2000–01 Nationalliga A season
# 2000–01 Nationalliga A season

The 2000–01 NLA season was the 63rd regular season of the Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.

## Regular season

### Final standings

Pts :

| 1. | HC Lugano | 44 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 129 | 185 | 60 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. | ZSC Lions | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 135 | 102 | 59 |
| 3. | HC Davos | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 154 | 103 | 54 |
| 4. | EV Zug | 44 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 166 | 143 | 52 |
| 5. | Kloten Flyers | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 123 | 110 | 50 |
| 6. | SC Bern | 44 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 135 | 102 | 49 |
| 7. | SC Rapperswil-Jona | 44 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 135 | 132 | 43 |
| 8. | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 44 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 133 | 136 | 42 |
| 9. | SCL Tigers | 44 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 110 | 114 | 42 |
| 10. | HC Ambri-Piotta | 44 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 97 | 126 | 39 |
| 11. | EHC Chur | 44 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 93 | 133 | 26 |
| 12. | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 44 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 82 | 206 | 12 |

## Playoffs

### Quarterfinals

HC Lugano (1) vs. Fribourg-Gottéron (8) :

| Away | Home |
| - | - |
| Fribourg-Gottéron 1 | 2 HC Lugano | |
| HC Lugano 0 | 2 Fribourg-Gottéron | |
| Fribourg-Gottéron 2 | 3 HC Lugano | n.P. |
| HC Lugano 4 | 3 Fribourg-Gottéron | OT |
| Fribourg-Gottéron 2 | 3 HC Lugano | OT |
| HC Lugano wins series 4–1 ||||

ZSC Lions (2) vs. SC Rapperswil-Jona (7) :

| Away | Home |
| - | - |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona 2 | 5 ZSC Lions |
| ZSC Lions 4 | 1 SC Rapperswil-Jona |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona 0 | 2 ZSC Lions |
| ZSC Lions 8 | 3 SC Rapperswil-Jona |
| ZSC Lions wins series 4–0 ||||

HC Davos vs. SC Bern :

| Away | Home |
| - | - |
| SC Bern 8 | 3 HC Davos | |
| HC Davos 1 | 2 SC Bern | OT |
| SC Bern 3 | 2 HC Davos | OT |
| HC Davos 2 | 4 SC Bern | |
| SC Bern wins series 4–0 ||||

EV Zug (4) vs. Kloten Flyers (5) :

| Away | Home |
| - | - |
| Kloten Flyers 6 | 2 EV Zug |
| EV Zug 2 | 3 Kloten Flyers |
| Kloten Flyers 3 | 1 EV Zug |
| EV Zug 0 | 5 Kloten Flyers |
| Kloten Flyers wins series 4–0 ||||

### Semifinals

HC Lugano vs. SC Bern :

| Away | Home | |
| - | - | - |
| SC Bern 1 | 2 HC Lugano | OT |
| HC Lugano 1 | 3 SC Bern | |
| SC Bern 1 | 5 HC Lugano | |
| HC Lugano 2 | 3 SC Bern | OT |
| SC Bern 2 | 6 HC Lugano | |
| SC Bern 2 | 3 HC Lugano | n.P. |
| HC Lugano wins series 4–2 ||||

ZSC Lions vs. Kloten Flyers :

| Away | Home |
| - | - |
| Kloten Flyers 0 | 1 ZSC Lions | |
| ZSC Lions 4 | 3 Kloten Flyers | OT |
| Kloten Flyers 1 | 2 ZSC Lions | |
| ZSC Lions 2 | 6 Kloten Flyers | |
| Kloten Flyers 1 | 4 ZSC Lions | |
| ZSC Lions wins series 4–1 ||||

### Finals

HC Lugano vs. ZSC Lions :

| Away | Home | |
| - | - | - |
| ZSC Lions 0 | 3 HC Lugano | |
| HC Lugano 0 | 3 ZSC Lions | |
| ZSC Lions 1 | 4 HC Lugano | |
| HC Lugano 4 | 0 ZSC Lions | |
| ZSC Lions 6 | 3 HC Lugano | |
| HC Lugano 1 | 5 ZSC Lions | |
| ZSC Lions 2 | 1 HC Lugano | OT |
| ZSC Lions wins series 4–3 ||||
