2020–21 EWHL season

	2020–21 EWHL season
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

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[]

Team	Location	Home venue	Head coach
Aisulu Almaty	Almaty	Baluan Sholak Sports Palace	Alexander Maltsev
DEC Salzburg Eagles	Salzburg	Eisarena Salzburg	Johanna Ikonen
EHV Sabres Vienna	Vienna	Erste Bank Arena	Risto Kurkinen
EV Bozen Eagles	Bolzano	PalaOnda	Stefano Daprà
KMH Budapest	Budapest	Tüskesátor	Mika Väärälä
Lakers Kärnten	Villach	Stadthalle Villach	Günther Ropatsch
MAC Budapest	Budapest	Kisstadion	András Kis
Silesian Metropolis Katowice	Katowice	Jantor Janów	Tomasz Marznica
ŠKP Bratislava	Bratislava	Ossiacher See Halle	Tomáš Segíň

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	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

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	Williams, HayleyHayley Williams	KMH Budapest	15	9	22	31
2	Huszák, AlexandraAlexandra Huszák	KMH Budapest	13	18	12	30
3	Gasparics, FanniFanni Gasparics	MAC Budapest	16	17	12	29
4	Fazokas, AnnikaAnnika Fazokas	DEC Salzburg	16	17	10	27
5	Hartje, DanielleDanielle Hartje	ŠKP Bratislava	16	11	14	25
6	Późniewska, KarolinaKarolina Późniewska	Katowice	16	8	15	23
7	Brigham, EmilieEmilie Brigham	DEC Salzburg	16	12	9	21
8	Rioux, RoxanneRoxanne Rioux	Aisulu Almaty	16	9	9	18
9	Jókai Szilágyi, KingaKinga Jókai Szilágyi	EHV Sabres	16	8	10	18
10	Nielsen, KaylaKayla Nielsen	EHV Sabres	14	9	8	17
11	Ištocyová, TatianaTatiana Ištocyová	ŠKP Bratislava	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	Tóth, ZsófiaZsófia Tóth	KMH Budapest	7	363	6	0	177	5	1	.972	0.83
2	Luggin, SelmaSelma Luggin	EHV Sabres	10	581	8	2	311	11	3	.965	1.14
3	Lévesque-Ryan, MaudeMaude Lévesque-Ryan	KMH Budapest	9	537:37	9	0	195	13	2	.933	1.45
4	Lasis, CarmenCarmen Lasis	DEC Salzburg	16	945:35	7	9	761	59	1	.922	3.74
5	Zimková, NikolaNikola Zimková	ŠKP Bratislava	6	360:00	5	1	133	11	0	.917	1.84
6	Dmitriyeva, DaryaDarya Dmitriyeva	Aisulu Almaty	10	569:13	4	6	257	23	3	.909	2.42
7	Németh, AnikóAnikó Németh	MAC Budapest	16	930	10	6	394	37	4	.906	2.39
8	Ekrt, JessicaJessica Ekrt	EHV Sabres	7	378:56	4	2	177	17	0	.904	2.69
9	Kosińska, AgataAgata Kosińska	Metropolis Katowice	9	490:22	3	5	329	33	0	.900	4.04
10	Jenkins, MollyMolly Jenkins	Aisulu Almaty	7	399:53	4	2	149	15	1	.899	2.25

Playoffs[]

Semifinal
1	KMH Budapest	1
4	MAC Budapest	0	Championship final
			1	KMH Budapest	1
Semifinal			3	EHV Sabres	0
2	ŠKP Bratislava	1
3	EHV Sabres	0		Bronze medal game
			2	ŠKP Bratislava	1
			4	MAC Budapest	0

Semifinals[]

February 27, 2021
14:00

KMH Budapest

3–2
1–1 / 1–1 / 0–0 / 0–0

MAC Budapest

Tüskesátor, Budapest


Zsófia Tóth	Goalies	Anikó Németh	Referees: Gergely Korbuly Márk Kókai
Escudero (SH) – 10:35 / Williams (Huszák, Szamosfalvi) – 29:46	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2	2:24 – Gasparics (Odnoga, Gowie) / 29:15 – Pázmándi (Pártos, Gasparics)
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

