The 2019–20 Swiss League season was the 73rd season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league.
The season was affected by the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Switzerland. On March 13, 2020, the league decided to cancel the end of the playoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic and the measures put in place by the Swiss government. Only the quarter-finals had been played before this decision.
Teams
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 The regular season started on 13 September 2019 and ended on 15 February 2020.
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season. 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 HC Ajoie 44 30 68 98 +56 2 HC Ajoie 38 39 44 83 +54 32 EHC Kloten 41 19 50 69 +35 8 EHC Olten 42 27 33 60 +35 51 EHC Visp 41 21 36 57 +23 101 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 43 18 38 56 +8 37 HC Sierre 43 24 29 53 -11 43 EHC Olten 40 30 22 52 +40 12 GCK Lions 44 27 25 52 +2 30 EHC Visp 41 31 20 51 +25 22
Leading goaltenders 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.
Player Team(s) EHC Kloten 40 2412:16 75 91.91 1.87 HC Thurgau 26 1516:55 50 91.68 1.98 EHC Olten 20 1180:10 39 92.26 1.98 EHC Visp 36 2126:52 76 92.13 2.14 HC Ajoie 33 1918:48 73 90.68 2.28
Playoffs 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. Only the quarter-finals had been played before this decision.
Bracket
Quarter-Finals (1) EHC Kloten vs. (8) GCK Lions
(2) HC Ajoie vs. (7) HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
(3) EHC Olten vs. (6) SC Langenthal
(4) EHC Visp vs. (5) Hockey Thurgau
Playouts Due to the interruption by the league, no team is relegated.
Schedule
Ranking The regular season started on 13 September 2019 and ended on 15 February 2020.
References
External links
Swiss League Swiss League