2011–12 NLA season
# 2011–12 NLA season

The 2011–12 National League A season was the fifth ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league. 12 teams participated in the league, which was won by EV Zug.

## Regular season

### Standings

| | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### Attendance

| Team | Games | Total Attendance | Average | Stadium Capacity |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| SC Bern | 25 | 394,475 | 15,779 | 17,131 |
| ZSC Lions | 25 | 190,625 | 7,625 | 10,700 |
| Genève-Servette HC | 25 | 169,225 | 6,769 | 7,382 |
| HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 25 | 165,900 | 6,636 | 6,900 |
| EV Zug | 25 | 156,625 | 6,265 | 7,015 |
| Kloten Flyers | 25 | 151,025 | 6,041 | 7,719 |
| SCL Tigers | 25 | 132,250 | 5,290 | 6,500 |
| EHC Biel | 25 | 118,725 | 4,749 | 7,000 |
| HC Davos | 25 | 113,600 | 4,544 | 7,080 |
| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 25 | 103,375 | 4,135 | 6,200 |
| HC Lugano | 25 | 103,125 | 4,125 | 7,800 |
| HC Ambri-Piotta | 25 | 92,675 | 3,707 | 7,000 |
| LEAGUE TOTAL | 300 | 1,891,625 | 6,305 | — |

### League Leaders

**Scoring**

| Name | Team | GP | G | A | P |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Damien Brunner | EV Zug | 45 | 24 | 36 | 60 |
| Julien Sprunger | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 49 | 27 | 24 | 51 |
| Jaroslav Bednar | HC Lugano | 45 | 16 | 34 | 50 |
| Petr Sykora | HC Davos | 46 | 21 | 28 | 49 |
| Jeff Tambellini | ZSC Lions | 50 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| Simon Gamache | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| Tommi Santala | Kloten Flyers | 47 | 9 | 35 | 44 |
| Byron Ritchie | SC Bern | 47 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| Benny Plüss | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 48 | 15 | 27 | 42 |
| Kurtis McLean | SCL Tigers | 49 | 14 | 28 | 42 |

## Playoffs

### Tournament Bracket

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

### Quarter-Finals Results

**EV Zug (1) vs. EHC Biel (8)**

* EV Zug wins series 4–1

**HC Davos (2) vs. ZSC Lions (7)**

* ZSC Lions win series 4–0

**HC Fribourg-Gottéron (3) vs. HC Lugano (6)**

* HC Fribourg-Gottéron win series 4–2

**Kloten Flyers (4) vs. SC Bern (5)**

* SC Bern win series 4–1

### Semi-finals results

**EV Zug (1) vs. ZSC Lions (7)**

* ZSC Lions win series 4–0

**Fribourg-Gottéron HC (3) vs. SC Bern (5)**

* SC Bern win series 4–1

### Finals Results

**SC Bern (5) vs. ZSC Lions (7)**

* ZSC Lions win series 4–3

## Playout

The bottom 4 teams of the National League A will compete in a losing team advances tournament to determine if they should stay in the League. The loser of this tournament will compete against the champions of the National League B to determine which league they will play in next season.

### Tournament Bracket

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

### Semi-finals results

**Genève-Servette HC (9) vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (12)**

* Rapperswil-Jona Lakers win series 4–1

**SCL Tigers (10) vs. HC Ambrì-Piotta (11)**

* SCL Tigers win series 4–0

### Finals Results

**Genève-Servette HC (9) vs. HC Ambrì-Piotta (11)**

* Genève-Servette HC win series 4–0

## Playdowns

Ambrì-Piotta would later defeat SC Langenthal, Champions of the National League B, 4–1 to remain in the National League A

