2014–15 National League B season

2014–15 National League B season
League National League B
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 2014 -
February 2015
Number of games 48
Number of teams 9
Regular Season
Season Champions SCL Tigers
Top scorer James Desmarais
(EHC Visp)
Playoffs
Semi-Final champions SCL Tigers
  Semi-Final runners-up SC Langenthal
Semi-Final champions EHC Olten
  Semi-Final runners-up HC Red Ice
Swiss champion NLB
Champions SCL Tigers
  Runners-up EHC Olten

The 201415 National League B season was the 68th ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league, the National League B

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ajoie Porrentruy Patinoire de Porrentruy 4,300
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Patinoire des Mélèzes 7,200
SC Langenthal Langenthal Schoren Halle 4,320
GCK Lions Küsnacht Eishalle Küsnacht 2,200
EHC Olten Olten Kleinholz Stadion 6,500
HC Red Ice Martigny Forum d'Octodure 4,500
HC Thurgau Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,200
SCL Tigers Langnau im Emmental Ilfis Stadium 6,500
EHC Visp Visp Litternahalle 4,300

Regular Season

Final standings.[1]

Rank Team GP W L OTW OTL SOW SOL Goals Diff. Pts
1 SCL Tigers 48 29 9 4 2 4 2 182:126 56 103
2 HC Red Ice 48 21 17 3 1 4 2 147:133 14 80
3 Chx-de-Fds 48 22 17 2 1 1 5 157:148 9 78
4 EHC Visp 48 19 17 4 3 3 2 190:162 28 76
5 EHC Olten 48 20 21 2 4 1 0 160:156 4 70
6 SC Langenthal 48 15 19 5 4 3 2 140:147 -7 67
7 HC Ajoie 48 15 20 3 3 4 6 137:152 -15 62
8 HC Thurgau 48 13 24 2 4 4 1 112:156 -44 56
9 GCK Lions 48 11 21 3 6 4 3 124:169 -45 56

Playoffs

  Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
                           
  1 SCL Tigers 4  
8 HC Thurgau 0  
  1 SCL Tigers 4  
  6 SC Langenthal 0  
2 HC Red Ice 4
  7 HC Ajoie 2  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   1 SCL Tigers 4
  5 EHC Olten 3
  3 Chx-de-Fds 3  
6 SC Langenthal 4  
  2 HC Red Ice 1
  5 EHC Olten 4  
4 EHC Visp 0
  5 EHC Olten 4  

League Qualification

Lakers vs. SCL Tigers

2 April 2015
19:45
Lakers2–4
(0–0, 2–2, 0–2)
SCL TigersDiners Club Arena, Rapperswil
Attendance: 5,191
4 April 2015
19:45
SCL Tigers4–3 OT
(2–0, 0–2, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)
LakersIlfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental
Attendance: 6,050
6 April 2015
16:30
Lakers3–4 OT
(1–0, 0–3, 2–0)
(OT 0–1)
SCL TigersDiners Club Arena, Rapperswil
Attendance: 6,017
9 April 2015
19:45
SCL Tigers5–1
(2–0, 0–1, 3–0)
LakersIlfis Stadium, Langnau im Emmental
Attendance: 6,050
SCL Tigers won series 4–0

SCL Tigers won the series and were promoted to NLA and will play there in 2015–16 season. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers were relegated to National League B and will play there in 2015–16 season.

References

  1. "QUALIFIKATION". nationalleague.ch. February 8, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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