2024–25 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)
Sports season
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The 2024–25 Norwegian First Division season was the 35th season of second-tier professional ice hockey in Norway. The regular season ran from 20 September 2024 to 2 March 2025 with Nidaros Hockey finishing atop the standings. The postseason ran from 8 March to 28 March 2025. Nidaros Hockey defeated Ringerike Panthers 3 games to 1 for the league championship.
LeagueNorwegian First Division
SportIce hockey
Duration20 September 2024 –
28 March 2025
28 March 2025
GamesRegular season: 140
Postseason: 13
Postseason: 13
| 2024–25 Norwegian First Division | |
|---|---|
| League | Norwegian First Division |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 20 September 2024 – 28 March 2025 |
| Games | Regular season: 140 Postseason: 13 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Nidaros Hockey |
| Runners-up | Ringerike Panthers |
| Promoted to EliteHockey Ligaen | Nidaros Hockey |
| Relegated to Second Division | Bergen IK Hasle-Løren IL |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Nidaros Hockey |
| Runners-up | Ringerike Panthers |
Membership changes
- Narvik IK was promoted to EliteHockey Ligaen and replaced by the Ringerike Panthers.[1]
- Hasle-Løren IL was set to be relegated to the Second Division. However, both Bergen IK and Furuset Ishockey were removed from the league due to financial difficulties. As a result, Hasle-Løren remained in the league while the open spots were filled by Manglerud Star Ishockey, who was already scheduled to join the league through promotion, and the Kongsvinger Knights, who had lost in the previous season's relegation round.
Teams
2024–25 Norwegian First Division teams.
Eliteserien teams (Greater Oslo Region)
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjøvik Hockey | Gjøvik | Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall |  Anton Säll Karlsson |
| Ringerike Panthers | Hønefoss | Schjongshallen | Joakim Fagervall |
| Kongsvinger Knights | Kongsvinger | Kongshallen |  Tom Ivar Hesbråten |
| Grüner Ishockey | Oslo | Grünerhallen | Marius Grime Bjerke |
| Hasle-Løren IL | Oslo | Lørenhallen |  Gabe Gervais |
| Manglerud Star Ishockey | Oslo | Manglerudhallen | Magnus Melbye |
| Ski Ishockey | Ski | Ski Ishall | Ulf Berglund |
| Nidaros Hockey | Trondheim | Leangen Ishall | Victor Wallson |
Standings
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nidaros Hockey | 35 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 64 | +106 | 93 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| 2 | Ringerike Panthers | 35 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 169 | 69 | +100 | 88 | |
| 3 | Gjøvik Hockey | 35 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 146 | 84 | +62 | 67 | |
| 4 | Manglerud Star Ishockey | 35 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 106 | 115 | −9 | 53 | |
| 5 | Grüner Ishockey | 35 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 140 | 120 | +20 | 51 | |
| 6 | Ski Ishockey | 35 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 77 | 163 | −86 | 28 | |
| 7 | Kongsvinger Knights | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 70 | 154 | −84 | 23 | Advanced to Relegation |
| 8 | Hasle-Løren IL | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 93 | 202 | −109 | 17 |
Source: Results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Håkansson | Nidaros Hockey | LW | 35 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 16 |
| Jonas Nyman | Gjøvik Hockey | C/LW | 34 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 8 |
| David Hallström | Nidaros Hockey | W | 32 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 8 |
| Sebastian Åkesson | Ringerike Panthers | C/RW | 35 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 10 |
| Max Freyschuss Nordin | Ringerike Panthers | LW | 34 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 16 |
| Alex Gagnon | Hasle-Løren IL | F | 29 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 18 |
| Dennis Svensson | Ringerike Panthers | C/LW | 32 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 8 |
| Svein Petter Falk-Larssen | Nidaros Hockey | F | 33 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 20 |
| Jesper Emanuelsson | Gjøvik Hockey | LW | 26 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 8 |
| Mateusz Szurowski | Nidaros Hockey | C/W | 35 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jørgen Rønning | Ringerike Panthers | 24 | 1380 | 21 | 1 | 42 | 1 | .910 | 1.83 |
| Alexander Johansson | Nidaros Hockey | 28 | 1645 | 22 | 4 | 53 | 2 | .917 | 1.94 |
| Emil Norrman | Gjøvik Hockey | 22 | 1293 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 2 | .913 | 2.10 |
| Fabian Plogås | Grüner Ishockey | 21 | 1154 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 0 | .900 | 2.67 |
| Oscar Darnell | Manglerud Star Ishockey | 24 | 1401 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 1 | .907 | 2.93 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Semifinals (best-of-5) | Championship (best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nidaros Hockey | 4* | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | |||||||||||
| 4 | Manglerud Star Ishockey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Nidaros Hockey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3** | - | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ringerike Panthers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ringerike Panthers | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Gjøvik Hockey | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Relegation
Note: The bottom 2 teams in the regular season standings faced the 2 finalists of the Second Division to determine promotion and relegation between the two levels.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tromsø Hockey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | Joined First Division for 2025–26 |
| 2 | Kongsvinger Knights | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Hasle-Løren IL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | Joined Second Division for 2025–26 |
| 4 | Bergen IK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.