European Women's Hockey League 2019/20

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The 2019/20 season was the 16th season of the European Women's Hockey League , a supranational women's ice hockey league . Between September 2018 and March 2019 nine teams from Austria , Italy , Hungary , Slovenia , Poland and Kazakhstan took part. The Kazakh team played most of its home games in the venues of the other clubs involved. The EWHL champion was the KMH Budapest for the first time , who defeated MAC Budapest 2-1 in the final.

mode

The basic round is a simple round-trip from September 2018 to February 2019. The best 4 teams are qualified for the final tournament. The first-placed team from the regular season plays against the fourth-placed team, the second against the third-placed team. The finalists play for the title EWHL champion . The bronze medal is played between the two losers.

For a victory a team with a win by getting three points, sudden victory overtime mentioned extension or after the shootout two points. The losing team receives no points after regular time, but one point if they lose after extra time or penalty shootout.

Participating teams

In addition to the finalists from the previous year - KMH Budapest and EHV Sabers Vienna - DEC Salzburg, Aisulu Almaty and KEHV Lakers were again selected by the Carinthian regional association. The Neuberg Highlanders withdrew for personnel reasons from the EWHL, while the Hvidovre IK reported again for the league. In addition, the Polish national team was integrated as a new team, participating as Silesia Brackens . The U25 selection from Budapest ( MAC / FTC U25 Select) was replaced by a pure club team from MAC Budapest .

team	country	EWHL 2018/19
EV Bozen Eagles	Italy Italy	3rd place
DEC Salzburg Eagles	Austria Austria	5th place
KMH Budapest	Hungary Hungary	1st place
EHV Sabers Vienna	Austria Austria	2nd place
Aisulu Almaty	Kazakhstan Kazakhstan	3rd place
Silesia Brackens	Poland Poland	New
KEHV Lakers	Austria Austria	6th place
MAC Budapest	Hungary Hungary	7th place
HK SŽ Olimpija Ljubljana	Slovenia Slovenia	9th place
Hvidovre IK	Denmark Denmark	New

Main round

Hvidovre IK versus EV Bozen Eagles, January 2020

table

space	society	Games	S.	S2	N1	N	Gates	Points
1.	MAC Budapest	18th	16	0	2	0	099: 026	50
2.	KMH Budapest	18th	15th	1	0	2	114: 019	47
3.	Aisulu Almaty	18th	14th	1	0	3	065: 023	44
4th	EV Bozen Eagles	18th	9	0	3	6th	065: 043	30th
5.	EHV Sabers Vienna	18th	9	1	0	8th	083: 048	29
6th	Silesia Brackens	18th	7th	1	1	9	057: 056	24
7th	DEC Salzburg Eagles	18th	5	2	0	11	056: 081	19th
8th.	Hvidovre IK	18th	5	1	2	10	041: 069	19th
9.	KEHV Lakers Carinthia	18th	2	1	0	15th	024: 062	8th
9.	HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana	18th	0	0	0	18th	011: 188	0

Best scorers

Source: eliteprospects.com; Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-
Fanni Gasparics	KMH Budapest	18th	29	17th	46	38	+37
Alexandra Huszák	KMH Budapest	12	27	17th	44	22nd	+36
Emilie Brigham	DEC Salzburg	18th	22nd	19th	41	4th	+15
Esther Väärälä	EHV Sabers Vienna	16	10	25th	35	10	+35
Madison Field	EHV Sabers Vienna	18th	19th	14th	33	28	+19
Kinga Jókai Szilágyi	KMH Budapest	18th	13	19th	32	6th	+38
Kaitlin Lowy	KMH Budapest	17th	14th	14th	28	8th	+25
Karolina Późniewska	Silesia Brackens	16	13	13	26th	10	+2
Eva-Maria Verworner	DEC Salzburg	16	11	15th	26th	22nd	−1
Chelsea Furlani	EV Bozen	18th	15th	10	25th	6th	+11

Final Four

The final tournament of the EWHL was held from February 29 to March 1, 2020 in Spittal an der Drau .

Tournament tree

Semifinals		final

February 29th
MAC Budapest	3
EV Bozen Eagles	1

		1st March
		MAC Budapest	1
		KMH Budapest	2

		3rd place
February 29th		1st March
KMH Budapest	2	EV Bozen Eagles	1
Aisulu Almaty	0	Aisulu Almaty	2

Semifinals

February 29, 2020
3:40 pm

MAC Budapest
Fanni Gasparics (20:59)
Tóth (26:52)
Ball (38:09)

3: 1
(0: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0)
game report

EV Bozen Eagles
Anna Caumo (27:44)

Ice sports arena, Spittal an der Drau
spectators: 110

February 29, 2020
6:40 pm

KMH Budapest
Nooren (26:52)
Alexandra Huszák (51:22)

2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
game report

Aisulu Almaty

Ice Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau
Spectators: 32

3rd place match

March 1, 2020
10:10 am

Aisulu Almaty
Rioux (47:45)
Korolewa (60:22)

2: 1 n.V.
(0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
game report

EV Bozen Eagles
Samantha Gius (0:27)

Ice Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau
Spectators: 40

final

March 1, 2020
1:10 p.m.

