2009–10 National League B season

2009–10 National League B
LeagueNational League B
SportIce hockey
Number of games45
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season championsEHC Visp
  Runners-upEHC Olten
Top scorerDominic Forget[1]
Playoffs
Finals championsLausanne HC
  Runners-upEHC Visp
Seasons
← 2008–09

The 2009–10 National League B season was the 63rd season played in the National League B, Switzerland's second-tier professional ice hockey league. The season started with 11 teams, but the Young-Sprinters had to withdraw after 15 games due to financial difficulties.[2] In Round 38, Dominic Forget made a historic moment when he scored five seconds after the game started, a new league record.[3] EHC Visp won the regular season championship with a one-point edge over second-place EHC Olten. The winner of the playoffs was Lausanne HC, the third-ranked team of the regular season.

Regular season

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# Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA Pts
1. EHC Visp 45 27 10 6 2 224 140 95
2. EHC Olten 45 30 12 1 2 187 129 94
3. Lausanne HC 45 28 12 2 3 166 121 91
4. HC Sierre-Anniviers 45 21 12 5 7 161 132 80
5. HC Ajoie 45 21 17 5 2 157 149 75
6. HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 45 20 19 2 4 177 166 68
7. SC Langenthal 45 16 26 3 0 124 156 54
8. EHC Basel Sharks 45 12 28 1 4 111 180 42
9. HC Thurgau 45 12 28 1 4 131 189 42
10. GC Küsnacht Lions 45 10 33 2 0 123 199 34
10. Young Sprinters HC - - - - - - - -

Playoffs

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Since 2007, the four top-ranked clubs have been allowed to choose an opponent from places 5-8 in the table for the quarter-finals. The play-offs were played in a best-of-seven format.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
         
1 EHC Visp 4
8 EHC Basel Sharks 0
1 EHC Visp 4
4 HC Sierre-Anniviers 2
2 EHC Olten 4
7 SC Langenthal 3
1 EHC Visp 1
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Lausanne HC 4
3 Lausanne HC 4
6 HC Ajoie 3
2 EHC Olten 1
3 Lausanne HC 4
4 HC Sierre-Anniviers 4
5 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 1

References

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  1. ^ "NLB Stats 2009-2010". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Rückzug der Neuchâtel Young Sprinters". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 29 October 2009. ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Dominic Forgets Treffer für das Geschichtsbuch". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 9 January 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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