it gets two points while the other team also gets a point.

Penalty Shootout

If the game still remains tied after the overtime, there will be a penalty shootout with 3 shots per team. The winner team will get two points and the other team one point.

Regular season

Final standings
Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA Pts
1. HC Davos 4426132315412085
2. SC Bern 4424135216311584
3. EV Zug 4422136315311781
4. HC Lugano 4425151314312380
5. Kloten Flyers 4422146217312880
6. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4419175314914170
7. Genève-Servette HC 4419192414714065
8. ZSC Lions 4413199311112760
9. HC Ambri-Piotta 4414211812816552
10. HC Fribourg-Gottéron 44121911213416750
11. SCL Tigers 4412265111516047
12. EHC Basel 449284310317038

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Simon GamacheSC Bern 4420466640
Alexandre DaigleHC Davos 4422396144
Kimmo RintanenKloten Flyers 4124345816
Christian DubéSC Bern 4016385436
Jean-Guy TrudelHC Ambri-Piotta 4427265338
Hnat DomenichelliHC Ambri-Piotta 4421315250
Oleg PetrovEV Zug 4212405295
Michel RiesenHC Davos 4437145170
Domenico Pittis Kloten Flyers 4017345175
Serge AubinGenève-Servette HC 4021295050

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
HC Davos (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Lions32DavosOT
February 27Davos13Lions 
March 1Lions13Davos 
March 3Davos25Lions 
March 6Lions24Davos 
March 8Davos31Lions 
March 10Lions03Davos 
HC Davos wins series 4–3
   
SC Bern (2) vs. Genève-Servette HC (7)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Genève12Bern 
February 27Bern32Genève 
March 1Genève24Bern 
March 3Bern12Genève 
March 6Genève37Bern 
SC Bern wins series 4–1
EV Zug (3) vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (6)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Lakers32Zug 
February 27Zug34LakersOT
March 1Lakers41Zug 
March 3Zug65LakersOT
March 6Lakers36Zug 
March 8Zug51Lakers 
March 10Lakers26Zug 
EV Zug wins series 4–3
   
HC Lugano (4) vs. Kloten Flyers (5)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Flyers63Lugano 
February 27Lugano23FlyersOT
March 1Flyers18Lugano 
March 3Lugano13Flyers 
March 6Flyers35Lugano 
March 8Lugano13Flyers 
Kloten Flyers wins series 4–2

Semifinals
HC Davos (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (5)
DateAwayScoreHome
March 13Kloten05Davos 
March 15Davos34Kloten 
March 17Kloten34Davos 
March 20Davos63Kloten 
March 22Kloten13Davos 
HC Davos wins series 4–1
   
SC Bern (2) vs. EV Zug (3)
DateAwayScoreHome
March 13Zug04Bern 
March 15Bern10Zug 
March 17Zug04Bern 
March 20Bern13Zug 
March 22Zug04Bern 
SC Bern wins series 4–1

Finals
HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (2)
DateAwayScoreHome
March 27Bern23Davos
March 29Davos04Bern
March 31Bern13Davos
April 3Davos23Bern
April 5Bern13Davos
April 7Davos12Bern
April 9Bern01Davos
HC Davos wins series 4–3

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Simon GamacheSC Bern15791610
Christian DubéSC Bern160161624
Josef MarhaHC Davos18861424
Kimmo RintanenKloten Flyers1167132
Alexandre DaigleHC Davos1749134
Zbynek IrglHC Davos15841220
Mariusz CzerkawskiRapperswil-Jona Lakers7661216
Peter GuggisbergHC Davos1865114
Radek HamrKloten Flyers11291122
Marc ReichertSC Bern1664104

Relegation (Playout)

After the conclusion of the regular season, the bottom 4 teams will compete in a 4-team elimination playoff, with the losing team advancing to determine which team will face the champions of the National League B. The winner of the best-of-7 series will play in the National League A next season, while the losing team will play in the National League B.

Semifinals
HC Ambri-Piotta (9) vs. EHC Basel (12)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Basel23Ambrì-Piotta 
February 27Ambrì-Piotta54BaselOT
March 1Basel24Ambrì-Piotta 
March 3Ambrì-Piotta23Basel 
March 6Basel54Ambri-PiottaOT
March 8Ambrì-Piotta23Basel 
March 10Basel15Ambrì-Piotta 
HC Ambri-Piotta wins series 4–3
   
Fribourg-Gottéron HC (10) vs. SCL Tigers (11)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Tigers36Fribourg 
February 27Fribourg32Tigers 
March 1Tigers34FribourgOT
March 3Fribourg43TigersOT
Fribourg-Gottéron HC wins series 4–0

Finals
SCL Tigers vs. EHC Basel
DateAwayScoreHome
March 13Basel02Tigers 
March 15Tigers34Basel 
March 17Basel29Tigers 
March 20Tigers04Basel 
March 22Basel40Tigers 
March 24Tigers23BaselOT
EHC Basel wins series 4–2

League Qualification
SCL Tigers vs. EHC Biel
DateAwayScoreHome
March 29EHC Biel14Tigers
March 31Tigers52Biel
April 3Biel52Tigers
April 5Tigers61Biel
April 7Biel35Tigers
SCL Tigers wins series 4–1

References

Results from Puck.ch
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