2024–25 Central European Hockey League season

2024–25 Central European Hockey League
LeagueCentral European Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration27 September 2024 – 29 March 2025
GamesCEHL Cup: 79
Regular season: 72
Postseason: 23
Teams9
Regular season
Best recordEHC Die Bären Neuwied
  Runners-upSnackpoint Eaters Limburg
Playoffs
Finals championsEHC Die Bären Neuwied
  Runners-upSnackpoint Eaters Limburg

The 2024–25 Central European Hockey League season was the 10th season of play for the league and first under its new moniker since changing from the BeNe League.[1] The CEHL Cup preliminary ran from 27 September to 8 December 2024 with EHC Die Bären Neuwied finishing atop the standings. The CEHL Cup playoff ran from 13 December 2024 to 14 January 2025. The Snackpoint Eaters Limburg defeated EHC Die Bären Neuwied 4 to 7 for the Cup. The regular season ran from 20 December 2024 to 4 March 2025 with EHC Die Bären Neuwied finishing atop the standings. The postseason ran from 7 March to 29 March, 2025. The EHC Die Bären Neuwied defeated the Snackpoint Eaters Limburg 3 games to 2 for the league championship.

Teams

Team City Arena Coach
EG Diez-Limburg Rockets Diez Eissporthalle Diez Uli Egen
Nils Krämer
Snackpoint Eaters Limburg Geleen Glanerbrook Ijshal Matias Lehtonen
Jeffrey van Iersel
UltimAir Hijs Hokij Den Haag The Hague De Uithof Kristoff van den Broeck
UNIS Flyers Heerenveen Heerenveen Thialf IJsstadion Mike Nason
Heylen Vastgoed HYC Herentals Bloso Centrum Netepark Joris Peusens
IHC Leuven Chiefs Leuven IJsbaan Leuven Pascal Ryser
Bulldogs Liège Liège Patinoire de Liège Guido Lamberti-Charles
Mechelen Golden Sharks Mechelen Ice Skating Center Mechelen Gilbert Paelinck
EHC Die Bären Neuwied Neuwied Ice House Neuwied Alexej Sulak

CEHL Cup

Preliminary

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EHC Die Bären Neuwied 16 12 0 0 4 83 51 +32 36 Qualified for Cup Semifinals
2 Snackpoint Eaters Limburg 16 10 1 2 3 65 45 +20 34
3 EG Diez-Limburg Rockets 16 9 2 0 5 64 50 +14 31
4 Bulldogs Liège 16 8 2 1 5 59 48 +11 29
5 UNIS Flyers Heerenveen 16 6 1 1 8 58 57 +1 21
6 IHC Leuven Chiefs 16 6 0 2 8 48 61 −13 20
7 Heylen Vastgoed HYC 16 4 3 2 7 55 66 −11 20
8 UltimAir Hijs Hokij Den Haag 16 5 1 2 8 65 54 +11 19
9 Mechelen Golden Sharks 16 1 1 1 13 40 105 −65 6
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Home Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

CEHL Cup playoffs

Semifinals
(best-of-3)
Championship
(best-of-1)
        
1 EHC Die Bären Neuwied 8 1 5
4 Bulldogs Liège 0 4 0
1 EHC Die Bären Neuwied 4
2 Snackpoint Eaters Limburg 7
2 Snackpoint Eaters Limburg 5 3 6
3 EG Diez-Limburg Rockets 6 1 1

Note: * denotes overtime

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EHC Die Bären Neuwied 16 12 0 1 3 78 47 +31 37 Qualified for Quarterfinals
2 Snackpoint Eaters Limburg 16 10 3 0 3 77 41 +36 36
3 Bulldogs Liège 16 10 1 1 4 72 47 +25 33
4 UltimAir Hijs Hokij Den Haag 16 8 0 1 7 64 63 +1 25
5 Heylen Vastgoed HYC 16 7 1 1 7 56 56 0 24
6 EG Diez-Limburg Rockets 16 6 0 1 9 47 56 −9 19
7 IHC Leuven Chiefs 16 5 1 0 10 64 78 −14 17
8 UNIS Flyers Heerenveen 16 4 1 2 9 54 59 −5 16
9 Mechelen Golden Sharks 16 3 0 0 13 43 108 −65 9
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Home Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: scoring totals include points accrued in CEHL Cup preliminary games.[2]

Player Team Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bryan Kolodziejczyk Bulldogs Liège C/LW 30 24 41 65 8
Mitch Morgan Heylen Vastgoed HYC LW/RW 31 16 45 61 11
Erik Miller IHC Leuven Chiefs C/RW 32 26 33 59 30
Jérémy Côté IHC Leuven Chiefs LW 32 22 37 59 16
Ben Duperreault Snackpoint Eaters Limburg LW 32 35 22 57 8
Oļegs Šišļaņņikovs Heylen Vastgoed HYC LW 24 29 28 57 39
Matias Mustonen UltimAir Hijs Hokij Den Haag C/W 32 26 31 57 4
Tuukka Rajamäki UNIS Flyers Heerenveen C/LW 31 31 23 54 12
Jeff Smith EHC Die Bären Neuwied C/W 31 26 28 54 22
Roope Niskanen Heylen Vastgoed HYC F 28 29 24 53 4

Playoffs

Championship

Quarterfinals
(best-of-3)
Semifinals
(best-of-5)
Championship
(best-of-5)
                   
1 EHC Die Bären Neuwied 4 3** -
8 UNIS Flyers Heerenveen 1 2 -
1 EHC Die Bären Neuwied 6 1 5 4 -
4 UltimAir Hijs Hokij Den Haag 4 5 3 1 -
4 UltimAir Hijs Hokij Den Haag 4 4 -
5 Heylen Vastgoed HYC 3 3 -
1 EHC Die Bären Neuwied 2 3 2 5 5
2 Snackpoint Eaters Limburg 1 4 4 2 4
2 Snackpoint Eaters Limburg 7 3 -
7 IHC Leuven Chiefs 2 1 -
2 Snackpoint Eaters Limburg 2 2 5 4** 5
6 EG Diez-Limburg Rockets 3 3 1 3 3
3 Bulldogs Liège 4 1 2
6 EG Diez-Limburg Rockets 1 4 4

Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout

References

  1. ^ "News!". Instagram. April 27, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "CEHL - 2024-2025". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 15 September 2025.