# 2006–07 National League A season

The 2006–07 NLA season was the 69th regular season of the Nationalliga A (NLA), the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.

## New Rules

There are a few changes of rules for the new season.

### 3-Point System

For the first time an NLA season is run with a 3-point system. A team gets now 3 points for a win after 60 minutes, instead of 2.

#### Overtime

A tied game after 60 minutes results in an overtime of 5 minutes, which is played 4 vs. 4 (this is not a rule change). But now, if a team scores a goal it gets two points while the other team also gets a point.

#### Penalty Shootout

If the game still remains tied after the overtime, there will be a penalty shootout with 3 shots per team. The winner team will get two points and the other team one point.

## Regular season
### Final standings

| | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | HC Davos | 44 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 154 | 120 | 85 |
| 2. | SC Bern | 44 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 163 | 115 | 84 |
| 3. | EV Zug | 44 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 153 | 117 | 81 |
| 4. | HC Lugano | 44 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 143 | 123 | 80 |
| 5. | Kloten Flyers | 44 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 173 | 128 | 80 |
| 6. | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 44 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 149 | 141 | 70 |
| 7. | Genève-Servette HC | 44 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 147 | 140 | 65 |
| 8. | ZSC Lions | 44 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 111 | 127 | 60 |
| 9. | HC Ambri-Piotta | 44 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 128 | 165 | 52 |
| 10. | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 44 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 134 | 167 | 50 |
| 11. | SCL Tigers | 44 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 115 | 160 | 47 |
| 12. | EHC Basel | 44 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 103 | 170 | 38 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Simon Gamache | SC Bern | 44 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 40 |
| Alexandre Daigle | HC Davos | 44 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 44 |
| Kimmo Rintanen | Kloten Flyers | 41 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 16 |
| Christian Dubé | SC Bern | 40 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 36 |
| Jean-Guy Trudel | HC Ambri-Piotta | 44 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 38 |
| Hnat Domenichelli | HC Ambri-Piotta | 44 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 50 |
| Oleg Petrov | EV Zug | 42 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 95 |
| Michel Riesen | HC Davos | 44 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 70 |
| Domenico Pittis | Kloten Flyers | 40 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 75 |
| Serge Aubin | Genève-Servette HC | 40 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 50 |

## Playoffs
### Quarterfinals

HC Davos (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home | |
| February 24 | Lions | 3 | 2 | Davos | OT |
| February 27 | Davos | 1 | 3 | Lions | |
| March 1 | Lions | 1 | 3 | Davos | |
| March 3 | Davos | 2 | 5 | Lions | |
| March 6 | Lions | 2 | 4 | Davos | |
| March 8 | Davos | 3 | 1 | Lions | |
| March 10 | Lions | 0 | 3 | Davos | |
| HC Davos wins series 4–3 ||||||
SC Bern (2) vs. Genève-Servette HC (7) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home |
| February 24 | Genève | 1 | 2 | Bern |
| February 27 | Bern | 3 | 2 | Genève |
| March 1 | Genève | 2 | 4 | Bern |
| March 3 | Bern | 1 | 2 | Genève |
| March 6 | Genève | 3 | 7 | Bern |
| SC Bern wins series 4–1 ||||||
EV Zug (3) vs. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (6) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home | |
| February 24 | Lakers | 3 | 2 | Zug | |
| February 27 | Zug | 3 | 4 | Lakers | OT |
| March 1 | Lakers | 4 | 1 | Zug | |
| March 3 | Zug | 6 | 5 | Lakers | OT |
| March 6 | Lakers | 3 | 6 | Zug | |
| March 8 | Zug | 5 | 1 | Lakers | |
| March 10 | Lakers | 2 | 6 | Zug | |
| EV Zug wins series 4–3 ||||||
HC Lugano (4) vs. Kloten Flyers (5) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home | |
| February 24 | Flyers | 6 | 3 | Lugano | |
| February 27 | Lugano | 2 | 3 | Flyers | OT |
| March 1 | Flyers | 1 | 8 | Lugano | |
| March 3 | Lugano | 1 | 3 | Flyers | |
| March 6 | Flyers | 3 | 5 | Lugano | |
| March 8 | Lugano | 1 | 3 | Flyers | |
| Kloten Flyers wins series 4–2 ||||||

