2009–10 NLA season
| 2009–10 National League A season | |
|---|---|
| League | National League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
September 11, 2009 – March 6, 2010 |
| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | SRG SSR idée suisse, Teleclub |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | Bern |
| Runners-up | Genève-Servette |
| Top scorer |
Randy Robitaille (HC Lugano) |
| Playoffs | |
| Semi-Finals #1 champions | SC Bern |
| Semi-Finals #1 runners-up | Kloten Flyers |
| Semi-Finals #2 champions | Genève-Servette HC |
| Semi-Finals #2 runners-up | EV Zug |
| National League A Championship | |
| Champions | SC Bern |
| Runners-up | Genève-Servette HC |
The 2009–10 National League A season was the third ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league. Prior to the season, no promotion and relegation occurred between the National League A and National League B as a result of NLA club Biel's victory over Lausanne in the prior season's relegation playoff.
Format
The regular season schedule consists of a double round-robin, each of the league's twelve teams playing the other eleven four times apiece, twice at home and twice on the road. Each team plays an additional six games against three opponents, which are schedules based upon the previous season's standings. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams are entered into the playoffs; the bottom four enter a relegation playoff, commonly called the playout. Each playoff and playout series is contested in a best-of-seven fashion. The loser of the playout plays a best-of-seven series against the National League B champion for a place in the 2010–11 National League A.
Team overview
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | Quinto | Valascia | 7,000 |
| SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance Arena | 17,131 |
| EHC Biel | Biel | Eisstadion Biel | 7,000 |
| HC Davos | Davos | Vaillant Arena | 7,080 |
| HC Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | Patinoire Saint-Léonard | 7,125 |
| Genève-Servette | Geneva | Patinoire des Vernets | 6,837 |
| Kloten Flyers | Kloten | Kolping Arena | 7,624 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | Resega | 8,000 |
| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,000 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau | Ilfis Stadium | 6,500 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | Hallenstadion | 11,700 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Eishalle Herti | 6,780 |
Regular season
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Bern | 50 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 154 | 117 | 102 |
| Genève-Servette | 50 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 166 | 113 | 101 |
| EV Zug | 50 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 165 | 125 | 98 |
| HC Davos | 50 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 181 | 124 | 96 |
| Kloten Flyers | 50 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 163 | 138 | 87 |
| ZSC Lions | 50 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 185 | 165 | 84 |
| HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 145 | 160 | 68 |
| HC Lugano | 50 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 153 | 166 | 67 |
| EHC Biel | 50 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 134 | 182 | 59 |
| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 129 | 154 | 54 |
| SCL Tigers | 50 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 141 | 192 | 51 |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 107 | 187 | 33 |
League leaders
Scoring
| Name | Team | GO | G | A | P | PIM | PPT? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille | HC Lugano | 50 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 72 | 4 |
| Holden, JoshJosh Holden | EV Zug | 46 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 48 | 10 |
 Domenichelli, HnatHnat Domenichelli | HC Lugano | 50 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 16 | 13 |
| Brunner, DamienDamien Brunner | EV Zug | 47 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 22 | 7 |
| BartschiPatrik Bärtschi | ZSC Lions | 49 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 34 | 6 |
 Salmelainen, TonyTony Salmelainen | Genève-Servette | 50 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 14 | 2 |
| Roest, StacyStacy Roest | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 49 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 26 | 5 |
| Seger, MathiasMathias Seger | ZSC Lions | 47 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 80 | 2 |
| DerunsThomas Déruns | Genève-Servette | 50 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 44 | 4 |
 Kolnik, JurajJuraj Kolnik | Genève-Servette | 46 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 83 | 5 |
Goaltenders
| Name | Team | G | Min | GT | GAA | Min/GT | SO | S | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan, TobiasTobias Stephan | Genève-Servette | 48 | 2914 | 100 | 2.1 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 14 |
| BuhrerMarco Bührer | Bern | 43 | 2609 | 94 | 2.2 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 14 |
| Genoni, LeonardoLeonardo Genoni | Davos | 46 | 2937 | 117 | 2.4 | 25 | 2 | 33 | 16 |
| Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen | Zug | 44 | 2653 | 109 | 2.5 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 17 |
| RuegerRonnie Rüeger | Kloten Flyers | 46 | 2805 | 122 | 2.6 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 18 |
| Manzato, DanielDaniel Manzato | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 46 | 2715 | 132 | 2.9 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| Sulander, AriAri Sulander | Lions | 24 | 1451 | 69 | 2.9 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Aebischer, DavidDavid Aebischer | Lugano | 46 | 2751 | 139 | 3.0 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 22 |
| Caron, SébastienSébastien Caron | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 45 | 2689 | 135 | 3.0 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 26 |
| Berra, RetoReto Berra | Biel | 37 | 2116 | 114 | 3.2 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinalz | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1. | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8. | HC Lugano | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Kloten Flyers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4. | HC Davos | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Kloten Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | SC Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | HC Servette Genève | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | HC Servette Genève | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7. | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | HC Servette Genève | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | EV Zug | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | EV Zug | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6. | ZSC Lions | 3 | ||||||||||||