2005–06 Nationalliga A season

The 2005–06 Nationalliga A season was the 68th regular season of the Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.

2005–06 Nationalliga A Season
LeagueNationalliga A
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 9, 2005 to
April 17, 2006
Number of games44
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Best RecordSC Bern
  Runners-upHC Lugano
Top scorerGlen Metropolit
(HC Lugano)
Playoffs
Semi-Final #1 championsHC Lugano
  Semi-Final #1 runners-upKloten Flyers
Semi-Final #2 championsHC Davos
  Semi-Final #2 runners-upRapperswil-Jona Lakers
Nationalliga A Championship
ChampionsHC Lugano
  Runners-upHC Davos
NLA seasons

The season started on September 9, 2005, and the last league qualification game was played on April 17, 2006.

Regular season

Final standings

TeamGPWLTGFGAPts
1.SC Bern442814214210658
2.HC Lugano442412416011656
3.HC Davos442316513611051
4.Rapperswil-Jona Lakers442017712912447
5.EV Zug442019514214645
6.EHC Basel441817910712645
7.HC Ambri-Piotta442022213713042
8.Kloten Flyers441620812212840
9.HC Fribourg-Gottéron441721613615440
10.ZSC Lions441823313114239
11.Genève-Servette HC441621713214539
12.SCL Tigers441028610114825

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Glen MetropolitHC Lugano4423426560
Hnat DomenichelliHC Ambri-Piotta4435245918
Jean-Guy TrudelHC Ambri-Piotta4424355948
Sébastien BordeleauSC Bern4424305456
Patrick FischerEV Zug4421325372
Kimmo RintanenKloten Flyers4423264936
Ville PeltonenHC Lugano3923254822
Reto von ArxHC Davos4414344876
Petteri NummelinHC Lugano3813334622
Christian BerglundRapperswil-Jona Lakers44242044124

Playoffs

Tournament Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
         
1SC Bern2
8Kloten Flyers4
2Lugano4
8Kloten1
2HC Lugano4
7HC Ambri-Piotta3
2Lugano4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3Davos1
3HC Davos4
6EHC Basel1
3Davos4
4Lakers1
4Rapperswil-Jona Lakers4
5EV Zug3

Quarterfinals Results

SC Bern (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (8)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Kloten03Bern
February 27Bern12Kloten
March 1Kloten63Bern
March 3Bern23Kloten
March 6Kloten03Bern
March 8Bern36Kloten
Kloten Flyers wins series 4–2
  
HC Lugano (2) vs. HC Ambri-Piotta (7)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Ambri-Piotta43Lugano
February 27Lugano03Ambri-Piotta
March 1Ambri-Piotta54Lugano
March 3Lugano54Ambri-Piotta
March 6Ambri-Piotta12Lugano
March 8Lugano52Ambri-Piotta
March 10Ambri-Piotta15Lugano
HC Lugano wins series 4–3
HC Davos (3) vs. EHC Basel (6)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Basel25Davos
February 27Davos13Basel
March 1Basel110Davos
March 3Davos52Basel
March 6Basel22Davos
HC Davos wins series 4–1
  
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (4) vs. EV Zug (5)
DateAwayScoreHome
February 24Zug16Lakers
February 27Lakers02Zug
March 1Zug13Lakers
March 3Lakers35Zug
March 6Zug21Lakers
March 8Lakers52Zug
March 10Zug35Lakers
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers wins series 4–3

Semifinals Results

HC Lugano (2) vs. Kloten Flyers (8)
DateAwayScoreHome
March 13Kloten32Lugano
March 15Lugano64Kloten
March 17Lugano30Kloten
March 20Kloten23Lugano
March 22Lugano50Kloten
HC Lugano wins series 4–1
  
HC Davos (3) vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (4)
DateAwayScoreHome
March 13Lakers24Davos
March 15Davos52Lakers
March 17Lakers42Davos
March 20Davos31Lakers
March 22Lakers05Davos
HC Davos wins series 4–1

Finals Results

HC Lugano (2) vs. HC Davos (3)
DateAwayScoreHome
March 29Davos05Lugano
March 31Lugano35Davos
April 3Davos37Lugano
April 5Lugano82Davos
April 7Davos13Lugano
HC Lugano wins series 4–1

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Petteri NummelinHC Lugano178253310
Ville PeltonenHC Lugano171214268
Glen MetropolitHC Lugano17917268
Sandy JeanninHC Lugano16812204
Claudio MicheliRapperswil-Jona Lakers121071716
Reto von ArxHC Davos156111714
Ryan GardnerHC Lugano17871518
Jukka HentunenHC Lugano1776136
Rafaele SannitzHC Lugano17581316
Michel RiesenHC Davos1593128

Playout

Semifinals

Fribourg-Gottéron (9) vs. SCL Tigers (12)
DateAwayHome
February 24SCL Tigers 65 Fribourg-Gottéron
February 27Fribourg-Gottéron 45 SCL Tigers
March 1SCL Tigers 35 Fribourg-Gottéron
March 3Fribourg-Gottéron 15 SCL Tigers
March 6SCL Tigers 34 Fribourg-Gottéron
March 8Fribourg-Gottéron 36 SCL Tigers
SCL Tigers wins series 4–2
  
ZSC Lions (10) vs. Genève-Servette HC (11)
DateAwayHome
February 24Genève-Servette HC 52 ZSC Lions
February 27ZSC Lions 34 Genève-Servette HC
March 1Genève-Servette HC 34 ZSC Lions
March 3ZSC Lions 30 Genève-Servette HC
March 6Genève-Servette HC 32 ZSC Lions
March 8ZSC Lions 45 Genève-Servette HC
Genève-Servette HC wins series 4–2

Finals

Fribourg-Gottéron vs. ZSC Lions
DateAwayHome
March 13ZSC Lions 20 Fribourg-Gottéron
March 15Fribourg-Gottéron 23 ZSC Lions
March 17ZSC Lions 52 Fribourg-Gottéron
March 20Fribourg-Gottéron 15 ZSC Lions
ZSC Lions wins series 4–0

League qualification

Fribourg-Gottéron vs. EHC Biel
DateAwayHome
March 29EHC Biel 36 Fribourg-Gottéron
March 31Fribourg-Gottéron 32 EHC Biel
April 3EHC Biel 51 Fribourg-Gottéron
April 5Fribourg-Gottéron 72 EHC Biel
April 7EHC Biel 31 Fribourg-Gottéron
April 12Fribourg-Gottéron 53 EHC Biel
Fribourg-Gottéron wins series 4–2

References

Results from Puck.ch