1956-57 Switzerland season

This was the 1956-57 season in Swiss hockey:
==Nationalliga A==
See: 1956–57 Nationalliga A season
==Nationalliga B==
See: 1956–57 Nationalliga B season
==Swiss 1. Liga==
See: 1956-57 Swiss 1. Liga season
==Serie B==
194 teams were set to compete in the Serie B. It was also known as the 2. Liga this year.
*12/20: Visp IIb - Sierre II 3:2Journal de Sierre, 1956-12-21
Walliser Bote, 1956-12-24
*Visp IIa - Montana II 4:3
*Champery - Martigny IIb 2:0
*Sion II - Nendaz 3:1
*Martigny IIa - Sierre II 6:3
Freiburger Nachrichten, 1956-12-31
*Samedan - St. Moritz II 5:0
*Uzwil - Flawil 14:1
*Kandersteg - Worb 10:2
*Illnau - Wetzikon 5:1
*Baar - Engelberg 5:2
*12/30: Visp IIa - Saas-Fee II 8:0Briger Anzeiger, 1956-12-31
Journal de Sierre, 1957-01-02
*Sierre II - Sion II 4:1
*Martigny IIa - Nendaz 12:0
*Martigny IIb - Charrat 4:2
Walliser Bote, 1957-01-04
*1/3: Visp IIb - Nendaz 12:2
*1/3: Visp IIa - Raron II 1:1
*Monthey - Champery 4:2Feuille d'avis du district de Monthey, 1957-01-04
*1/6: Martigny IIb - Monthey 6:3Le Rhone, 1957-01-07
*1/8: Blauweiss Zurich - EHC Bulach II 16:1Freiburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-09
Der Bund, 1957-01-10
*Basel IV - Liestal 5:4
*Kleinhuningen II - Binningen 2:1
*Binningen II - Zunzgen 6:6
*Roggwil - Olten 6:1
*Herzogenbuchsee - Roggwil 1:1
*Solothurn - Aarau 14:5
*Langnau II - Knolfingen II 8:0
*Hofen - Wiki 12:3
*Kandersteg - Worb 10:2
*1/10: Martigny IIa - Nendaz 13:0La Rhone, 1957-01-11
*1/13: Chaux-de-Fonds Seniors - Sonvilier 1:1L'impartial, 1957-01-14
*1/14: Visp IIa - Saas-Fee 8:1Walliser Bote, 1957-01-15
*1/14: Martigny IIa - Sierre II 4:2Journal de Sierre, 1957-01-15
Walliser Volksfreund, 1957-01-15
*Sierre II - Nendaz 8:0
*Martigny IIb - Monthey 4:3
*Champery - Martigny IIb 9:2
Freiburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-16
*Blauweiss Zurich - Kleindottingen 7:0
*Blauweiss Zurich - Embrach 5:2
Freiburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-19
*1/18: Uzwil II - St. Gallen 5:0
*1/18: Uster - Wetzikon 2:1
Freiburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-21
*Uzwil - Berg Weinfelden II 9:0 - Uzwil won group
*Frauenfeld - Andelfingen 2:2
*Andelfingen - Kloten II 5:0 
Journal du Jura, 1957-01-21
*Moutier - Cremines 9:1
*Moutier - Rosieres 2:2
Le Rhone, 1957-01-21
*Charrat - Champery 4:3
*Charrat - Martigny IIb 9:3
Freiburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-22
*Uzwil II - Herisau II 9:1 - Uzwil II won group
*Uster - Illnau 5:5
*1/21: Visp IIb - Sion II 6:4Briger Anzeiger, 1957-01-22
*1/22: Charrat - Monthey 7:1La Rhone, 1957-01-23
*1/22: Moutier - Courrendin II 15:0Journal du Jura, 1957-01-23
*1/23: Blau-Weiss Zurich - Glattfelden 11:0 - Zurich won groupFreiburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-24
*1/24: Sierre II - Nendaz 2:0Journal de Sierre, 1957-01-25
Freiburger Nachrichten, 1957-01-25
