The 2011–12 National League B season was played from September 9, 2011, to February 7, 2012. The regular season was won by Lausanne HC with 105 points, 15 points ahead of the second place team, SC Langenthal. The playoffs were played from February 12 to March 27, 2012, with SC Langenthal defeating Lausanee HC to become Swiss Champions of NLB. Langenthal would later play HC Ambrì-Piotta in the league qualification series. Since Ambrì-Piotta would defeat Langenthal in the series, there was no changes to the NLA or NLB teams for the 2012–2013 seasons.
Regular season
The National League B regular season consists of 45 games, 2 double rounds playing each team twice, and a single round playing each team once.
Standings
Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA Pts 1. Lausanne HC 45 31 9 4 1 186 115 102 2. SC Langenthal 45 27 13 1 4 157 110 87 3. HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 45 24 14 3 4 155 127 82 4. EHC Visp 45 22 17 4 2 170 150 76 5. EHC Basel Sharks 45 17 19 3 6 132 142 63 6. GCK Lions 45 19 22 2 2 122 134 63 7. EHC Olten 45 16 20 6 3 152 146 63 8. HC Ajoie 45 16 24 3 2 119 154 56 9. HC Thurgau 45 11 27 3 4 118 170 43 10. HC Sierre-Anniviers 45 9 27 4 5 114 177 40
Attendance
Team Games TotalAttendance Average Lausanne HC 23 110,354 4,798 EHC Visp 22 68,860 3,130 EHC Olten 23 69,506 3,022 Chx-de-Fds 23 57,201 2,487 SC Langenthal 23 43,539 1,893 HC Sierre 22 37,092 1,686 HC Ajoie 22 35,992 1,636 EHC Basel Sharks 23 29,003 1,261 HC Thurgau 22 20,614 937 GCK Lions 22 5,830 265 LEAGUE TOTAL 225 477,991 2,124
League Leaders
Scoring
Name Team GP G A P SC Langenthal 45 30 38 6830 SC Langenthal 45 27 41 6827 Chx-de-Fds 45 27 33 60 Lausanne HC 45 26 32 58 SC Langenthal 42 23 32 55 EHC Visp 44 20 31 51 EHC Visp 45 20 30 50 EHC Visp 44 20 30 50 EHC Visp 45 18 32 50 HC Sierre 41 13 37 40
Playoffs
During the first round of the playoffs, National League regulations state that the top seeded team my play any team of its choice from the bottom 4 seeds. The next seeded team may then choose their opponent from the remaining 3 of the bottom 4 seeds and so on. The same rule applies for the Semi-Finals. During the playoffs, teams alternate venues game to game, with the highest seed playing home first.
Tournament Bracket
League Qualification
The champions of the National League B has the opportunity to play the losing team of a Play-Out tournament from the National League A to take their spot in the league. SC Langenthal took on HC Ambrì-Piotta in a 7-game series, losing 4-1 and remaining in the National League B.
HC Ambrì-Piotta vs. SC Langenthal
References
External links Season 2011–12 at Elite Prospects Regular Season and Playoffs at the Game Center of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation