The 2024–25 Metal Ligaen season was the 68th season of the Metal Ligaen, the top level of ice hockey in Denmark.
Teams
The league consists of 9 teams.
Team Arena Capacity Aalborg Pirates Gigantium Isarena5,000 Esbjerg Energy Granly Hockey Arena 4,200 Frederikshavn White Hawks Scanel Hockey Arena 4,000 Herlev Eagles Martinsen 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 Arena5,000
Regular season Each team played 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 Herning Blue Fox finished top of the regular season, qualified for the 2025–26 IIHF Continental Cup.
Standings </onlyinclude>
Statistics Scoring leaders The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of regular season.
Player Team Mathias Bau Hansen Herning Blue Fox 45 33 37 70 +30 28 Darien Craighead Aalborg Pirates 44 27 41 68 +15 75 Morten Poulsen Herning Blue Fox 48 34 31 65 +42 12 Troy Lajeunesse Aalborg Pirates 46 26 31 57 -2 44 Eric Gotz Aalborg Pirates 48 10 46 56 +13 14 Brandon Estes Odense Bulldogs 48 14 38 52 -2 39 Joakim Thelin Odense Bulldogs 48 23 28 51 +12 45 Maxime Trepanier Herlev Eagles 43 25 25 50 +9 26 Theo Keilin Rungsted Seier Capital 45 16 32 48 +28 14 Derian Plouffe Herning Blue Fox 39 17 31 48 +35 10
Leading goaltenders 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 the regular season.
Player Team Mathias Seldrup Herning Blue Fox 35 2103:00 73 90.32 2.08 Nicolaj Henriksen Esbjerg Energy 25 1524:23 56 92.18 2.20 Niklas Lundström Odense Bulldogs 22 1312:16 50 91.87 2.29 Tadeas Galansky Frederikshavn White Hawks 39 2308:00 97 91.35 2.52 Emil Zetterquist Herlev Eagles 41 2421:12 102 91.40 2.53 Georg Sørensen Aalborg Pirates 43 2522:26 115 89.10 2.74 David Grubak Rungsted Seier Capital 35 2021:05 93 91.14 2.76
Playoffs Eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The Odense Bulldogs defeated the Herning Blue Fox in the Finals to qualify for the 2025–26 Champions Hockey League.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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Finals (1) Herning Blue Fox vs. (2) Odense Bulldogs
Statistics Scoring leaders The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the playoffs.
Player Team Mathias Bau Hansen Herning Blue Fox 12 7 16 23 +11 31 Brandon Estes Odense Bulldogs 14 6 12 18 +6 29 Derian Plouffe Herning Blue Fox 12 4 12 16 +12 2 Morten Poulsen Herning Blue Fox 12 8 7 15 +9 2 Emil Kristensen Herning Blue Fox 12 3 12 15 +14 2 Joakim Thelin Odense Bulldogs 14 9 5 14 +7 2 Victor Cubars Herning Blue Fox 12 5 8 13 +4 36 Kristian Jensen Odense Bulldogs 14 3 10 13 +4 31
Leading goaltenders 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 the playoffs.
Player Team Niklas Lundström Odense Bulldogs 14 847:27 40 89.90 2.83 David Grubak Rungsted Seier Capital 11 632:00 28 92.29 2.66 Georg Sørensen Aalborg Pirates 11 658:26 28 91.41 2.55 Mathias Seldrup Herning Blue Fox 12 742:04 26 91.72 2.10
References
External links Metal Ligaen official website Results - Metal Ligaen 2024-2025