2017–18 Metal Ligaen season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2017–18 Metal Liagen season
| league = {{flagicon|DEN}} Metal Ligaen
| sport = Ice Hockey
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration = 8 September 2017 – 16 April 2018
| no_of_teams = 11
| no_of_games = 275 (50 per team)
| attendance =
| TV = TV 2 Sport
| season = Regular season
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = #Scoring leaders
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = #Playoffs
| finals = Finals
| finals_link =
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner-up =
| finals_MVP =|
| finals_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = Metal Ligaen
| seasonslistnames = Metal Ligaen
| prevseason_year = 2016–17
| nextseason_year = 2018–19
}}
The 2017–18 Metal Ligaen season was the 61st season of ice hockey in Denmark. The season got extended from 10 to 11 teams by including Hvidovre Fighters. It is Hvidovre's first season in the league since the 2012–13 season. It is also the first time ever that the league consists of 11 teams.
Teams
{{Location map+
| Denmark
| width=425
| float=right
| caption= Teams of the 2017–18 Metal Ligaen season
| places=
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 55.76 |long= 12.40 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=70 |position = left |label=Herlev}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 55.48 |long= 8.45 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=80 |position = right |label=Esbjerg Energy}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 57.44 |long= 10.52 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=80 |position = bottom|label=Frederikshavn White Hawks}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 56.13 |long= 8.98 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=80 |position = right |label=Herning Blue Fox}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 55.40 |long= 10.39 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=80 |position = right |label=Odense Bulldogs}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 55.7 |long= 12.40 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=70 |position = left |label=Rødovre}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 55.25 |long= 9.30 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=80 |position = bottom |label=SønderjyskE}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 57.05 |long= 9.92 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=80 |position = left |label=Aalborg Pirates}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 55.90 |long= 12.48 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=70 |position = top |label=Rungsted}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 55.75 |long= 12.53 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=70 |position = right |label=Gentofte}}
{{Location map~|Denmark|lat= 55.63 |long= 12.45 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label_size=70 |position = bottom |label=Hvidovre}}
}}
Teams licensed to play in the Metal Ligaen 2017–18
| class="wikitable"
! Team ! Arena ! Capacity |
| Aalborg Pirates
| style="text-align:center;"|5,000 |
| Esbjerg Energy
| style="text-align:center;"|4,200 |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks
| style="text-align:center;"|4,000 |
| Gentofte Stars
| style="text-align:center;"|1,160 |
| Herlev Eagles
| style="text-align:center;"|1,740 |
| Herning Blue Fox
| style="text-align:center;"|4,105 |
| Hvidovre Fighters
|Allan Villadsen Ishockey Arena | style="text-align:center;"|2,000 |
| Odense Bulldogs
| style="text-align:center;"|3,280 |
| Rungsted Seier Capital
| style="text-align:center;"|2,460 |
| Rødovre Mighty Bulls
| style="text-align:center;"|3,600 |
| SønderjyskE Ishockey
| SE Arena | style="text-align:center;"|5,000 |
Regular season
{{2017–18 Metal Ligaen table}}
Play-offs
{{10TeamBracket
| team-width=170
| RD1-RD2-path=0
| RD2-RD3-path=0
| RD3-group1={{small|(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)}}
| RD1-seed1=7
| RD1-team1=Odense Bulldogs
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=10
| RD1-team2=Herlev Eagles
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=8
| RD1-team3=Gentofte Stars
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=9
| RD1-team4=SønderjyskE
| RD1-score4=3
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Herning Blue Fox
| RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2=10
| RD2-team2=Herlev Eagles
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=4
| RD2-team3=Esbjerg Energy
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4=9
| RD2-team4=SønderjyskE
| RD2-score4=1
| RD2-seed5=2
| RD2-team5=Aalborg Pirates
| RD2-score5=4
| RD2-seed6=5
| RD2-team6=Frederikshavn White Hawks
| RD2-score6=0
| RD2-seed7=3
| RD2-team7=Rødovre Mighty Bulls
| RD2-score7=3
| RD2-seed8=6
| RD2-team8=Rungsted Seier Capital
| RD2-score8=4
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Herning Blue Fox
| RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2=6
| RD3-team2=Rungsted Seier Capital
| RD3-score2=1
| RD3-seed3=2
| RD3-team3=Aalborg Pirates
| RD3-score3=4
| RD3-seed4=3
| RD3-team4=Esbjerg Energy
| RD3-score4=3
| RD4-seed1=1
| RD4-team1=Herning Blue Fox
| RD4-score1=1
| RD4-seed2=2
| RD4-team2=Aalborg Pirates
| RD4-score2=3
| RD4-seed3=3
| RD4-team3=Esbjerg Energy
| RD4-score3=4{{ref|goals|g}}
| RD4-seed4=6
| RD4-team4=Rungsted Seier Capital
| RD4-score4=7{{ref|goals2|g}}
}}
:g.{{note|goals}}{{note|goals2}}The score for third place is goals, not games.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://metalligaen.dk/ Metal Ligaen official website]
{{2017–18 in men's ice hockey}}
{{Metal Ligaen}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Metal Ligaen season}}