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National League B

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Sport
  
Ice hockey

Country
  
Switzerland

TV partner(s)
  
SRG, Teleclub

Number of teams
  
12

No. of teams
  
12

Most recent champion(s)
  
SCL Tigers

Related competitions
  
National League A

National League B

Instances
  
2016–17 National League B season

Teams
  
SCL Tigers, SC Rapperswil‑Jona Lakers, HC Ajoie, HC Fribourg‑Gottéron, EHC Olten

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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, they are promoted, while the National League A team is relegated to National League B.

Contents

The attendance in 2016–17 was about 2,000 spectators.

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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

    • References

    National League B Wikipedia
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