Gantoise’s men and women both carry healthy leads in the Belgian Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League going into the winter break after strong autumns.

For the women, they have dropped just two points so far with 11 wins out of 12, closing out this phase with a 2-0 away win over KHC Leuven.

It puts them five points clear of KHC Dragons with Mercedes Pastor and Stephanie Vanden Borre on the mark, making it four wins in a row with just one goal conceded in that sequence.

In the playoff chase, Dragons are on 29 points with a six-point gap to third place Antwerp and Waterloo Ducks on 20, level with reigning Belgian champions Braxgata who are fifth on goal difference.

For the men from Ghent, their lead is four points as they rounded off their autumn series with a 5-2 win over Pingouin, their ninth win in 13 matches.

Hugues Molenaar scored twice, as did Alexander Hendrickx from the penalty spot, while Roman Duvekot added the fourth. 

The success means they stay four clear of Brax who have a game in hand, as do Orée who are in third spot a further point back.

Waterloo Ducks complete the top four on 24 points – six back from Gantoise – while the battle for the playoff spots in the new year will also include Herakles and Royal Léopold on 22 points,

Hamburger Polo Club will carry a big seven-point lead into the second half of the season despite dropping a point in their final game of the autumn phase of the men’s Bundesliga.

For the second time in three days, they were held to a draw against a Hamburg rival on the last weekend before the break.

Following a Friday 4-4 draw against Club an der Alster, they drew 3-3 against UHC Hamburg.

UHC took the lead three times through Luis Bernstein’s two goals and one from Florian Sperling  but Polo equalised each time through Tom Craig, Bennet Ness and Paul Smith.

In the shootout, the home side prevailed 3-1 thanks to goals from Justus Weigand, Paul Smith, and Bennet Ness, with UHC managing only one goal through Hannes Müller.

They will return to outdoor action on March 21st 2026 with a game against second placed TSV Mannheim and they will play three league matches before facing the EHL FINAL8 against AH&BC Amsterdam.

The first half has been tougher for the other German EHL team, Crefelder HTC, who sit in ninth place in the competition with three wins from 12 outings.

But they did close out the first phase with a confidence building 6-2 win over Münchner SC with three goals from Niklas Wellen.