National League B
National League B or Nationalliga B (German) or Ligue Nationale B (French) is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind National League A. The winners of this league each season play a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of National League A and, if they win, are promoted, while the National League A team is relegated to National League B.
The attendance in 2014–15 was about 3,500 spectators.
Teams
Current teams
NLB teams for the 2015-16 season.
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| HC Ajoie |
Porrentruy |
Patinoire de Porrentruy |
4,300 |
| EHC Winterthur |
Winterthur |
Eishalle Deutweg |
3,000 |
| GCK Lions |
Küsnacht |
Eishalle Küsnacht |
2,200 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Patinoire des Mélèzes |
7,200 |
| SC Langenthal |
Langenthal |
Schoren Halle |
4,320 |
| Martigny Red Ice |
Martigny |
Forum d'Octodure |
4,500 |
| EHC Olten |
Olten |
Kleinholz Stadion |
6,500 |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
Rapperswil-Jona |
Diners Club Arena |
6,100 |
| Hockey Thurgau |
Weinfelden |
Güttingersreuti |
3,200 |
| EHC Visp |
Visp |
Litternahalle |
4,300 |
Former Teams
See also
References
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Coordinates: 47°25′05″N 7°04′40″E / 47.4181°N 7.0778°E / 47.4181; 7.0778
2015–16 National League B season
Switzerland
