When was the Erste Liga founded?

The Erste Liga was founded in 2008.

How many teams play in the Erste Liga?

The Erste Liga currently consists of 10 teams.

Which country is the Erste Liga based in?

The Erste Liga is based in Hungary.

Who won the most recent Erste Liga championship?

Gyergyói HK won the most recent Erste Liga championship in 2026.

Erste Liga Erste Liga 2022-2023

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League naming history:

2017 - currentErste Liga
2008 - 2017MOL Liga

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC finished first in the 2022-23 Erste Liga standings with 81 points. Gyergyói HK (79 points) and DVTK Jegesmedvék (67 points) followed.

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2022-2023 Erste Liga Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	36	24	-	7	4	1	161	85	76	81	2.25	Semifinal loss
2.	Gyergyói HK	36	24	-	7	2	3	149	92	57	79	2.19	Champion
3.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	36	19	-	11	4	2	120	95	25	67	1.86	Quarterfinal loss
4.	CSM Corona Brasov	36	19	-	11	4	2	123	103	20	67	1.86	Semifinal loss
5.	Ferencvárosi TC	36	18	-	14	2	2	116	107	9	60	1.67	Final loss
6.	SC Csíkszereda	36	13	-	12	6	5	133	124	9	56	1.56	Quarterfinal loss
7.	DEAC	36	16	-	16	1	3	121	126	-5	53	1.47	Playoffs Qualifier loss
8.	UTE	36	9	-	20	2	5	110	136	-26	36	1.00	Playoffs Qualifier loss
9.	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	36	6	-	24	3	3	101	173	-72	27	0.75	Quarterfinal loss
10.	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	36	3	-	29	1	3	75	168	-93	14	0.39	Quarterfinal loss

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2022-2023 Erste Liga Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Brance Orbán (F)	36	23	40	63	14
2.	Christopher Bodó (F)	35	23	34	57	20
3.	Eetu Elo (F)	33	31	21	52	37
4.	Jesperi Viikilä (F)	36	8	43	51	14
5.	Sébastien Sylvestre (F)	36	22	28	50	26

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2022-2023 Erste Liga Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Roland Farkas (G)	22	2.11	.936
2.	Janis Voris (G)	34	2.43	.932
3.	Rasmus Rinne (G)	36	2.49	.931
4.	Zoltán Hetényi (G)	26	3.09	.923
5.	Daniel Kornakker (G)	16	2.56	.921

Erste Liga Stories

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2022-2023 Erste Liga Demographics

Erste Liga Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/24/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Gyergyói HK	DVTK Jegesmedvék	-
09/20/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	Gyergyói HK	2 - 5
09/20/2026 12:05 PM UTC	UTE	SC Csíkszereda	11 - 4
09/18/2026 04:30 PM UTC	DEAC	SC Csíkszereda	4 - 2
09/18/2026 04:00 PM UTC	UTE	Gyergyói HK	4 - 1

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2026-2027 Erste Liga Free Agents

Team	Player
UTE	Anthony Luciani (F)
DEAC	Yevgeni Mozer (F)
CSM Corona Brasov	Albert Zagidullin (F)
Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	Valentin Razumnyak (F)
DVTK Jegesmedvék	Colin Doyle (F)

2027-2028 Erste Liga Free Agents

Team	Player
UTE	Julius Valtonen (F)
UTE	Filip Vasko (F)
UTE	Simon Szathmary (D)
SC Csíkszereda	Tihamer Becze (F)
Gyergyói HK	Christopher Bodó (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Erste Liga Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	30	2 829	6'0"	187 lbs	24.07
2.	CSM Corona Brasov	25	5 799	6'0"	190 lbs	28.08
3.	DEAC	31	2 754	6'0"	187 lbs	23.97
4.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	33	2 714	6'0"	183 lbs	24.09
5.	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	33	3 258	6'0"	181 lbs	24.61
6.	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	43	1 951	5'11"	174 lbs	21.23
7.	Ferencvárosi TC	32	7 154	6'0"	187 lbs	26.84
8.	Gyergyói HK	25	6 822	6'0"	183 lbs	27.88
9.	SC Csíkszereda	31	13 419	6'0"	192 lbs	28.97
10.	UTE	33	3 453	6'0"	185 lbs	24.64

