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2020–21 National League (ice hockey) season

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2020–21 National League season
LeagueNational League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 1, 2020 – March 22, 2021
Number of games52
Number of teams12
Regular season
Best recordEV Zug
  Runners-upHC Lugano
Season MVPJan Kovář
(EV Zug)
Top scorerJan Kovář
(EV Zug)
Playoffs
Semi-Final championsEV Zug
  Semi-Final runners-upSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Semi-Final championsGenève-Servette HC
  Semi-Final runners-upZSC Lions
Swiss champion NL
ChampionsEV Zug
  Runners-upGenève-Servette HC
National League seasons

The 2020–21 National League season was the 83rd season of Swiss professional ice hockey and the fourth season as the National League (NL).

ZSC Lions were the defending regular season winners. Due to the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Switzerland there was no defending champion as the previous season's playoffs were cancelled.

Due to the 2019–20 league qualification series also being cancelled, the participating teams remained the same as the previous season.

The league announced changes to the format ahead of the season, meaning that 52 games rather than 50 would be played in the regular season. The playoffs would also be re-formatted, so that the top 6 teams now qualified directly for the quarter-finals, with the next four teams playing in pre-playoffs for the remaining two spots. There would also be no relegation from the season.[1] The two pre-playoffs series were played in a best-of-three, the quarter-finals in a best-of-seven and the semi-finals and final in a best-of-five. The series were shortened to allow enough time for the national team to prepare for the 2021 IIHF World Championship.

EV Zug won the regular season with 6 games remaining, having already clinched their club record points total, surpassing their previous best of 98 points from the 2011–12 season.[2] With two games remaining EV Zug broke the record for most points in a single regular season, held by HC Davos from the 2010–11 season.[3] Whilst this season was the first to be 52 games in length, EV Zug passed the milestone in the same number of games as the previous record holders.

EV Zug swept Genève-Servette HC 3-0 in the final to win its first NL title since 1998.

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity COVID-19 Capacity
HC Ambrì-Piotta Ambrì Valascia 6,500 0
SC Bern Bern PostFinance Arena 17,031 0
EHC Biel Biel/Bienne Tissot Arena 6,521 0
HC Davos Davos Eisstadion Davos 6,800 0
Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg BCF Arena 8,934 0
Genève-Servette HC Geneva Patinoire des Vernets 7,135 0
Lausanne HC Lausanne Vaudoise Aréna 9,600 0
HC Lugano Lugano Cornér Arena 7,800 0
SCL Tigers Langnau im Emmental Ilfis Stadium 6,000 0
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena 6,200 0
ZSC Lions Zürich Hallenstadion 11,200 0
EV Zug Zug Bossard Arena 7,200 0

Regular season

Due to coronavirus cases in both EHC Biel and SC Bern forcing late season stoppages to training, not all regular season games could be completed, and the league would use points per game to determine the final regular season standings.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EV Zug 52 33 7 6 6 197 128 +69 119 Advance to Playoffs
2 HC Lugano 52 24 9 2 17 160 137 +23 92
3 Fribourg-Gottéron 51 26 4 4 17 159 151 +8 90
4 Lausanne HC 51 23 7 6 15 159 125 +34 89
5 ZSC Lions 52 24 6 6 16 170 143 +27 90
6 Genève-Servette HC 50 22 7 4 17 167 129 +38 84
7 EHC Biel 48 20 6 6 16 149 137 +12 78 Advance to Pre-playoffs
8 HC Davos 51 20 5 4 22 174 177 −3 74
9 SC Bern 48 15 3 5 25 129 156 −27 56
10 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 50 15 3 5 27 141 180 −39 56
11 HC Ambrì-Piotta 51 12 3 8 28 107 158 −51 50
12 SCL Tigers 52 8 2 6 36 107 198 −91 34
Source: NLA
Rules for classification: 1) points per game 2) greater number of games played 3) greater number of away games played 4) head-to-head points

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[5] If two or more skaters were tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters were shown.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Jan Kovář EV Zug 52 16 47 63 +24 58
Linus Omark Genève-Servette HC 49 22 39 61 +8 55
Sven Andrighetto ZSC Lions 52 27 28 55 +10 18
Enzo Corvi HC Davos 44 15 37 52 0 16
Roman Červenka SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 49 16 35 51 -1 63
Killian Mottet Fribourg-Gottéron 50 23 25 48 -1 34
Mark Arcobello HC Lugano 52 13 35 48 +12 58
Chris DiDomenico Fribourg-Gottéron 48 15 31 46 -5 48
Daniel Winnik Genève-Servette HC 49 15 31 46 +8 46
Dario Simion EV Zug 50 24 21 45 +24 6
Ryan Gunderson Fribourg-Gottéron 51 9 36 45 +11 8

