# 2020–21 EWHL season

The 2020–21 EWHL season was the seventeenth season of the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) since the league's creation in 2004. It was the second season since the league's administrative and organizational duties were transferred to the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (HIHF/MJSZ).
KMH Budapest played a perfect season in which they won all sixteen games to claim the regular season title. KMH held steady in the playoffs, shutting out their opponents in both games on the way to winning the team's third consecutive EWHL Championship title.
KMH Budapest players also dominated the league's individual statistics. KMH forward Hayley Williams narrowly beat out teammate Alexandra Huszák as top point scorer in the regular season, with 9 goals and 22 assists for 31 points in fifteen games played. Huszák was the EWHL top goal scorer, netting 18 goals in 13 games played. Eighteen year old Zsófia Tóth topped the goaltender statistics with a stellar .972 save percentage and 0.83 goals against average.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Home venue | Head coach |
| Aisulu Almaty | Almaty | none | Alexander Maltsev |
| DEC Salzburg Eagles | Salzburg | Eisarena Salzburg | Johanna Ikonen |
| EHV Sabres Vienna | Vienna | Erste Bank Arena | Risto Kurkinen |
| EV Bozen Eagles | Bolzano | PalaOnda | Stefano Daprà |
| KMH Budapest | Budapest | Tüskesátor | Mika Väärälä |
| Lakers Kärnten | Villach | Stadthalle Villach | Günther Ropatsch |
| MAC Budapest | Budapest | Kisstadion | András Kis |
| Silesian Metropolis Katowice | Katowice | Jantor Janów | Tomasz Marznica |
| ŠKP Bratislava | Bratislava | none | Tomáš Segíň |

## Regular season

The regular season began on 26 September 2020 and ended on 21 February 2021. MAC Budapest were the regular season champions after playing a perfect season, in which they won all sixteen games in regulation time.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | KMH Budapest | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 18 | +63 | 48 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 2 | ŠKP Bratislava | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 36 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 3 | EHV Sabres | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 35 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 4 | MAC Budapest | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 31 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 5 | Aisulu Almaty | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 25 | Did not advance |
| 6 | DEC Salzburg | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 20 | Did not advance |
| 7 | Metropolis Katowice | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 11 | Did not advance |
| 8 | Lakers Kärnten | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 83 | −52 | 8 | Did not advance |
| 9 | EV Bolzano | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 60 | −47 | 2 | Did not advance |

### Player statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season on 21 February 2021.
| | Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| 1 | Hayley Williams | KMH Budapest | 15 | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | Alexandra Huszák | KMH Budapest | 13 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Fanni Gasparics | MAC Budapest | 16 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Annika Fazokas | DEC Salzburg | 16 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Danielle Hartje | ŠKP Bratislava | 16 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 6 | Karolina Późniewska | Katowice | 16 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 7 | Emilie Brigham | DEC Salzburg | 16 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | Roxanne Rioux | Aisulu Almaty | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Kinga Jókai Szilágyi | EHV Sabres | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 10 | Kayla Nielsen | EHV Sabres | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | Tatiana Ištocyová | ŠKP Bratislava | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 |

#### Goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage at the conclusion of the season on 21 February 2021, while starting at least one third of matches.
| | Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | SA | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| 1 | Zsófia Tóth | KMH Budapest | 7 | 363 | 6 | 0 | 177 | 5 | 1 | .972 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Selma Luggin | EHV Sabres | 10 | 581 | 8 | 2 | 311 | 11 | 3 | .965 | 1.14 |
| 3 | Maude Lévesque-Ryan | KMH Budapest | 9 | 537:37 | 9 | 0 | 195 | 13 | 2 | .933 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Carmen Lasis | DEC Salzburg | 16 | 945:35 | 7 | 9 | 761 | 59 | 1 | .922 | 3.74 |
| 5 | Nikola Zimková | ŠKP Bratislava | 6 | 360:00 | 5 | 1 | 133 | 11 | 0 | .917 | 1.84 |
| 6 | Darya Dmitriyeva | Aisulu Almaty | 10 | 569:13 | 4 | 6 | 257 | 23 | 3 | .909 | 2.42 |
| 7 | Anikó Németh | MAC Budapest | 16 | 930 | 10 | 6 | 394 | 37 | 4 | .906 | 2.39 |
| 8 | Jessica Ekrt | EHV Sabres | 7 | 378:56 | 4 | 2 | 177 | 17 | 0 | .904 | 2.69 |
| 9 | Agata Kosińska | Metropolis Katowice | 9 | 490:22 | 3 | 5 | 329 | 33 | 0 | .900 | 4.04 |
| 10 | Molly Jenkins | Aisulu Almaty | 7 | 399:53 | 4 | 2 | 149 | 15 | 1 | .899 | 2.25 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Championship final | Championship final | Championship final |
| 1 | KMH Budapest | 1 | | | |
| 4 | MAC Budapest | 0 | | | |
| 4 | MAC Budapest | 0 | 1 | KMH Budapest | 1 |
| | | | 3 | EHV Sabres | 0 |
| 2 | ŠKP Bratislava | 1 | 3 | EHV Sabres | 0 |
| 3 | EHV Sabres | 0 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | 2 | ŠKP Bratislava | 1 |
| | | | 4 | MAC Budapest | 0 |

### Player statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in playoff points.
| | Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| 1 | Danielle Hartje | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Natasza Tarnowski | KMH Budapest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Anja Trummer | EHV Sabres | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Fanni Gasparics | MAC Budapest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Sofia Vysokajová | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Lucia Ištocyová | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Tatiana Ištocyová | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Petra Szamosfalvi | KMH Budapest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

#### Goaltenders

The following goaltenders recorded time in net during the playoffs.
| | Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | SA | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| 1 | Zsófia Tóth | KMH Budapest | 2 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 1 | .974 | 0.96 |
| 2 | Anikó Németh | MAC Budapest | 2 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 0 | .952 | 1.47 |
| 3 | Nikola Zimková | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 1 | .927 | 1.97 |
| 4 | Selma Luggin | EHV Sabres | 2 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 6 | 0 | .903 | 3.04 |

## Awards

* Best goaltender: Zsófia Tóth, KMH Budapest
* Top goal scorer: Alexandra Huszák, KMH Budapest
* Top point scorer: Hayley Williams, KMH Budapest

### 2020–21 All-Star Team

* Goaltender: Selma Luggin, EHV Sabres
* Defenceman: Franciska Kiss-Simon, KMH Budapest
* Defenceman: Tatiana Ištocyová, ŠKP Bratislava
* Winger: Annika Fazokas, DEC Salzburg
* Center: Alexandra Huszák, KMH Budapest
* Winger: Fanni Gasparics, KMH Budapest
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