MAC Budapest
Rónai (25:39)

1: 2
(0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0)
game report

KMH Budapest
Szamosfalvi (18:30)
Alexandra Huszák (35:25)

Ice Sport Arena, Spittal an der Drau
Spectators: 112

Best scorers

Source: eliteprospects.com; Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-
Fanni Gasparics	MAC Budapest	2	1	2	3	2	+2
Alexandra Huszák	KMH Budapest	2	2	0	2	2	+1
Averi Nooren	KMH Budapest	2	1	1	2	0	+1
Alexandra Rónai	MAC Budapest	2	1	1	2	0	+1
Chelsea Ball	MAC Budapest	2	1	1	2	0	0
Emma Kreisz	MAC Budapest	2	0	2	2	0	0

Awards

All-Star Team (elected by the league clubs)

Attack:	Karolina Późniewska (Silesia) - Alesandra Huszák (KMH Budapest) - Fanni Gasparics (KMH Budapest)
Defense:	Enikö Toth (MAC Budapest) - Valentina Bettarini (EV Bozen)
Goal:	Darja Dmitrijewa (Aisulu Almaty)

Best female goalkeepers (overall)

There are no separate statistics for the regular season and the final four. Source: ewhl.com; Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice time (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, GTS = goals conceded , SaT = shots on goal, Sv% = shots saved (in%) ; Fat: best value

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	GTS	SaT	Sv%
Stephanie Nehring	KMH Budapest	8th	431: 41	5	0.69	158	96.8
Darja Dmitrieva	Almaty	8th	482: 34	9	1.12	238	96.2
Valerie Lamenta	KMH Budapest	14th	772: 05	15th	1.17	330	95.5
Maude Lévesque-Ryan	Almaty	12	681: 27	16	1.41	310	94.8
Anikó Németh	MAC Budapest	20th	1175: 44	27	1.38	423	93.6
Selma Luggin	Sabers	8th	476: 36	19th	2.39	220	91.4
Anja Adamitsch	Lakers	11	620: 28	31	3.00	351	91.2
Allison Carter	Salzburg	17th	996: 06	67	4.04	733	90.9
Daniela Klotz	Bolzano	19th	1112: 08	46	2.48	495	90.7
Anna Friis	Hvidovre	8th	450: 35	21st	2.80	215	90.2
Jessica Ekrt	Sabers	10	597: 44	28	2.81	261	89.3
Amalie Joa	Hvidovre	9	509: 54	37	4.35	299	87.6
Katarina Jakovac	Olimpija	10	429: 56	83	11.58	439	81.1

Web links

EWHL pages on the EHV Sabers Vienna website
Results, table and statistics on ewhl.com

Individual evidence

^ EWHL Playing Format - European Women's Hockey League. In: ewhl.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
^ Three Polish National Teams to Play In Foreign Leagues. In: polishpuck.com. June 27, 2019, accessed on March 16, 2020 .
↑ New chapter in the history of the EWHL. In: evbz-hockeyacademy.it. August 2019, accessed March 16, 2020 .
↑ eliteprospects.com, 2019-2020 Regular Season Player Stats
↑ Tim Sinzenich: EWHL Final 4 in Spittal / Drau. In: Frauen-eishockey.com. February 29, 2020, accessed March 16, 2020 .
↑ eliteprospects.com, 2019-2020 Playoffs Player Stats
↑ Damian Szczypka, Jarosław Krakowka: EWHL: Karolina Późniewska w All Star! In: hokej.net. March 2, 2020, accessed March 16, 2020 (Polish).
↑ ewhl.com, EWHL goalkeeper rating

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[polishpu-190627-2] Three Polish National Teams to Play In Foreign Leagues. In: polishpuck.com. June 27, 2019, accessed on March 16, 2020 .

[evbz-hoc-News_Det-3] New chapter in the history of the EWHL. In: evbz-hockeyacademy.it. August 2019, accessed March 16, 2020 .

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[frauen-e-4104-5] Tim Sinzenich: EWHL Final 4 in Spittal / Drau. In: Frauen-eishockey.com. February 29, 2020, accessed March 16, 2020 .

[6] teprospects.com, 2019-2020 Playoffs Player Stats

[hokej-754506-7] Damian Szczypka, Jarosław Krakowka: EWHL: Karolina Późniewska w All Star! In: hokej.net. March 2, 2020, accessed March 16, 2020 (Polish).

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