2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season

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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 HC Sakhalin
Season MVP Mikhail Klimchuk (Sakhalin)
Top scorer Kim Ki-sung (Anyang)
Shin Sang-hoon (Anyang)
Playoffs
Finals champions HC Sakhalin
Anyang Halla
Asia League Ice Hockey seasons
2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the seventeenth season of Asia League Ice Hockey. HC Sakhalin and Anyang Halla were named joint champions after the league cancelled the Finals due to concern from COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

League business

Team changes

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

Standings

Final standings:[4]

Team GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
z – HC 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
Nikko 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

The league cancelled the final on 26 February 2020 due to concern from the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The semifinal winners HC Sakhalin and Anyang Halla were named joint champions

Bracket

  Semifinal Final
                 
1 Sakhalin 2  
4 Daemyung 0  
    1 Sakhalin 0
  2 Anyang 0
3 Oji 1
2 Anyang 2  

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Notice of Playoff Finals Canceled". http://www.alhockey.com/news/2020/02/important-notice-notice-of-playoff-finals-canceled.html. 
  2. ↑ "Four-time Asia champion Nippon Paper Cranes to fold in 2019". https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/12/19/more-sports/ice-hockey/four-time-asia-champion-paper-cranes-fold-2019/. 
  3. ↑ "'East Hokkaido Cranes' to succeed Nippon Paper franchise". https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/04/24/more-sports/ice-hockey/east-hokkaido-cranes-succeed-nippon-paper-franchise/#.XaSyJehKiUk. 
  4. ↑ "Standings". Asia League Ice Hockey. http://www.alhockey.com/popup/33/standings.html. 


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