2011–12 National League B season
| 2011–12 National League B season | |
|---|---|
| League | National League B |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 9, 2011 - February 7, 2012 |
| Number of games | 45 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season Champions | Lausanne HC |
| Top scorer | Jeff Campbell (SC Langenthal) |
| Playoffs | |
| Semi-Final champions | Lausanne HC |
| Semi-Final runners-up | EHC Visp |
| Semi-Final champions | SC Langenthal |
| Semi-Final runners-up | Chx-de-Fds |
| Swiss champion NLB | |
| Champions | SC Langenthal |
| Runners-up | Lausanne HC |
The 2011-2012 National League B Season was played from September 9, 2011 to February 7, 2012. The regular season was won by Lausanne HC with 105 points, 15 points ahead of the second place team, SC Langenthal. The playoffs were played from February 12 to March 27, 2012, with SC Langenthal defeating Lausanee HC to become Swiss Champions of NLB. Langenthal would later play HC Ambrì-Piotta in the league qualification series. Since Ambrì-Piotta would defeat Langenthal in the series, there was no changes to the NLA or NLB teams for the 2012-2013 seasons.
Regular season
The National League B regular season consists of 45 games, 2 double rounds playing each team twice, and a single round playing each team once.
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lausanne HC | 45 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 186 | 115 | 102 |
| 2. | SC Langenthal | 45 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 157 | 110 | 87 |
| 3. | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 45 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 155 | 127 | 82 |
| 4. | EHC Visp | 45 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 170 | 150 | 76 |
| 5. | EHC Basel Sharks | 45 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 132 | 142 | 63 |
| 6. | GCK Lions | 45 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 134 | 63 |
| 7. | EHC Olten | 45 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 152 | 146 | 63 |
| 8. | HC Ajoie | 45 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 119 | 154 | 56 |
| 9. | HC Thurgau | 45 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 118 | 170 | 43 |
| 10. | HC Sierre-Anniviers | 45 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 114 | 177 | 40 |
Attendance
| Team | Games | Total Attendance |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne HC | 23 | 110,354 | 4,798 |
| EHC Visp | 22 | 68,860 | 3,130 |
| EHC Olten | 23 | 69,506 | 3,022 |
| Chx-de-Fds | 23 | 57,201 | 2,487 |
| SC Langenthal | 23 | 43,539 | 1,893 |
| HC Sierre | 22 | 37,092 | 1,686 |
| HC Ajoie | 22 | 35,992 | 1,636 |
| EHC Basel Sharks | 23 | 29,003 | 1,261 |
| HC Thurgau | 22 | 20,614 | 937 |
| GCK Lions | 22 | 5,830 | 265 |
| LEAGUE TOTAL | 225 | 477,991 | 2,124 |
League Leaders
Scoring
| Name | Team | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Campbell |
SC Langenthal | 45 | 30 | 38 | 68 |
| Brent Kelly |
SC Langenthal | 45 | 27 | 41 | 68 |
| Marco Charpentier |
Chx-de-Fds | 45 | 27 | 33 | 60 |
 Oliver Setzinger |
Lausanne HC | 45 | 26 | 32 | 58 |
 Stefan Tschannen |
SC Langenthal | 42 | 23 | 32 | 55 |
| Luca Triulzi |
EHC Visp | 44 | 20 | 31 | 51 |
| Alain Brunold |
EHC Visp | 45 | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| Dominic Forget |
EHC Visp | 44 | 20 | 30 | 50 |
 Tomas Dolana |
EHC Visp | 45 | 18 | 32 | 50 |
| Derek Cormier |
HC Sierre | 41 | 13 | 37 | 40 |