2006–07 NLA season

The 2006-07 NLA season was the 69th regular season of the Nationalliga A (NLA), the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. There were some rule changes to the standings and playoff format and the league officially changed its name to National League A.
==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
==Playoffs==
===Quarterfinals===
 {| cellpadding="3" border="0" class="wikitable" width="325px" style="text-align:center;"	HC Davos (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8)	HC Davos (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8)	HC Davos (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8)	HC Davos (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8)	HC Davos (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8)	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	HC Davos wins series 4–3	HC Davos wins series 4–3	HC Davos wins series 4–3	HC Davos wins series 4–3	HC Davos wins series 4–3	
===Semifinals===
 {| cellpadding="3" border="0" class="wikitable" width="325px" style="text-align:center;"	HC Davos (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (5)	HC Davos (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (5)	HC Davos (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (5)	HC Davos (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (5)	HC Davos (1) vs. Kloten Flyers (5)	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	HC Davos wins series 4–1 	HC Davos wins series 4–1 	HC Davos wins series 4–1 	HC Davos wins series 4–1 	HC Davos wins series 4–1 	
===Finals===
 {| cellpadding="3" border="0" class="wikitable" width="325px" style="text-align:center;"	HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (2) 	HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (2) 	HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (2) 	HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (2) 	HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (2) 	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	HC Davos wins series 4–3	HC Davos wins series 4–3	HC Davos wins series 4–3	HC Davos wins series 4–3	HC Davos wins series 4–3	
==Relegation (Playout)==
After the conclusion of the regular season, the bottom 4 teams will compete in a 4-team elimination playoff, with the lossing 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===
 {| cellpadding="3" border="0" class="wikitable" width="325px" style="text-align:center;"	HC Ambri-Piotta (9) vs. EHC Basel (12)	HC Ambri-Piotta (9) vs. EHC Basel (12)	HC Ambri-Piotta (9) vs. EHC Basel (12)	HC Ambri-Piotta (9) vs. EHC Basel (12)	HC Ambri-Piotta (9) vs. EHC Basel (12)	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	HC Ambri-Piotta wins series 4–3 	HC Ambri-Piotta wins series 4–3 	HC Ambri-Piotta wins series 4–3 	HC Ambri-Piotta wins series 4–3 	HC Ambri-Piotta wins series 4–3 	
===Finals===
 {| cellpadding="3" border="0" class="wikitable" width="325px" style="text-align:center;"	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Basel 	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Basel 	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Basel 	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Basel 	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Basel 	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	EHC Basel wins series 4–2	EHC Basel wins series 4–2	EHC Basel wins series 4–2	EHC Basel wins series 4–2	EHC Basel wins series 4–2	
==League Qualification==
 {| cellpadding="3" border="0" class="wikitable" width="325px" style="text-align:center;"	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Biel 	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Biel 	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Biel 	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Biel 	SCL Tigers vs. EHC Biel 	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	SCL Tigers wins series 4–1	SCL Tigers wins series 4–1	SCL Tigers wins series 4–1	SCL Tigers wins series 4–1	SCL Tigers wins series 4–1	
==References==
*sehv.ch
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