*Kleindotingen - Glattfelden 4:1
*Kleindottingen - Bulach II 6:3
Journal du Jura, 1957-01-26
*1/25: Moutier - Cremines 6:0
*1/25: Court - Rosieres 4:0
*1/27: Uzwil - Illnau 5:4 - Uzwil won groupNeue Zürcher Nachrichten, 1957-01-28
*1/27: Chaux-de-Fonds Seniors - Les Brenets 3:2L'impartial, 1957-01-28
Walliser Volksfreund, 1957-01-29
*Saas-Fee II - Crans II 5:0 Forfeit
*Nendaz - Visp IIb 3:1
*Sierre II - Sion II 4:1
*Champery - Monthey 9:1
*Montana II - Saas-Fee II 3:0 (stopped due to snowfall) 
*Charrat - Monthey 9:1Journal de Sierre, 1957-01-29
*1/29: Court - Moutier 4:3Journal du Jura, 1957-01-30
L'impartial, 1957-02-06
*2/5: Reconvilier - Nidau 9:6 - qualifier
*2/5: Court - Chaux-de-Fonds Seniors 6:5 - " 
*2/11: Delemont - Le Locle 6:4 - Jura semifinalL'impartial, 1957-02-12
*2/15: Court - Reconvilier 7:6 - qualifierJournal du Jura, 1957-02-16
Group standings
#Martigny IIa 8-0-0-16 66:12
#Sierre II 5-0-3-10 30:19
#Visp IIb 4-0-4-8 36:38
#Sion II 2-0-6-4 14:31
#Nendaz 1-0-7-2 8:54
Group standings as of 1/30
#Court 3-0-0-6 24:3
#Moutier 2-1-2-5 28:7
#Rosieres 2-1-1-5 12:7
#Cremines 0-0-2-0 2:10
#Courrendin II 0-0-3-0 0:39
6:0 Moutier win over Cremines was annulled and not included in table.
;Regional finals
*2/4: Charrat - Martigny II 8:2Briger Anzeiger, 1957-02-05
*Martigny II - Visp IIa 5:2 (1:0, 3:0, 1:2)Walliser Bote, 1957-02-08
*Charrat - Visp IIa 7:0Le Rhone, 1957-02-08
Bieler Tagblatt, 1957-02-11
*Grischun Kniggers Zurich - Zurcher SV IV 5:4
*HC Davos II - HC Davos III 11:1
Bieler Tagblatt, 1957-02-18
*Grischun Kniggers Zurich - Blauweiss Zurich 4:3
*Grischun Kniggers Zurich - Urdorf 6:2
*2/17: Charrat - Court 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0) - Romande finalL'impartial, 1957-02-18
;Semifinals
*2/25: HC Davos II - Grischun Kniggers Zurich 8:3Neue Zürcher Nachrichten, 1957-02-26
*3/2: EHC Basel Seniors - Charrat
;Final
*3/3: HC Davos II - EHC Basel Seniors 6:2 (2:1, 1:1, 3:0)Journal et feuille d'avis du Valais, 1957-03-04
;Promotion/Relegation
*2/14: Winterthur - Kusnacht 4:3 OTNeue Zürcher Nachrichten, 1957-02-15
*2/14: Blue Star Lausanne - Payerne 12:5Freiburger Nachrichten, 1957-02-15
==Other games==
*10/2: Young Sprinters Neuchatel - HC Servette 7:4
*10/31: Gotteron - HC Servette 9:6
*11/28: HC Servette - UGS 13:3
*11/29: HC Martigny - HC Servette 11:5
;Martini Cup
Played on November 3-4, 1956, in Zurich-Dolder.
*EHC Arosa - HC Servette 4:1 - SF
*HC Ambri-Piotta - Grasshopper Club Zurich 9:1 - SF
*Grasshopper Club Zurich - HC Servette 4:2 - 3P
*HC Ambri-Piotta - EHC Arosa 4:1 - F
;Martigny Cup
Played on December 8-9, 1956.
*HC Martigny - HC Montana 14:2 - SF
*SC Bern - Gotteron 13:5 - SF
*Gotteron - HC Montana 9:8 OT - 3P
*SC Bern - HC Martigny 9:7 - F
==References==
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:1956 in ice hockey
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