The ECL '26: Winter season in the Core division is over — and HC Lisko are champions. Coming in as the #9 seed, nobody was handing them anything. But HC Lisko didn't need anyone to hand them anything — they went out and took it.
Their playoff road tells the whole story: a 4–0 dismantling of German Elite Hockey (4) in the semis, and a 4–2 victory over the heavily favored #2 seed HC Punishers in the Finals. The higher seed didn't matter. The bracket didn't matter. When the moments were biggest, Lisko was best.
The numbers: Playoff scoring leaders (HC Lisko)
Supra_90 (V. Puupponen) — 23 GP, 63P (40G, 23A), 6 GWG, 53.3% S%
eipaapaa (T. Lähde) — 25 GP, 58P (22G, 36A), 7 GWG, 21% S%
Zambouni_ (S. Heikkilä) — 25 GP, 53P (13G, 40A), 7 GWG, 20.6% S%
Vertti91 (V. Komulainen) — 25 GP, 32P (8G, 24A)
Tero__Nuppi (P. Lepola) — 25 GP, 21P (1G, 20A)
Laspar: The backbone of a championship run
25 GP, 20–3–2
84.62% SV%, 1.92 GAA
4 shutouts
Twenty wins. Four shutouts. Laspar (L. Koos) was the anchor HC Lisko needed, and he delivered it across 25 playoff games. That kind of consistency over a long postseason run doesn't happen by accident.
HC Lisko's road to the championship
Semifinals: HC Lisko (9) 4–0 German Elite Hockey (4)
Finals: HC Lisko (9) 4–2 HC Punishers (2)
ECL '26: Winter – Core Champions roster (HC Lisko)
Skaters
@eipaapaa (T. Lähde)
@Zambouni_ (S. Heikkilä)
@Supra_90 (V. Puupponen)
@Vertti91(V. Komulainen)
@Tero__Nuppi (P. Lepola)
@tolbati (A. Koukidis)
@mogambomoroo (G. Velinov)
Goalie
@Laspar (L. Koos)
Congratulations HC Lisko — Core '26 Winter Champions. 🏆