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[6]

Player Team GP TOI W WO LO L GA SO Sv% GAA
Tobias Stephan Lausanne HC 29 1719 12 2 2 9 65 4 .928 2.27
Niklas Schlegel HC Lugano 42 2359 21 5 2 12 92 6 .928 2.34
Gauthier Descloux Genève-Servette HC 42 2526 19 4 2 11 100 5 .927 2.38
Luca Boltshauser Lausanne HC 23 1359 11 2 2 5 54 1 .920 2.38
Ludovic Waeber ZSC Lions 37 2204 20 4 1 10 88 4 .918 2.40

Playoffs

Bracket

Pre-playoffs
(best-of-3) 		Quarter-finals
(best-of-7) 		Semi-finals
(best-of-5) 		Finals
(best-of-5)
1 Zug 4
7 Biel 0 9 Bern 2
10 Rapperswil-Jona 2 1 Zug 3
10 Rapperswil-Jona 1
2 Lugano 1 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
10 Rapperswil-Jona 4
1 Zug 3
6 Genève-Servette 0
3 Fribourg-Gottéron 1
8 Davos 1 6 Genève-Servette 4
9 Bern 2 5 ZSC Lions 0
6 Genève-Servette 3
4 Lausanne 2
5 ZSC Lions 4


Pre-playoffs

(7) EHC Biel vs. (10) SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

7 April EHC Biel 1–2 OT SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne Recap  
Fabio Hofer (1) – 6:41 First period 15:17 – Dominik Egli (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 16:31 – Dominik Egli (2)
Joren van Pottelberghe (31 shots / 29 saves) Goalie stats Melvin Nyffeler (37 shots / 36 saves)
9 April SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 3–1 EHC Biel St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil Recap  
No scoring First period 1:37 – Damien Brunner (1)
Andrew Rowe (1; PPG) – 6:04 Second period No scoring
Third period No scoring
Melvin Nyffeler (35 shots / 34 saves) Goalie stats Joren van Pottelberghe (22 shots / 20 saves)
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers win series 2–0


(8) HC Davos vs. (9) SC Bern

7 April HC Davos 3–4 OT SC Bern Eisstadion Davos, Davos Recap
Robert Mayer (9 shots / 6 saves)
Sandro Aeschlimann (21 shots / 20 saves) 		Goalie stats Tomi Karhunen (60 shots / 57 saves)
9 April SC Bern 0–3 HC Davos PostFinance Arena, Bern Recap  
No scoring First period 8:59 – Aaron Palushaj (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period
Tomi Karhunen (31 shots / 28 saves) Goalie stats Sandro Aeschlimann (34 shots / 34 saves)
11 April HC Davos 0–3 SC Bern Eisstadion Davos, Davos Recap
Sandro Aeschlimann (15 shots / 13 saves) Goalie stats Tomi Karhunen (53 shots / 53 saves)
SC Bern win series 2–1


Quarter-finals

(1) EV Zug vs. (9) SC Bern

13 April EV Zug 4–2 SC Bern Bossard Arena, Zug Recap  
First period 04:24 – Jan Neuenschwander (1)
Carl Klingberg (1; PPG) – 5:52 Second period 15:58 – Colin Gerber (1)
Carl Klingberg (2) – 9:47 Third period No scoring
Leonardo Genoni (26 shots / 24 saves) Goalie stats Tomi Karhunen (43 shots / 39 saves)
15 April SC Bern 6–2 EV Zug PostFinance Arena, Bern Recap  
First period 10:29 – Dario Simion (1)
André Heim (1; PPG) – 6:28 Second period No scoring
Third period 11:53 – Gregory Hofmann (1; PPG)
Tomi Karhunen (34 shots / 32 saves) Goalie stats Leonardo Genoni (29 shots / 24 saves)
17 April EV Zug 3–0 SC Bern Bossard Arena, Zug Recap
Leonardo Genoni (25 shots / 25 saves) Goalie stats Tomi Karhunen (31 shots / 28 saves)
19 April SC Bern 6–2 EV Zug PostFinance Arena, Bern Recap  
First period 1:13 – Yannick Zehnder (1)
No scoring Second period 12:55 – Justin Abdelkader (1)
Third period
Tomi Karhunen (37 shots / 35 saves) Goalie stats Leonardo Genoni (26 shots / 22 saves)
21 April EV Zug 5–2 SC Bern Bossard Arena, Zug Recap  
14:02 – Cory Conacher (1; PPG) First period
18:56 – Thierry Bader (1) Second period
Third period Geisser Tobias (1; ENG) – 19:56
Leonardo Genoni (25 shots / 23 saves) Goalie stats Tomi Karhunen (24 shots / 20 saves)
23 April SC Bern 0–1 EV Zug PostFinance Arena, Bern Recap
Tomi Karhunen (31 shots / 30 saves) Goalie stats Leonardo Genoni (15 shots / 15 saves)
EV Zug win series 4–2


