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2024–25 EIHL season

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2024–25 EIHL season
LeagueElite Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 7 September 2024 – 20 April 2025
Number of teams10
Regular season
Challenge Cup
Playoffs
EIHL seasons
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 EIHL season is the 21st season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season began on 7 September 2024, and the final match day will be on 6 April 2025; the playoff quarter-finals will be held on the weekend of 12–13 April, with the Playoff final weekend to be held the following weekend.[1][2]

Teams

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The same ten teams that competed in 2023–24 competed in the 2024–25 season.

Team City/Town Arena Capacity
Belfast Giants Northern Ireland Belfast SSE Arena Belfast 8,700
Cardiff Devils Wales Cardiff Vindico Arena 3,088
Coventry Blaze England Coventry Coventry Skydome 3,000
Dundee Stars Scotland Dundee Dundee Ice Arena 2,400
Fife Flyers Scotland Kirkcaldy Fife Ice Arena 3,525
Glasgow Clan Scotland Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000
Guildford Flames England Guildford Guildford Spectrum 2,001
Manchester Storm England Altrincham Altrincham Ice Dome 2,351
Nottingham Panthers England Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 7,500
Sheffield Steelers England Sheffield Utilita Arena Sheffield 9,300

Regular season

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League standings

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Each team plays 54 games, playing each of the other nine teams six times: three times on home ice, and three times away from home. Points are awarded for each game, two points are awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time or after overtime or game-winning shots. One point is awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points will be crowned the league champion, and may qualify for the 2025–26 Champions Hockey League. The top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cardiff Devils 11 9 0 0 2 39 21 +18 18 Qualification to playoffs
2 Coventry Blaze 9 6 0 1 2 35 22 +13 13
3 Guildford Flames 10 6 0 1 3 34 27 +7 13
4 Sheffield Steelers 7 5 1 0 1 32 16 +16 12
5 Belfast Giants 8 5 0 1 2 32 23 +9 11
6 Nottingham Panthers 9 3 1 0 5 25 23 +2 8
7 Dundee Stars 9 2 2 0 5 28 39 −11 8
8 Manchester Storm 9 3 0 0 6 31 42 −11 6
9 Glasgow Clan 10 1 1 0 8 21 42 −21 4
10 Fife Flyers 10 1 0 2 7 26 48 −22 4
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Elite League
Rules for classification:
  • In-season: 1) Points; 2) Fewest games played; end of season criteria as below.
  • End of season: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of games played on 9 November 2024.[4] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Lucas Chiodo Fife Flyers 10 4 11 15 +5 2
Scott Conway Belfast Giants 8 4 10 14 +8 10
Elijiah Barriga Belfast Giants 8 7 6 13 +8 0
Grant Hebert Manchester Storm 9 7 6 13 +6 10
Zach O'Brien Cardiff Devils 11 6 7 13 +9 0
Alessio Luciani Coventry Blaze 9 5 8 13 +4 5
Jake Elmer Dundee Stars 9 7 5 12 –6 4
Michael Cichy Fife Flyers 10 7 5 12 +2 2
Mikko Juusola Sheffield Steelers 7 5 7 12 +10 0
Cole Sanford Cardiff Devils 10 5 7 12 +8 12

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of games played on 9 November 2024.[5]

Player Team(s) GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Ben Bowns Cardiff Devils 10 597:25 8 2 19 0 94.06% 1.91
Tom McCollum Belfast Giants 5 303:49 3 2 11 0 91.67% 2.17
Jake Kupsky Guildford Flames 5 297:38 4 1 11 0 92.72% 2.22
Matt Greenfield Sheffield Steelers 7 422:42 6 1 16 0 91.01% 2.27
Mat Robson Coventry Blaze 9 540:42 6 3 22 1 92.57% 2.44

Challenge Cup

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The Challenge Cup is split into two stages: an initial group stage where the league's ten teams were divided into two groups based on geographical distance – one group of six teams (Group A) and a group of four teams (Group B).[6] The teams in Group A play each of the other teams twice for a total of ten games, while the teams in Group B play each of the other teams four times for a total of twelve games.

The top two teams in Group A and the winners of Group B qualify for the semi-finals. The runners-up in Group B will face the third-placed team in Group A in a one-off game, held at the arena of the team with a higher group stage points percentage, to determine the final semi-finalist.[7]

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield Steelers (Q) 9 5 2 1 1 35 26 +9 15 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Nottingham Panthers 9 4 2 1 2 28 23 +5 13
3 Cardiff Devils 8 4 0 1 3 32 25 +7 9 Qualification to play-in match
4 Manchester Storm 9 2 2 1 4 28 32 −4 9
5 Coventry Blaze 7 2 1 2 2 19 24 −5 8
6 Guildford Flames (E) 10 2 0 1 7 23 35 −12 5
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Elite League
Rules for classification:
  • In-season: 1) Points; 2) Fewest games played; end of season criteria as below.
  • End of season: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.

(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belfast Giants (Q) 10 7 2 0 1 43 19 +24 18 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Glasgow Clan (Q) 10 6 0 1 3 34 29 +5 13 Qualification to play-in match
3 Dundee Stars (E) 12 3 1 1 7 38 41 −3 9
4 Fife Flyers (E) 10 2 0 1 7 22 48 −26 5
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: Elite League
Rules for classification:
  • In-season: 1) Points; 2) Fewest games played; end of season criteria as below.
  • End of season: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.

(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of games played on 8 November 2024.[8] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Jordan Kawaguchi Belfast Giants 10 6 10 16 +9 2
Deven Sideroff Glasgow Clan 10 7 6 13 +7 4
Ryan Hughes Manchester Storm 9 5 8 13 –4 4
Domenico Alberga Dundee Stars 12 5 8 13 +5 11
Mark Cooper Belfast Giants 10 5 7 12 +4 6
Scott Conway Belfast Giants 8 4 8 12 +8 6
Mitchell Heard Glasgow Clan 10 1 10 11 +5 51
Phélix Martineau Fife Flyers 10 6 4 10 –4 6
J. J. Piccinich Belfast Giants 10 5 5 10 +9 0
Grant Mismash Belfast Giants 8 4 6 10 +2 4

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of games played on 8 November 2024.[9]

Player Team(s) GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Jackson Whistle Belfast Giants 5 305:00 5 0 8 2 93.16% 1.57
Tom McCollum Belfast Giants 5 303:20 4 1 10 2 94.15% 1.98
Ryan Bednard Nottingham Panthers 6 356:03 4 2 13 1 92.57% 2.19
Landon Bow Glasgow Clan 6 360:59 4 2 15 1 92.54% 2.49
Matt Greenfield Sheffield Steelers 8 486:41 7 1 22 0 90.09% 2.71

References

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  1. ^ "2024/25 Schedule Released!". EIHL. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Gamecentre". EIHL. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Standings 2024/2025 Elite Ice Hockey League". EIHL. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Statistics: Players – Elite Ice Hockey League 2024/2025". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Statistics: Goalies – Elite Ice Hockey League 2024/2025". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ^ Crow, Allan (13 May 2024). "EIHL's new Challenge Cup format revealed after fans' survey criticism – and it still feels clunky". Fife Free Press. National World. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ "New Challenge Cup format for 2024/25". EIHL. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Statistics: Players – Challenge Cup 2024/2025". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Statistics: Goalies – Challenge Cup 2024/2025". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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