2023–24 ICE Hockey League season
| 2023–24 win2day ICE Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| League | ICE Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 15 September 2023 – 19 April 2024 |
| Games | Regular season: 312 Postseason: 46 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | EC KAC |
| Runners-up | Fehérvár AV19 |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| Runners-up | EC KAC |
The 2023–24 ICE Hockey League season was the 5th season of the ICE Hockey League and 96th season of professional ice hockey in Austria. The league's title sponsor was the win2day lottery.[1] The regular season ran from 15 September 2023 to 23 February 2024 with EC KAC finishing atop the standings. The postseason ran from 25 February 2024 to 19 April 2024. EC Red Bull Salzburg defeated EC KAC 4 games to 3 for the league championship.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey | Asiago | Pala Hodegart | Giorgio de Bettin |
| HCB Südtirol Alperia | Bolzano | Sparkasse Arena | Glen Hanlon |
| HC Pustertal Wölfe | Bruneck | Intercable Arena | Jason Jaspers |
| Pioneers Vorarlberg | Feldkirch | Vorarlberghalle | Dylan Stanley |
| Moser Medical Graz99ers | Graz | Eisstadion Liebenau | Harry Lange |
| HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie | Innsbruck | TIWAG Arena | Jordan Smotherman |
| EC-KAC | Klagenfurt | Eissportzentrum Klagenfurt | Kirk Furey |
| Steinbach Black Wings Linz | Linz | Linz AG Eisarena | Philipp Lukas |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | Antti Karhula, Andrej Tavželj |
| EC Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg | Eisarena Salzburg | Oliver David |
| Hydro Fehervar AV 19 | Székesfehérvár | AlbaAréna | Dávid Kiss |
| Vienna Capitals | Vienna | Steffl Arena | Gerry Fleming |
| EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV | Villach | Villacher Stadthalle | Tray Tuomie |
Standings
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EC KAC | 48 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 183 | 104 | +79 | 102 | Qualified to 2024–25 Champions Hockey League and quarterfinals |
| 2 | Fehérvár AV19 | 48 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 161 | 130 | +31 | 95 | |
| 3 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 48 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 150 | 111 | +39 | 90 | |
| 4 | HC Bozen–Bolzano | 48 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 147 | 125 | +22 | 82 | Qualified to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 48 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 156 | 122 | +34 | 81 | |
| 6 | EC VSV | 48 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 160 | 139 | +21 | 80 | |
| 7 | HC TWK Innsbruck | 48 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 139 | 132 | +7 | 77 | Qualified to eighthfinals[2] |
| 8 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | 48 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 145 | 139 | +6 | 75 | |
| 9 | HK Olimpija | 48 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 150 | 157 | −7 | 66 | |
| 10 | Pioneers Vorarlberg | 48 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 153 | 157 | −4 | 65 | |
| 11 | Vienna Capitals | 48 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 114 | 173 | −59 | 48 | |
| 12 | Asiago Hockey 1935 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 121 | 197 | −76 | 43 | |
| 13 | Moser Medical Graz99ers | 48 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 89 | 182 | −93 | 32 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Owre | Pioneers Vorarlberg | C/RW | 48 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 10 |
| Trevor Gooch | HK Olimpija | C/W | 48 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 20 |
| John Hughes | EC VSV | C/RW | 45 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 10 |
| Kevin Roy | HC TWK Innsbruck | C/LW | 47 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 14 |
| Graham Knott | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | LW/C | 45 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 30 |
| János Hári | Fehérvár AV19 | LW/C | 47 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 12 |
| Guus van Ness | Pioneers Vorarlberg | LW/RW | 48 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 37 |
| Shawn St-Amant | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | LW/RW | 42 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 12 |
| Nick Petersen | EC KAC | RW/LW | 47 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 16 |
| Jason Akeson | HC Pustertal Wölfe | RW/LW | 47 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 10 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 1/3 of their team's minutes.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Dahm | EC KAC | 29 | 1713 | 22 | 6 | 47 | 3 | .932 | 1.65 |
| Rasmus Tirronen | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 36 | 2178 | 20 | 16 | 76 | 2 | .924 | 2.09 |
| Atte Tolvanen | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 32 | 1900 | 20 | 12 | 67 | 1 | .916 | 2.12 |
| Dominik Horváth | Fehérvár AV19 | 21 | 1152 | 15 | 4 | 44 | 1 | .922 | 2.29 |
| Evan Buitenhuis | HC TWK Innsbruck | 44 | 2656 | 23 | 21 | 110 | 1 | .913 | 2.49 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Eighthfinals (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EC KAC | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | Pioneers Vorarlberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pioneers Vorarlberg | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | EC KAC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fehérvár AV19 | 3* | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | 2 | 2 | 4* | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EC KAC | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 1* | 2 | 2 | 6* | 3* | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | 3 | 2 | 4* | 5 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HCB Südtirol Alperia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HCB Südtirol Alperia | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | EC iDM Warmepumpen VSV | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
- ^ "win2day". win2day. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ ICE Hockey League Gamebook Season 2023/2024
- ^ bet-at-home ICE Hockey League
- ^ "ICEHL - 2023-2024". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 17 February 2026.