2024–25 Alps Hockey League season

2024–25 Alps Hockey League
LeagueAlps Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration21 September 2024 – 15 April 2025
GamesRegular season: 234
Qualification: 44
Postseason: 41
Teams13
Regular season
Season championsEK Zeller Eisbären
  Runners-upRitten Sport
Playoffs
Finals championsEK Zeller Eisbären
  Runners-upHDD Jesenice

The 2024–25 Alps Hockey League season was the 9th season of play for the league. The regular season ran from 21 September 2024 to 5 February 2025 with EK Zeller Eisbären finishing atop the standings. The postseason ran from 11 February to 15 April 2025. EK Zeller Eisbären defeated HDD Jesenice 4 games to 1 for the league championship.

Membership changes

  • In February of 2024, EHC Lustenau revealed that they would be leaving the Alps Hockey League and be reassigned into the national Austrian ice hockey hierarchy.[1] The club cited increasing costs and a change in mission statement as reasons for their departure.
  • On April 20, the AHL announced that they would play with 14 teams for this season. At that time, they welcomed KHL Sisak as the league's first club from Croatia.[2]
  • Also in April, the HC Fassa Falcons announced that they were withdrawing from the league and would be joining the Italian Hockey League.[3] The team cited increased cost as the sole reason for their move.
  • In May, EC KAC announced that they were dissolving their Future (Junior) Team due to both economic and competitive forces.[4]
  • In July, the Steel Wings Linz announced that they would be withdrawing from the league and folding. While the AHL was surprised by the news, and were unable to secure a replacement franchise due to the impending arrival of the season, the league quickly adjusted its schedule to compensate.[5]

Teams

2024–25 Alps Hockey League teams.
Team City Arena Coach
HK Celje Celje Celje Ice Hall Gal Koren
SG Cortina Cortina d'Ampezzo Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio Kai Suikkanen
EC Bregenzerwald Dornbirn Messestadion Märt Eerme
HDD Jesenice Jesenice Podmežakla Hall Niko Eronen
EC Kitzbühel Kitzbühel Sportpark Kapserbrucke Marco Pewal
HC Merano Merano Meranarena Jarrod Skalde,
Christian Borgatello
Hockey Unterland Cavaliers Neumarkt Würth Arena Staffan Lund
Ritten Sport Ritten Ritten Arena Jamie Russell
Red Bull Hockey Juniors Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg Teemu Levijoki
HC Gherdëina Sëlva Pranives Ice Stadium Teppo Kivelä
KHL Sisak Sisak Ledena dvorana Zibel Josh Siembida
Wipptal Broncos Sterzing Weihenstephan Arena Johan Sjöquist
EK Zeller Eisbären Zell am See KE Kelit Arena Marcel Rodman

Standings

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EK Zeller Eisbären 36 22 4 2 8 124 86 +38 76 Advanced to Master Round
2 Ritten Sport 36 21 4 2 9 144 99 +45 73
3 HDD Jesenice 36 19 7 1 9 133 84 +49 72
4 EC Kitzbühel 36 20 4 0 12 155 98 +57 68
5 SG Cortina 36 16 2 8 10 108 100 +8 60
6 Wipptal Broncos 36 17 3 2 14 122 103 +19 59 Advanced to Group Rounds
7 KHL Sisak 36 16 1 4 15 125 114 +11 54
8 Hockey Unterland Cavaliers 36 12 4 7 13 105 123 −18 51
9 HC Merano 36 10 5 3 18 96 133 −37 43
10 Red Bull Hockey Juniors 36 10 3 3 20 86 129 −43 39
11 HK Celje 36 9 3 4 20 101 142 −41 37
12 EC Bregenzerwald 36 10 1 3 22 87 126 −39 35
13 HC Gherdëina 36 8 3 5 20 89 138 −49 35
Source: Alps Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Playoff qualification

Master round

Home \ Away COR JES KIT RIT ZEL COR JES KIT RIT ZEL
SG Cortina — 4–0 4–6 1–5 1–2 — 1–8 3–6 2–5 5–2
HDD Jesenice 0–4 — 3–2 (SO) 6–3 3–4 8–1 — 0–3 1–2 2–4
EC Kitzbühel 6–4 2–3 (SO) — 5–6 (OT) 0–3 6–3 3–0 — 3–2 (OT) 2–3 (OT)
Ritten Sport 5–1 3–6 6–5 (OT) — 2–3 5–2 2–1 2–3 (OT) — 4–5
EK Zeller Eisbären 2–1 4–3 3–0 3–2 — 2–5 4–2 3–2 (OT) 5–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on Final. Source: Alps Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EK Zeller Eisbären[a] 8 5 2 0 1 26 19 +7 23 Advanced to playoff quarterfinals
2 Ritten Sport[b] 8 3 1 1 3 29 26 +3 15
3 EC Kitzbühel[c] 8 3 1 3 1 27 24 +3 15
4 HDD Jesenice[d] 8 2 1 1 4 23 23 0 11
5 SG Cortina 8 2 0 0 6 21 34 −13 6
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Alps Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. ^ EK Zeller Eisbären gained 4 points from their regular season 1st-place finish.
  2. ^ Ritten Sport gained 3 points from their regular season 2nd-place finish.
  3. ^ EC Kitzbühel gained 1 points from their regular season 4th-place finish.
  4. ^ HDD Jesenice gained 2 points from their regular season 3rd-place finish.

Group A

Note: Group A consists of teams that finished 6th, 9th, 10th and 13th in the standings.

