2024–25 Metal Ligaen season
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2024) |
| 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 | |
The 2024–25 Metal Ligaen season is the 68th season of the Metal Ligaen, the top level of ice hockey in Denmark.[1]
Teams
[edit]
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
[edit]Each 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 | Herning Blue Fox | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 51 | +30 | 46 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Aalborg Pirates | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 89 | 56 | +33 | 44 | |
| 3 | Odense Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 61 | +14 | 39 | |
| 4 | SønderjyskE | 23 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 78 | 73 | +5 | 36 | |
| 5 | Esbjerg Energy | 23 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 34 | |
| 6 | Herlev Eagles | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 33 | |
| 7 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 89 | −28 | 26 | |
| 9 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 49 | 105 | −56 | 13 |
Statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 3 December 2024.[2]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Gotz
|
Aalborg Pirates | 22 | 7 | 28 | 35 | +13 | 6 |
 Darien Craighead
|
Aalborg Pirates | 20 | 13 | 19 | 32 | +12 | 10 |
| Troy Lajeunesse
|
Aalborg Pirates | 21 | 12 | 18 | 30 | +0 | 14 |
| Maxime Trepanier
|
Herlev Eagles | 20 | 17 | 12 | 29 | +12 | 14 |
 Mathias Bau Hansen
|
Herning Blue Fox | 22 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +6 | 14 |
| Brandon Magee
|
Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 23 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -12 | 14 |
| Julian Jakobsen
|
Aalborg Pirates | 20 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +3 | 6 |
| Brandon Estes
|
Odense Bulldogs | 20 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -1 | 8 |
| Brett Thompson
|
Herning Blue Fox | 22 | 7 | 14 | 21 | +8 | 8 |
| Kristian Jensen
|
Odense Bulldogs | 20 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +8 | 10 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]The 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 December 2024.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaj Henriksen
|
Esbjerg Energy | 10 | 616:00 | 20 | 90.38 | 1.95 |
| Mathias Seldrup
|
Herning Blue Fox | 15 | 908:28 | 32 | 89.97 | 2.11 |
 Tadeas Galansky
|
Frederikshavn White Hawks | 18 | 1052:00 | 44 | 91.29 | 2.51 |
| Georg Sørensen
|
Aalborg Pirates | 21 | 1219:14 | 52 | 88.52 | 2.56 |
 Emil Zetterquist
|
Herlev Eagles | 21 | 1273:00 | 57 | 91.19 | 2.69 |
| Fredrik Bergvik
|
Odense Bulldogs | 15 | 882:09 | 40 | 89.19 | 2.72 |
| Mattias Pettersson
|
SønderjyskE | 22 | 1352:00 | 65 | 88.85 | 2.88 |
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.