2020–21 EWHL season

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2020–21 EWHL season
LeagueEuropean Women's Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration26 September 2020 – 21 February 2021
Number of games16 per team
Number of teams9
Regular Season
Season champions
Runners-up
Top scorerHayley Williams (KMH Budapest)
Playoffs
Finals championsKMH Budapest
  Runners-up
Seasons
2021–22 →

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).[1]

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.[2][3]

KMH Budapest players also dominated the league‘s individual statistics. KMH forward Hayley Williams narrowly beat out teammate 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.[3]

Teams[]

Team Location Home venue Head coach
Aisulu Almaty Kazakhstan Almaty Baluan Sholak Sports Palace
DEC Salzburg Eagles Austria Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg Johanna Ikonen
Austria Vienna Erste Bank Arena
Italy Bolzano PalaOnda
Hungary Budapest
Austria Villach Stadthalle Villach
Hungary Budapest Kisstadion
Poland Katowice
Slovakia Bratislava

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 16 16 0 0 0 81 18 +63 48 Advanced to playoffs
2 16 12 0 0 4 63 39 +24 36
3 16 11 1 0 4 57 29 +28 35
4 16 9 1 2 4 62 40 +22 31
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
7 16 3 1 0 12 35 65 −30 11
8 16 2 1 0 13 31 83 −52 8
9 16 0 0 2 14 13 60 −47 2
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2021. Source: European Women's Hockey League[4]

Player statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season on 21 February 2021.[5][6]

Player Team GP G A Pts
1 Hayley Williams 15 9 22 31
2 13 18 12 30
3 Fanni Gasparics 16 17 12 29
4 DEC Salzburg 16 17 10 27
5 16 11 14 25
6 16 8 15 23
7 DEC Salzburg 16 12 9 21
8 Aisulu Almaty 16 9 9 18
9 Kinga Jókai Szilágyi 16 8 10 18
10 14 9 8 17
11 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.[6][7]

Player Team GP TOI W L SA GA SO SV% GAA
1 Zsófia Tóth 7 363 6 0 177 5 1 .972 0.83
2 10 581 8 2 311 11 3 .965 1.14
3 9 537:37 9 0 195 13 2 .933 1.45
4 DEC Salzburg 16 945:35 7 9 761 59 1 .922 3.74
5 6 360:00 5 1 133 11 0 .917 1.84
6 Aisulu Almaty 10 569:13 4 6 257 23 3 .909 2.42
7 Anikó Németh 16 930 10 6 394 37 4 .906 2.39
8 7 378:56 4 2 177 17 0 .904 2.69
9 9 490:22 3 5 329 33 0 .900 4.04
10 Aisulu Almaty 7 399:53 4 2 149 15 1 .899 2.25

Playoffs[]

  Semifinal                    
  1 1  
  4 0   Championship final
      1 1
  Semifinal   3 0
  2 1
  3 0   Bronze medal game
    2 1
    4 0

Semifinals[]

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27)
14:00		 Hungary3–2
1–1 / 1–1 / 0–0 / 0–0		Hungary Tüskesátor, Budapest
February 27, 2021 (2021-02-27)
17:00		 Slovenia3–4
2–1 / 1–1 / 0–1 / 0–1		Austria Tüskesátor, Budapest

Bronze medal game[]

28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)
10:30		 Slovenia1–0
0–0 / 1–0 / 0–0		Hungary Tüskesátor, Budapest

Championship final[]

28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)
13:30		 Hungary3–0
1–0 / 2–0 / 0–0		Austria Tüskesátor, Budapest

Player statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

The following players led the league in playoff points.[8][9]

Player Team GP G A Pts
1 2 2 0 2
1 2 2 0 2
1 2 2 0 2
4 Fanni Gasparics 2 1 1 2
4 2 1 1 2
6 2 0 2 2
6 2 0 2 2
6 2 0 2 2

Goaltenders[]

The following goaltenders recorded time in net during the playoffs.[10]

Player Team GP TOI W L SA GA SO SV% GAA
1 Zsófia Tóth 2 125 2 0 74 2 1 .974 0.96
2 Anikó Németh 2 123 0 2 63 3 0 .952 1.47
3 2 122 1 1 55 4 1 .927 1.97
4 2 119 1 1 62 6 0 .903 3.04

Awards[]

2020–21 All-Star Team[]

  • Goaltender: , EHV Sabres
  • Defenceman: , KMH Budapest
  • Defenceman: , ŠKP Bratislava
  • Winger: , DEC Salzburg
  • Center: Alexandra Huszák, KMH Budapest
  • Winger: Fanni Gasparics, KMH Budapest

Sources: [3][11]

References[]

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