2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season

The 2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season began on 8 September 2017 and ended on 20 April 2018. The defending champion were the Vienna Capitals. On 20 April 2018, HC Bolzano won the Austrian Hockey Championship for the 2nd time in their history.
With Slovenian club, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana ending their tenure in the EBEL having been dissolved due to financial debt. The EBEL continued with 12 teams, following the return of KHL Medveščak Zagreb from a five year stint in the Kontinental Hockey League. The Croatian club had previously participated in the EBEL for four seasons from 2009 to 2013.
==Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
Dornbirn Bulldogs 	Dornbirn 	Messestadion Dornbirn 	4,270
Moser Medical Graz 99ers 	Graz 	Merkur-Eisarena 	4,126
HC TWK Innsbruck 	Innsbruck 	Tyrolean Ice Arena 	3,000
EC KAC 	Klagenfurt 	Stadthalle Klagenfurt 	4,945
EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz	Linz 	Keine Sorgen EisArena 	4,863
EC Red Bull Salzburg 	Salzburg 	Eisarena Salzburg 	3,200
Vienna Capitals 	Vienna 	Albert Schultz Eishalle 	7,022
EC Villacher SV 	Villach 	Stadthalle Villach 	4,500
HC Orli Znojmo 	Znojmo 	Hostan Arena 	4,800
SAPA Fehérvár AV19 	Székesfehérvár	Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall	3,500
HCB Alto Adige Alperia 	Bolzano 	Eiswelle 	7,200
Medveščak Zagreb 	Zagreb 	Dom Sportova & Arena Zagreb 	5,000 & 15,000
==Standings==
===Regular season===
Rank	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTW	OTL	Goals 	Diff.	Pts
1 	Vienna Capitals 	44	28	9 	2 	5 	146:97 	+49 	93
2 	EC Red Bull Salzburg	44	25	15	3 	1 	158:116	+42 	82
3 	EHC Black Wings Linz	44	24	13	3 	4 	155:122	+33 	82
4 	EC KAC 	44	21	17	2 	4 	120:112	+8 	71
5 	HC TWK Innsbruck 	44	18	16	7 	3 	146:132	+14 	71
6 	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	44	17	19	4 	4 	139:139	0 	63
7 	Dornbirn Bulldogs 	44	15	18	5 	6 	127:133	-6 	61
8 	Graz 99ers 	44	16	21	5 	2 	133:153	-20 	60
9 	HC Bolzano 	44	15	20	4 	5 	124:125	-1 	58
10 	Fehérvár AV19 	44	12	22	6 	4 	100:144	-45 	52
11 	EC VSV 	44	14	24	2 	4 	112:146	-34 	50
12 	Orli Znojmo 	44	11	22	5 	6 	112:152	-40 	49
===Placement round===
Rank	Team 	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	Goals	Diff.	Pts (Bonus)
1 	Vienna Capitals 	10	5	3	1 	1 	39:28	+11 	24 (6)
2 	EC Red Bull Salzburg	10	5	2	2 	1 	41:30	+11 	24 (4)
3 	EHC Black Wings Linz	10	5	3	1 	1 	38:36	+2 	20 (2)
4 	EC KAC 	10	4	4	0 	2 	23:31	-8 	15 (1)
5 	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	10	3	5	1 	1 	28:32	-4 	12 (0)
6 	HC TWK Innsbruck 	10	2	7	1 	0 	28:40	-12 	8 (0)
===Qualification round===
Rank	Team 	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	Goals	Diff.	Pts (Bonus)
1 	Dornbirn Bulldogs	10	6	1	1 	2 	41:30	+11 	28 (6)
2 	HC Bolzano 	10	5	3	2 	0 	31:16	+15 	21 (2)
3 	Fehérvár AV19 	10	5	2	1 	2 	25:23	+2 	20 (1)
4 	Orli Znojmo 	10	3	3	1 	3 	28:24	+4 	14 (0)
5 	EC VSV 	10	3	5	1 	1 	25:36	-11 	12 (0)
6 	Graz 99ers 	10	0	8	2 	0 	21:42	-21 	8 (4)
==Playoffs==
== References ==
== External links ==
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*Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Statistics
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