2003–04 Nationalliga A season
The 2003–04 NLA season was the 66th
Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland
.
Regular season
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HC Lugano | 48 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 196 | 127 | 74 |
| 2. | SC Bern | 48 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 176 | 113 | 67 |
| 3. | Genève-Servette HC
|
48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 148 | 123 | 58 |
| 4. | HC Davos | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 166 | 132 | 55 |
| 5. | ZSC Lions | 48 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 140 | 121 | 54 |
| 6. | HC Ambri-Piotta
|
48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 153 | 141 | 50 |
| 7. | EV Zug | 48 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 117 | 147 | 47 |
| 8. | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 152 | 135 | 47 |
| 9. | Kloten Flyers
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48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 151 | 131 | 47 |
| 10. | SC Rapperswil-Jona
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48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 136 | 163 | 37 |
| 11. | HC Lausanne
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48 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 116 | 171 | 33 |
| 12. | SCL Tigers | 48 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 119 | 175 | 32 |
| 13. | EHC Basel | 48 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 116 | 207 | 23 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville Peltonen | HC Lugano | 48 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 16 |
| Mike Maneluk | HC Lugano | 48 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 85 |
| Jean-Guy Trudel | HC Ambri-Piotta |
47 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 66 |
| Mikael Karlberg | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 48 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 30 |
| Hnat Domenichelli | HC Ambri-Piotta |
42 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 84 |
| Petteri Nummelin | HC Lugano | 48 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 59 |
| Oleg Petrov | Genève-Servette HC |
48 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 97 |
Andre Bashkirov |
HC Lausanne |
48 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 10 |
| Jukka Hentunen | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 47 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 22 |
| Jan Alston | ZSC Lions | 45 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 36 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Finals
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Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petteri Nummelin | HC Lugano | 16 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 4 |
| Christian Dubé | SC Bern | 15 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 8 |
| Mike Maneluk | HC Lugano | 13 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 70 |
| Ivo Rüthemann | SC Bern | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| Sébastien Bordeleau | SC Bern | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| Ville Peltonen | HC Lugano | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 |
| Yves Sarault | SC Bern | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
| Adrian Wichser | HC Lugano | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Flavien Conne | HC Lugano | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| Ryan Gardner | HC Lugano | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
Playout round
Teams ranked from 9 - 13 after regular season, played 2 games against each other.
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | Kloten Flyers
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56 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 187 | 164 | 53 |
| 10. | SC Rapperswil-Jona
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56 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 158 | 182 | 45 |
| 11. | SCL Tigers | 56 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 153 | 204 | 44 |
| 12. | HC Lausanne
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56 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 132 | 195 | 37 |
| 13. | EHC Basel | 56 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 138 | 232 | 33 |
EHC Basel is relegated to
Nationalliga B
.
League qualification
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HC Lausanne
stays in Nationalliga A.