(2) HC Lugano vs. (10) SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

13 April HC Lugano 6–2 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Cornér Arena, Lugano Recap  
Reto Suri (1) – 3:54 First period 10:29 – Kay Schweri (1; PPG)
Jani Lajunen (1; PPG) – 2:59 Second period No scoring
Third period 2:03 – Leandro Profico (1)
Niklas Schlegel (26 shots / 24 saves) Goalie stats Melvin Nyffeler (40 shots / 34 saves)
15 April SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4–1 HC Lugano St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil Recap
Melvin Nyffeler (42 shots / 41 saves) Goalie stats Niklas Schlegel (17 shots / 13 saves)
17 April HC Lugano 2–3 OT SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Cornér Arena, Lugano Recap  
Giovanni Morini (1; PPG) – 16:03 First period 14:05 – Michael Loosli (1)
Dominic Lammer (1) – 19:26 Second period 10:51 – Jeremy Wick (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 17:21 – Sandro Forrer (1)
Niklas Schlegel (28 shots / 25 saves) Goalie stats Melvin Nyffeler (52 shots / 50 saves)
19 April SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 3–1 HC Lugano St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil Recap
Melvin Nyffeler (34 shots / 33 saves) Goalie stats Niklas Schlegel (21 shots / 19 saves)
21 April HC Lugano 3–4 2OT SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Cornér Arena, Lugano Recap
Niklas Schlegel (48 shots / 44 saves) Goalie stats Melvin Nyffeler (62 shots / 59 saves)
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers win series 4–1


(3) HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. (6) Genève-Servette HC

13 April HC Fribourg-Gottéron 2–1 Genève-Servette HC BCF Arena, Fribourg Recap  
Yannick Herren (1) – 18:59 First period No scoring
Dave Sutter (1) – 14:38 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 19:07 – Arnaud Montandon (1)
Reto Berra (24 shots / 23 saves) Goalie stats Gauthier Descloux (35 shots / 33 saves)
15 April Genève-Servette HC 3–1 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Recap
Gauthier Descloux (33 shots / 32 saves) Goalie stats Reto Berra (33 shots / 31 saves)
17 April HC Fribourg-Gottéron 3–8 Genève-Servette HC BCF Arena, Fribourg Recap  
Mauro Jörg (1) – 8:57 First period 12:05 – Eric Fehr (1; PPG)
No scoring Second period
Third period
Reto Berra (36 shots / 28 saves) Goalie stats Gauthier Descloux (45 shots / 42 saves)
19 April Genève-Servette HC 4–0 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Recap
Gauthier Descloux (4 shots / 4 saves)
Daniel Manzato (34 shots / 34 saves) 		Goalie stats Reto Berra (23 shots / 20 saves)
21 April HC Fribourg-Gottéron 0–5 Genève-Servette HC BCF Arena, Fribourg Recap
Reto Berra (42 shots / 47 saves) Goalie stats Daniel Manzato (29 shots / 29 saves)
Genève-Servette HC win series 4–1


