2020–21 EWHL season
2020–21 EWHL season | |
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League | European Women's Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 26 September 2020 – 21 February 2021 |
Number of games | 16 per team |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | KMH Budapest |
Runners-up | ŠKP Bratislava |
Top scorer | Hayley Williams (KMH Budapest) |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | KMH Budapest |
Runners-up | EHV Sabres |
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]
KMH Budapest 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 Alexandra Huszák 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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]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 |
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1 | KMH Budapest | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 18 | +63 | 48 | Advanced to playoffs |
2 | ŠKP Bratislava | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 36 | |
3 | EHV Sabres | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 35 | |
4 | MAC Budapest | 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 | Metropolis Katowice | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 11 | |
8 | Lakers Kärnten | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 83 | −52 | 8 | |
9 | EV Bolzano | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 60 | −47 | 2 |
Player statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]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 | |
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1 | Hayley Williams | KMH Budapest | 15 | 9 | 22 | 31 |
2 | Alexandra Huszák | KMH Budapest | 13 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
3 | Fanni Gasparics | MAC Budapest | 16 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
4 | Annika Fazokas | DEC Salzburg | 16 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
5 | Danielle Hartje | ŠKP Bratislava | 16 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
6 | Karolina Późniewska | Katowice | 16 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
7 | Emilie Brigham | DEC Salzburg | 16 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
8 | Roxanne Rioux | Aisulu Almaty | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
9 | Kinga Jókai Szilágyi | EHV Sabres | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
10 | Kayla Nielsen | EHV Sabres | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
11 | Tatiana Ištocyová | ŠKP Bratislava | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
Goaltenders
[edit]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 | |
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1 | Zsófia Tóth | KMH Budapest | 7 | 363 | 6 | 0 | 177 | 5 | 1 | .972 | 0.83 |
2 | Selma Luggin | EHV Sabres | 10 | 581 | 8 | 2 | 311 | 11 | 3 | .965 | 1.14 |
3 | Maude Lévesque-Ryan | KMH Budapest | 9 | 537:37 | 9 | 0 | 195 | 13 | 2 | .933 | 1.45 |
4 | Carmen Lasis | DEC Salzburg | 16 | 945:35 | 7 | 9 | 761 | 59 | 1 | .922 | 3.74 |
5 | Nikola Zimková | ŠKP Bratislava | 6 | 360:00 | 5 | 1 | 133 | 11 | 0 | .917 | 1.84 |
6 | Darya Dmitriyeva | Aisulu Almaty | 10 | 569:13 | 4 | 6 | 257 | 23 | 3 | .909 | 2.42 |
7 | Anikó Németh | MAC Budapest | 16 | 930 | 10 | 6 | 394 | 37 | 4 | .906 | 2.39 |
8 | Jessica Ekrt | EHV Sabres | 7 | 378:56 | 4 | 2 | 177 | 17 | 0 | .904 | 2.69 |
9 | Agata Kosińska | Metropolis Katowice | 9 | 490:22 | 3 | 5 | 329 | 33 | 0 | .900 | 4.04 |
10 | Molly Jenkins | Aisulu Almaty | 7 | 399:53 | 4 | 2 | 149 | 15 | 1 | .899 | 2.25 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semifinal | Championship final | ||||||||
1 | KMH Budapest | 1 | |||||||
4 | MAC Budapest | 0 | |||||||
1 | KMH Budapest | 1 | |||||||
3 | EHV Sabres | 0 | |||||||
2 | ŠKP Bratislava | 1 | |||||||
3 | EHV Sabres | 0 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
2 | ŠKP Bratislava | 1 | |||||||
4 | MAC Budapest | 0 |
Semifinals
[edit]27 February 2021 14:00 | KMH Budapest ![]() | 3–2 1–1 / 1–1 / 0–0 / 0–0 | ![]() | Tüskesátor, Budapest |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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Zsófia Tóth | Goalies | Anikó Németh | Referees: Gergely Korbuly Márk Kókai Linesmen: Adrienn Paulheim Bence Kövesi | |||||||||||
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Alexandra Huszák | ||||||||||||||
6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 32 |
February 27, 2021 17:00 | ŠKP Bratislava ![]() | 3–4 2–1 / 1–1 / 0–1 / 0–1 | ![]() | Tüskesátor, Budapest |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikola Zimková | Goalies | Selma Luggin | Referees: Barna Kis-Király Bonifác Máhr-Stumpf Linesmen: Zóra Gottlibet Bernadett Holzer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 32 |
Bronze medal game
[edit]28 February 2021 10:30 | ŠKP Bratislava ![]() | 1–0 0–0 / 1–0 / 0–0 | ![]() | Tüskesátor, Budapest |
Game reference | |||||
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Nikola Zimková | Goalies | Anikó Németh | Referees: Bonifác Máhr-Stumpf Márk Kókai Linesmen: Bence Kövesi Zóra Gottlibet | ||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
24 | Shots | 23 |
Championship final
[edit]28 February 2021 13:30 | KMH Budapest ![]() | 3–0 1–0 / 2–0 / 0–0 | ![]() | Tüskesátor, Budapest |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Zsófia Tóth | Goalies | Selma Luggin | Referees: Barna Kis-Király Gergely Korbuly Linesmen: Bernadett Holzer Adrienn Paulheim | ||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||
33 | Shots | 44 |
Player statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]The following players led the league in playoff points.[5][8]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | |
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1 | Danielle Hartje | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Natasza Tarnowski | KMH Budapest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Anja Trummer | EHV Sabres | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Fanni Gasparics | MAC Budapest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Sofia Vysokajová | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Lucia Ištocyová | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Tatiana Ištocyová | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Petra Szamosfalvi | KMH Budapest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Goaltenders
[edit]The following goaltenders recorded time in net during the playoffs.[7]
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | SA | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | |
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1 | Zsófia Tóth | KMH Budapest | 2 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 1 | .974 | 0.96 |
2 | Anikó Németh | MAC Budapest | 2 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 0 | .952 | 1.47 |
3 | Nikola Zimková | ŠKP Bratislava | 2 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 1 | .927 | 1.97 |
4 | Selma Luggin | EHV Sabres | 2 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 6 | 0 | .903 | 3.04 |
Awards
[edit]- Best goaltender: Zsófia Tóth, KMH Budapest
- Top goal scorer: Alexandra Huszák, KMH Budapest
- Top point scorer: Hayley Williams, KMH Budapest
2020–21 All-Star Team
[edit]- Goaltender: Selma Luggin, EHV Sabres
- Defenceman: Franciska Kiss-Simon, KMH Budapest
- Defenceman: Tatiana Ištocyová, ŠKP Bratislava
- Winger: Annika Fazokas, DEC Salzburg
- Center: Alexandra Huszák, KMH Budapest
- Winger: Fanni Gasparics, KMH Budapest
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