2018–19 NL season

The 2018–19 National League season was the 81st season of Swiss professional ice hockey and the second season as the National League (NL).
ZSC Lions were the defending Swiss national champions, however missed the playoffs altogether. 
SC Bern won the regular season for a third consecutive year, and went on to defeat regular season runners-up EV Zug in the playoff finals 4–1 to claim their 16th Swiss championship, and third in four years.
The qualification series between SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and SC Langenthal was not played, due to SC Langenthal's home arena not meeting NL requirements, therefore SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers would remain in the NL for the 2019–20 season.
==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 	6,500
Genève-Servette HC 	Geneva 	Patinoire des Vernets	7,135
Lausanne HC 	Lausanne 	Temporary Arena 	6,700
HC Lugano 	Lugano 	Pista La Resega 	7,800
SCL Tigers 	Langnau im Emmental	Ilfis Stadium 	6,000
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	Rapperswil 	Diners Club Arena 	6,200
ZSC Lions 	Zürich 	Hallenstadion 	11,200
EV Zug 	Zug 	Bossard Arena 	7,200
==Regular season==
==Player statistics==
===Scoring leaders===
The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
Player	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	HC Ambrì-Piotta	50	25	32	57	+5 	18
 	SC Bern 	49	21	32	53	+20	79
 	HC Lugano 	50	30	21	51	+15	24
 	EHC Biel 	50	27	21	48	+8 	36
 	Lausanne HC 	44	15	31	46	+9 	10
 	SCL Tigers 	48	10	36	46	+5 	134
 	EV Zug 	50	22	22	44	+14	6
 	SCL Tigers 	50	21	22	43	+1 	40
 	HC Ambrì-Piotta	49	17	25	42	-6 	30
 	HC Lugano 	48	11	29	40	+11	64
===Leading goaltenders===
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.
Player	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	SC Bern 	43	2499	27	1	1	12	77	10	.933	1.85
 	Fribourg-Gottéron	45	2632	19	2	1	21	97	3 	.920	2.21
 	EV Zug 	36	2050	18	0	3	11	76	5 	.925	2.22
 	Lausanne HC 	36	2166	18	1	1	13	82	2 	.927	2.27
 	ZSC Lions 	26	1413	8 	2	2	8 	56	3 	.914	2.38
==Playoffs==
==Relegation playoffs – Playouts==
===Ranking round===
===Playout final===
HC Davos 4–1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (3–2, 5–3, 2–3, 5–3, 3–1) 
===League Qualification===
2018–19 Swiss League champions SC Langenthal's home arena Schoren Halle did not comply with the National League's requirements, and if promoted they would therefore have had to play their home games at an alternative arena. Initially SC Langenthal announced that they would still play the league qualification despite not intending to gain promotion. However on April 5, SC Langenthal announced that they would not be contesting the League Qualification, meaning SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers would remain in the National League for the 2019–20 season.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:National League (ice hockey) seasons