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.

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League naming history:

2017 - currentErste Liga
2008 - 2017MOL Liga

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2026-2027 Season

CSM Corona Brasov lead the 2026-27 Erste Liga standings with 28 points. DVTK Jegesmedvék (26 points) and Gyergyói HK (26 points) follow.

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2026-2027 Erste Liga Standings

2026-2027 Erste Liga — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	CSM Corona Brasov	11	8	-	0	1	2	45	26	19	28	2.55	-
2.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	12	7	-	2	2	1	35	28	7	26	2.17	-
3.	Gyergyói HK	13	7	-	3	2	1	43	26	17	26	2.00	-
4.	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	11	7	-	2	1	1	44	26	18	24	2.18	-
5.	DEAC	11	7	-	3	0	1	37	26	11	22	2.00	-
6.	UTE	11	7	-	4	0	0	51	28	23	21	1.91	-
7.	SC Csíkszereda	12	4	-	5	2	1	39	37	2	17	1.42	-
8.	Háromszéki Ágyúsok	11	2	-	8	1	0	27	44	-17	8	0.73	-
9.	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	12	0	-	11	0	1	21	54	-33	1	0.08	-
10.	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	12	0	-	11	0	1	14	61	-47	1	0.08	-

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2026-2027 Erste Liga Player Stats

2026-2027 Erste Liga — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	12	14	4	18	12
2.	Christopher Bodó (F)	13	10	8	18	2
3.	Jeremy Welsh (F)	11	8	10	18	0
4.	David Levin (F)	10	8	8	16	8
5.	Gergö Nagy (F)	11	7	9	16	4

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2026-2027 Erste Liga Goalie Stats

2026-2027 Erste Liga — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Roland Farkas (G)	9	1.99	.943
2.	Tamás Antek (G)	5	1.98	.936
3.	Zoltán Hetényi (G)	6	2.49	.935
4.	Rasmus Rinne (G)	9	1.54	.928
5.	Botond Szücs (G)	7	4.14	.925

Erste Liga Stories

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2026-2027 Erste Liga Demographics

Erste Liga Games

Erste Liga — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/29/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	SC Csíkszereda	-
10/25/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	DVTK Jegesmedvék	5 - 2
10/25/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Háromszéki Ágyúsok	SC Csíkszereda	1 - 6
10/25/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	UTE	2 - 4
10/25/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Gyergyói HK	CSM Corona Brasov	4 - 3 (OT 62:26)

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Erste Liga Transactions

Erste Liga — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Boris Babeliak (F)	HK Detva	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Anthony Luciani (F)	UTE	Wentworth Gryphins	Details
10/20/2026	Confirmed	Jesper Åkerman (D)	Saale Bulls Halle	SC Csíkszereda	Details
10/20/2026	Confirmed	Andrey Simonchyk (D)	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	Unknown	Details
10/09/2026	Confirmed	Georgi Agafonov (D)	Red Hawks Bucuresti	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	Details

2026-2027 Erste Liga Free Agents

2026-2027 Erste Liga — Free Agents
Team	Player
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	Tigran Yarulin (F)
DEAC	Yevgeni Mozer (F)
CSM Corona Brasov	Albert Zagidullin (F)
Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	Valentin Razumnyak (F)
UTE	Taneli Ronkainen (D)

2027-2028 Erste Liga Free Agents

2027-2028 Erste Liga — Free Agents
Team	Player
SC Csíkszereda	Tihamer Becze (F)
Gyergyói HK	Christopher Bodó (F)
CSM Corona Brasov	Jeremy Welsh (F)
CSM Corona Brasov	David Levin (F)
Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	Gergö Nagy (F)

Erste Liga Team Comparison (Averages)

2026-2027 Erste Liga — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	31	3 732	6'1"	187 lbs	23.74
2.	CSM Corona Brasov	27	9 429	6'0"	185 lbs	28.56
3.	DEAC	26	3 440	6'0"	181 lbs	25.46
4.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	23	2 835	6'0"	181 lbs	25.30
5.	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	29	895	6'0"	176 lbs	24.17
6.	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	28	1 145	5'11"	172 lbs	21.00
7.	Gyergyói HK	28	6 900	6'0"	181 lbs	24.43
8.	Háromszéki Ágyúsok	28	5 438	5'11"	176 lbs	27.54
9.	SC Csíkszereda	29	9 492	6'0"	179 lbs	26.10
10.	UTE	28	2 813	6'0"	181 lbs	25.11

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Erste Liga Interesting Facts

Erste Liga — Oldest
Oldest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Sergei Paior	42 yrs
2.	Yevgeni Skachkov	42 yrs
3.	Pavlo Borysenko	39 yrs
4.	Shane Heffernan	39 yrs
5.	Keegan Dansereau	38 yrs

Erste Liga — Tallest
Tallest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Tamás Láday	6'7"
2.	Viktor Dominik Szécsi	6'6"
3.	Zsombor Keresztes	6'5"
4.	Calin Mardale	6'5"
5.	Andrey Simonchyk	6'5"

Erste Liga — Heaviest
Heaviest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Balint Molnar	227 lbs
2.	Taras Yeliseyev	225 lbs
3.	Vilmos Czina	220 lbs
4.	Kyle Heffernan	220 lbs
5.	Levente Karo	220 lbs

Erste Liga — Youngest
Youngest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Csongor Kiss	16 yrs
2.	Tamas Kuti	16 yrs
3.	Bertalan Joo	17 yrs
4.	Milán Kemeny-Savovic	17 yrs
5.	Nandor Spisak	17 yrs

