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{{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 Metal Ligaen season|2016–17]]
| nextseason_year = 
}}
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 [[Copenhagen Hockey|Hvidovre Fighters]]. It is Hvidovre's first season in the league since the [[2012–13 AL-Bank Ligaen season|2012–13 season]]. It is also the first time ever that the league consists of 11 teams.

== Teams ==

Teams licensed to play in the [[Metal Ligaen]] 2017–18
{| class="wikitable"
! Team
! Arena
! Capacity
|-
| [[Aalborg Pirates]]
| [[Gigantium|Gigantium Isarena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5,000
|-
| [[Esbjerg Energy]]            
| [[Granly Hockey Arena]]       
| style="text-align:center;"|4,200
|- 
| [[Frederikshavn White Hawks]] 
| [[Scanel Hockey Arena]]       
| style="text-align:center;"|4,000
|-
| [[Gentofte Stars]]            
| [[Gentofte Skøjtehal]]        
| style="text-align:center;"|1,160
|-
| [[Herlev Eagles]]             
| [[DFDS Seaways Arena]]        
| style="text-align:center;"|1,740
|-
| [[Herning Blue Fox]]          
| [[KVIK Hockey Arena]]         
| style="text-align:center;"|4,105
|-
|[[Copenhagen Hockey|Hvidovre Fighters]]
|Allan Villadsen Ishockey Arena 
| style="text-align:center;"|2,000
|-
| [[Odense Bulldogs]]           
| [[Odense Isstadion]] 
| style="text-align:center;"|3,280
|-
| [[Nordsjælland Cobras|Rungsted Seier Capital]]   
| [[Saxo Bank Arena]]           
| style="text-align:center;"|2,460
|-
| [[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]      
| [[Rødovre Skøjte Arena]]      
| style="text-align:center;"|3,600
|-
| [[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]      
| [[SE Arena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5,000
|}

== Regular season ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" width="32"|Pos
! scope="col" width="190"|Team
! scope="col" width="32"|Pld
! scope="col" width="32"|W
! scope="col" width="32"|OTW
! scope="col" width="32"|OTL
! scope="col" width="32"|L
! scope="col" width="32"|GF
! scope="col" width="32"|GA
! scope="col" width="32"|GD
! scope="col" width="32"|Pts
! scope="col"|Qualification
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|1
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herning_Blue_Fox Herning Blue Fox]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|30
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|8
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|4
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|8
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|193
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|124
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"| +69
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|110
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="6"|Qualification to Quarter-finals
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|2
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|[[Aalborg Pirates]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|28
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|4
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|3
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|15
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|156
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|111
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"| +45
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|95
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|3
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|[[Frederikshavn White Hawks]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|24
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|3
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|6
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|17
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|172
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|129
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"| +43
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|84
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|4
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|[[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|23
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|8
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|2
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|17
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|151
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|128
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"| +23
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|87
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|5
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|[[Esbjerg Energy]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|23
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|6
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|5
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|16
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|151
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|130
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"| +21
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|86
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|6
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|[[Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|21
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|6
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|3
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|20
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|154
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|142
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"| +12
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;"|78
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|7
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|[[Odense Bulldogs]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|22
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|2
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|7
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|19
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|141
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|149
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|−8
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|77
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="4"|Qualification to Play-in
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|8
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|[[Gentofte Stars]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|18
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|4
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|8
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|20
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|108
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|134
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|−26
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|70
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|9
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|[[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|18
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|4
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|7
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|21
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|135
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|143
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|−8
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|69
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|10
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|[[Herlev Eagles]]<sup>1</sup>
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|10
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|4
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|2
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|34
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|107
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|186
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|−79
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;"|36
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|11
| style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|[[Hvidovre Fighters]]
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|50
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|6
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|3
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|5
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|36
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|92
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|184
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;"|−92
| style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent;"|29
| style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent;" rowspan="1"|
|}

<small>1. The Herlev Eagles were deducted four points due to financial issues.</small>
== Play-offs ==
{{10TeamBracket
| 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 Ishockey|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 Ishockey|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='''[[Nordsjælland Cobras|Rungsted Seier Capital]]'''
| RD2-score8='''4'''
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1='''[[Herning Blue Fox]]'''
| RD3-score1='''4'''
| RD3-seed2=6
| RD3-team2=[[Nordsjælland Cobras|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=2
| RD4-seed2=2
| RD4-team2='''[[Aalborg Pirates]]'''
| RD4-score2=4
}}

;3rd place series
*'''Rungsted Seier Capital''' - Esbjerg Energy 7:4 total goals (3:3, 4:1)

==External Links==
* [http://metalligaen.dk/ Metal Ligaen official website]

[[Category:2017 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:2018 in ice hockey]]