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	7	6	4	10	4
2.	Jan Dalecký (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Sokolov	1. liga	5	3	5	8	2
3.	Leo Ring (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	7	2	6	8	0
4.	Niki Koskinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat	II-divisioona	3	3	3	6	0
5.	Jake Willets (D)	2026-2027	Guildford Flames	-	4	1	5	6	4
6.	Aki Juusela (F)	2026-2027	Tigers	II-divisioona	2	3	2	5	6
7.	Fredrik Forsberg (F)	2026-2027	Tre Kannor	IAHL	1	3	1	4	-
8.	Taavi Tiala (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	3	3	1	4	4
9.	Stepan Csamango (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Sokolov	1. liga	5	2	2	4	0
10.	Bence Baróti (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	2	2	4	6

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Erste Liga All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	612	296	328	624
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
3.	Gergö Nagy (F)	413	204	308	512
4.	Nikandrosz Galanisz (F)	382	198	291	489
5.	Zsolt Azari Jr. (F)	465	178	303	481

Erste Liga All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	612	296	328	624
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
3.	David Szappanos (F)	509	209	224	433
4.	Gergö Nagy (F)	413	204	308	512
5.	Nikandrosz Galanisz (F)	382	198	291	489

Erste Liga All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	612	296	328	624
2.	Gergö Nagy (F)	413	204	308	512
3.	Zsolt Azari Jr. (F)	465	178	303	481
4.	Nikandrosz Galanisz (F)	382	198	291	489
5.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	612	296	624	906
2.	Attila Pavuk (F)	425	129	350	762
3.	Yevgeni Piszarenko (D)	195	37	111	704
4.	Patrik Popovics (F)	315	44	112	676
5.	Akos Kiss (F)	336	99	224	618

Erste Liga All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Csanád Fodor (F)	662	127	155	282
2.	Tihamer Becze (F)	612	296	328	624
3.	Tamás Farkas (D)	569	39	112	151
4.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
5.	Adam Hegyi (D)	510	49	200	249

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Matias Lehtonen (F)	1	1	3	3.00
2.	Julius Valtonen (F)	2	3	5	2.50
3.	Filip Vasko (F)	2	2	5	2.50
4.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	37	50	81	2.19
5.	David Booth (F)	8	10	17	2.13

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ian McDonald (F)	2015-2016	47	25	93
2.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	2008-2009	37	50	81
3.	Árpád Mihály (F)	2008-2009	39	40	79
4.	Hugo Turcotte (F)	2018-2019	48	33	77
5.	Tomas Klempa (F)	2015-2016	48	25	76

Erste Liga All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	2008-2009	37	50	81
2.	Árpád Mihály (F)	2008-2009	39	40	79
3.	Jeff Hayes (F)	2015-2016	48	39	72
4.	Mitch Holmberg (F)	2015-2016	48	37	68
5.	Christopher Bodó (F)	2023-2024	44	36	75

Erste Liga All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ian McDonald (F)	2015-2016	47	68	93
2.	Johan Ramstedt (F)	2008-2009	37	53	76
3.	Tomas Klempa (F)	2015-2016	48	51	76
4.	Hugo Turcotte (F)	2018-2019	48	44	77
5.	Ladislav Sikorcin (F)	2008-2009	33	44	75

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Kevin Wehrs (D)	2012-2013	47	42	234
2.	Rory Rawlyk (D)	2012-2013	37	42	211
3.	Attila Tolnai (D)	2010-2011	26	11	211
4.	Yevgeni Piszarenko (D)	2008-2009	31	23	205
5.	Csaba Gergely (F)	2012-2013	39	18	188

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2022-2023 Erste Liga Player Stats

2022-2023 Erste Liga Goalie Stats

Erste Liga Stories

2022-2023 Erste Liga Demographics

Erste Liga Games

Erste Liga Transactions

2026-2027 Erste Liga Free Agents

2027-2028 Erste Liga Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Erste Liga Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

Erste Liga All-Time Points

Erste Liga All-Time Goals

Erste Liga All-Time Assists

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min.

Erste Liga All-Time Games Played

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Game

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Season

Erste Liga All-Time Goals Per Season

Erste Liga All-Time Assists Per Season

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of Erste Liga Champions

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