2024–25 Bulgarian Hockey League season
| 2024–25 Bulgarian Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| League | Bulgarian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 10 October 2024 – 4 March 2025 |
| Games | Regular season: 26 Postseason: 11 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | HC NSA Sofia |
| Runners-up | Irbis-Skate Sofia |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | HC NSA Sofia |
| Runners-up | HC CSKA Sofia |
The 2024–25 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 73rd season of play for the Bulgarian Hockey League. The regular season ran from 10 October to 18 December 2024. HC NSA Sofia finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 6 January to 4 March 2025. HC NSA Sofia defeated HC CSKA Sofia 2 games to 1 for the league championship.
Teams
Note: All teams were based out of Sofia, the nation's capital. At least three (CSKA, Irbis and NSA) played their home game at the Winter Sports Palace Sofia
| Team | Coach |
|---|---|
| HC CSKA Sofia | Kiril Hodulov |
| HC NSA Sofia | Stanislav Kanchev |
| HC Septemvri Sofia | ? |
| HC Slavia Sofia | Martin Milanov |
| Irbis-Skate Sofia | Ivaylo Velev |
Regular season
Standings
Note: Septemvri played 2 games against each opponent. All other teams played 3 games against one another.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC NSA Sofia | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 41 | +57 | 27 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 51 | +44 | 27 | |
| 3 | HC CSKA Sofia | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 18 | |
| 4 | HC Slavia Sofia | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 101 | −59 | 6 | |
| 5 | HC Septemvri Sofia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 99 | −85 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Results
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislav Muhachev | Irbis-Skate Sofia | F | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 4 |
| Ivan Hodulov | HC CSKA Sofia | F | 11 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 8 |
| Erik Blinov | HC NSA Sofia | F | 9 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 2 |
| Martin Nakov | Irbis-Skate Sofia | C | 9 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 8 |
| Semen Kareev | HC NSA Sofia | F | 8 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 2 |
Playoffs
| Semifinals (best-of-3) | Championship (best-of-3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | HC NSA Sofia | 9 | 15 | - | |||||||||
| 4 | HC Slavia Sofia | 5 | 8 | - | |||||||||
| 1 | HC NSA Sofia | 10 | 3 | 5* | |||||||||
| 3 | HC CSKA Sofia | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 7 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | HC CSKA Sofia | 3 | 5 | 3** | Third Place | ||||||||
| 2 | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 5 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
| 4 | HC Slavia Sofia | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
References
- ^ "Poland - 2024-2025". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 15 September 2025.