2008–09 NLA season
| 2008–09 National League A Season | |
|---|---|
| League | National League A |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 5, 2008 – February 21, 2009 |
| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular Season | |
| Best Record | SC Bern |
| Runners-up | ZSC Lions |
| Top scorer | Juraj Kolnik (Genève-Servette HC) |
| Playoffs | |
| Semi-final #1 champions | Kloten Flyers |
| Semi-final #1 runners-up | EV Zug |
| Semi-final #2 champions | HC Davos |
| Semi-final #2 runners-up | Fribourg-Gottéron |
| National League A Championship | |
| Champions | HC Davos |
| Runners-up | Kloten Flyers |
The 2008–09 National League A season, was the second ice hockey season of the National League A since the reorganization of the Swiss league and the 71st in the history of Swiss professional hockey.
Regular season
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Bern | 50 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 187 | 136 | 103 |
| 2. | ZSC Lions | 50 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 176 | 149 | 97 |
| 3. | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 174 | 130 | 96 |
| 4. | HC Davos | 50 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 184 | 135 | 92 |
| 5. | HC Lugano | 50 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 175 | 156 | 80 |
| 6. | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 157 | 140 | 78 |
| 7. | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 154 | 143 | 75 |
| 8. | EV Zug | 50 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 171 | 166 | 71 |
| 9. | SCL Tigers | 50 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 170 | 180 | 69 |
| 10. | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 143 | 208 | 49 |
| 11. | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 129 | 190 | 46 |
| 12. | EHC Biel | 50 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 126 | 213 | 44 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SC Bern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | EV Zug | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kloten | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Zug | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ZSC Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Fribourg | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kloten | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Davos | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kloten Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Genève | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Davos | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Fribourg | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | HC Davos | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | HC Lugano | 3 | ||||||||||||
Relegation
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 | SCL Tigers | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | EHC Biel | 3 | |||||||
| 11 | Ambrì-Piotta | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | Biel | 3 | |||||||
| 10 | Lakers | 4 | |||||||
| 11 | Ambrì-Piotta | 2 | |||||||
EHC Biel would later defeat Lausanne HC, Champions of the National League B, 4-3 to remain in the National League A