# 2004–05 Nationalliga A season

The 2004–05 NLA season was the 67th regular season of the Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.
The season started on September 17, 2004, the last League Qualification game was played on April 14, 2005.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Pts :
| 1. | HC Lugano | 44 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 148 | 99 | 65 |
| 2. | HC Davos | 44 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 156 | 102 | 58 |
| 3. | ZSC Lions | 44 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 146 | 118 | 50 |
| 4. | EV Zug | 44 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 140 | 142 | 48 |
| 5. | Genève-Servette HC | 44 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 126 | 131 | 45 |
| 6. | HC Ambri-Piotta | 44 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 133 | 137 | 45 |
| 7. | SC Rapperswil-Jona | 44 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 140 | 130 | 45 |
| 8. | SC Bern | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 143 | 121 | 44 |
| 9. | Kloten Flyers | 44 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 122 | 128 | 43 |
| 10. | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 44 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 115 | 145 | 33 |
| 11. | SCL Tigers | 44 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 96 | 154 | 30 |
| 12. | HC Lausanne | 44 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 111 | 169 | 22 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Randy Robitaille | ZSC Lions | 36 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 56 |
| Hnat Domenichelli | HC Ambri-Piotta | 41 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 30 |
| Jean-Guy Trudel | HC Ambri-Piotta | 42 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 105 |
| Ville Peltonen | HC Lugano | 44 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 16 |
| Stacy Roest | SC Rapperswil-Jona | 41 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 10 |
| Joe Thornton | HC Davos | 40 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 80 |
| Oleg Petrov | EV Zug | 44 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 85 |
| Dale McTavish | SC Rapperswil-Jona | 44 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 36 |
| Robert Petrovicky | ZSC Lions | 44 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 48 |
| Kimmo Rintanen | Kloten Flyers | 44 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 12 |

## Playoffs
### Quarterfinals

HC Lugano (1) vs. SC Bern (8) :
| Date | Away | Home |
| February 26 | SC Bern 2 | 0 HC Lugano | |
| March 1 | HC Lugano 5 | 2 SC Bern | |
| March 3 | SC Bern 2 | 0 HC Lugano | |
| March 5 | HC Lugano 2 | 4 SC Bern | |
| March 7 | SC Bern 5 | 4 HC Lugano | OT |
| SC Bern wins series 4–1 ||||
HC Davos (2) vs. SC Rapperswil-Jona (7) :
| Date | Away | Home |
| February 26 | SC Rapperswil-Jona 2 | 6 HC Davos | |
| March 1 | HC Davos 2 | 1 SC Rapperswil-Jona | OT |
| March 3 | SC Rapperswil-Jona 3 | 6 HC Davos | |
| March 5 | HC Davos 2 | 1 SC Rapperswil-Jona | OT |
| HC Davos wins series 4–0 ||||
ZSC Lions (3) vs. HC-Ambri-Piotta (6) :
| Date | Away | Home |
| February 26 | HC-Ambri-Piotta 3 | 5 ZSC Lions |
| March 1 | ZSC Lions 4 | 2 HC-Ambri-Piotta |
| March 3 | HC-Ambri-Piotta 2 | 1 ZSC Lions |
| March 5 | ZSC Lions 2 | 1 HC-Ambri-Piotta |
| March 7 | HC-Ambri-Piotta 2 | 6 ZSC Lions |
| ZSC Lions wins series 4–1 ||||
EV Zug (4) vs. Genève-Servette HC (5) :
| Date | Away | Home |
| February 26 | Genève-Servette HC 2 | 3 EV Zug | |
| March 1 | EV Zug 4 | 2 Genève-Servette HC | |
| March 3 | Genève-Servette HC 1 | 3 EV Zug | |
| March 5 | EV Zug 3 | 2 Genève-Servette HC | OT |
| EV Zug wins series 4–0 ||||

