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At today’s virtual league meeting, the clubs of the National League and the Swiss League discussed the scenarios for the event of an early end of the season and adopted the relevant regulations. Specifically, it was defined how the table is calculated and in which cases a teacher is chosen.
If the regular season cannot be played to the end, the ranking order will be determined according to the following criteria when the championship is canceled:
1. Points / game. With the same value, a team with more games is classified better. If the value of two or more teams remains the same after this calculation, the team with the most away games is ranked better.
2. Greater number of points for direct encounters. In the case of an uneven number of direct encounters between several teams with the same points, the fewest direct encounters is decisive.
3. Highest ratio of goal difference (Goal difference / number of matches).
4. Highest quotient of the number of goals scored (Goals scored / number of matches).
1st move 21 games / 2.24 points per game
2. Lausanne 21 / 2.00
3. Freiburg 21 / 1.90
4. ZSC Lions 20 / 1.90
5. Lugano 18 / 1.67
6. Servette 18 / 1.67
7. Biel 20 / 1.35
8. Davos 22 / 1.27
9. Ambri 22 / 1.14
10. SCRJ Lakers 23 / 1.13
11. SCL Tigers 22 / 0.91
12. Bern 18 / 0.89
Everyone needs at least 39 games
If the championship must be canceled due to force majeure or a decision of the league assembly during the regular season, a Swiss champion will only be chosen if each team in the relevant league has played at least 75 percent of all games in the league. classification. At least 39 games are required in the National League and 35 games in the Swiss League.
To qualify for participation in the 2021/22 Champions Hockey League, each National League team must have played at least 75 percent of the games. In this case, the 2020/21 regular season qualifying list at the time of season completion is decisive in determining the participants.
Qualifying champion when playoff is canceled, …
If not all teams have played the required number of games, the teams are eligible to participate in the Champions Hockey League according to the 2019/20 classification ranking (ZSC Lions, Zug, Davos, Servette and Biel).
If the season has to be canceled during the playoffs (at least the best-of-3 format), the first place in the regular season is automatically Swiss champion, provided they are still in the playoff race at the time the game is canceled season.
… but not a champion when the winner of the classification is out
If the National League qualifying winner has already been eliminated from the playoffs, there is no Swiss champion. The same rule applies to the Swiss League for the selection of the Swiss champion or athletic climber.
Additionally, the International Ice Hockey Association has extended the deadline for international transfers in the 2020/21 season to March 1, 2021 (previously February 15). Therefore, it was decided to also extend the Transfers within Switzerland window this season from January 31 to February 15.