EHV Sabres

Tüskesátor, Budapest


Nikola Zimková	Goalies	Selma Luggin	Referees: Barna Kis-Király Bonifác Máhr-Stumpf
Hartje (L. Ištocyová) – 1:13 / Hartje (L. Ištocyová, Vysokajová) – 9:13 / Vysokajová (T. Ištocyová) – 27:21	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4	18:23 – Hofbauer / 20:27 – Edney (PS) / 59:49 – Trummer (Jókai-Szilágyi, Nielsen) (PP) / 61:41 – Trummer (PS)
14 min	Penalties	4 min
29	Shots	32

Bronze medal game[]

February 28, 2021
10:30

ŠKP Bratislava

1–0
0–0 / 1–0 / 0–0

MAC Budapest

Tüskesátor, Budapest


Nikola Zimková	Goalies	Anikó Németh	Referees: Bonifác Máhr-Stumpf Márk Kókai
Kapičáková (T. Ištocyová, Korenková) – 38:53	1–0
8 min	Penalties	6 min
24	Shots	23

Championship final[]

February 28, 2021
13:30

KMH Budapest

3–0
1–0 / 2–0 / 0–0

EHV Sabres

Tüskesátor, Budapest


Zsófia Tóth	Goalies	Selma Luggin	Referees: Barna Kis-Király Gergely Korbuly
Somogyi (Ungár, Kiss-Simon) – 9:11 / Tarnowski (Szamosfalvi, Tóth) (PP) – 28:16 / Tarnowski (SH) – 39:44	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
16 min	Penalties	24 min
33	Shots	44

Player statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
1	Hartje, DanielleDanielle Hartje	ŠKP Bratislava	2	2	0	2
1	Tarnowski, NataszaNatasza Tarnowski	KMH Budapest	2	2	0	2
1	Trummer, AnjaAnja Trummer	EHV Sabres	2	2	0	2
4	Gasparics, FanniFanni Gasparics	MAC Budapest	2	1	1	2
4	Vysokajová, SofiaSofia Vysokajová	ŠKP Bratislava	2	1	1	2
6	Ištocyová, LuciaLucia Ištocyová	ŠKP Bratislava	2	0	2	2
6	Ištocyová, TatianaTatiana Ištocyová	ŠKP Bratislava	2	0	2	2
6	Szamosfalvi, PetraPetra Szamosfalvi	KMH Budapest	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	Tóth, ZsófiaZsófia Tóth	KMH Budapest	2	125	2	0	74	2	1	.974	0.96
2	Németh, AnikóAnikó Németh	MAC Budapest	2	123	0	2	63	3	0	.952	1.47
3	Zimková, NikolaNikola Zimková	ŠKP Bratislava	2	122	1	1	55	4	1	.927	1.97
4	Luggin, SelmaSelma Luggin	EHV Sabres	2	119	1	1	62	6	0	.903	3.04

Awards[]

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[]

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

Sources: ^[3]^[11]

References[]

↑ EWHL to move under the HIHF (en) (2019-06-11).
↑ Rivard, Maude (2021-03-15). Une saison qui se termine sur une note salée pour la gardienne de but Maude Lévesque-Ryan (fr-CA).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Kaposi, Dávid (2021-02-28). Megvédte a címét a KMH Budapest (hu-HU).
↑ EWHL Standings.
↑ EWHL Point Leaders (en) (2021-02-21).
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 EWHL (W) Stats 2020-2021 (en).
↑ EWHL Goalkeepers (en) (2021-02-21).
↑ EWHL Point Leaders (en) (2021-02-21).
↑ EWHL (W) Stats 2020-2021 Playoffs (en).
↑ EWHL Goalkeepers (en) (2021-02-21).
↑ Biller, Philippe. EWHL (Elite Women's Hockey League) 2020/21 (fr).

External links[]

EWHL official website

[1] EWHL to move under the HIHF (en) (2019-06-11).

[2] Rivard, Maude (2021-03-15). Une saison qui se termine sur une note salée pour la gardienne de but Maude Lévesque-Ryan (fr-CA).

[:1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Kaposi, Dávid (2021-02-28). Megvédte a címét a KMH Budapest (hu-HU).

[4] EWHL Standings.

[5] EWHL Point Leaders (en) (2021-02-21).

[:0-6] 6.0 ^6.1 EWHL (W) Stats 2020-2021 (en).

[7] EWHL Goalkeepers (en) (2021-02-21).

[8] EWHL Point Leaders (en) (2021-02-21).

[9] EWHL (W) Stats 2020-2021 Playoffs (en).

[10] EWHL Goalkeepers (en) (2021-02-21).

[11] Biller, Philippe. EWHL (Elite Women's Hockey League) 2020/21 (fr).

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