2008–09 DEL season

2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season Deutsche Eishockey Liga Ice Hockey Deutsche Eishockey Liga Logo 2001.svg 120px 16 Regular season Eisbären Berlin Jason UlmerRobert Hock Finals Eisbären Berlin Deutsche Eishockey Liga#DEL seasons DEL 2007–08 DEL season 2007–08 2009–10 DEL season 2009–10 The 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 15th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (en German Ice Hockey Leagie). 16 Teams played after the 2. Bundesliga Champion, the Kassel Huskies received the license to play in the DEL. After 52 rounds and the play-off's, the Eisbären Berlin won its 4th German Championship in the last five years. Teams Germany 300 right Teams of the 2008-09 DEL season Germany Augsburger Panther bottom 48 22 40 10 54 0 DE Germany Eisbären Berlin right 52 27 26 13 34 05 DE-BE Germany Metro Stars bottom 51 13 37 6 48 47 DE Germany Frankfurt Lions right 50 7 37 8 41 47 DE Germany Hamburg Freezers right 53 33 37 9 59 47 DE Germany Hannover Scorpions top 52 22 28 9 44 19 DE Germany ERC Ingolstadt left 48 46 37 11 26 47 DE Germany Iserlohn Roosters right 51 23 37 7 40 47 DE Germany Kassel Huskies bottom 51 13 37 9 30 47 DE Germany Kölner Haie bottom 50 57 26 6 57 5 DE Germany Krefeld Pinguine top 51 19 40 6 33 55 DE Germany Adler Mannheim left 49 29 37 8 28 47 DE Germany Sinupret Ice Tigers top 49 27 37 11 05 47 DE Germany Straubing Tigers right 48 53 37 12 34 47 DE Germany Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg bottom 52 25 37 10 47 47 DE Germany Füchse Duisburg left 51 25 49 6 45 5 DE TeamCityArenaBudgetMillion €AttendanceRegular SeasonAttendancePlayoffsAugsburger PantherAugsburgCurt Frenzel Stadium 3.1 3,678 5,052Eisbären BerlinBerlinO2 World 7.7 13,746 14,083DEG Metro StarsDüsseldorfISS Dome 7.2 6,084 9,943Frankfurt LionsFrankfurtEissporthalle Frankfurt 4.8 6,208 5,650 Füchse Duisburg Duisburg Scania Arena 4.0 1,792Hamburg FreezersHamburgColor Line Arena 7.1 7,949 6,660Hannover ScorpionsHanoverTUI Arena 7.1 7,949 6,660ERC IngolstadtIngolstadtSaturn Arena 6.2 3,346Iserlohn RoostersIserlohnEissporthalle Iserlohn 4.5 3,864Kassel HuskiesKasselEissporthalle Kassel 3.1 4,071Kölner HaieCologneLanxess Arena 6.5 10,342Krefeld PinguineKrefeldKönig Palast 4.1 4,491 7,819Adler MannheimMannheimSAP Arena 8.0 11,756 12,237Sinupret Ice TigersNurembergNuremberg Arena 4.8 4,322 7,976Straubing TigersStraubingEisstadion am Pulverturm 3.7 4,226Wolfsburg Grizzly AdamsWolfsburgEisarena Wolfsburg 4.5 2,328 2,560 In accordance to the cooperation contract between the DEL and the German Ice Hockey Federation, and after concluding that necessary reforms where not done in the 2. Bundesliga, a decision was made not to have playdowns and no teams were relegated. However, after ensuring compliance with the DEL regulations, the 2. Bundesliga Champions, the Kassel Huskies, were allowed to enter the league on July 4, 2008,Grünes Licht für die Huskies, kicker.de (de) expanding the league to 16 teams. This is also the first season where the Eisbären Berlin played in the brand new O2 World arena. The number of regular seasons rounds was reduced to 52 from 56 in the previous season. The 6-best placed teams qualified for the playoffs, the teams in 7-10th position where to play a qualification