The 2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season began on 8 September 2017 and ended on 20 April 2018. The defending champion were the Vienna Capitals. On 20 April 2018, HC Bolzano won the Austrian Hockey Championship for the 2nd time in their history.
With Slovenian club, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana ending their tenure in the EBEL having been dissolved due to financial debt. The EBEL continued with 12 teams, following the return of KHL Medveščak Zagreb from a five year stint in the Kontinental Hockey League. The Croatian club had previously participated in the EBEL for four seasons from 2009 to 2013.
Teams
Team City Arena Capacity Dornbirn Bulldogs Dornbirn Messestadion Dornbirn 4,270 Moser Medical Graz 99ers Graz Merkur-Eisarena 4,126 HC TWK Innsbruck Innsbruck Tyrolean Ice Arena 3,000 EC KAC Klagenfurt Stadthalle Klagenfurt 4,945 EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz Linz Keine Sorgen EisArena 4,863 EC Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg 3,200 Vienna Capitals Vienna Albert Schultz Eishalle 7,022 EC Villacher SV Villach Stadthalle Villach 4,500 HC Orli Znojmo Znojmo Hostan Arena 4,800 SAPA Fehérvár AV19 Székesfehérvár Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall 3,500 HCB Alto Adige Alperia Bolzano Eiswelle 7,200 Medveščak Zagreb Zagreb Dom Sportova & Arena Zagreb 5,000 & 15,000
Standings Regular season Rank Team GP W L OTW OTL Goals Diff. Pts 1 Vienna Capitals 44 28 9 2 5 146:97 +49 93 2 EC Red Bull Salzburg 44 25 15 3 1 158:116 +42 82 3 EHC Black Wings Linz 44 24 13 3 4 155:122 +33 82 4 EC KAC 44 21 17 2 4 120:112 +8 71 5 HC TWK Innsbruck 44 18 16 7 3 146:132 +14 71 6 KHL Medveščak Zagreb 44 17 19 4 4 139:139 0 63 7 Dornbirn Bulldogs 44 15 18 5 6 127:133 -6 61 8 Graz 99ers 44 16 21 5 2 133:153 -20 60 9 HC Bolzano 44 15 20 4 5 124:125 -1 58 10 Fehérvár AV19 44 12 22 6 4 100:144 -45 52 11 EC VSV 44 14 24 2 4 112:146 -34 50 12 Orli Znojmo 44 11 22 5 6 112:152 -40 49
Placement round Rank Team GP W L OTW OTL Goals Diff. Pts (Bonus) 1 Vienna Capitals 10 5 3 1 1 39:28 +11 24 (6) 2 EC Red Bull Salzburg 10 5 2 2 1 41:30 +11 24 (4) 3 EHC Black Wings Linz 10 5 3 1 1 38:36 +2 20 (2) 4 EC KAC 10 4 4 0 2 23:31 -8 15 (1) 5 KHL Medveščak Zagreb 10 3 5 1 1 28:32 -4 12 (0) 6 HC TWK Innsbruck 10 2 7 1 0 28:40 -12 8 (0)
Qualification round Rank Team GP W L OTW OTL Goals Diff. Pts (Bonus) 1 Dornbirn Bulldogs 10 6 1 1 2 41:30 +11 28 (6) 2 HC Bolzano 10 5 3 2 0 31:16 +15 21 (2) 3 Fehérvár AV19 10 5 2 1 2 25:23 +2 20 (1) 4 Orli Znojmo 10 3 3 1 3 28:24 +4 14 (0) 5 EC VSV 10 3 5 1 1 25:36 -11 12 (0) 6 Graz 99ers 10 0 8 2 0 21:42 -21 8 (4)
Playoffs
References
External links
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Statistics