# 2015–16 NLA season

The 2015–16 National League A season was the ninth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it was the 78th season of Swiss professional hockey.
SC Bern went on to win the championship by defeating HC Lugano. This title is the team's 14th in its history at the top division of Switzerland's ice hockey championship.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Valascia | 6,500 |
| SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance-Arena | 17,031 |
| EHC Biel | Biel/Bienne | Tissot Arena | 6,521 |
| HC Davos | Davos | Vaillant Arena | 6,800 |
| Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | BCF Arena | 6,700 |
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Patinoire des Vernets | 7,135 |
| Kloten Flyers | Kloten | Kolping Arena | 7,719 |
| Lausanne HC | Lausanne | CIG de Malley | 7,600 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | Pista La Resega | 7,800 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau im Emmental | Ilfis Stadium | 6,050 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 50 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 173 | 125 | +48 | 98 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | HC Davos | 50 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 181 | 142 | +39 | 91 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 160 | 138 | +22 | 89 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | EV Zug | 50 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 161 | 138 | +23 | 88 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | HC Lugano | 50 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 157 | 150 | +7 | 80 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 6 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 148 | 154 | −6 | 75 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 7 | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 154 | 150 | +4 | 72 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 8 | SC Bern | 50 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 152 | 162 | −10 | 67 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 9 | Lausanne HC | 50 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 123 | 143 | −20 | 67 | Advance to Playouts |
| 10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 144 | 166 | −22 | 66 | Advance to Playouts |
| 11 | SCL Tigers | 50 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 135 | 173 | −38 | 57 | Advance to Playouts |
| 12 | EHC Biel | 50 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 128 | 175 | −47 | 50 | Advance to Playouts |
* ↑ Relegation Playoffs

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard | EV Zug | 49 | 12 | 55 | 67 | +6 | 20 |
| Perttu Lindgren | HC Davos | 50 | 22 | 40 | 62 | +34 | 20 |
| Lino Martschini | EV Zug | 50 | 26 | 28 | 54 | +6 | 6 |
| Cory Conacher | SC Bern | 48 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 0 | 68 |
| Robert Nilsson | ZSC Lions | 48 | 12 | 40 | 52 | +22 | 16 |
| Marc Wieser | HC Davos | 50 | 24 | 25 | 49 | +24 | 20 |
| Linus Klasen | HC Lugano | 49 | 14 | 35 | 49 | +7 | 18 |
| Fredrik Pettersson | HC Lugano | 50 | 26 | 22 | 48 | +4 | 52 |
| Josh Holden | EV Zug | 48 | 18 | 30 | 48 | +7 | 20 |
| Auston Matthews | ZSC Lions | 36 | 24 | 22 | 46 | +16 | 6 |

## Playoffs

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | SC Bern | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | SC Bern | 4 | | | 2 | HC Davos | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | SC Bern | 4 | | | |
| 2 | HC Davos | 4 | | | 8 | SC Bern | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Kloten Flyers | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kloten Flyers | 0 | | | | | | 8 | SC Bern | 4 |
| (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) | 8 | SC Bern | 4 |
| (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 | HC Lugano | 1 |
| 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | HC Lugano | 1 |
| 6 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 1 | | | 3 | Genève-Servette HC | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | HC Lugano | 4 | | | |
| 4 | EV Zug | 0 | | | 5 | HC Lugano | 4 | | | |
| 5 | HC Lugano | 4 | | | | | | | | |

## Relegation playoffs – Playouts
### 1st round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Lausanne HC | 56 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 140 | 155 | −15 | 76 |
| 2 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 56 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 164 | 188 | −24 | 75 |
| 3 | EHC Biel | 56 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 143 | 185 | −42 | 65 |
| 4 | SCL Tigers | 56 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 153 | 199 | −46 | 60 |

### 3rd round – League Qualification

In League Qualification series EHC Biel were supposed to play against HC Ajoie, who won the 2015–16 National League B playoffs, but the series were cancelled after HC Ajoie have not handed in their application for a promotion to next year's NLA season.