SC Langenthal

Five clubs interested in promotion in NLB

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

NLB game cancelled

The NLB game between HC Red Ice Martigny and the SC Langenthal today Saturday is postponed.
At least twelve of the Martigny players suffer from food poisoning.

NLB All-Star team

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

Langenthal wins NLB final

SC Langenthal became new champion of the NLB by beating Lausanne HC 4-2 in the best of seven series between the two clubs in this year's finals of the NLB playoffs. As the Swiss Federation announced Langenthal fulfills all necessary economic and infrastructure related requirements to be promoted to NLA if they beat NLA club HC Ambrì-Piotta in the relegation battle starting on Tuesday, 3 April.

Five teams interested in NLA promotion

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