2019–20 Swiss League season

The 2019–20 Swiss League season was the 73th season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league.

2019–20 Swiss League season
LeagueSwiss League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 13, 2019 – February 15, 2020
Number of games264
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Season ChampionsEHC Kloten
Playoffs
Swiss League champion
Swiss League seasons
← 2018–19

Teams

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Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ajoie Porrentruy Patinoire de Porrentruy 4,300
Bellinzona Rockets Biasca Pista Ghiaccio Biasca 3,800
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Patinoire des Mélèzes 7,200
GCK Lions Küsnacht Eishalle Küsnacht 2,800
EHC Kloten Kloten Stimo Arena 7,624
SC Langenthal Langenthal Schoren Halle 4,320
EHC Olten Olten Kleinholz Stadion 6,500
HC Sierre Sierre Patinoire de Graben 4,500
Hockey Thurgau Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,100
EHC Visp Visp Lonza Arena 5,150
EHC Winterthur Winterthur Zielbau Arena 3,000
EVZ Academy Zug Bossard Arena 1,500

Regular season

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The regular season started on 13 September 2019 and ended on 15 February 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EHC Kloten 44 26 8 1 9 173 81 +92 95 Advance to Playoffs
2 HC Ajoie 44 28 4 3 9 185 105 +80 95
3 EHC Olten 44 28 3 3 10 179 106 +73 93
4 EHC Visp 44 26 2 2 14 144 102 +42 84
5 Hockey Thurgau 44 22 5 4 13 112 104 +8 80
6 SC Langenthal 44 24 2 0 18 144 122 +22 76
7 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 44 19 2 3 20 146 141 +5 64 Advance to Pre-Playoffs
8 GCK Lions 44 16 3 5 20 136 144 −8 59
9 HC Sierre 44 12 4 1 27 109 158 −49 45
10 EVZ Academy 44 12 1 5 26 103 170 −67 43
11 EHC Winterthur 44 10 0 1 33 101 207 −106 31
12 Bellinzona Rockets 44 6 1 7 30 100 192 −92 27
Source: Swiss League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a highest number of points obtained during direct confrontations; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) goal difference during direct confrontations; 6) number of goals scored during direct confrontations; 7) number of goals scored in away games; 8) number of goals scored in away games during direct confrontations.

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[1] 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 GP G A Pts +/– PIM
  Philip-Michaël Devos HC Ajoie 44 30 68 98 +56 2
  Jonathan Hazen HC Ajoie 38 39 44 83 +54 32
  Éric Faille EHC Kloten 41 19 50 69 +35 8
  Dion Knelsen EHC Olten 42 27 33 60 +35 51
  Troy Josephs EHC Visp 41 21 36 57 +23 101
  Tim Coffman HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 43 18 38 56 +8 37
  Guillaume Asselin HC Sierre 43 24 29 53 -11 43
  Garry Nunn EHC Olten 40 30 22 52 +40 12
  Ryan Hayes GCK Lions 44 27 25 52 +2 30
  Mark Van Guilder EHC Visp 41 31 20 51 +25 22

Leading goaltenders

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The following shows the top five goaltenders who 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.[2]

Player Team(s) GP TOI GA Sv% GAA
  Dominic Nyffeler EHC Kloten 40 2412:16 75 91.91 1.87
  Janick Schwendener HC Thurgau 26 1516:55 50 91.68 1.98
  Silas Matthys EHC Olten 20 1180:10 39 92.26 1.98
  Reto Lory EHC Visp 36 2126:52 76 92.13 2.14
  Tim Wolf HC Ajoie 33 1918:48 73 90.68 2.28

Playoffs

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On March 13, 2020, the league decided to cancel the playoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic and the measures put in place by the Swiss government.[3] Only the quarter-finals have been played before this decision.

Bracket

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Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
         
1 EHC Kloten 4
8 GCK Lions 1
1 EHC Kloten
6 SC Langenthal
2 HC Ajoie 4
7 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 1
 
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
 
3 EHC Olten 1
6 SC Langenthal 4
2 HC Ajoie
4 EHC Visp
4 EHC Visp 4
5 Hockey Thurgau 1

Quarter-Finals

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(1) EHC Kloten vs. (8) GCK Lions

