Fixtures
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
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| 01/24 18:00 | - |
Sonderjyske vs Frederikshavn Whitehawks
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| 01/25 18:00 | - |
Rungsted Ishockey vs Odense Bulldogs
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| 01/26 18:00 | - |
Rødovre Mighty Bulls vs Herlev Eagles
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| 01/27 17:00 | - |
Aalborg Pirates vs Sonderjyske
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| 01/28 17:00 | - |
Esbjerg Energy vs Herning Blue Fox
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| 01/28 18:45 | - |
Frederikshavn Whitehawks vs Rødovre Mighty Bulls
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| 01/29 18:00 | - |
Herlev Eagles vs Rungsted Ishockey
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| 01/30 12:30 | - |
Sonderjyske vs Esbjerg Energy
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| 01/30 15:00 | - |
Rødovre Mighty Bulls vs Herning Blue Fox
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| 01/30 17:00 | - |
Odense Bulldogs vs Frederikshavn Whitehawks
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| 01/31 18:00 | - |
Rungsted Ishockey vs Aalborg Pirates
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| 02/01 17:00 | - |
Herning Blue Fox vs Sonderjyske
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Results
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/22 17:00 | - |
[1] Herning Blue Fox vs Aalborg Pirates
[3]
|
1-2 |
| 01/22 14:00 | - |
[8] Herlev Eagles vs Sonderjyske
[4]
|
0-0 |
| 01/21 18:00 | - |
[9] Rødovre Mighty Bulls vs Rungsted Ishockey
[6]
|
3-6 |
| 01/20 18:45 | - |
[2] Frederikshavn Whitehawks vs Herning Blue Fox
[1]
|
4-1 |
| 01/20 18:00 | - |
[5] Esbjerg Energy vs Odense Bulldogs
[7]
|
6-3 |
| 01/19 17:00 | - |
[4] Sonderjyske vs Rødovre Mighty Bulls
[9]
|
3-0 |
| 01/18 19:15 | - |
[6] Rungsted Ishockey vs Frederikshavn Whitehawks
[2]
|
4-1 |
| 01/18 17:00 | - |
Aalborg Pirates vs Esbjerg Energy
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PPT. |
| 01/16 14:00 | - |
[7] Odense Bulldogs vs Herlev Eagles
[8]
|
3-2 |
| 01/15 14:00 | - |
[2] Frederikshavn Whitehawks vs Esbjerg Energy
[5]
|
1-2 |
| 01/14 19:15 | - |
[6] Rungsted Ishockey vs Herning Blue Fox
[1]
|
6-5 |
| 01/14 17:00 | - |
[4] Sonderjyske vs Odense Bulldogs
[8]
|
2-4 |
Gentofte Stars
Hvidovre Fighters
Wikipedia - Metal Ligaen
Metal Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The league consists of 9 professional teams. The name of the league has changed many times, but is being sponsored by Dansk Metal and therefore got the name Metalligaen.
History
It is also known as Superisligaen or Eliteserien, which is the name used in the past and in times where no naming rights agreement is in place. On 1 January 2014 Danish Metal (Dansk Metal) became the sponsor of the Danish ice hockey league, which changed the name to Metal Ligaen, replacing the previous name AL-Bank Ligaen which was named for the sponsorship deal with the Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank.
The Danish Ice hockey league has become one of the better leagues in Europe, often compared to leagues such as the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan and the German DEL2. The league is more of a springboard for foreign players and a place to start their European careers, before traveling to other bigger leagues such as the Swedish Hockey League or DEL. The teams rely mostly on foreign talent, but there is still a lot of skilled professional Danish players. It is mostly the older Danish players, who are full-time professional. Most younger players are semi-professional because of the tight economy in Danish hockey and most of the money is spent on more talented foreign players.
In the past, the league has consisted of as many as 10 teams. Despite the introduction of a salary cap as well as a limit to the number of import players allowed, several teams have struggled financially in recent years. As a result, the Herlev Hornets and the Rungsted Cobras have withdrawn from the league, reducing the number of active teams from 10 to 8. Teams from the second-tier league were offered the empty spots, but no team were able to accept the offer, citing financial issues as their main concern.
On 9 January 2015 TV2 Sport debuted as a new sports channel on Danish TV. Same day, HockeyNight also aired for the first time, with a match between Odense Bulldogs and Rungsted. Since 2015 TV2 Sport has been the place to watch icehockey and other sports.
On 18 June 2016 it was made clear that the foreign player limit of 8, was against EU law and it was therefore removed. The 2016–17 season was the first time, since 2009, that a Danish ice hockey team could have an unlimited number of foreign players. The salary cap was created to regulating the league. The salary cap of the 2016–17 season, was 6 million DKK.
On June 3, Metal Ligaen was expanded once again, to an historic number of 11 teams. Hvidovre Fighters, who had previously left the league in 2013 because of bankruptcy, got their submitted papers approved, making them the 11th team of the 2017/18 season.