2020–21 NL season
The 2020–21 National League season is the 83rd season of Swiss professional ice hockey and the fourth season as the National League (NL).
| 2020–21 National League season | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 1, 2020 – March 22, 2021 |
| Number of games | 52 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Swiss champion NL | |
ZSC Lions are the defending regular season winners. Due to the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Switzerland there is no defending champion as the previous season's playoffs were cancelled.
Due to the 2019–20 league qualification series also being cancelled, the participating teams remained the same as the previous season.
The league announced changes to the format ahead of the season, meaning that 52 games rather than 50 would be played in the regular season. The playoffs would also be re-formatted, so that the top 6 teams now qualified directly for the quarter-finals, with the next four teams playing in pre-playoffs for the remaining two spots. There would also be no relegation or promotion from the season.[1]
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | COVID-19 Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Valascia | 6,500 | 0 |
| SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance Arena | 17,031 | 0 |
| EHC Biel | Biel/Bienne | Tissot Arena | 6,521 | 0 |
| HC Davos | Davos | Eisstadion Davos | 6,800 | 0 |
| Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | BCF Arena | 8,934 | 0 |
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Patinoire des Vernets | 7,135 | 0 |
| Lausanne HC | Lausanne | Vaudoise Aréna | 9,600 | 0 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | Cornér Arena | 7,800 | 0 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau im Emmental | Ilfis Stadium | 6,000 | 0 |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena | 6,200 | 0 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 | 0 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,200 | 0 |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EV Zug | 32 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 116 | 78 | +38 | 72 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | ZSC Lions | 35 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 115 | 90 | +25 | 64 | |
| 3 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 34 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 106 | 105 | +1 | 61 | |
| 4 | HC Lugano | 32 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 89 | 82 | +7 | 53 | |
| 5 | Lausanne HC | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 87 | 56 | +31 | 51 | |
| 6 | HC Davos | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 124 | 118 | +6 | 50 | |
| 7 | Genève-Servette HC | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 92 | 67 | +25 | 49 | Advance to Pre-playoffs |
| 8 | EHC Biel | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 95 | 94 | +1 | 48 | |
| 9 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 96 | 118 | −22 | 39 | |
| 10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 64 | 94 | −30 | 33 | |
| 11 | SCL Tigers | 33 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 68 | 127 | −59 | 27 | |
| 12 | SC Bern | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) higher number of points earned in games between the tied teams; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) goal difference in games between the tied teams; 6) number of goals scored in games between the tied teams; 7) higher number of away goals scored; 8) higher number of away goals scored in games between the tied teams; 9) NL committee decision. Rules
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 3 February.[2] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Ambühl | HC Davos | 33 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 22 |
| Denis Hollenstein | ZSC Lions | 32 | 19 | 15 | 34 | +4 | 22 |
| Sven Andrighetto | ZSC Lions | 32 | 15 | 18 | 33 | +8 | 10 |
| Grégory Hofmann | EV Zug | 29 | 13 | 20 | 33 | +8 | 18 |
| Roman Červenka | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 34 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +7 | 28 |
| Jan Kovář | EV Zug | 31 | 10 | 23 | 33 | +9 | 48 |
| Killian Mottet | Fribourg-Gottéron | 32 | 16 | 15 | 31 | +2 | 16 |
| Linus Omark | Genève-Servette HC | 26 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +6 | 37 |
| Enzo Corvi | HC Davos | 30 | 5 | 25 | 30 | -1 | 10 |
| Chris DiDomenico | Fribourg-Gottéron | 30 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -6 | 14 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 3 February.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | WO | LO | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Stephan | Lausanne HC | 16 | 932 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 2 | .937 | 2.00 |
| Gauthier Descloux | Genève-Servette HC | 22 | 1333 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 3 | .935 | 2.16 |
| Luca Boltshauser | Lausanne HC | 11 | 637 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .930 | 2.17 |
| Ludovic Waeber | ZSC Lions | 21 | 1242 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 3 | .923 | 2.17 |
| Joren van Pottelberghe | EHC Biel | 24 | 1441 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 2 | .919 | 2.42 |
References
- "League assembly: no relegation, 52 games and pre-playoffs". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- "Player stats" (in German). SIHF.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- "Goalie stats" (in German). SIHF.ch. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in French)