2024–25 ICE Hockey League season
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The 2024–25 ICE Hockey League season was the 6th season of the ICE Hockey League and 97th season of professional ice hockey in Austria. The league's title sponsor was the win2day lottery.[1] The regular season ran from 20 September 2024 to 21 February 2025 with EC KAC finishing atop the standings. The postseason ran from 23 February 2025 to 11 April 2025. EC Red Bull Salzburg defeated EC KAC 4 games to 0 for the league championship.
LeagueICE Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration20 September 2024 – 11 April 2025
GamesRegular season: 312
Postseason: 44
Postseason: 44
| 2024–25 win2day ICE Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| League | ICE Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 20 September 2024 – 11 April 2025 |
| Games | Regular season: 312 Postseason: 44 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | EC KAC |
| Runners-up | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| Runners-up | EC KAC |
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asiago Hockey 1935 |  Asiago | Pala Hodegart | Giorgio de Bettin |
| HC Bozen–Bolzano | Bolzano | Sparkasse Arena |  Glen Hanlon |
| HC Pustertal Wölfe | Bruneck | Intercable Arena | Jason Jaspers |
| Pioneers Vorarlberg |  Feldkirch | Vorarlberghalle | Dylan Stanley |
| Moser Medical Graz99ers | Graz | Eisstadion Liebenau | Harry Lange |
| HC TWK Innsbruck | Innsbruck | TIWAG Arena |  Jordan Smotherman |
| EC KAC | Klagenfurt | Eissportzentrum Klagenfurt | Kirk Furey |
| Steinbach Black Wings Linz | Linz | Linz AG Eisarena | Philipp Lukas |
| HK Olimpija |  Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall |  Antti Karhula, Andrej Tavželj |
| EC Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg | Eisarena Salzburg | Oliver David |
| Fehérvár AV19 |  Székesfehérvár | AlbaAréna | Dávid Kiss |
| Vienna Capitals | Vienna | Steffl Arena | Gerry Fleming |
| EC VSV | Villach | Villacher Stadthalle | Tray Tuomie |
Standings
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EC KAC | 48 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 183 | 121 | +62 | 97 | Qualified to 2025–26 Champions Hockey League and quarterfinals |
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 48 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 173 | 130 | +43 | 95 | |
| 3 | HC Bozen–Bolzano | 48 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 155 | 113 | +42 | 93 | |
| 4 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 48 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 155 | 121 | +34 | 88 | Qualified to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Moser Medical Graz99ers | 48 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 149 | 121 | +28 | 86 | |
| 6 | EC VSV | 48 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 173 | 143 | +30 | 86 | |
| 7 | Fehérvár AV19 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 142 | 118 | +24 | 85 | Qualified to eighthfinals[2] |
| 8 | HK Olimpija | 48 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 129 | 137 | −8 | 69 | |
| 9 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | 48 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 141 | 155 | −14 | 59 | |
| 10 | Vienna Capitals | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 116 | 148 | −32 | 57 | |
| 11 | Pioneers Vorarlberg | 48 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 113 | 151 | −38 | 53 | |
| 12 | Asiago Hockey 1935 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 128 | 192 | −64 | 38 | |
| 13 | HC TWK Innsbruck | 48 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 99 | 206 | −107 | 30 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hughes | EC VSV | C/RW | 48 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 14 |
| Kevin Hancock | EC VSV | C/LW | 48 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 14 |
| Nick Petersen | EC KAC | LW/RW | 44 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 12 |
| Matteo Gennaro | Asiago Hockey 1935 | C/LW | 42 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 34 |
| Jason Akeson | HC Pustertal Wölfe | LW/RW | 46 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 31 |
| Josh Passolt | Pioneers Vorarlberg | LW | 47 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 10 |
| Benjamin Nissner | EC Red Bull Salzburg | LW | 46 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 34 |
| Peter Schneider | EC Red Bull Salzburg | LW/RW | 40 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 18 |
| Brian Lebler | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | RW | 48 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 61 |
| János Hári | Fehérvár AV19 | C/LW | 48 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 23 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 1/3 of their team's minutes.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Harvey | HC Bozen–Bolzano | 37 | 2196 | 24 | 12 | 78 | 7 | .924 | 2.13 |
| Atte Tolvanen | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 33 | 1956 | 22 | 10 | 71 | 2 | .917 | 2.18 |
| Dominik Horváth | Fehérvár AV19 | 21 | 1145 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 4 | .922 | 2.25 |
| Rasmus Tirronen | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 38 | 2271 | 22 | 16 | 91 | 2 | .906 | 2.40 |
 Sebastian Dahm | EC KAC | 39 | 2322 | 26 | 13 | 94 | 8 | .911 | 2.43 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Eighthfinals (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EC KAC | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fehérvár AV19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vienna Capitals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | EC KAC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 3*** | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fehérvár AV19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EC KAC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 2* | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | HC Bozen–Bolzano | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | HK Olimpija | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | EC VSV | 1 | 4** | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | 2* | 2 | - | 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3** | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | HC Bozen–Bolzano | 1 | 2 | 3* | 2 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 6 | 2 | 3** | 4 | 2* | 4* | 3* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Moser Medical Graz99ers | 9 | 3** | 2 | 5* | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)