National League B

National League B or Nationalliga B (German) or Ligue Nationale B (French) is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind National League A. The winners of this league each season play a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of National League A and, if they win, are promoted, while the National League A team is relegated to National League B.

The attendance in 2010/11 was about 3,000 spectators.

Participating teams

Season 2011/12

• HC Ajoie
• EHC Basel
• HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
• SC Langenthal
• HC Lausanne
• GCK Lions
• EHC Olten
• HC Sierre
• EHC Visp
• HC Thurgau

in former times

• EHC Biel - promoted to NLA in 2007/08
• EHC Chur - withdrawal end of season 2007/08
• HC Forward-Morges - withdrawal end of season 2005/06
• HC Martigny - withdrawal end of season 2007/08

See also

• National League A
• Swiss 1. Liga

External links

• Swiss Ice Hockey, official site - in French and German
• Puck.ch Results of Swiss Ice Hockey - in English, French, German and Italian*