2024–25 Italian Hockey League season
| 2024–25 Italian Hockey League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Italian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 21 September 2024 – 10 April 2025 |
| Games | Regular season: 156 Qualification: 72 Postseason: 28 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | SV Kaltern |
| Runners-up | HC Aosta |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | SV Kaltern |
| Runners-up | HC Aosta |
The 2024–25 Italian Hockey League season was the 73rd season of play for second-tier professional ice hockey in Italy. The regular season ran from 21 September to 29 December 2024 with SV Kaltern finishing atop the standings. Postseason qualification ran from 4 January to 22 February 2025 with SV Kaltern earning the top overall seed for the playoffs. The Postseason ran from 1 March to 10 April 2025. SV Kaltern defeated HC Aosta 4 games to 2 for the league championship.
Membership changes
- Ares Sport Aosta won the IHL Division 1 championship in 2024, earning a promotion to the IHL for this season.[1] As part of the move, the club rebranded as Hockey Club Aosta.
- In April, the HC Fassa Falcons announced that they were withdrawing from the Alps Hockey League and would be joining the Italian Hockey League for this season.[2] The team cited increased cost as the sole reason for their move.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghe Hockey | Alleghe | Palaghiaccio Alvise De Toni | Vesa Surenkin |
| HC Aosta | Aosta | Palazzo del Ghiaccio di Aosta | Luca Giovinazzo |
| HC Falcons Brixen | Brixen | Palaghiaccio di Bressanone | Ken Eddy |
| HC Fassa Falcons | Canazei | Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola | Luigi Marchetti |
| ValdiFiemme HC | Cavalese | Stadio del ghiaccio - Cavalese | Marco Allevato, Luca Felicetti |
| Hockey Como | Como | Stadio del ghiaccio | Massimo Da Rin |
| HC Eppan Pirates | Eppan | Eisstadion Eppan | Martin Lacroix |
| HC Feltre | Feltre | PalaFeltre - Palazzo del Ghiaccio | Martin Ekrt |
| SV Kaltern | Kaltern | Raiffeisen Arena Kaltern | Teemu Virtala |
| A.S.D. Hockey Pergine | Pergine Valsugana | Stadio del ghiaccio di Pergine | Andrea Ambrosi |
| HC Valpellice | Torre Pellice | Palaghiaccio Olimpico | Dino Grossi |
| HC Varese | Varese | PalAlbani | Gaber Glavič |
| HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites | Toblach | Eislaufplatz Toblach | Tommy Flinck |
Standings
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Kaltern | 24 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 45 | +60 | 63 | Advanced to Winners Round |
| 2 | HC Aosta | 24 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 70 | +90 | 60 | |
| 3 | HC Feltre | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 84 | +32 | 51 | |
| 4 | HC Varese | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 112 | 76 | +36 | 50 | |
| 5 | HC Eppan Pirates | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 88 | 81 | +7 | 39 | |
| 6 | Alleghe Hockey | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 36 | |
| 7 | A.S.D. Hockey Pergine | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 92 | 90 | +2 | 32 | Advanced to Losers Round |
| 8 | HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 80 | 104 | −24 | 30 | |
| 9 | HC Valpellice | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 80 | 83 | −3 | 29 | |
| 10 | ValdiFiemme HC | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 74 | 91 | −17 | 29 | |
| 11 | HC Fassa Falcons | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 85 | 104 | −19 | 23 | |
| 12 | HC Falcons Brixen | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 69 | 135 | −66 | 14 | |
| 13 | Hockey Como | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 57 | 151 | −94 | 12 |
Source: Alps Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Playoff qualification
Master round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Kaltern[a] | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 46 | Advanced to playoff quarterfinals |
| 2 | HC Aosta[b] | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 40 | |
| 3 | HC Feltre[c] | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 34 | |
| 4 | HC Varese[d] | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 30 | |
| 5 | Alleghe Hockey[e] | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 23 | |
| 6 | HC Eppan Pirates[f] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Alps Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
- ^ SV Kaltern retained 21 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ HC Aosta retained 20 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ HC Feltre retained 17 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ HC Varese retained 16 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ Alleghe Hockey retained 12 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ HC Eppan Pirates retained 13 points from regular season from common games.
Losers round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ValdiFiemme HC[a] | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 37 | Advanced to playoff quarterfinals |
| 2 | HC Valpellice[b] | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 35 | |
| 3 | HC Fassa Falcons[c] | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 34 | |
| 4 | A.S.D. Hockey Pergine[d] | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 34 | |
| 5 | HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites[e] | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 25 | |
| 6 | Hockey Como[f] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 7 | |
| 7 | HC Falcons Brixen[g] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 74 | −54 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Italian Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
- ^ ValdiFiemme HC retained 9 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ HC Valpellice retained 9 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ HC Fassa Falcons retained 7 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ A.S.D. Hockey Pergine retained 10 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ HC 3 Zinnen Dolomites retained 10 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ Hockey Como retained 4 points from regular season from common games.
- ^ HC Falcons Brixen retained 4 points from regular season from common games.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Kadlec | HC Feltre | C/RW | 32 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 67 |
| Markus Korkiakoski | HC Feltre | C/LW | 34 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 34 |
| Niklas Salo | HC Fassa Falcons | LW/RW | 36 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 8 |
| Nick Nardella | HC Aosta | RW | 32 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 14 |
| Andriy Mikhnov | HC Fassa Falcons | C/LW | 35 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 10 |
| Christian Buono | HC Aosta | F | 32 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 65 |
| Dmitri Nimenko | HC Aosta | C/LW | 34 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 12 |
| Carmine Buono | HC Aosta | D | 32 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 40 |
| Jozef Foltin | HC Feltre | LW | 33 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 22 |
| Hector Majul | HC Valpellice | F | 35 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 30 |
| Daniel Eruzione | HC Eppan Pirates | F | 32 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 46 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Rohregger | SV Kaltern | 17 | 1028 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 3 | .919 | 1.75 |
| Alex Andergassen | SV Kaltern | 17 | 1024 | 14 | 3 | 33 | 3 | .901 | 1.93 |
| Sergei Pisarenko | HC Fassa Falcons | 26 | 1490 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 3 | .931 | 2.46 |
| Alessandro Tura | HC Aosta | 15 | 770 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 1 | .902 | 2.65 |
| Andrea Basraoui | HC Valpellice | 28 | 1658 | 18 | 10 | 81 | 2 | .908 | 2.93 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SV Kaltern | 3 | 10 | 9 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | HC Valpellice | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SV Kaltern | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HC Varese | 0 | 2 | 3* | 2* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | HC Aosta | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ValdiFiemme HC | 1 | 4* | 0 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SV Kaltern | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2** | 3 | 7 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | HC Aosta | 2* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | HC Feltre | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4* | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | HC Eppan Pirates | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | HC Aosta | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | HC Feltre | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HC Varese | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Alleghe Hockey | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
References
- ^ "News". Instagram. July 18, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Italy2 - 2024-2025". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 9 September 2025.