National League B
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Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 National League B season |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Most recent champion(s) | SCL Tigers |
| TV partner(s) | SRG, Teleclub |
| Related competitions | National League A |
| Official website | www.nationalleague.ch |
National League B or Nationalliga B (German) or Ligue Nationale B (French) is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind National League A. The winners of this league each season play a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of National League A and, if they win, are promoted, while the National League A team is relegated to National League B.
The attendance in 2014–15 was about 3,500 spectators.
Teams
Current teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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| HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Eishalle Deutweg | 3,000 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 |
| SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,320 |
| Martigny Red Ice | Martigny | Forum d'Octodure | 4,500 |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil-Jona | Diners Club Arena | 6,100 |
| Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 |
Former Teams
- HC Forward-Morges - withdrawal at the end of the 2005–06 season
- EHC Biel - promoted to National League A after the 2007–08 season
- EHC Chur - withdrawal at the end of the 2007–08 season
- Lausanne HC - promoted to National League A after the 2012-13 season
- HC Sierre-Anniviers - bankruptcy at the end of the 2012-13 season
- SCL Tigers - promoted to National League A after the 2014-15 season
See also
References
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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