### Semifinals

HC Davos (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (5) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home |
| March 13 | Kloten | 0 | 5 | Davos |
| March 15 | Davos | 3 | 4 | Kloten |
| March 17 | Kloten | 3 | 4 | Davos |
| March 20 | Davos | 6 | 3 | Kloten |
| March 22 | Kloten | 1 | 3 | Davos |
| HC Davos wins series 4–1 ||||||
SC Bern (2) vs. EV Zug (3) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home |
| March 13 | Zug | 0 | 4 | Bern |
| March 15 | Bern | 1 | 0 | Zug |
| March 17 | Zug | 0 | 4 | Bern |
| March 20 | Bern | 1 | 3 | Zug |
| March 22 | Zug | 0 | 4 | Bern |
| SC Bern wins series 4–1 ||||||

### Finals

HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (2) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home |
| March 27 | Bern | 2 | 3 | Davos |
| March 29 | Davos | 0 | 4 | Bern |
| March 31 | Bern | 1 | 3 | Davos |
| April 3 | Davos | 2 | 3 | Bern |
| April 5 | Bern | 1 | 3 | Davos |
| April 7 | Davos | 1 | 2 | Bern |
| April 9 | Bern | 0 | 1 | Davos |
| HC Davos wins series 4–3 ||||||

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Simon Gamache | SC Bern | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 |
| Christian Dubé | SC Bern | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| Josef Marha | HC Davos | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| Kimmo Rintanen | Kloten Flyers | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Alexandre Daigle | HC Davos | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Zbynek Irgl | HC Davos | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Peter Guggisberg | HC Davos | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Radek Hamr | Kloten Flyers | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| Marc Reichert | SC Bern | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 |

## Relegation (Playout)

After the conclusion of the regular season, the bottom 4 teams will compete in a 4-team elimination playoff, with the losing team advancing to determine which team will face the champions of the National League B. The winner of the best-of-7 series will play in the National League A next season, while the losing team will play in the National League B.

### Semifinals

HC Ambri-Piotta (9) vs. EHC Basel (12) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home | |
| February 24 | Basel | 2 | 3 | Ambrì-Piotta | |
| February 27 | Ambrì-Piotta | 5 | 4 | Basel | OT |
| March 1 | Basel | 2 | 4 | Ambrì-Piotta | |
| March 3 | Ambrì-Piotta | 2 | 3 | Basel | |
| March 6 | Basel | 5 | 4 | Ambri-Piotta | OT |
| March 8 | Ambrì-Piotta | 2 | 3 | Basel | |
| March 10 | Basel | 1 | 5 | Ambrì-Piotta | |
| HC Ambri-Piotta wins series 4–3 ||||||
Fribourg-Gottéron HC (10) vs. SCL Tigers (11) :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home | |
| February 24 | Tigers | 3 | 6 | Fribourg | |
| February 27 | Fribourg | 3 | 2 | Tigers | |
| March 1 | Tigers | 3 | 4 | Fribourg | OT |
| March 3 | Fribourg | 4 | 3 | Tigers | OT |
| Fribourg-Gottéron HC wins series 4–0 ||||||

### Finals

SCL Tigers vs. EHC Basel :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home | |
| March 13 | Basel | 0 | 2 | Tigers | |
| March 15 | Tigers | 3 | 4 | Basel | |
| March 17 | Basel | 2 | 9 | Tigers | |
| March 20 | Tigers | 0 | 4 | Basel | |
| March 22 | Basel | 4 | 0 | Tigers | |
| March 24 | Tigers | 2 | 3 | Basel | OT |
| EHC Basel wins series 4–2 ||||||

## League Qualification

SCL Tigers vs. EHC Biel :
| Date | Away | Score | Score | Home |
| March 29 | EHC Biel | 1 | 4 | Tigers |
| March 31 | Tigers | 5 | 2 | Biel |
| April 3 | Biel | 5 | 2 | Tigers |
| April 5 | Tigers | 6 | 1 | Biel |
| April 7 | Biel | 3 | 5 | Tigers |
| SCL Tigers wins series 4–1 ||||||