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2024–25 Metal Ligaen season

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2024–25 Metal Ligaen
LeagueMetal Ligaen
SportIce hockey
Duration1 September 2024 – 25 April 2025
Number of teams9
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsOdense Bulldogs
  Runners-upHerning Blue Fox
Metal Ligaen seasons

The 2024–25 Metal Ligaen season was the 68th season of the Metal Ligaen, the top level of ice hockey in Denmark.[1]

Teams

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Teams of the 2024–25 Metal Ligaen season

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

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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 top team in the regular season qualifies for the 2025–26 Champions Hockey League.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Herning Blue Fox 48 30 4 5 9 201 105 +96 103 Qualification to play-offs
2 Odense Bulldogs 48 24 7 4 13 168 131 +37 90
3 Rungsted Seier Capital 48 24 2 5 17 152 155 −3 81
4 Aalborg Pirates 48 22 4 3 19 163 135 +28 77
5 Esbjerg Energy 48 16 11 5 16 148 135 +13 75
6 Frederikshavn White Hawks 48 19 5 4 20 133 144 −11 71
7 SønderjyskE 48 17 4 10 17 164 159 +5 69
8 Herlev Eagles 48 16 5 4 23 137 144 −7 62
9 Rødovre Mighty Bulls 48 4 2 4 38 93 251 −158 20
Source: Metal Ligaen

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of regular season.[2]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Denmark Mathias Bau Hansen Herning Blue Fox 45 33 37 70 +30 28
Canada Darien Craighead Aalborg Pirates 44 27 41 68 +15 75
Denmark Morten Poulsen Herning Blue Fox 48 34 31 65 +42 12
Canada Troy Lajeunesse Aalborg Pirates 46 26 31 57 -2 44
United States Eric Gotz Aalborg Pirates 48 10 46 56 +13 14
United States Brandon Estes Odense Bulldogs 48 14 38 52 -2 39
Sweden Joakim Thelin Odense Bulldogs 48 23 28 51 +12 45
Canada Maxime Trepanier Herlev Eagles 43 25 25 50 +9 26
Sweden Theo Keilin Rungsted Seier Capital 45 16 32 48 +28 14
Canada Derian Plouffe Herning Blue Fox 39 17 31 48 +35 10

Leading goaltenders

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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.[3]

Player Team GP TOI GA Sv% GAA
Denmark Mathias Seldrup Herning Blue Fox 35 2103:00 73 90.32 2.08
Denmark Nicolaj Henriksen Esbjerg Energy 25 1524:23 56 92.18 2.20
Sweden Niklas Lundström Odense Bulldogs 22 1312:16 50 91.87 2.29
Czech Republic Tadeas Galansky Frederikshavn White Hawks 39 2308:00 97 91.35 2.52
Sweden Emil Zetterquist Herlev Eagles 41 2421:12 102 91.40 2.53
Denmark Georg Sørensen Aalborg Pirates 43 2522:26 115 89.10 2.74
Denmark David Grubak Rungsted Seier Capital 35 2021:05 93 91.14 2.76

Playoffs

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Eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs winner qualifies for the IIHF Continental Cup.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals (best-of-7) Metal4 (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
         
1 Herning Blue Fox 4
8 Herlev Eagles 0
1 Herning Blue Fox 4
4 Aalborg Pirates 2
4 Aalborg Pirates 4
5 Esbjerg Energy 0
1 Herning Blue Fox 1
2 Odense Bulldogs 4
2 Odense Bulldogs 4
7 SønderjyskE Ishockey 3
2 Odense Bulldogs 4
3 Rungsted Seier Capital 1
3 Rungsted Seier Capital 4
6 Frederikshavn White Hawks 1

Quarter-finals

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Metal4

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Finals

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(1) Herning Blue Fox vs. (2) Odense Bulldogs

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18 April 2025 Herning Blue Fox 5–6 Odense Bulldogs KVIK Hockey Arena Recap  
Mathias Bau Hansen – pp – 13:58 First period 3:55 – Joakim Thelin
12:43 – Radim Piroutek
Hjalte Thomsen – 5:57
Hjalte Thomsen – 15:49 		Second period 0:12 – Daniel Baastrup-Andersen
6:37 – Filips Buncis
9:14 – Brandon Estes
Brett Thompson – pp – 0:36
Oskars Cibuļskis – 15:43 		Third period 6:13 – Joakim Thelin
Mathias Seldrup (29 shots / 23 saves) Goalie stats Niklas Lundström (35 shots / 30 saves)
20 April 2025 Odense Bulldogs 2–4 Herning Blue Fox Odense Isstadion Recap  
No scoring First period 1:51 – Brett Thompson
15:17 – Petter Hansson
Daniel Baastrup-Andersen – 0:42
Martin Larsen – 3:49 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 17:46 – Mathias Bau Hansen
18:46 – Martin Eskildsen
Niklas Lundström (20 shots / 16 saves) Goalie stats Mathias Seldrup (31 shots / 29 saves)
22 April 2025 Herning Blue Fox 2–4 Odense Bulldogs KVIK Hockey Arena Recap  
Frederik Braendgaard – 2:13 First period 6:18 – Kristian Jensen
14:18 – Daniel Baastrup-Andersen
No scoring Second period 6:11 – Joakim Thelin
Brett Thompson – 12:11 Third period 11:09 – Radim Piroutek
Mathias Seldrup (28 shots / 24 saves) Goalie stats Niklas Lundström (32 shots / 30 saves)
23 April 2025 Odense Bulldogs 3–1 Herning Blue Fox Odense Isstadion Recap  
Brandon Estes – 3:49
Markus Oden – 12:00 		First period No scoring
Magnus Boesen – 4:27 Second period 0:12 – Hjalte Thomsen
No scoring Third period No scoring
Niklas Lundström (35 shots / 34 saves) Goalie stats Janis Fecers (34 shots / 31 saves)
25 April 2025 Herning Blue Fox 1–2 OT Odense Bulldogs KVIK Hockey Arena
Odense won the series 4–1


Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 13 April 2025.[4]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Denmark Mathias Bau Hansen Herning Blue Fox 10 5 14 19 +12 31
Canada Derian Plouffe Herning Blue Fox 10 4 11 15 +14 2
United States Brandon Estes Odense Bulldogs 12 5 9 14 +4 29
Denmark Emil Kristensen Herning Blue Fox 10 3 11 14 +14 0
Denmark Kristian Jensen Odense Bulldogs 12 3 9 12 +3 31
Denmark Morten Poulsen Herning Blue Fox 10 8 4 12 +11 2
Canada Marc-Olivier Roy Rungsted Seier Capital 10 4 7 11 +1 2
Sweden Joakim Thelin Odense Bulldogs 12 7 4 11 +4 2

Leading goaltenders

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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 matches played on 13 April 2025.[5]

Player Team GP TOI GA Sv% GAA
Denmark Mathias Seldrup Herning Blue Fox 10 623:24 18 93.08 1.73
Sweden Niklas Lundström Odense Bulldogs 12 728:20 31 90.96 2.55
Denmark David Grubak Rungsted Seier Capital 9 552:00 24 92.36 2.61
Denmark Georg Sørensen Aalborg Pirates 10 598:26 28 90.31 2.81

References

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  1. ^ "Om Metal Ligaen 2024/25". metalligaen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Spillerstatistik 2024/2025". Metal Ligaen.
  3. ^ "Maalmandstatistik 2024/2025". Metal Ligaen.
  4. ^ "Slutspil 2025". Metal Ligaen.
  5. ^ "Maalmandstatistik 2024/2025". Metal Ligaen.
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