### Semifinals

HC Davos vs. SC Bern :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 12 | SC Bern 1 | 2 HC Davos |
| March 15 | HC Davos 4 | 5 SC Bern |
| March 17 | SC Bern 1 | 2 HC Davos |
| March 19 | HC Davos 2 | 1 SC Bern |
| March 22 | SC Bern 2 | 0 HC Davos |
| March 24 | HC Davos 4 | 1 SC Bern |
| HC Davos wins series 4–2 ||||
ZSC Lions vs. EV Zug :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 12 | 'EV Zug 3 | 1 ZSC Lions | |
| March 15 | ZSC Lions 4 | 1 EV Zug | |
| March 17 | EV Zug 1 | 4 ZSC Lions | |
| March 19 | ZSC Lions 3 | 2 EV Zug | OT |
| March 22 | EV Zug 2 | 4 ZSC Lions | |
| ZSC Lions wins series 4–1 ||||

### Finals

HC Davos vs. ZSC Lions :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 31 | ZSC Lions 6 | 4 HC Davos |
| April 2 | HC Davos 6 | 3 ZSC Lions |
| April 4 | ZSC Lions 2 | 3 HC Davos |
| April 7 | HC Davos 4 | 3 ZSC Lions |
| April 9 | ZSC Lions 2 | 3 HC Davos |
| HC Davos wins series 4–1 ||||

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Joe Thornton | HC Davos | 14 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 29 |
| Jan Alston | ZSC Lions | 15 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 |
| Randy Robitaille | ZSC Lions | 15 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 |
| Niklas Hagman | HC Davos | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
| Robert Petrovicky | ZSC Lions | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| Mark Streit | ZSC Lions | 15 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
| Tony Virta | ZSC Lions | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 |
| Rick Nash | HC Davos | 15 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| Josef Marha | HC Davos | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| Björn Christen | HC Davos | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 |

## Playout
### Semifinals

Kloten Flyers (9) vs. HC Lausanne (12) :
| Date | Away | Home |
| February 26 | HC Lausanne 2 | 4 Kloten Flyers | |
| March 1 | Kloten Flyers 2 | 1 HC Lausanne | |
| March 3 | HC Lausanne 4 | 8 Kloten Flyers | |
| March 5 | Kloten Flyers 2 | 3 HC Lausanne | OT |
| March 7 | HC Lausanne 1 | 6 Kloten Flyers | |
| Kloten Flyers wins series 4–1 ||||
Fribourg-Gottéron (10) vs. SCL Tigers (11) :
| Date | Away | Home |
| February 26 | SCL Tigers 5 | 7 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| March 1 | Fribourg-Gottéron 2 | 5 SCL Tigers |
| March 3 | SCL Tigers 2 | 0 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| March 5 | Fribourg-Gottéron 2 | 3 SCL Tigers |
| March 7 | SCL Tigers 1 | 8 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| March 10 | Fribourg-Gottéron 2 | 5 SCL Tigers |
| SCL Tigers wins series 4–2 ||||

### Finals

HC Lausanne vs. Fribourg-Gottéron :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 15 | HC Lausanne 4 | 5 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| March 17 | Fribourg-Gottéron 7 | 9 HC Lausanne |
| March 19 | HC Lausanne 3 | 7 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| March 22 | Fribourg-Gottéron 4 | 3 HC Lausanne |
| March 24 | HC Lausanne 2 | 5 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| Fribourg-Gottéron wins series 4–1 ||||

## League Qualification

HC Lausanne vs. EHC Basel :
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 31 | EHC Basel 5 | 4 HC Lausanne |
| April 2 | HC Lausanne 3 | 1 EHC Basel |
| April 4 | EHC Basel 3 | 4 HC Lausanne |
| April 7 | HC Lausanne 1 | 5 EHC Basel |
| April 9 | EHC Basel 2 | 0 HC Lausanne |
| April 11 | HC Lausanne 4 | 2 EHC Basel |
| April 14 | EHC Basel 4 | 0 HC Lausanne |
| EHC Basel wins series 4–3 ||||

## Results from Puck.ch

* Regular Season 2004-2005
* Playoff 2004-2005
* Playout 2004-2005
* League Qualification 2004-2005