2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season

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2017–18 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
League	Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	8 September 2017 – 20 April 2018
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Season champions	Vienna Capitals
Season MVP	Rafael Rotter
Top scorer	Rafael Rotter
Finals champions	HC Bolzano
Runners-up	EC Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian Hockey League seasons
← 2016–17 season 2018–19 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

Alba Volán Székesfehérvár

HC Bozen–Bolzano class=notpageimage| Teams that participated in the 2017–18 season

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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Vienna Capitals

HC TWK Innsbruck

Vienna Capitals

HC Bolzano

EC KAC

HC Bolzano

EC Red Bull Salzburg

EC Red Bull Salzburg

Dornbirn Bulldogs

EC Red Bull Salzburg

EHC Black Wings Linz

EHC Black Wings Linz

KHL Medveščak Zagreb

References

"2017-18 EBEL Standings and schedule". Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
"2018 EBEL Playoffs" (in German). Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
"Zagreb returns to Erste Bank Eishockey Liga". Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

External links

2017–18 in men's ice hockey

International

Leagues

International	National Hockey League AHL ECHL Kontinental Hockey League Supreme Hockey League Champions Hockey League Continental Cup Austria League Asia League Erste Liga
Domestic	Australia '17 '18 Belarus Czech Republic 2nd tier Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany 2nd tier Latvia New Zealand '17 '18 Norway 2nd tier Poland Slovakia Sweden 2nd tier Switzerland 2nd tier Ukraine United Kingdom

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