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19 February EHC Kloten 1-4 GCK Lions Stimo Arena, Kloten Recap  
Faille (Figren) - 6:49 First period 13:18 - Chiquet (Hayes)
No scoring Second period 0:26 - Fuhrer (Riedi, Hayes)
No scoring Third period 19:03 - Hayes (EN)
19:43 - Sigrist (Rizzello) (EN)
Dominic Nyffeler ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Wolfgang Zürrer ( 36 saves / 37 shots )
21 February GCK Lions 2-7 EHC Kloten Eishalle Küsnacht, Küsnacht Recap  
2:31 - Berri (Hardmeier, Puide) First period Figren (Faille, Knellwolf) (PP1) - 13:03
19:00 - Chiquet (Backman, Büsser) (PP1) Second period Lehmann (Ganz, Janett) - 11:28
Faille (Ganz, Figren) - 14:07
No scoring Third period Knellwolf (Figren, Faille) - 4:21
Forget (Wetli, Truttmann) - 5:42
Lehmann (Truttmann, Harlacher) - 9:08
Janett (Obrist, Lemm) - 12:56
Wolfgang Zürrer ( 17 saves / 23 shots )
Robin Zumbühl ( 4 saves / 5 shots )
Goalie stats Dominic Nyffeler ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
23 February EHC Kloten 4-3 OT GCK Lions Stimo Arena, Kloten Recap  
Truttmann (Steiner) - 17:31 First period No scoring
Ganz (Knellwolf, Janett) - 4:24 Second period 2:17 - Hayes (Berri, Hardmeier)
5:50 - Andersson (Hayes)
16:50 - Rizzello (Geiger, Suter) (PP1)
Lemm (Lehmann, Obrist) - 6:53 Third period No scoring
Lehmann (Knellwolf, Faille) - 0:30 First overtime period No scoring
Dominic Nyffeler ( 11 saves / 14 shots ) Goalie stats Wolfgang Zürrer ( 32 saves / 36 shots )
26 February GCK Lions 1-6 EHC Kloten Eishalle Küsnacht, Küsnacht Recap  
11:00 - Riedi (Fuhrer, Büsser) First period Knellwolf (Steiner, Figren) - 10:31
No scoring Second period Figren (Kindschi, Faille) (PP1) - 5:06
Forget (Obrist, Lehmann) - 5:45
Obrist (Lehmann, Harlacher) - 8:33
Forget (Marchon) - 9:25
No scoring Third period Lehmann (Obrist) - 17:39
Wolfgang Zürrer ( 16 saves / 21 shots )
Robin Zumbühl ( 11 saves / 12 shots )
Goalie stats Dominic Nyffeler ( 25 saves / 26 shots )
28 February EHC Kloten 3-2 GCK Lions Stimo Arena, Kloten Recap  
No scoring First period Suter (Rizzello, Backman) - 11:54
Krakauskas (Ganz, Füglister) - 9:19
Ganz (Lemm, Truttmann) (PP1) - 11:40
Marchon (Truttmann, Forget) - 17:19
Second period Fuhrer (Rizzello, Geiger) - 3:40
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dominic Nyffeler ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Wolfgang Zürrer ( 34 saves / 37 shots )
EHC Kloten won the series 4–1


(2) HC Ajoie vs. (7) HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

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19 February HC Ajoie 6-2 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds Patinoire de Porrentruy, Porrentruy Recap  
Huber (Privet, Muller) - 1:27
Hazen (Devos, Ryser) - 3:12
First period No scoring
Carbis (Barbero, Coffman) - 1:59
Carbis (Cameron) - 14:57
Second period 6:40 - Thibaudeau (Muller, Frossard)
16:07 - Privet (Thibaudeau, Pilet)
Staiger (Casserini) - 7:50
Devos (Schmutz) - 18:30
Third period No scoring
Tim Wolf ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) Goalie stats Matteo Ritz ( 29 saves / 35 shots )
21 February HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 2-1 HC Ajoie Patinoire des Mélèzes, La Chaux-de-Fonds Recap  
9:59 - Coffman (Carbis, Miéville) (PP1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Frossard - 14:24
1:51 - Coffman (Miéville, Cameron) (PP2) Third period No scoring
Matteo Ritz ( 32 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Tim Wolf ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
23 February HC Ajoie 4-2 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds Patinoire de Porrentruy, Porrentruy Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Devos (Hauert, Hazen) (PP1) - 3:51
Mäder (Schmutz, Ryser) (PP1) - 10:33
Second period 5:03 - Grezet (Bogdanoff)
Privet (Huber, Dotti) - 2:37
Thibaudeau (PP1) - 19:14
Third period 19:06 - Jaquet (Carbis) (SH1)
Tim Wolf ( 30 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Matteo Ritz ( 46 saves / 50 shots )
26 February HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 3-9 HC Ajoie Patinoire des Mélèzes, La Chaux-de-Fonds Recap  
Coffman (Cameron, Iglesias) - 8:30
Dubois (Schmidt, Hofmann) - 16:29
First period 1:20 - Thibaudeau (Frossard, Joggi)
No scoring Second period 5:29 - Devos
8:34 - Schmutz (Devos, Hazen)
16:40 - Staiger (Macquat, Dotti) (SH1)
Carbis (Coffman) - 0:04 Third period 0:33 - Hazen (Birbaum)
11:39 - Huber (Dotti, Staiger)
14:14 - Huber (Ryser, Privet)
14:58 - Hazen
19:53 - Casserini (Privet, Dotti) (SH1)
Matteo Ritz ( 19 saves / 26 shots )
Marco Mathis ( 0 saves / 2 shots )
Goalie stats Tim Wolf ( 36 saves / 39 shots )
28 February HC Ajoie 7-3 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds Patinoire de Porrentruy, Porrentruy Recap  
Joggi (Ryser, Devos) (PP2) - 13:23
Hazen (Devos, Schmutz) - 18:48
First period 2:48 - Coffman (Cameron, Bogdanoff)
Huber (Privet, Staiger) - 9:26
Joggi (Devos, Hazen) (PP1) - 18:36
Second period 16:33 - Hofmann (Augsburger)
Devos (Frossard, Joggi) (PP1) - 2:36
Thibaudeau - 2:52
Mäder (Ryser, Arnold) - 14:48
Third period 7:04 - Cameron (Miéville) (PP1)
Tim Wolf ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) Goalie stats Matteo Ritz ( 17 saves / 23 shots )
Marco Mathis ( 8 saves / 9 shots )
HC Ajoie won the series 4–1


