National League B
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 National League B season | |
 | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Most recent champion(s) | SCL Tigers |
| TV partner(s) | SRG, Teleclub |
| Related competitions | National League A |
| Official website | www.nationalleague.ch |
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, they are promoted, while the National League A team is relegated to National League B.
The attendance in 2014–15 was about 3,500 spectators.
Current teams
HCB Ticino Rockets
EHC Winterthur
EVZ Academy
National League B teams for the 2016–17 season
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca | Pista Ghiaccio Biasca | 3,800 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 |
| SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,320 |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 |
| HC Red Ice | Martigny | Forum d'Octodure | 4,500 |
| Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Eishalle Deutweg | 2,496 |
| EVZ Academy | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
Former Teams
- HC Forward-Morges - withdrawal at the end of the 2005–06 season
- EHC Biel - promoted to National League A after the 2007–08 season
- EHC Chur - withdrawal at the end of the 2007–08 season
- Lausanne HC - promoted to National League A after the 2012-13 season
- HC Sierre-Anniviers - bankruptcy at the end of the 2012-13 season
- SCL Tigers - promoted to National League A after the 2014-15 season
See also
References
External links
- Swiss Ice Hockey, official site - in French and German
- Puck.ch Results of Swiss Ice Hockey - in English, French, German and Italian*
Coordinates: 47°25′05″N 7°04′40″E / 47.4181°N 7.0778°E
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