EWHL League Champion 2023-24: HC SKP Bratislava

European Women’s Hockey League: after two thrilling final games HC SKP Bratislava took the EWHL Championship Trophy – the latter went for the third time in EWHL history to Slovakia’s capital after 2005-06 and 2006-07…

On the other side Hokiklub Budapest could not defend the title successfully after 5 consecutive wins from 2018-19 to 2022-23. Which means that the Sabres will stay the one and only EWHL team to win 6 times the gold medals. Anyway the duel between HKB and SKP showed women’s hockey on European top level and was thrilling from the first to the last minute. Bratislava’s 2-1 win on Friday was equalized by Madeline Leidt’s powerplay goal in 7^th minute of the second game already. After that it became more and more a battle between the two goalies. HKB had more shots while SKP also missed some great chances for deciding the game. Which they did 4 minutes and 39 seconds before an already expected overtime would have started.

In the bronze medal games MAC Budapest won against EC Graz Huskies with a total score of 11-7 after two games. So 18 great and mostly beautiful goals show on one side the offensive power on both sides but also the defensive weaknesses. And while after the 8-3 in game one (1) in the Merkur arena in Graz everyone already expected MAC to “play the medals home” in second. But a 0-3 after first period shocked not only the home team but also their fans. Because in that moment the Huskies were just 2 goals away from an unbelievable “sport wonder”. However – MAC came back to the game by scoring 3 unanswered goals. A onetime in power play decided the game in the end for the league newcomer (3-4), but the result was not enough to turn the series…

EWHL Final Ranking 2023-24:

  1. HC SKP Bratislava

  2. Hokiklub Budapest

  3. MAC Budapest

  4. EC Graz Huskies

  5. Tauron Metropolia Silesia

  6. Aisulu Almaty

  7. SKN Sabres St. Pölten

8. KEHV Lakers

9. Budapest Jegkorong Akademia

10. EVB Eagles South Tyrol

11. KSV Neuberg Highlanders

12. DEC Salzburg Eagles

EWHL Individual Awards 2023-24:

EWHL All Star Team (chosen by the clubs):

Goalkeeper: RISIANOVA Andrea / HC SKP Bratislava

Defence: DONOVAN Lindsey / Hokiklub Budapest

Defence: WITTICH Charlotte / SKN Sabres St. Pölten

Forward: HALUSKOVA Lucia / Hokiklub Budapest

Forward: TOTHOVA Ema / HC SKP Bratislava

Forward: CONFIDENTI Sara / EC Graz Huskies

Best Goalkeeper Save Percentage: RISIANOVA Andrea / HC SKP Bratislava

Top (Point) Scorer: LEIDT Madeline / Hokiklub Budapest

Top (Goal) Scorer: LEIDT Madeline / Hokiklub Budapest

EWHL All Time Medallists:

2023-24: HC SKP Bratislava (SVK / Gold), Hokiklub Budapest (HUN / Silver), MAC Budapest (HUN / Bronze)

2022-23: Hokiklub Budapest (HUN / Gold), MAC Budapest (HUN / Silver), HC SKP Bratislava (SVK / Bronze)

2021-22: Hokiklub Budapest (HUN / Gold), Aisulu Almaty (KAZ / Silver), EHV Sabres Vienna (AUT / Bronze)

2020-21: KMH Budapest (HUN / Gold), EHV Sabres Vienna (AUT / Silver), HC SKP Bratislava (SVK / Bronze)

2019-20: KMH Budapest (HUN / Gold), MAC Budapest (HUN / Silver), Aisulu Almaty (KAZ / Bronze)

2018-19: KMH Budapest (HUN / Gold), EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Silver), EVB Eagles Südtirol (ITA / Bronze)

2017-18: EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Gold), EVB Eagles Südtirol (ITA / Silver), KMH Budapest (HUN / Bronze)

2016-17: EV Bozen Eagles (ITA / Gold), DEC Salzburg Eagles (AUT / Silver), HC SKP Bratislava (SVK / Bronze)

2015-16: EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Gold), DEC Salzburg Eagles (AUT / Silver), Aisulu Almaty (KAZ / Bronze)

2014-15: EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Gold), EV Bozen Eagles (ITA / Silver), DEC Salzburg Eagles (AUT / Bronze)

2013-14: EV Bozen Eagles (ITA / Gold), Neuberg Highlanders (AUT / Silver), EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Bronze)

2012-13: Pantera Minsk (BLR / Gold), EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Silver), DEC Salzburg Eagles (AUT / Bronze)

2011-12: EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Gold), HC Slovan Bratislava (SVK / Silver), Pantera Minsk (BLR / Bronze)

2010-11: EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Gold), HC Slovan Bratislava (SVK / Silver), ESC Planegg (GER / Bronze)

2009-10: ESC Planegg (GER / Gold), The Ravens Salzburg (AUT / Silver), EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Bronze)

2008-09: HC Slavia Prag (CZE / Gold), OSC Berlin (GER / Silver), ESC Planegg (GER / Bronze)

2007-08: HC Slavia Prag (CZE / Gold), The Ravens Salzburg (AUT / Silver), EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Bronze)

2006-07: HC Slovan Bratislava (SVK / Gold), The Ravens Salzburg (AUT / Silver), HK Terme Maribor (SLO / Bronze)

2005-06: HC Slovan Bratislava (SVK / Gold), HK Terme Maribor (SLO / Silver), HC Eagles Bolzano (ITA / Bronze)

2004-05: EHV Sabres Wien (AUT / Gold), HK Terme Maribor (SLO / Silver), Agordo Hockey (ITA / Bronze)

Bericht: PM EWHL