(3) EHC Olten vs. (6) SC Langenthal

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19 February EHC Olten 4-5 OT SC Langenthal Kleinholz Stadion, Olten Recap  
Wyss (Lanz, Rudolf) - 3:53
Horanský (Rouiller, Knelsen) (PP1) - 7:49
First period 5:11 - Benik (Küng)
Nunn (PS) - 15:11 Second period 2:28 - Kläy (Derungs, Weber)
4:48 - Kummer (Küng, Benik)
15:41 - Clark (Tschannen, Sterchi)
Knelsen (SH1) - 12:38 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 1:13 - Kummer (Küng, Benik)
Simon Rytz ( 14 saves / 19 shots ) Goalie stats Philip Wüthrich ( 29 saves / 33 shots )
21 February SC Langenthal 4-3 3OT EHC Olten Schoren Halle, Langenthal Recap  
17:41 - Kummer (Benik, Küng) First period Chiriaev (Haas, P. Rytz) (PP1) - 10:20
No scoring Second period Chiriaev (Fogstad Vold, Haas) - 1:58
13:39 - Henauer (Maret, Clark)
14:47 - Maret (Küng, Henauer) (PP1)
Third period Fogstad Vold (Sartori, Lüthi) - 7:42
44:41 - Maret (Suleski, Melnalksnis) Third overtime period No scoring
Philip Wüthrich ( 40 saves / 43 shots ) Goalie stats Simon Rytz ( 45 saves / 49 shots )
23 February EHC Olten 7-0 SC Langenthal Kleinholz Stadion, Olten Recap  
Knelsen (Horanský, Schwarzenbach) (PP1) - 5:56
Nunn (Rouiller, Knelsen) (PP1) - 9:53
First period No scoring
Haas (Sartori, Wyss) - 1:59
Nunn (Knelsen, Lüthi) - 7:01
Nunn (Knelsen, Rouiller) - 12:10
Chiriaev (Schwarzenbach, P. Rytz) - 16:46
Second period No scoring
Haas (Eigenmann, Chiriaev) - 1:22 Third period No scoring
Silas Matthys ( 16 saves / 16 shots ) Goalie stats Philip Wüthrich ( 15 saves / 20 shots )
Connor Hughes ( 13 saves / 15 shots )
26 February SC Langenthal 4-1 EHC Olten Schoren Halle, Langenthal Recap  
8:40 - Rüegsegger (Kummer, Küng) (PP1)
15:41 - Rüegsegger (Pienitz)
First period Rudolf (Haas, Wyss) - 17:52
17:40 - Tschannen (Kummer, Küng) Second period No scoring
19:31 - Benik (Küng, Kummer) (EN) Third period No scoring
Philip Wüthrich ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Silas Matthys ( 30 saves / 33 shots )
28 February EHC Olten 1-4 SC Langenthal Kleinholz Stadion, Olten Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:09 - Henauer (Clark, Tschannen)
11:14 - Clark (Sterchi, Maret)
Nunn (Knelsen) (PP1) - 7:08 Third period 9:35 - Rüegsegger (Küng, Kummer) (PP1)
19:11 - Pienitz (Küng, Kläy) (EN)
Simon Rytz ( 19 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Philip Wüthrich ( 32 saves / 33 shots )
SC Langenthal won the series 4–1


