National League B

National League B
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016–17 National League B season
Sport Ice hockey
No. of teams 10
Country   Switzerland
Most recent
champion(s)
SCL Tigers
TV partner(s) SRG, Teleclub
Related
competitions
National League A
Official website www.nationalleague.ch

National League B or Nationalliga B (German) or Ligue Nationale B (French) is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind National League A. The winners of this league each season play a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of National League A and, if they win, they are promoted, while the National League A team is relegated to National League B.

The attendance in 2014–15 was about 3,500 spectators.

Current teams

HCB Ticino Rockets
EHC Winterthur
EVZ Academy
National League B teams for the 2016–17 season
Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ajoie Porrentruy Patinoire de Porrentruy 4,300
HCB Ticino 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 2,200
SC Langenthal Langenthal Schoren Halle 4,320
EHC Olten Olten Kleinholz Stadion 6,500
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil Diners Club Arena 6,200
HC Red Ice Martigny Forum d'Octodure 4,500
Hockey Thurgau Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,200
EHC Visp Visp Litternahalle 4,300
EHC Winterthur Winterthur Eishalle Deutweg 2,496
EVZ Academy Zug Bossard Arena 7,015

Former Teams

See also

References

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