2012–13 NLA season

2012–13 National League A season
League	National League A
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 12, 2012 – February 26, 2013
Number of games	50
Number of teams	12
Regular Season
Best Record	Fribourg-Gottéron
Runners-up	SC Bern
Top scorer	Linus Omark (EV Zug)
Playoffs
Semi-final #1 champions	Fribourg-Gottéron
Semi-final #1 runners-up	ZSC Lions
Semi-final #2 champions	SC Bern
Semi-final #2 runners-up	EV Zug
National League A Championship
Champions	SC Bern
Runners-up	Fribourg-Gottéron

The 2012–13 National League A season is the sixth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 75th season of Swiss professional hockey.

Regular season

Final Standings

	Team	GP	Pts	W	L	OTW	OTL	SHW	SHL
1.	Fribourg-Gottéron	50	99	24	10	4	1	7	4
2.	SC Bern	50	92	27	15	1	1	2	4
3.	EV Zug	50	91	26	14	0	3	3	4
4.	ZSC Lions	50	89	24	16	5	1	2	2
5.	HC Davos	50	81	22	17	1	3	3	4
6.	HC Lugano	50	80	21	17	3	5	2	2
7.	Genève-Servette HC	50	80	23	20	3	2	1	1
8.	EHC Biel	50	72	19	21	3	1	5	4
9.	Kloten Flyers	50	69	16	21	3	2	5	4
10.	HC Ambrì-Piotta	50	53	14	29	0	1	4	2
11.	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	50	53	13	27	2	4	2	2
12.	SCL Tigers	50	41	10	32	1	0	2	5

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Loss, OTW = Overtime win, OTL = Overtime loss, SHW = Shootout win, SHL = Shootout loss
Color code:    = Qualified for Playoffs,    = Qualified for Relegation Playoffs

Playoffs

	Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Fribourg-Gottéron	4
	8	EHC Biel	3
						1	Fribourg-Gottéron	4
						4	ZSC Lions	1
	2	SC Bern	4
	7	Genève-Servette HC	3
											1	Fribourg-Gottéron	2
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											2	SC Bern	4
	3	EV Zug	4
	6	HC Lugano	3
						2	SC Bern	4
						3	EV Zug	3
	4	ZSC Lions	4
	5	HC Davos	3

Relegation Playoffs

The bottom 4 teams of the National League A will compete in a losing team advances tournament to determine if they should stay in the League. The loser of this tournament will compete against the champions of the National League B to determine which league they will play in next season.

	Semi-Finals					Finals
	9	Kloten Flyers	4
	12	SCL Tigers	1
						11	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	4
						12	SCL Tigers	3
	10	HC Ambrì-Piotta	4
	11	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	1

Playdowns

The SCL Tigers were defeated by Lausanne HC, champions of the National League B, in the promotion/relegation games with a series of 4-2. The 12th team of the National League A for the season 2013/2014 will be Lausanne HC.

External links

• Official League Website Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
• Official League Website Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in French)