Swiss National League

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professional ice hockey league sports league

The Swiss National League is the top-tier professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, featuring the country’s leading clubs and many prominent international players.

Aliases (2)

Swiss National League A ×2
Ticino derby ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	professional ice hockey league → sports league →
abbreviation	NL →
allowsImportPlayers	yes →
competitionLevel	top tier →
confederation	International Ice Hockey Federation →
continent	Europe →
country	Switzerland →
countryLeagueSystem	Swiss ice hockey league system →
featuresInternationalPlayers	yes →
featuresSwissClubs	yes →
formerlyKnownAs	National League A →
governingBody	Swiss Ice Hockey Federation →
hasNotableClub	EHC Biel-Bienne → EHC Kloten → EV Zug → Fribourg-Gottéron → Genève-Servette HC → HC Ajoie → HC Ambrì-Piotta → HC Davos → HC Lugano → Lausanne HC → Rapperswil-Jona Lakers → SC Bern → SCL Tigers → ZSC Lions →
hasOfficialWebsite	yes →
hasPlayoffs	yes →
hasRelegationRound	yes →
hasSalaryCap	no formal hard cap →
numberOfTeams	14 →
organizer	Swiss Ice Hockey Federation →
primaryLanguageOfOperation	German →
primaryVenueType	indoor ice hockey arena →
promotionFrom	Swiss League →
region	Europe →
relegationTo	Swiss League →
seasonFormat	regular season and playoffs →
secondaryLanguageOfOperation	French →
sport	ice hockey →
televisionCoverageCountry	Austria → Germany → Switzerland →
tertiaryLanguageOfOperation	Italian →
typicalSeasonEndMonth	April →
typicalSeasonStartMonth	September →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
HC Lugano ("Ticino derby") →	derbyName
Lausanne HC →	homeCountryLeague
Auston Matthews ("Swiss National League A") →	juniorLeague
Ville Peltonen →	leagueParticipatedIn
František Kučera ("Swiss National League A") →	leaguePlayedIn
Yan Stastny →	playedInLeague