# 2024–25 Metal Ligaen season

The 2024–25 Metal Ligaen season is the 68th season of the Metal Ligaen, the top level of ice hockey in Denmark.

## Teams

The league consists of 9 teams.
| Team | Arena | Capacity |
| Aalborg Pirates | Gigantium Isarena | 5,000 |
| Esbjerg Energy | Granly Hockey Arena | 4,200 |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks | Scanel Hockey Arena | 4,000 |
| Herlev Eagles | DFDS Seaways Arena | 1,740 |
| Herning Blue Fox | KVIK Hockey Arena | 4,105 |
| Odense Bulldogs | Odense Isstadion | 3,280 |
| Rungsted Seier Capital | Saxo Bank Arena | 2,460 |
| Rødovre Mighty Bulls | Rødovre Skøjte Arena | 3,600 |
| SønderjyskE Ishockey | SE Arena | 5,000 |

## Regular season

Each team plays 48 games, playing each of the other eight teams six times: thrice on home ice, and thrice away from home. Points are awarded for each game, where three points are awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.
The top team in the regular season qualifies for the 2025–26 Champions Hockey League.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Herning Blue Fox | 48 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 201 | 105 | +96 | 103 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Odense Bulldogs | 48 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 168 | 131 | +37 | 90 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 48 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 152 | 155 | −3 | 81 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 4 | Aalborg Pirates | 48 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 163 | 135 | +28 | 77 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 5 | Esbjerg Energy | 48 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 148 | 135 | +13 | 75 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 6 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 48 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 133 | 144 | −11 | 71 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 7 | SønderjyskE | 48 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 164 | 159 | +5 | 69 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 8 | Herlev Eagles | 48 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 137 | 144 | −7 | 62 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 9 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 48 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 93 | 251 | −158 | 20 | |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Mathias Bau Hansen | Herning Blue Fox | 45 | 33 | 37 | 70 | +30 | 28 |
| Darien Craighead | Aalborg Pirates | 44 | 27 | 41 | 68 | +15 | 75 |
| Morten Poulsen | Herning Blue Fox | 48 | 34 | 31 | 65 | +42 | 12 |
| Troy Lajeunesse | Aalborg Pirates | 46 | 26 | 31 | 57 | -2 | 44 |
| Eric Gotz | Aalborg Pirates | 48 | 10 | 46 | 56 | +13 | 14 |
| Brandon Estes | Odense Bulldogs | 48 | 14 | 38 | 52 | -2 | 39 |
| Joakim Thelin | Odense Bulldogs | 48 | 23 | 28 | 51 | +12 | 45 |
| Maxime Trepanier | Herlev Eagles | 43 | 25 | 25 | 50 | +9 | 26 |
| Theo Keilin | Rungsted Seier Capital | 45 | 16 | 32 | 48 | +28 | 14 |
| Derian Plouffe | Herning Blue Fox | 39 | 17 | 31 | 48 | +35 | 10 |

#### Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA |
| Mathias Seldrup | Herning Blue Fox | 35 | 2103:00 | 73 | 90.32 | 2.08 |
| Nicolaj Henriksen | Esbjerg Energy | 25 | 1524:23 | 56 | 92.18 | 2.20 |
| Niklas Lundström | Odense Bulldogs | 22 | 1312:16 | 50 | 91.87 | 2.29 |
| Tadeas Galansky | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 39 | 2308:00 | 97 | 91.35 | 2.52 |
| Emil Zetterquist | Herlev Eagles | 41 | 2421:12 | 102 | 91.40 | 2.53 |
| Georg Sørensen | Aalborg Pirates | 43 | 2522:26 | 115 | 89.10 | 2.74 |
| David Grubak | Rungsted Seier Capital | 35 | 2021:05 | 93 | 91.14 | 2.76 |

## Playoffs

Eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs winner qualifies for the IIHF Continental Cup.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) |
| 1 | Herning Blue Fox | 3 |
| 8 | Herlev Eagles | 0 |
| 4 | Aalborg Pirates | 3 |
| 5 | Esbjerg Energy | 0 |
| 2 | Odense Bulldogs | 1 |
| 7 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | 2 |
| 3 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 3 |
| 6 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 0 |

### Quarter-finals

Herning Blue Fox – Herlev Eagles 3–0 :
| 14.3.2025 | Herning Blue Fox | Herlev Eagles | 9-2 |
| 16.3.2025 | Herlev Eagles | Herning Blue Fox | 0-5 |
| 18.3.2025 | Herning Blue Fox | Herlev Eagles | 6-0 |
| 21.3.2025 | Herlev Eagles | Herning Blue Fox | 0-0 |
| Herning leads the series 3–0. ||||
Odense Bulldogs – SønderjyskE Ishockey 1–2 :
| 14.3.2025 | Odense Bulldogs | SønderjyskE Ishockey | 7-5 |
| 16.3.2025 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | Odense Bulldogs | 5-4 OT |
| 18.3.2025 | Odense Bulldogs | SønderjyskE Ishockey | 2-4 |
| 21.3.2025 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | Odense Bulldogs | 0-0 |
| 23.3.2025 | Odense Bulldogs | SønderjyskE Ishockey | 0-0 |
| SønderjyskE leads the series 2–1. ||||
Rungsted Seier Capital – Frederikshavn White Hawks 3–0 :
| 14.3.2025 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 3-0 |
| 16.3.2025 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | Rungsted Seier Capital | 2-5 |
| 18.3.2025 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 4-1 |
| 21.3.2025 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | Rungsted Seier Capital | 0-0 |
| Rungsted leads the series 3–0. ||||
Aalborg Pirates – Esbjerg Energy 3–0 :
| 14.3.2025 | Aalborg Pirates | Esbjerg Energy | 6-1 |
| 16.3.2025 | Esbjerg Energy | Aalborg Pirates | 2-4 |
| 18.3.2025 | Aalborg Pirates | Esbjerg Energy | 3-2 OT |
| 21.3.2025 | Esbjerg Energy | Aalborg Pirates | 0-0 |
| Aalborg leads the series 3–0. ||||

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 18 March 2025.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Mathias Bau Hansen | Herning Blue Fox | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 0 |
| Derian Plouffe | Herning Blue Fox | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 0 |
| Brandon Estes | Odense Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Krag Christensen | SønderjyskE Ishockey | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 0 |
| Morten Jensen | Rungsted Seier Capital | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Ludvig Elvenes | Rungsted Seier Capital | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 2 |
| Steven Whitney | Rungsted Seier Capital | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 |
| Kim Nieminen | Odense Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +0 | 4 |

#### Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the matches played on 18 March 2025.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA |
| David Grubak | Rungsted Seier Capital | 2 | 120:00 | 2 | 96.83 | 1.00 |
| Mathias Seldrup | Herning Blue Fox | 2 | 119:00 | 2 | 94.44 | 1.01 |
| Georg Sørensen | Aalborg Pirates | 2 | 120:00 | 3 | 94.34 | 1.50 |
| Tadeas Galansky | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 2 | 120:00 | 7 | 87.72 | 3.51 |