(4) Lausanne HC vs. (5) ZSC Lions

13 April Lausanne HC 3–2 OT ZSC Lions Vaudoise Aréna, Lausanne Recap  
Charles Hudon (1; PPG) – 18:22 First period 8:48 – Justin Sigrist (1)
Ronalds Kenins (1) – 11:50 Second period 16:55 – Raphael Prassl (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Denis Malgin (1) – 6:32 First overtime period No scoring
Tobias Stephan (39 shots / 37 saves) Goalie stats Ludovic Waeber (27 shots / 24 saves)
15 April ZSC Lions 5–0 Lausanne HC Hallenstadion, Zürich Recap
Ludovic Waeber (26 shots / 26 saves) Goalie stats Tobias Stephan (32 shots / 28 saves)
17 April Lausanne HC 0–3 ZSC Lions Vaudoise Aréna, Lausanne Recap
Tobias Stephan (27 shots / 25 saves) Goalie stats Ludovic Waeber (39 shots / 39 saves)
19 April ZSC Lions 3–1 Lausanne HC Hallenstadion, Zürich Recap
Ludovic Waeber (33 shots / 32 saves) Goalie stats Luca Boltshauser (30 shots / 27 saves)
21 April Lausanne HC 5–2 ZSC Lions Vaudoise Aréna, Lausanne Recap  
Charles Hudon (1; PPG) – 15:17 First period 3:28 – Raphael Prassl (1)
Denis Malgin (1; PPG) – 19:21 Second period 12:40 – Sven Andrighetto (1)
Third period
Tobias Stephan (40 shots / 38 saves) Goalie stats Ludovic Waeber (32 shots / 28 saves)
23 April ZSC Lions 3–0 Lausanne HC Hallenstadion, Zürich Recap
Ludovic Waeber (29 shots / 29 saves) Goalie stats Tobias Stephan (17 shots / 15 saves)
ZSC Lions win series 4–2


Semi-finals

(1) EV Zug vs. (10) SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

25 April EV Zug 6–1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Bossard Arena, Zug Recap  
First period No scoring
Second period 10:54 – Kevin Clark (1)
Justin Abdelkader (2) – 13:34 Third period No scoring
Leonardo Genoni (30 shots / 29 saves) Goalie stats Melvin Nyffeler (28 shots / 23 saves)
Noël Bader (19 shots / 18 saves)
27 April SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 2–4 EV Zug St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil Recap
Melvin Nyffeler (28 shots / 24 saves) Goalie stats Leonardo Genoni (40 shots / 38 saves)
29 April EV Zug 1–2 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Bossard Arena, Zug Recap  
Gregory Hofmann (1) – 13:21 First period
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Leonardo Genoni (17 shots / 15 saves) Goalie stats Melvin Nyffeler (32 shots / 31 saves)
1 May SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 3–6 EV Zug St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil Recap  
No scoring First period
Second period 12:57 – Jan Kovář (1)
Nando Eggenberger (1) – 13:11 Third period
Melvin Nyffeler (34 shots / 29 saves) Goalie stats Leonardo Genoni (37 shots / 34 saves)
EV Zug win series 3–1


(5) ZSC Lions vs. (6) Genève-Servette HC

25 April ZSC Lions 1–2 Genève-Servette HC Hallenstadion, Zürich Recap
Ludovic Waeber (30 shots / 28 saves) Goalie stats Daniel Manzato (22 shots / 21 saves)
27 April Genève-Servette HC 4–1 ZSC Lions Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Recap
Daniel Manzato (36 shots / 35 saves) Goalie stats Ludovic Waeber (20 shots / 16 saves)
29 April ZSC Lions 1–4 Genève-Servette HC Hallenstadion, Zürich Recap  
Dario Trutmann (1) – 11:38 First period 8:40 – Daniel Winnik (1; PPG)
No scoring Second period 9:41 – Daniel Winnik (2)
No scoring Third period
Ludovic Waeber (23 shots / 20 saves) Goalie stats Daniel Manzato (21 shots / 20 saves)
Genève-Servette HC win series 3–0


Final (1) EV Zug vs. (6) Genève-Servette HC

3 May EV Zug 1–0 Genève-Servette HC Bossard Arena, Zug Recap
Leonardo Genoni (35 shots / 35 saves) Goalie stats Daniel Manzato (30 shots / 29 saves)
5 May Genève-Servette HC 1–2 EV Zug Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Recap
Daniel Manzato (28 shots / 26 saves) Goalie stats Leonardo Genoni (23 shots / 22 saves)
7 May EV Zug 5–1 Genève-Servette HC Bossard Arena, Zug Recap
Leonardo Genoni (35 shots / 34 saves) Goalie stats Daniel Manzato (37 shots / 33 saves)
EV Zug win series 3–0


References

  1. ^ "League assembly: no relegation, 52 games and pre-playoffs". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Zug is qualification winner" (in German). SRF. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Round-up National League" (in German). SRF. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Jetzt zählen Punkte pro Spiel" (in German). blick.ch. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Player stats" (in German). SIHF.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Goalie stats" (in German). SIHF.ch. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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