The 2015–16 National League A season was the ninth

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season of

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's top hockey league, the

National League A The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland and is the top tier of the Swiss league system. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was known as National League A. During the 2018–19 season, the league ha ...

. Overall, it was the 78th season of Swiss professional hockey.

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went on to win the championship by defeating

HC Lugano Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships. History The founding of HC Lugano took ...

. This title is the team's 14th in its history at the top division of Switzerland's ice hockey championship.

Teams

Regular season

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Relegation playoffs – Playouts

1st round

2nd round

(3) EHC Biel vs. (4) SCL Tigers

3rd round – League Qualification

In League Qualification series EHC Biel were supposed to play against

HC Ajoie HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland. HC Ajoie has won three Swis ...

, who won the 2015–16 National League B playoffs, but the series were cancelled after HC Ajoie have not handed in their application for a promotion to next year's NLA season.

References

External links

Official League Website

Official League Website
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National League (ice hockey) seasons