2024–25 Central European Hockey League season
| 2024–25 Central European Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| League | Central European Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 27 September 2024 – 29 March 2025 |
| Games | CEHL Cup: 79 Regular season: 72 Postseason: 23 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | EHC Die Bären Neuwied |
| Runners-up | Snackpoint Eaters Limburg |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | EHC Die Bären Neuwied |
| Runners-up | Snackpoint 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 |
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 |
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
- ^ "News!". Instagram. April 27, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ "CEHL - 2024-2025". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 15 September 2025.