2008–09 NLA season

2008–09 National League A Season
LeagueNational League A
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 5, 2008 –
February 21, 2009
Number of games50
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Best RecordSC Bern
  Runners-upZSC Lions
Top scorerJuraj Kolnik
(Genève-Servette HC)
Playoffs
Semi-final #1 championsKloten Flyers
  Semi-final #1 runners-upEV Zug
Semi-final #2 championsHC Davos
  Semi-final #2 runners-upFribourg-Gottéron
National League A Championship
ChampionsHC Davos
  Runners-upKloten Flyers
NLA seasons

The 2008–09 National League A season, was the second ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league and the 71st in the history of Swiss professional hockey.

Regular season

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
1. SC Bern 50 30 4 5 11 187 136 103
2. ZSC Lions 50 26 8 3 13 176 149 97
3. Kloten Flyers 50 27 6 3 14 174 130 96
4. HC Davos 50 25 6 5 14 184 135 92
5. HC Lugano 50 19 8 7 16 175 156 80
6. Genève-Servette HC 50 22 5 2 21 157 140 78
7. HC Fribourg-Gottéron 50 19 7 4 20 154 143 75
8. EV Zug 50 20 3 5 22 171 166 71
9. SCL Tigers 50 19 5 2 24 170 180 69
10. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 50 14 1 5 30 143 208 49
11. HC Ambrì-Piotta 50 12 1 8 29 129 190 46
12. EHC Biel 50 11 2 7 30 126 213 44

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 SC Bern 2
8 EV Zug 4
3 Kloten 4
8 Zug 0
2 ZSC Lions 0
7 Fribourg 4
3 Kloten 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Davos 4
3 Kloten Flyers 4
6 Genève 0
4 Davos 4
7 Fribourg 3
4 HC Davos 4
5 HC Lugano 3

Relegation

Semifinals Final
      
9 SCL Tigers 4
12 EHC Biel 3
11 Ambrì-Piotta 4
12 Biel 3
10 Lakers 4
11 Ambrì-Piotta 2

EHC Biel would later defeat Lausanne HC, Champions of the National League B, 4-3 to remain in the National League A