The 2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the seventeenth season of Asia League Ice Hockey. PSK Sakhalin and Anyang Halla were named joint champions after the league cancelled the Finals due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| 2019–20 ALIH season | |
|---|---|
| League | Asia League Ice Hockey |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 31 August 2019 – 26 February 2020 |
| Number of games | 36 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Regular season | |
| Leaders Flag | PSK Sakhalin |
| Season MVP | Mikhail Klimchuk (Sakhalin) |
| Top scorer | Kim Ki-sung (Anyang) Shin Sang-hoon (Anyang) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | PSK Sakhalin Anyang Halla |
League business edit
Team changes edit
During the 2018–19 season, the Nippon Paper Industries Company announced that they would shut down the Nippon Paper Cranes at the conclusion of the season.[2] During the off-season, the league approved the East Hokkaido Cranes as their replacement.[3]
Regular season edit
Standings edit
Final standings:[4]
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z – PSK Sakhalin | 36 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 71 | 82 |
| x – Anyang Halla | 36 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 68 | 76 |
| x – Oji Eagles | 36 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 74 | 65 |
| x – Daemyung Killer Whales | 36 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 113 | 48 |
| East Hokkaido Cranes | 36 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 104 | 46 |
| Nikkō IceBucks | 36 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 111 | 45 |
| Tohoku Free Blades | 36 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 148 | 16 |
- x - clinched playoff spot
- z - Leaders Flag (regular season) champion
Playoffs edit
The league cancelled the final on 26 February 2020 due to concern from the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The semifinal winners PSK Sakhalin and Anyang Halla were named joint champions
Bracket edit
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Sakhalin | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Daemyung | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Sakhalin | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Anyang | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Oji | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Anyang | 2 | |||||||
Statistics edit
Scoring leaders edit
The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on 16 February 2020.[5]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shogo Nakajima | Oji Eagles | 35 | 14 | 32 | 46 | +5 | 12 |
| Kim Sang-wook | Anyang Halla | 36 | 7 | 38 | 45 | +4 | 40 |
| Mikhail Klimchuk | PSK Sakhalin | 35 | 15 | 28 | 43 | +3 | 38 |
| Kim Ki-sung | Anyang Halla | 36 | 22 | 19 | 41 | +4 | 14 |
| Makuru Furuhashi | Nikkō IceBucks | 36 | 21 | 18 | 39 | +2 | 38 |
| Brock Higgs | Daemyung Killer Whales | 36 | 8 | 30 | 38 | +1 | 40 |
| Bill Thomas | Anyang Halla | 36 | 14 | 24 | 38 | +4 | 12 |
| Kirill Startsev | PSK Sakhalin | 35 | 19 | 18 | 37 | +3 | 2 |
| Shin Sang-hoon | Anyang Halla | 36 | 22 | 14 | 36 | +6 | 22 |
| Cho Min-ho | Anyang Halla | 36 | 8 | 27 | 35 | +4 | 34 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Notice of Playoff Finals Canceled". alhockey.com.
- ^ "Four-time Asia champion Nippon Paper Cranes to fold in 2019". The Japan Times. 19 December 2018.
- ^ "'East Hokkaido Cranes' to succeed Nippon Paper franchise". The Japan Times. 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Standings". Asia League Ice Hockey. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Individual Records". Asia League Ice Hockey. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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