# 2013–14 NLA season

The 2013–14 National League A season is the seventh ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 76th season of Swiss professional hockey. It was won by ZSC Lions after beating Kloten Flyers 4-0 in the playoff final.

## Regular season
### Teams

After the 2012–13 season, SCL Tigers were defeated by Lausanne HC of National League B, switching places with them. The number of teams stands at 12.
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Valascia | 7,000 |
| SC Bern | Bern | PostFinance-Arena | 17,131 |
| EHC Biel | Biel/Bienne | Eisstadion Biel | 7,000 |
| HC Davos | Davos | Vaillant Arena | 7,280 |
| HC Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | BCF Arena | 6,800 |
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Patinoire des Vernets | 7,382 |
| Kloten Flyers | Kloten | Kolping Arena | 7,719 |
| Lausanne HC | Lausanne | CIG de Malley | 9,244 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | Pista La Resega | 8,250 |
| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
| ZSC Lions | Zurich | Hallenstadion | 11,200 |

## Regular season

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | SOW | SOL | Goals | Diff. | Pts |
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 50 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 167:111 | 56 | 106 |
| 2 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 151:147 | 4 | 86 |
| 3 | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 147:121 | 26 | 85 |
| 4 | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 158:133 | 25 | 83 |
| 5 | HC Lugano | 50 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 142:114 | 28 | 83 |
| 6 | HC Davos | 50 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 151:133 | 18 | 80 |
| 7 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 126:123 | 3 | 78 |
| 8 | Lausanne HC | 50 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 104:115 | -11 | 74 |
| 9 | SC Bern | 50 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 126:129 | -3 | 70 |
| 10 | EV Zug | 50 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 132:156 | -24 | 66 |
| 11 | EHC Biel | 50 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 115:154 | -39 | 50 |
| 12 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 117:200 | -83 | 39 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lausanne HC | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lausanne HC | 3 | 1 | ZSC Lions | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Genève-Servette HC | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Genève-Servette HC | 4 | 4 | Genève-Servette HC | 3 | | | |
| 5 | HC Lugano | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | HC Lugano | 1 | | | | 1 | ZSC Lions | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Kloten Flyers | 0 |
| 2 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Kloten Flyers | 0 |
| 7 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 0 | 2 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Kloten Flyers | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Kloten Flyers | 4 | 3 | Kloten Flyers | 4 | | | |
| 6 | HC Davos | 2 | | | | | | |

## Relegation round

Six games were played as part of the relegation round. Results from the regular season carried over.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | SOW | SOL | Goals | Diff. | Pts |
| 1 | SC Bern | 56 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 147:148 | –1 | 79 |
| 2 | EV Zug | 56 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 152:175 | –23 | 78 |
| 3 | EHC Biel | 56 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 130:168 | –38 | 56 |
| 4 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 56 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 136:223 | –87 | 48 |

### Final

The bottom two teams played in the final.
* EHC Biel - Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 2:4 (3:2 OT, 1:3, 2:3, 4:3 OT, 1:4, 4:5)

## Playouts

The bottom team from the relegation round, EHC Biel, played against HC Viège, the National League B champion, for the right to play in the 2014-15 NLA season.
* EHC Biel - EHC Visp 4:1 (5:2, 2:5, 5:1, 4:1, 3:2)