Danish regular season ends with Herning on top

25 Feb 2013 | Henrik Lundqvist

Tonight the last round of the Danish top league AL-Bank Ligaen was played. Herning finished first in the standings of the nine teams thanks to better goal difference than Frederikshavn.

Herning lost the last game of the regular season in overtime to EfB of Esbjerg, but the only point was enough to just get past Frederikshavn in the standings. Both teams ended on 84 points but Herning had five goals better goal difference and got to choose quarter final opponent first.

Eight of the nine teams of the league qualified for the quarter finals. Only Copenhagen was left out.

Herning picked Rødovre as quarter final opponent. Then Fredrikshavn took Herlev, Aalborg wanted Odense and Sønderjyske got EfB.

AL-Bank Ligaen quarter finals
Blue Fox Herning (1)-Rødovre Mighty Bulls (7)
Frederikshavn White Hawks (2)-Herlev Eagles (8)
Aalborg Pirates (3)-Odense Bulldogs (5)
SønderjyskE (4)-EfB Ishockey (6)

Aalborg fired the head coach Martin Karlsson today. He is replaced with Heikki Mälkiä.

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