Swiss League
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The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, they are promoted, while the National League team is relegated to the Swiss League.
In 2024, the Swiss League changed its name to Sky Swiss League as a partnership with broadcaster Sky Switzerland.[1] Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was formerly called National League B.[2] The league attendance in 2018–19 was about 2,700 spectators.
Current teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined league | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Canton | |||||
| EHC Basel | Basel | File:Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg Basel-Stadt | St. Jakob Arena | 6,700 | 1932 | 2022 |
| EHC Chur | Chur | File:CHE Graubünden COA.svg Grisons | Thomas Domenig Stadion | 6,500 | 1933 | 2024 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | File:Wappen Neuenburg matt.svg Neuchâtel | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 | 1919 | 2001 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | File:Wappen Zürich matt.svg Zürich | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 | 1932 | 2000 |
| GDT Bellinzona Snakes | Bellinzona | File:Wappen Tessin matt.svg Ticino | Centro Sportivo | 2,100 | 1980 | 2016 |
| EHC Olten | Olten | File:Wappen Solothurn matt.svg Solothurn | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 | 1934 | 1994 |
| HC Sierre | Sierre | File:Wappen Wallis matt.svg Valais | Patinoire de Graben | 4,500 | 1933 | 2019 |
| HC Thurgau | Weinfelden | File:Wappen Thurgau matt.svg Thurgau | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 | 1989 | 2006 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | File:Wappen Wallis matt.svg Valais | Lonza Arena | 5,150 | 1941 | 1999 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | File:Wappen Zürich matt.svg Zürich | Zielbau Arena | 3,000 | 1929 | 2015 |
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Former Teams
- Forward-Morges HC - withdrawal at the end of the 2005–06 season
- EHC Biel - promoted to National League A after the 2007–08 season
- Lausanne HC - promoted to National League A after the 2012–13 season
- SCL Tigers - promoted to National League A after the 2014–15 season
- HC Red Ice - bankruptcy after the 2016–17 season
- HCB Ticino Rockets - relocated to Bellinzona at the end of the 2022–23 season
- SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers - promoted to National League after the 2017–18 season
- HC Ajoie - promoted to the National League following the 2020–21 season
- EHC Kloten - promoted to the National League at the end of the 2021–22 season
- SC Langenthal - withdrawal from professional hockey at the end of the 2022–23 season
- HCV Martigny - withdrawal from professional hockey at the end of the 2023–24 season
See also
References
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External links
- Swiss Ice Hockey, official site - in French and German
- Puck.ch Results of Swiss Ice Hockey - in English, French, German and Italian*
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