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.

MOL Liga Erste Liga 2016-2017

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League naming history:

2017 - currentErste Liga
2008 - 2017MOL Liga

Erste Liga external links

Erste Liga Team Rosters

2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

DVTK Jegesmedvék finished first in the 2016-17 MOL Liga standings with 95 points. MAC Budapest (91 points) and UTE (77 points) followed.

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2016-2017 MOL Liga Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	40	29	-	6	3	2	187	87	100	95	2.38	Champion
2.	MAC Budapest	40	28	-	7	2	3	189	90	99	91	2.28	Final loss
3.	UTE	40	23	-	12	3	2	147	107	40	77	1.93	Semifinal loss
4.	Debreceni HK	40	20	-	14	3	3	166	127	39	69	1.73	Semifinal loss
5.	ASC Corona Brasov	40	18	-	15	6	1	142	125	17	67	1.68	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	40	18	-	13	3	6	154	131	23	66	1.65	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Ferencvárosi TC	40	13	-	20	0	7	132	174	-42	46	1.15	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Fehérvári Titánok	40	7	-	17	9	7	118	146	-28	46	1.15	Quarterfinal loss
9.	Dunarea Galati	40	8	-	22	7	3	114	196	-82	41	1.03	Did not make playoffs
10.	HK Beograd	40	9	-	27	2	2	107	182	-75	33	0.83	Did not make playoffs
11.	SC Csíkszereda	40	8	-	28	1	3	94	185	-91	29	0.73	Did not make playoffs

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2016-2017 MOL Liga Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Keegan Dansereau (F)	39	34	37	71	28
2.	Zsolt Azari Jr. (F)	40	25	40	65	-
3.	Tomas Klempa (F)	40	31	31	62	16
4.	Ian McDonald (F)	38	26	36	62	8
5.	Jereme Tendler (F)	39	34	26	60	20

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2016-2017 MOL Liga Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Attila Adorjan (G)	32	2.08	.930
2.	Yevgeni Orlov (G)	10	2.49	.926
3.	Zoltán Töke (G)	35	2.77	.921
4.	Gergely Arany (G)	17	2.28	.921
5.	Dávid Duschek (G)	38	2.98	.920

Erste Liga Stories

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2016-2017 MOL Liga Demographics

Erste Liga Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/28/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	-
09/27/2026 04:30 PM UTC	DEAC	CSM Corona Brasov	2 - 5
09/27/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Háromszéki Ágyúsok	DVTK Jegesmedvék	1 - 3
09/27/2026 03:30 PM UTC	SC Csíkszereda	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	3 - 1
09/27/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Gyergyói HK	UTE	1 - 0

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Pavel Varfolomeyev (F)

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09/19/2026

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Nikola Murgic (D)

Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák

Evansville Thunderbolts

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09/18/2026

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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
SC Csíkszereda	Tihamer Becze (F)
Gyergyói HK	Christopher Bodó (F)
Gyergyói HK	Brance Orbán (F)
SC Csíkszereda	Balazs Peter (F)
UTE	Simon Szathmary (D)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Erste Liga Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	32	2 658	6'0"	190 lbs	24.47
2.	CSM Corona Brasov	29	8 757	6'0"	190 lbs	28.72
3.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	28	6 456	6'0"	185 lbs	25.25
4.	Debreceni HK	35	3 310	6'0"	187 lbs	26.40
5.	Dunarea Galati	34	7 804	6'0"	192 lbs	29.00
6.	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	32	3 805	6'0"	187 lbs	25.84
7.	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	45	1 838	6'0"	190 lbs	22.04
8.	Ferencvárosi TC	30	4 000	6'0"	185 lbs	25.37
9.	HK Beograd	29	1 238	6'0"	192 lbs	24.52
10.	SC Csíkszereda	39	6 670	5'11"	181 lbs	25.64
11.	UTE	28	3 536	6'0"	192 lbs	25.57

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	8	6	5	11	4
2.	Leo Ring (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	8	3	6	9	0
3.	Jan Dalecký (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Sokolov	1. liga	7	3	5	8	2
4.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	4	0	8	8	0
5.	Alexander Peresunko (F)	2026-2027	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	PHL	4	5	2	7	0
6.	Niki Koskinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat	II-divisioona	4	4	3	7	0
7.	Matic Podlipnik (D)	2026-2027	Kitzbüheler EC	Alps Hockey League	3	3	4	7	2
8.	Benjamin Nissner (F)	2026-2027	EC Salzburg	ICEHL	5	2	5	7	12
9.	Pauls Svars (D)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	5	0	7	7	2
10.	Michael Levin (F)	2026-2027	Meran/Merano	Alps Hockey League	3	5	1	6	2

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Regular Season

Erste Liga All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	615	300	329	629
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
3.	Gergö Nagy (F)	416	206	308	514
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)	615	300	329	629
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
3.	David Szappanos (F)	509	209	224	433
4.	Gergö Nagy (F)	416	206	308	514
5.	Christopher Bodó (F)	259	200	250	450

Erste Liga All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	615	300	329	629
2.	Gergö Nagy (F)	416	206	308	514
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)	615	300	629	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)	664	127	155	282
2.	Tihamer Becze (F)	615	300	329	629
3.	Tamás Farkas (D)	572	39	115	154
4.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
5.	Huba Bors (D)	513	20	89	109

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

#	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

MOL Liga Erste Liga 2016-2017

Erste Liga Team Rosters

2016-2017 Season

2016-2017 MOL Liga Standings

2016-2017 MOL Liga Player Stats

2016-2017 MOL Liga Goalie Stats

Erste Liga Stories

2016-2017 MOL 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

Erste Liga Awards