2016–17 NLA season

The 2016–17 National League A season is the tenth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 79th season of Swiss professional hockey.

SC Bern is the defending champions.

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.

Arenas
Lausanne is playing 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 is 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

Playoffs

References

Other websites



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