(4) EHC Visp vs. (5) Hockey Thurgau

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19 February EHC Visp 4-1 Hockey Thurgau Lonza Arena, Visp Recap  
Steiner (Van Guilder) - 17:25
Hofstetter (Heynen, Petrig) - 19:12
First period No scoring
Steiner - 1:25 Second period No scoring
Josephs (Dolana, Van Guilder) - 10:27 Third period 18:43 - Merola (PP1)
Reto Lory ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Janick Schwendener ( 20 saves / 24 shots )
21 February Hockey Thurgau 2-1 EHC Visp Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
9:44 - Rehak (Spiller, Spannring) Second period No scoring
2:59 - C. Jones (Merola, K. Jones) (PP1) Third period Ranov (Ritz, Furrer) - 12:37
Janick Schwendener ( 23 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Reto Lory ( 31 saves / 33 shots )
23 February EHC Visp 2-1 2OT Hockey Thurgau Lonza Arena, Visp Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 7:10 - Merola (Brändli, Spannring)
Wiedmer (Nater) - 1:47 Third period No scoring
Burgener (Furrer) - 25:58 Second overtime period No scoring
Reto Lory ( 41 saves / 42 shots ) Goalie stats Janick Schwendener ( 31 saves / 33 shots )
26 February Hockey Thurgau 4-1 EHC Visp Güttingersreuti, Weinfelden Recap  
18:20 - Merola (K. Jones) (PP1) First period Haueter (Ritz, Berger) - 15:00
Hofstetter (Petrig, Burgener) - 18:46
No scoring Second period Wiedmer (Ritz, Ranov) - 9:50
No scoring Third period Burgener (Wiedmer, Furrer) - 19:28
Janick Schwendener ( 9 saves / 11 shots )
Nicola Aeberhard ( 16 saves / 17 shots )
Goalie stats Reto Lory ( 27 saves / 28 shots )
28 February EHC Visp 3-2 OT Hockey Thurgau Lonza Arena, Visp Recap  
No scoring First period 0:34 - Merola (K. Jones, Loosli)
Burgener (Achermann) - 22:26 Second period No scoring
Van Guilder (Furrer, Josephs) - 56:26 Third period 9:16 - Loosli (Seiler)
Josephs - 6:04 First overtime period No scoring
Reto Lory ( 29 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Nicola Aeberhard ( 33 saves / 36 shots )
EHC Visp won the series 4–1


Playouts

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Due to the interruption by the league, no team is relegated.