round. The average team budget was estimate at Euro € 5.24 million, raising the league total to Euro € 84.3 million from Euro € 78.7, mainly due to the addition of 1 team. Regular season Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L Goals Points 1. Eisbären Berlin 52 31 1 4 0 2 14 214:143 105 2. Hannover Scorpions 52 30 2 1 3 2 14 173:151 101 3. DEG Metro Stars 52 24 2 3 3 3 17 159:134 88 4. Adler Mannheim 52 22 3 4 3 2 18 144:131 85 5. Sinupret Ice Tigers 52 23 6 1 1 1 20 153:142 85 6. Krefeld Pinguine 52 24 3 1 3 1 20 167:140 84 7. Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg 52 25 0 1 5 1 20 180:141 83 8. Hamburg Freezers 52 22 1 4 2 4 19 158:147 82 9. Frankfurt Lions 52 21 3 3 1 4 20 152:152 80 10. Augsburger Panther 52 24 1 1 2 2 22 156:178 80 11. Iserlohn Roosters 52 15 4 3 5 7 18 171:187 71 12. ERC Ingolstadt 52 18 3 1 4 2 24 144:155 68 13. Straubing Tigers 52 17 3 4 1 2 25 144:164 68 14. Kassel Huskies 52 15 2 6 2 2 25 147:171 65 15. Kölner Haie 52 15 4 0 5 5 23 147:166 63 16. Füchse Duisburg 52 9 3 3 1 0 36 118:225 40 GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss Color code: #BCD2EE = Direct Playoff qualification, #CAE1FF = Playoff qualification round, #EECFA1 = No playoff Playoffs Playoff qualifications The playoff qualifications were played between March 5 and 11, 2009 in the Best-of-five mode. Series 1 2 3 4 5 RS Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg – Augsburger Panther 3:1 1:2 4:1 1:0 4:3 OT – [2:2] Hamburg Freezers – Frankfurt Lions 3:2 3:4 1:2 2:1 2:1 OT 4:2 [1:3] RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime Playoff brackets 160 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1. Eisbären Berlin 4 8. Hamburg Freezers 0 2. Hannover Scorpions 4 7. Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams 2 4. Adler Mannheim 4 5. Sinupret Ice Tigers 1 3. DEG Metro Stars 4 6. Krefeld Pinguine 3 1. Eisbären Berlin 3 4. Adler Mannheim 1 2. Hannover Scorpions 2 3. DEG Metro Stars 3 1. Eisbären Berlin 3 3. DEG Metro Stars 1 Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were played in the Best-of-seven mode starting March 13 until March 26. Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RS Eisbären Berlin – Hamburg Freezers 4:0 5:3 3:2 OT 7:2 4:1 − − − [3:1] Hannover Scorpions – Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg 4:2 2:1 2:3 OT 2:3 4:3 OT 4:3 2:0 − [1:1] DEG Metro Stars – Krefeld Pinguine 4:3 2:3 4:3 OT 1:2 5:4 OT 2:1 3:4 5:0 [3:1] Adler Mannheim – Sinupret Ice Tigers 4:1 5:0 3:5 3:2 2:1 5:2 − − [0:4] RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime Semifinals The semifinals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from March 29 to April 7, 2010. Series 1 2 3 4 5 RS Eisbären Berlin – Adler Mannheim 3:1 4:0 1:6 4:0 6:4 – [2:2] Hannover Scorpions – DEG Metro Stars 2:3 5:2 2:4 6:3 3:4 OT 1:3 [1:1] RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime Finale The finals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from April 9, 2010. Series 1 2 3 4 5 RS Eisbären Berlin – DEG Metro Stars 3:1 3:2 1:3 5:1 4:2 – [3:1] RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime The Eisbären Berlin won the title for the 4th time. References 2 Category:2008–09 in European ice hockey leagues 2008-09 Category:2008–09 in German ice hockey