2012–13 National League B season

2012–13 National League B season
League	National League B
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 14, 2012 - February 10, 2013
Number of games	50
Number of teams	11
Regular Season
Season Champions	HC Ajoie
Top scorer	Marco Truttmann (EHC Olten), James Desmarais (HC Ajoie)
Playoffs
Swiss champion NLB
Champions	Lausanne HC
Runners-up	EHC Olten

The 2012–13 National League B season was played from September 14, 2012, to February 10, 2013. The regular season was won by HC Ajoie with 105 points.

Participating teams

HC Ajoie

EHC Basel

GCK Lions

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

SC Langenthal

Lausanne HC

Martigny Red Ice

EHC Olten

HC Sierre

HC Thurgau

EHC Visp

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NLB teams for the 2012-13 season.

Regular Season Standings

	Team	GP	Pts	W	L	OTW	OTL	SHW	SHL
1.	HC Ajoie	50	105	31	12	1	1	4	1
2.	SC Langenthal	50	103	29	11	3	1	3	3
3.	EHC Olten	50	102	32	14	0	0	2	2
4.	Lausanne HC	50	98	31	16	1	0	1	1
5.	EHC Visp	50	85	23	17	2	1	4	3
6.	Chx-de-Fds	50	83	23	17	2	1	2	5
7.	GCK Lions	50	70	22	24	0	2	0	2
8.	HC Red Ice	50	69	18	21	0	4	4	3
9.	EHC Basel Sharks	50	64	18	26	2	1	2	1
10.	HC Thurgau	50	26	6	38	0	1	2	3
11.	HC Sierre-Anniviers	50	20	5	42	1	0	1	1

Playoffs

	Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	HC Ajoie	4
	8	HC Red Ice	2
						1	HC Ajoie	2
						4	Lausanne HC	4
	2	SC Langenthal	4
	7	GCK Lions	0
											4	Lausanne HC	4
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											3	EHC Olten	0
	3	EHC Olten	4
	6	Chx-de-Fds	3
						2	SC Langenthal	2
						3	EHC Olten	4
	4	Lausanne HC	4
	5	EHC Visp	1

League Qualification

Lausanne HC will play the losing team of a Play-Out tournament from the National League A for the 12th and final spot in the top division next year.

External links

• (in German) National League B, official website
• (in French) National League B, official website