2016–17 NLA season

The 2016–17 National League A season was the tenth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it was the 79th season of Swiss professional hockey.
SC Bern went on to win its 15th NLA title as the defending champions by defeating EV Zug. It was the first time since the 2000–01 season when the defending champions (ZSC Lions) won back-to-back titles.
==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
EHC Kloten 	Kloten 	Swiss 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 	6,000
ZSC Lions 	Zürich 	Hallenstadion 	11,200
EV Zug 	Zug 	Bossard Arena 	7,015
==Coaching changes==
On September 22, 2016, Fribourg-Gottéron's Gerd Zenhäusern was relieved of his duties of head coach after posting a 1-1-1-3 record through 6 games this season. It was later announced that Larry Huras would take over the job for the remainder of the season.
On October 1, 2016, the SCL Tigers fired head coach Scott Beattie after posting a 1-0-2-7 record through 10 games this season. He eventually went on to coach his final game that same day against EHC Kloten, which Langnau won 5-3. On October 2, 2016, it was announced that Heinz Ehlers would be Langnau's new head coach for the remainder of the season and through the 2017–18 season should the team stay in the NLA.
On November 14, 2016, EHC Biel fired head coach Kevin Schlaepfer after posting an 8-0-2-11 record through 21 games this season. Mike McNamara who was coaching Biel junior team at the time, became the interim head coach for the main club.
On January 16, 2017, HC Lugano fired head coach Doug Shedden and assistant coach Pat Curcio after posting a 14-4-3-19 record through 40 games this season. It was later announced that Greg Ireland would replace Shedden at the helm of the team for the end of the season.
On January 30, 2017, HC Ambrì-Piotta parted ways with head coach Hans Kossmann after posting a 7-8-4-24 record through 43 games this season, sitting dead last in the NLA at the time. Gordie Dwyer will coach the team for the remainder of the season.
==Arenas==
Lausanne played its final season at Malley before playing two seasons in a temporary arena which will be located in the old city's slaughterhouse. Meanwhile, their new 10,000-seat arena will be built on the site of the old Malley.
This was Fribourg's last season in the current BCF Arena before it undergoes major renovations in the spring of 2017, which will last for about two years and increase the capacity from 6,500 to 8,500. The team should still be able to play in the arena during the renovations.
==Regular season==
==Player statistics==
===Regular season===
Player	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	SC Bern 	50	25	30	55	+23	30
 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	50	26	25	51	-2 	16
 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	44	16	35	51	-8 	32
 	ZSC Lions 	46	14	37	51	+30	14
 	EV Zug 	50	23	26	49	+8 	6
 	EHC Kloten 	50	24	24	48	-1 	28
 	HC Lugano 	50	11	37	48	-11	30
 	EV Zug 	47	17	30	47	+19	34
 	Lausanne HC 	49	18	28	46	+9 	8
 	ZSC Lions 	50	18	27	45	+30	36
===Playoffs===
Player	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	SC Bern 	16	8 	12	20	+2	12
 	SC Bern 	16	8 	12	20	+9	8
 	EV Zug 	16	11	8 	19	+1	12
 	SC Bern 	16	7 	11	18	+4	49
 	EV Zug 	16	5 	9 	14	0 	6
 	SC Bern 	16	4 	9 	13	+9	2
 	HC Davos	10	7 	5 	12	+3	16
 	SC Bern 	16	4 	8 	12	+3	33
 	SC Bern 	16	5 	6 	11	+6	2
 	EV Zug 	15	4 	7 	11	-4	41
==Playoffs==
==References==
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