Erste Liga — Shortest
Shortest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Tamás Ilyés	5'7"
2.	Matias Haaranen	5'7"
3.	Arnold László	5'7"
4.	Miklos Mathe	5'7"
5.	Robert Szekeres	5'7"

Erste Liga — Lightest
Lightest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Aron Balogh	123 lbs
2.	Miklos Mathe	139 lbs
3.	Tamás Ilyés	141 lbs
4.	Mate Attila Varga	141 lbs
5.	Krisztian Erdei	143 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

Erste Liga — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	13	5	17	22	6
2.	Alexander Peresunko (F)	2026-2027	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	PHL	14	11	9	20	6
3.	Matic Podlipnik (D)	2026-2027	Kitzbüheler EC	Alps Hockey League	11	7	13	20	8
4.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	12	3	17	20	2
5.	Nick Huard (F)	2026-2027	Saale Bulls Halle	Oberliga	12	6	12	18	10
6.	Erik Svetina (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice	Alps Hockey League	14	5	13	18	4
7.	Eetu Elo (F)	2026-2027	ESC Kempten	Regionalliga	7	8	9	17	2
8.	Fredrik Forsberg (F)	2026-2027	Gjøvik Hockey	HockeyLiga1	9	8	8	16	0
9.	Ugnius Cizas (F)	2026-2027	EV Füssen	Oberliga	13	4	11	15	2
10.	Benjamin Nissner (F)	2026-2027	EC Salzburg	ICEHL	14	3	12	15	18

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Erste Liga All-Time Points

Erste Liga — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	622	306	332	638
2.	Gergö Nagy (F)	424	211	317	528
3.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
4.	Nikandrosz Galanisz (F)	382	198	291	489
5.	Zsolt Azari Jr. (F)	465	178	303	481

Erste Liga All-Time Goals

Erste Liga — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	622	306	332	638
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
3.	Gergö Nagy (F)	424	211	317	528
4.	David Szappanos (F)	509	209	224	433
5.	Christopher Bodó (F)	267	203	256	459

Erste Liga All-Time Assists

Erste Liga — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	622	306	332	638
2.	Gergö Nagy (F)	424	211	317	528
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.

Erste Liga — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	622	306	638	916
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

Erste Liga — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Csanád Fodor (F)	671	128	157	285
2.	Tihamer Becze (F)	622	306	332	638
3.	Tamás Farkas (D)	579	39	117	156
4.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
5.	Huba Bors (D)	520	21	91	112

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Game

Erste Liga — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	37	50	81	2.19
2.	David Booth (F)	8	10	17	2.13
3.	Brock Trotter (F)	11	9	23	2.09
4.	Johan Ramstedt (F)	37	23	76	2.05
5.	Chris Seto (F)	11	9	22	2.00

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Season

Erste Liga — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ian McDonald (F)	2015-2016	MOL Liga	47	25	68	93	1.98	6
2.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	2008-2009	MOL Liga	37	50	31	81	2.19	46
3.	Árpád Mihály (F)	2008-2009	MOL Liga	39	40	39	79	2.03	84
4.	Hugo Turcotte (F)	2018-2019	Erste Liga	48	33	44	77	1.60	106
5.	Tomas Klempa (F)	2015-2016	MOL Liga	48	25	51	76	1.58	60

Erste Liga All-Time Goals Per Season

Erste Liga — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	2008-2009	MOL Liga	37	50	31	81	2.19	46
2.	Árpád Mihály (F)	2008-2009	MOL Liga	39	40	39	79	2.03	84
3.	Jeff Hayes (F)	2015-2016	MOL Liga	48	39	33	72	1.50	46
4.	Mitch Holmberg (F)	2015-2016	MOL Liga	48	37	31	68	1.42	12
5.	Christopher Bodó (F)	2023-2024	Erste Liga	44	36	39	75	1.70	8

Erste Liga All-Time Assists Per Season

Erste Liga — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ian McDonald (F)	2015-2016	MOL Liga	47	25	68	93	1.98	6
2.	Johan Ramstedt (F)	2008-2009	MOL Liga	37	23	53	76	2.05	48
3.	Tomas Klempa (F)	2015-2016	MOL Liga	48	25	51	76	1.58	60
4.	Hugo Turcotte (F)	2018-2019	Erste Liga	48	33	44	77	1.60	106
5.	Ladislav Sikorcin (F)	2008-2009	MOL Liga	33	31	44	75	2.27	95

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Erste Liga — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kevin Wehrs (D)	2012-2013	MOL Liga	47	10	32	42	0.89	234
2.	Rory Rawlyk (D)	2012-2013	MOL Liga	37	11	31	42	1.14	211
3.	Attila Tolnai (D)	2010-2011	MOL Liga	26	3	8	11	0.42	211
4.	Yevgeni Piszarenko (D)	2008-2009	MOL Liga	31	9	14	23	0.74	205
5.	Csaba Gergely (F)	2012-2013	MOL Liga	39	11	7	18	0.46	188

List of Erste Liga Champions

Erste Liga — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Gyergyói HK
2025	Gyergyói HK
2024	CSM Corona Brasov
2023	Gyergyói HK
2022	SC Csíkszereda
2021	SC Csíkszereda
2020	Ferencvárosi TC
2020	SC Csíkszereda
2019	Ferencvárosi TC
2018	MAC Budapest
2017	DVTK Jegesmedvék
2016	DVTK Jegesmedvék
2015	Miskolci Jegesmedve JSE
2014	HK Nove Zamky
2013	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
2012	Dunaújváros AC
2011	HSC Csíkszereda
2010	Budapest Stars
2009	HC Csíkszereda