2007–08 NLA season
| 2007–08 National League A season | |
|---|---|
| League | National League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular Season | |
| Best Record | SC Bern |
| Runners-up | Genève |
| Top scorer | Erik Westrum (Ambri-Piotta) |
| Promoted to NLB | EHC Biel |
| Relegated to NLB | EHC Basel |
| Playoffs | |
| Semi-final champions | HC Genève-Servette |
| Semi-final runners-up | HC Fribourg-Gottèron |
| Semi-final champions | HC Davos |
| Semi-final runners-up | ZSC Lions |
| National League A Championship | |
| Champions | ZSC Lions |
| Runners-up | HC Genève-Servette |
The 2007-08 National League A season, was the first ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league and the 70th in the history of Swiss professional hockey. There were some rule changes to the standings and playoff format and the league officially changed its name to National League A.
Regular season
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Bern | 50 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 167 | 92 | 111 |
| 2. | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 172 | 135 | 89 |
| 3. | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 147 | 131 | 87 |
| 4. | EV Zug | 50 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 174 | 151 | 86 |
| 5. | HC Davos | 50 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 156 | 124 | 84 |
| 6. | ZSC Lions | 50 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 158 | 125 | 81 |
| 7. | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 156 | 167 | 76 |
| 8. | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 132 | 163 | 70 |
| 9. | HC Lugano | 50 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 130 | 149 | 69 |
| 10. | SCL Tigers | 50 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 175 | 195 | 68 |
| 11. | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 160 | 180 | 63 |
| 12. | EHC Basel | 50 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 98 | 213 | 16 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | SC Bern | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Fribourg | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Genève | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Fribourg | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | HC Genève-Servette | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Lakers | 1 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | 2 | Genève | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Lions | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kloten Flyers | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | ZSC Lions | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Davos | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Lions | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | EV Zug | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | HC Davos | 4 | |||||||||||
Relegation
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 | HC Lugano | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | EHC Basel | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | Ambrì-Piotta | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | Basel | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | SCL Tigers | 4 | |||||||
| 11 | Ambrì-Piotta | 2 | |||||||
EHC Biel, champions of the National League B, would later defeat EHC Basel Sharks, 4-0 to move up into the National League A. Therefore, Basel was relegated to the National League B.
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