| 2018–19 National League season | |
| League | National League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 21, 2018 – March 4, 2019 |
| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | SC Bern |
| Runners-up | EV Zug |
| Season MVP | Dominik Kubalík (HC Ambrì-Piotta) |
| Top scorer | Dominik Kubalík (HC Ambrì-Piotta) |
| Playoffs | |
| Semi-Final champions | SC Bern |
| Semi-Final runners-up | EHC Biel |
| Semi-Final champions | EV Zug |
| Semi-Final runners-up | Lausanne HC |
The 2018–19 National League season is the 81st season of Swiss professional ice hockey and the second season as the National League (NL).
ZSC Lions were the defending Swiss national champions, however missed the playoffs altogether.
SC Bern won the regular season for a third consecutive year, and went on to defeat regular season runners-up EV Zug in the playoff finals 4–1 to claim their 16th Swiss championship, and third in four years.
Regular season[]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Bern | 50 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 143:99 | 101 |
| 2. | EV Zug | 50 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 159:115 | 97 |
| 3. | Lausanne HC | 50 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 141:126 | 82 |
| 4. | EHC Biel | 50 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 149:138 | 79 |
| 5. | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 138:140 | 79 |
| 6. | SCL Tigers | 50 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 132:126 | 78 |
| 7. | HC Lugano | 50 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 160:141 | 78 |
| 8. | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 137:150 | 75 |
| 9. | ZSC Lions | 50 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 129:132 | 74 |
| 10. | Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 125:125 | 74 |
| 11. | HC Davos | 50 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 121:167 | 51 |
| 12. | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 92:167 | 32 |
Playoffs[]
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | SC Bern | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Genève-Servette HC | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | SC Bern | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | EHC Biel | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | EHC Biel | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 1 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | 1 | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | EV Zug | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | EV Zug | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | HC Lugano | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | EV Zug | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Lausanne HC | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Lausanne HC | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | SCL Tigers | 3 | |||||||||||
Playouts[]
1st round[]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fribourg-Gottéron | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 146:138 | 87 |
| 2. | ZSC Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 141:152 | 82 |
| 3. | HC Davos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 135:185 | 54 |
| 4. | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108:179 | 44 |
Playout-Final[]
- HC Davos - SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4:1 (3:2, 5:3, 2:3, 5:3, 3:1)
League-Qualification[]
The qualification series between SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and SC Langenthal was not played, due to SC Langenthal's home arena not meeting NL requirements, therefore SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers would remain in the NL for the 2019–20 season.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Confirmed - Langenthal will not play the League Qualification (English). swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved on 11 April 2019.
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