Home \ Away GHE MER RBH WIP GHE MER RBH WIP
HC Gherdëina — 4–5 6–3 0–4 — 2–4 2–3 (SO) 3–5
HC Merano 5–4 — 3–1 3–1 4–2 — 3–2 (OT) 4–3 (OT)
Red Bull Hockey Juniors 3–6 1–3 — 0–4 3–2 (SO) 2–3 (OT) — 3–6
Wipptal Broncos 4–0 1–3 4–0 — 5–3 3–4 (OT) 6–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on Final. Source: Alps Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HC Merano[a] 6 4 2 0 0 22 13 +9 18 Advanced to playoff eighthfinals
2 Wipptal Broncos[b] 6 4 0 1 1 23 13 +10 16
3 HC Gherdëina 6 1 0 1 4 17 24 −7 4
4 Red Bull Hockey Juniors[c] 6 0 1 1 4 12 24 −12 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Alps Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. ^ HC Merano gained 2 points from their regular season 9th-place finish.
  2. ^ Wipptal Broncos gained 3 points from their regular season 6th-place finish.
  3. ^ Red Bull Hockey Juniors gained 1 points from their regular season 10th-place finish.

Group B

Note: Group B consists of teams that finished 7th, 8th, 11th and 12th in the standings.

Home \ Away BRE CEL SIS UNT BRE CEL SIS UNT
EC Bregenzerwald — 3–2 (SO) 4–3 (OT) 5–4 — 4–1 6–4 1–4
HK Celje 2–3 (SO) — 5–4 2–1 (SO) 1–4 — 4–3 2–6
KHL Sisak 3–4 (OT) 4–5 — 4–1 4–6 3–4 — 4–1
Hockey Unterland Cavaliers 4–5 1–2 (SO) 1–4 — 4–1 6–2 1–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on Final. Source: Alps Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EC Bregenzerwald 6 3 2 0 1 23 18 +5 13 Advanced to playoff eighthfinals
2 HK Celje[a] 6 2 1 1 2 16 21 −5 10
3 KHL Sisak[b] 6 2 0 1 3 22 21 +1 10
4 Hockey Unterland Cavaliers[c] 6 2 0 1 3 17 18 −1 9
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Alps Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. ^ HK Celje gained 1 points from their regular season 11th-place finish.
  2. ^ KHL Sisak gained 3 points from their regular season 7th-place finish.
  3. ^ Hockey Unterland Cavaliers gained 2 points from their regular season 8th-place finish.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

[6]

Player Team Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Ethan Szypula Ritten Sport C 43 21 66 87 34
Adam Capannelli Wipptal Broncos C/LW 38 31 38 69 32
Daniels Murnieks Hockey Unterland Cavaliers C 35 24 36 60 24
Vlastimil Dostálek KHL Sisak RW 40 27 30 57 22
Connor Sanvido Wipptal Broncos C/RW 40 21 32 53 25
Niklas Ketonen EC Kitzbühel F 37 14 38 52 4
Diego Cuglietta Ritten Sport C 31 22 28 50 12
Eric Hjorth Ritten Sport D 43 16 34 50 24
Carson Brière KHL Sisak C/RW 36 23 26 49 16
Nick Huard EK Zeller Eisbären C 44 10 39 49 79

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
Max Zimmermann EK Zeller Eisbären 30 1812 22 8 58 5 .935 1.92
Hayden Hawkey SG Cortina 30 1777 15 14 66 3 .912 2.23
Žan Us HDD Jesenice 33 1983 19 14 75 2 .926 2.27
Dominik Groh Wipptal Broncos 41 2453 24 17 98 3 .922 2.40
Alexander Schmidt EC Kitzbühel 36 2125 22 13 86 3 .901 2.43

Playoffs

Bracket

Note: After the Eighthfinals, the teams from the group rounds were reseeded according to their regular season records.

Eighthfinals
(best-of-3) 		Quarterfinals
(best-of-7) 		Semifinals
(best-of-7) 		Championship
(best-of-7)
M1 EK Zeller Eisbären 3 3 3 7 - - -
A1 HC Merano 4* 2 - 8 EC Bregenzerwald 1 2 1 3 - - -
B3 KHL Sisak 3 0 - M1 EK Zeller Eisbären 3 4 4 3 - - -
6 Wipptal Broncos 1 2 1 0 - - -
M2 Ritten Sport 3 4 3 5 1 0 7 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
A2 Wipptal Broncos 2 1 4 7 HC Merano 0 3 4 2 2** 2 2
B2 HK Celje 4 0 1 M1 EK Zeller Eisbären 1 4 4 4* 5 - -
M4 HDD Jesenice 3 0 3 3 1 - -
M3 EC Kitzbühel 4 1 3 1 - - -
A3 HC Gherdëina 1 4 3 6 Wipptal Broncos 5 2 5 2 - - -
B1 EC Bregenzerwald 3 1 4 M2 Ritten Sport 1 2 3 3 - - -
M4 HDD Jesenice 2** 3 4* 4** - - -
M4 HDD Jesenice 2* 4 7 1 7 - -
M5 SG Cortina 1 1 2 6 4 - -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

References

  1. ^ "EHC Lustenau verzichtet auf die Nennung zur AHL 2024/25" [EHC Lustenau does not mention the AHL 2024/25]. EHC Lustenau (in German). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ^ "KHL Sisak has been a member of the Alpine Hockey League since autumn". 20 April 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Fassa Falcons addio all'Alps Hockey League" [Fassa Falcons farewell to the Alps Hockey League]. RaiNews.it (in Italian). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ^ "EC-KAC zieht sich aus der Alps Hockey League zurück" [EC-KAC withdraws from the Alps Hockey League]. EC KAC (in German). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. ^ "New AHL schedule fixed after withdrawal of Steel Wings Linz AG". Red Bulls Salzburg. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ^ "ICEHL - 2024-2025". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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