2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season

2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season
League	Polska Hokej Liga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Sept. 2014 - Apr. 2015
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	TVP Sport
Regular season
Regular-season winner	JKH GKS Jastrzębie
Top scorer	Jordan Pietrus (Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok) Damian Kapica (Podhale Nowy Targ) (28)
Relegated to 1. Liga	GKS Katowice
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	GKS Tychy
Runners-up	JKH GKS Jastrzębie

The 2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season was the 80th season of the Polska Hokej Liga, the top level of ice hockey in Poland.

Teams

Ten teams participated in the league: Orlik Opole and Naprzód Janów moved up from the 1. Liga while KTH Krynica did not play in the PHL as they did not obtain a license, which allowed Podhale Nowy Targ to stay in the PHL.

Sanok

Cracovia

Tychy

Katowice

Jastrzębie

Nowy Targ

Janów

Opole

Bytom

Oświęcim

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Teams currently in the Polska Hokej Liga.

GKS Tychy

GKS Katowice

Polonia Bytom

Naprzód Janów

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Location of teams in the Katowice urban area

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
ComArch Cracovia	Kraków	Lodowisko im. Adama "Rocha" Kowalskiego	2,514
GKS Katowice	Katowice	Lodowisko Spodek Satelita	1,500
GKS Tychy	Tychy	Stadion Zimowy w Tychach	2,535
JKH GKS Jastrzębie	Jastrzębie-Zdrój	Jastor	1,986
Naprzód Janów	Katowice	Jantor Janów	1,417
Orlik Opole	Opole	Toropol	3,000
Podhale Nowy Targ	Nowy Targ	Miejska Hala Lodowa w Nowym Targu	5,000
Polonia Bytom	Bytom	OSiR w Bytomiu	3,000
Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok	Sanok	Arena Sanok	3,000
Unia Oświęcim	Oświęcim	Hala Lodowa MOSiR Oświęcim	5,000

Format

The regular season format was changed from the previous season. After 36 matches, GKS Tychy led the league with 82 points. Then the league has been divided into two groups for the Second Round: Group A, consisting of the top 6 teams competing against each other; and Group B, consisting of the bottom 4 teams competing.

Results

In the stronger group (Group A), JKH GKS Jastrzębie finished in first place at the end of the season, and from the weaker group (Group B), Orlik Opole and Naprzód Janów advanced to the playoff round. GKS Tychy won the playoff championship, the second championship in the club's history. GKS Katowice was relegated to the 1. Liga at the end of the season.

Regular season (first round)

After 36 matches, the top 6 teams advanced to the stronger group (Group A) to determine standings before playoffs.
The bottom 4 teams advanced to the weaker group (Group B) to determine the two teams that would also advance to the playoffs, and the team that would be relegated.

	Club	GP	W	OTW	SOW	SOL	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	GKS Tychy	36	26	0	1	1	1	7	175:80	82
2.	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok	36	25	0	1	1	2	7	179:77	80
3.	JKH GKS Jastrzębie	36	24	1	1	0	2	8	153:61	78
4.	KS Cracovia	36	23	0	2	1	1	9	175:91	75
5.	Podhale Nowy Targ	36	19	1	1	0	2	13	138:81	63
6.	Aksam Unia Oświęcim	36	16	0	2	0	2	16	136:92	54
7.	Orlik Opole	36	13	0	5	0	1	17	100:112	50
8.	Naprzód Janów	36	12	2	0	0	2	20	116:140	42
9.	Polonia Bytom	36	4	0	0	1	0	31	91:238	13
10.	GKS Katowice	36	1	0	0	0	0	35	60:351	3

Regular season (second round, Group A)

The top 6 teams from the First Round were put in this group to determine the standings before the playoffs. Results from the Second Round are added to results from the First Round.

	Club	GP	W	OTW	SOW	SOL	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	JKH GKS Jastrzębie	46	31	2	2	0	2	7	189:87	103
2.	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok	46	32	0	1	1	3	9	221:99	102
3.	GKS Tychy	46	31	1	1	1	1	11	215:110	99
4.	KS Cracovia	46	27	0	2	1	1	15	204:128	87
5.	Podhale Nowy Targ	46	21	1	1	1	3	19	162:114	71
6.	Aksam Unia Oświęcim	46	17	0	3	1	2	23	156:135	60

Regular season (Second Reound, Group B)

The bottom 4 teams from the First Round were put in this group to determine the standings before the playoffs. Results from the Second Round are added to results from the First Round.
The top two teams advanced to the playoffs, while the bottom two teams did not. The last place team was relegated.

	Club	GP	W	OTW	SOW	SOL	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
7.	Orlik Opole	48	21	0	5	0	2	20	151:139	75
8.	Naprzód Janów	48	19	3	1	0	2	23	171:180	67
9.	Polonia Bytom	48	10	0	0	2	0	36	145:283	32
10.	GKS Katowice	48	2	0	0	0	0	46	95:434	6

Playoffs

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	1. JKH GKS Jastrzębie	3
	8. Naprzód Janów	0
					1. JKH GKS Jastrzębie	4
					5. Podhale Nowy Targ	1
	4. KS Cracovia	0
	5. Podhale Nowy Targ	3
									3. GKS Tychy	4
									1. JKH GKS Jastrzębie	2
	2. KH Sanok	3
	7. Orlik Opole	0
					2. KH Sanok	2
					3. GKS Tychy	4			Third place
	3. GKS Tychy	2
	6. Aksam Unia Oświęcim	1
									5. Podhale Nowy Targ	2
									2. KH Sanok	0

External links

• Polish Ice Hockey Federation
• PHL