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The 2024–25 Metal Ligaen season is the 68th season of the Metal Ligaen, the top level of ice hockey in Denmark.[1]
| 2024–25 Metal Ligaen | |
|---|---|
| League | Metal Ligaen |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 1 September 2024 – 9 March 2025 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
Teams
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The league consists of 9 teams.
| Team | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Aalborg Pirates | Gigantium Isarena | 5,000 |
| Esbjerg Energy | Granly Hockey Arena | 4,200 |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks | Scanel Hockey Arena | 4,000 |
| Herlev Eagles | DFDS Seaways Arena | 1,740 |
| Herning Blue Fox | KVIK Hockey Arena | 4,105 |
| Odense Bulldogs | Odense Isstadion | 3,280 |
| Rungsted Seier Capital | Saxo Bank Arena | 2,460 |
| Rødovre Mighty Bulls | Rødovre Skøjte Arena | 3,600 |
| SønderjyskE Ishockey | SE Arena | 5,000 |
Regular season
editEach team plays 48 games, playing each of the other eight teams six times: thrice on home ice, and thrice away from home. Points are awarded for each game, where three points are awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.
The top team in the regular season qualifies for the 2025–26 Champions Hockey League.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odense Bulldogs | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 32 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Herlev Eagles | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 31 | |
| 3 | Herning Blue Fox | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | SønderjyskE | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 30 | |
| 5 | Aalborg Pirates | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 27 | |
| 6 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 21 | |
| 7 | Esbjerg Energy | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 16 | |
| 9 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 10 |
Statistics
editScoring leaders
editThe following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 3 November 2024.[2]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darien Craighead
|
Aalborg Pirates | 15 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +6 | 10 |
| Maxime Trepanier
|
Herlev Eagles | 15 | 15 | 10 | 25 | +15 | 8 |
 Eric Gotz
|
Aalborg Pirates | 17 | 4 | 19 | 23 | +3 | 4 |
| Troy Lajeunesse
|
Aalborg Pirates | 17 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −4 | 14 |
 Julian Jakobsen
|
Aalborg Pirates | 17 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +2 | 4 |
| Brandon Estes
|
Odense Bulldogs | 16 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +2 | 8 |
| Kristian Jensen
|
Odense Bulldogs | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +9 | 10 |
Leading goaltenders
editThe following shows the top goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 3 November 2024.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias Seldrup
|
Herning Blue Fox | 12 | 730:09 | 25 | 89.80 | 2.05 |
| Nicolaj Henriksen
|
Esbjerg Energy | 7 | 431:00 | 16 | 88.89 | 2.23 |
 Emil Zetterquist
|
Herlev Eagles | 16 | 973:21 | 37 | 92.26 | 2.28 |
| Fredrik Bergvik
|
Odense Bulldogs | 12 | 705:06 | 29 | 89.79 | 2.47 |
 Tadeas Galansky
|
Frederikshavn White Hawks | 14 | 808:04 | 34 | 91.37 | 2.52 |
| Mattias Pettersson
|
SønderjyskE | 16 | 990:09 | 42 | 90.02 | 2.55 |
| Georg Sørensen
|
Aalborg Pirates | 17 | 979:22 | 45 | 87.57 | 2.76 |
References
edit- ^ "Om Metal Ligaen 2024/25". metalligaen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Spillerstatistik 2024/2025". Metal Ligaen.
- ^ "Maalmandstatistik 2024/2025". Metal Ligaen.