title: 2011–12 NLA season
text: # 2011–12 NLA season
  
  The 2011–12 National League A season was the fifth ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league. 12 teams participated in the league, which was won by EV Zug.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### Standings
  
  | | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | EV Zug | 50 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 173 | 131 | 98 |
  | 2. | HC Davos | 50 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 155 | 117 | 98 |
  | 3. | Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 156 | 120 | 94 |
  | 4. | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 158 | 117 | 91 |
  | 5. | SC Bern | 50 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 153 | 130 | 87 |
  | 6. | HC Lugano | 50 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 152 | 150 | 79 |
  | 7. | ZSC Lions | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 136 | 129 | 77 |
  | 8. | EHC Biel | 50 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 114 | 128 | 68 |
  | 9. | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 117 | 126 | 67 |
  | 10. | SCL Tigers | 50 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 124 | 166 | 52 |
  | 11. | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 102 | 153 | 49 |
  | 12. | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 99 | 172 | 40 |
  
  ### Attendance
  
  | Team | Games | Total Attendance | Average | Stadium Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SC Bern | 25 | 394,475 | 15,779 | 17,131 |
  | ZSC Lions | 25 | 190,625 | 7,625 | 10,700 |
  | Genève-Servette HC | 25 | 169,225 | 6,769 | 7,382 |
  | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 25 | 165,900 | 6,636 | 6,900 |
  | EV Zug | 25 | 156,625 | 6,265 | 7,015 |
  | Kloten Flyers | 25 | 151,025 | 6,041 | 7,719 |
  | SCL Tigers | 25 | 132,250 | 5,290 | 6,500 |
  | EHC Biel | 25 | 118,725 | 4,749 | 7,000 |
  | HC Davos | 25 | 113,600 | 4,544 | 7,080 |
  | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 25 | 103,375 | 4,135 | 6,200 |
  | HC Lugano | 25 | 103,125 | 4,125 | 7,800 |
  | HC Ambri-Piotta | 25 | 92,675 | 3,707 | 7,000 |
  | LEAGUE TOTAL | 300 | 1,891,625 | 6,305 | — |
  
  ### League Leaders
  
  **Scoring**
  
  | Name | Team | GP | G | A | P |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Damien Brunner | EV Zug | 45 | 24 | 36 | 60 |
  | Julien Sprunger | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 49 | 27 | 24 | 51 |
  | Jaroslav Bednar | HC Lugano | 45 | 16 | 34 | 50 |
  | Petr Sykora | HC Davos | 46 | 21 | 28 | 49 |
  | Jeff Tambellini | ZSC Lions | 50 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
  | Simon Gamache | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
  | Tommi Santala | Kloten Flyers | 47 | 9 | 35 | 44 |
  | Byron Ritchie | SC Bern | 47 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
  | Benny Plüss | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 48 | 15 | 27 | 42 |
  | Kurtis McLean | SCL Tigers | 49 | 14 | 28 | 42 |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Tournament Bracket
  
  | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | EV Zug | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | EHC Biel | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | EHC Biel | 1 | | | 1 | EV Zug | 0 | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | ZSC Lions | 4 | | | |
  | 2 | HC Davos | 0 | | | 7 | ZSC Lions | 4 | | | |
  | 7 | ZSC Lions | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | ZSC Lions | 4 | | | | | | 5 | SC Bern | 3 |
  | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 5 | SC Bern | 3 |
  | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 7 | ZSC Lions | 4 |
  | 3 | Fribourg | 4 | | | | | | | | | 7 | ZSC Lions | 4 |
  | 6 | HC Lugano | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | HC Lugano | 2 | | | 3 | Fribourg | 1 | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | SC Bern | 4 | | | |
  | 4 | Kloten Flyers | 1 | | | 5 | SC Bern | 4 | | | |
  | 5 | SC Bern | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Quarter-Finals Results
  
  **EV Zug (1) vs. EHC Biel (8)**
  
  * EV Zug wins series 4–1
  
  **HC Davos (2) vs. ZSC Lions (7)**
  
  * ZSC Lions win series 4–0
  
  **HC Fribourg-Gottéron (3) vs. HC Lugano (6)**
  
  * HC Fribourg-Gottéron win series 4–2
  
  **Kloten Flyers (4) vs. SC Bern (5)**
  
  * SC Bern win series 4–1
  
  ### Semi-finals results
  
  **EV Zug (1) vs. ZSC Lions (7)**
  
  * ZSC Lions win series 4–0
  
  **Fribourg-Gottéron HC (3) vs. SC Bern (5)**
  
  * SC Bern win series 4–1
  
  ### Finals Results
  
  **SC Bern (5) vs. ZSC Lions (7)**
  
  * ZSC Lions win series 4–3
  
  ## Playout
  
  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.
  
  ### Tournament Bracket
  
  | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Genève | 1 | | | |
  | 12 | Lakers | 4 | | | |
  | 12 | Lakers | 4 | 11 | Genève | 4 |
  | | | | 12 | Ambrì-Piotta | 0 |
  | 10 | SCL Tigers | 4 | 12 | Ambrì-Piotta | 0 |
  | 11 | Ambrì-Piotta | 0 | | | |
  
  ### Semi-finals results
  
  **Genève-Servette HC (9) vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (12)**
  
  * Rapperswil-Jona Lakers win series 4–1
  
  **SCL Tigers (10) vs. HC Ambrì-Piotta (11)**
  
  * SCL Tigers win series 4–0
  
  ### Finals Results
  
  **Genève-Servette HC (9) vs. HC Ambrì-Piotta (11)**
  
  * Genève-Servette HC win series 4–0
  
  ## Playdowns
  
  Ambrì-Piotta would later defeat SC Langenthal, Champions of the National League B, 4–1 to remain in the National League A
  
  