Schedule

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February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)HC Sierre6-3
(0-2, 4-1, 2-0)
EVZ AcademyPatinoire de Graben, Sierre
Attendance: 1327
Game reference
Remo GiovanniniGoaliesRobin Meyer
0-105:15 – Oehen (Schüpbach, Wüthrich)
0-208:46 – Capaul
Castonguay (Heinimann, Meyrat) – 23:371-2
1-327:50 – Oehen (Bougro, Brunner) (PP1)
Rimann (Asselin, Castonguay) – 31:182-3
Rimann (Bezina, Castonguay) (PP1) – 38:213-3
Massimino (Asselin, A. Montandon) – 38:514-3
Rimann (Heinimann, Castonguay) – 43:465-3
Heinimann (Rimann, Castonguay) (EN) – 58:186-3
6 minPenalties4 min
41Shots27
February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)EHC Winterthur2-6
(1-2, 0-1, 1-3)
Bellinzona RocketsEishalle Deutweg, Winterthur
Attendance: 793
Game reference
Justin GianolaGoaliesDennis Saikkonen
Wieser (Dancs, Pozzorini) (PP1) – 02:471-0
1-103:01 – Moor (Vedova, Squires)
1-205:14 – Vedova (Tosques)
1-333:30 – Gerlach (Squires, Del Ponte)
Bachofner (Zahner, Schmutz) – 47:192-3
2-448:54 – Gerlach (Squires, Vedova)
2-549:29 – Fritsche
2-657:38 – Gerlach (EN)
14 minPenalties10 min
33Shots33
February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)Bellinzona Rockets0-2
(0-1, 0-0, 0-1)
HC SierrePista Ghiaccio Biasca, Biasca
Attendance: 154
Game reference
Dennis SaikkonenGoaliesRemo Giovannini
0-118:01 – Guebey (M. Montandon, A. Montandon)
0-249:36 – A. Montandon (Massimino, Guebey) (PP1)
16 minPenalties6 min
36Shots25
February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)EVZ Academy1-2
(0-1, 1-1, 0-0)
EHC WinterthurBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 211
Game reference
Robin MeyerGoaliesTim Guggisberg
0-114:28 – Monnet (Bozon, Allevi)
Schüpbach (Bougro) – 23:171-1
1-239:48 – Pozzorini (Torquato, Guerra) (SH1)
2 minPenalties20 min
33Shots23
February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)EVZ Academy6-3
(4-0, 1-1, 1-2)
Bellinzona RocketsBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: -
Game reference
Robin MeyerGoaliesDennis Saikkonen
Bougro (Wyss) – 03:001-0
Döpfner (Langenegger) – 09:262-0
Stoffel (Langenegger, Bougro) (PP1) – 12:513-0
Eugster (Schleiss, Schüpbach) – 16:24-0
4-125:04 – Roberts (Portmann, Gass)
Capaul (Stoffel, Oehen) – 26:445-1
5-248:59 – Roberts (Portmann)
Capaul (Bougro, Wyss) (PP1) – 58:246-2
6-358:37 – Camichel (Gerlach, Squires)
4 minPenalties4 min
30Shots33
February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)HC Sierre5-1
(0-0, 3-0, 2-1)
EHC WinterthurPatinoire de Graben, Sierre
Attendance: -
Game reference
Remo GiovanniniGoaliesTim Guggisberg
Heinimann (Castonguay, Rimann) – 26:501-0
Massimino (A. Montandon, Asselin) (PP1) – 32:522-0
Castonguay (Rimann, Heinimann) – 38:483-0
3-148:35 – Schmutz (Dancs, Alihodzic)
Asselin (A. Montandon) – 50:134-1
Rimann (Castonguay, M. Montandon) – 51:075-1
16 minPenalties18 min
25Shots31
March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)EHC Winterthur6-3
(1-1, 3-2, 2-0)
HC SierreEishalle Deutweg, Winterthur
Attendance: -
Game reference
Tim GuggisbergGoaliesRemo Giovannini
0-111:09 – Bezina (Vouillamoz, Kyparissis)
Bozon (Roos) (SH1) – 14:131-1
Küng (Monnet) – 21:052-1
2-225:36 – M. Montandon (A. Montandon) (PP1)
2-328:37 – Rimann (Heinimann)
Torquato – 36:403-3
Dancs (Homberger, Allevi) – 39:244-3
Wieser (Torquato) – 42:305-3
Dancs (Torquato, Wieser) (PP1) – 55:256-3
24 minPenalties6 min
36Shots26
March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)Bellinzona Rockets7-6
(1-1, 4-1, 1-4, 1-0)
EVZ AcademyPista Ghiaccio Biasca, Biasca
Attendance: -
Game reference
Dennis SaikkonenGoaliesRobin Meyer
Portmann (Buchli, Pagnamenta) – 09:491-0
1-119:13 – Langenegger (Döpfner, Schleiss)
1-220:26 – Graf (Döpfner, Bougro)
Portmann (Squires, Gerlach) (PP1) – 23:532-2
Neuenschwander (Roberts, Portmann) – 24:173-2
Camichel (Gerlach, Squires) – 33:184-2
Squires (Gerlach, Camichel) – 35:355-2
5-341:08 – Langenegger (Döpfner, Bougro)
5-442:44 – Capaul
5-544:44 – Wyss (Capaul) (PP1)
5-649:57 – Capaul (Bougro, Schleiss) (PP1)
Fritsche (SH1) – 55:286-6
Fritsche (Gerlach, Moor) – 60:317-6
42 minPenalties14 min
38Shots30

Ranking

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The regular season started on 13 September 2019 and ended on 15 February 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HC Sierre 48 15 4 1 28 125 168 −43 54 Officially saved from relegation
2 EVZ Academy 48 13 1 6 28 119 188 −69 47
3 EHC Winterthur 48 12 0 1 35 112 222 −110 37 Potentially saved from relegation
4 Bellinzona Rockets 48 7 2 7 32 116 208 −92 32 Potentially relegated
Source: Swiss League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a highest number of points obtained during direct confrontations; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) goal difference during direct confrontations; 6) number of goals scored during direct confrontations; 7) number of goals scored in away games; 8) number of goals scored in away games during direct confrontations.

References

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  1. ^ "Player stats". SIHF. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Goalie stats". SIHF. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ "National League et Swiss League : pas de champion suisse et pas d'équipe promue ou reléguée pour la saison 2019/20" (in French). lausannehc.ch. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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