Five clubs of NLB have submitted the application to play in the NLA in case of on promotion this season: HC La Chaux-de-Fonds, HC Visp SC Langnau Tigers, HC Olten and SC Langenthal Olten.
These clubs will play the promotion/relegation series against last club of NLA as winner of NLB
(19 Nov 2014)
Canadian Kevin Primeau was fired from his charge of headcoach at Chaux-de-Fonds. Assistant Bernard Bauer and Alex Reinhard, last season at Langnau Tigers, were named as new headcoaches
(27 Jan 2014)
Two NLB teams announces new coach for next season: Red Ice Martigny added a new Russian staff member besides former coach and now Sports Director Albert Malgin and Assistant Coach Igor Fedulov: new head coach is 53 years-old Petr Malkov, until January coach of Kuban Krasnodar in VHL.
La Chaux-de-Fonds hires Canadian Kevin Primeau as new Headcoach. He was fired in last October from Sapa Fehervar of EBEL
(15 Apr 2013)
The first NLB All-Star Team was elected this week.
The players were initially selected by an online vote, then the Sports Directors, the head coaches, the captain and a media determined by the club could choose their favorite players except players from their own club.
The winners in the five categories are:
Best goalkeeper: Marc Eichmann, SC Langenthal
Best Defender: Sami El Assaoui, HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Best Forward: Marco Truttmann, HC Olten
Best coach: January Tlacil, HC Ajoie
MVP: James Desmarais, HC Ajoie
(12 Feb 2013)
At the 31 january deadline, five Swiss NLB clubs expressed interest to enter in NLA if playoffs champion: HCC La Chaux-de-Fonds, SC Langenthal, Lausanne HC, EHC Olten and EHC Visp
(16 Feb 2012)