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)

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  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   1  Fribourg-Gottéron 2
  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.

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