2006–07 German ice hockey league season

October 2023 German ice hockey season 2006–07 Nation Levels DEL 2nd Bundesliga Oberliga Number of leagues 3 Number of teams 41 Champions Adler Mannheim The DEL, 2nd Bundesliga and Oberliga are the first three levels of ice hockey in Germany. All three leagues operate nationwide. While the DEL is an independently operated league, the other two are run by the German ice hockey federation, the DEB, through the ESBG. The leagues below the Oberliga are operated by the state federations (German:Landesverbände) and don't run nationwide. The 2006–07 season for the three top leagues started on 7 September 2006 with the first round in the DEL and finished on 17 April 2007 with the third and last game of the DEL finals, with the Adler Mannheim winning their fifth DEL title. Champions DEL: Adler Mannheim 2nd Bundesliga: EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams Oberliga: Heilbronner Falken Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the DEL 2006–07 DEL season Deutsche Eishockey Liga The DEL is the highest tier of German ice hockey. The league was played with 14 clubs in the 2006–07 season, the same number as the previous season. However, in place of the Kassel Huskies, who were relegated the previous season, the Straubing Tigers took part in the competition, having won the 2nd Bundesliga in 2005–06. The modus had slightly changed from the 2005–06 season. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 52 regular season games per club. The top six clubs at the end of the regular season are qualified for the first round of the play-offs. The clubs seven to ten play a preliminary round to determine the last two places for the first round. For the teams placed eleven to fourteen, the season had ended. No club was relegated from the DEL this season but one new club admitted, the EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams, champion of the 2nd Bundesliga. Final table The final table operates under the following points system: Three points for a win, two for a win after overtime or penalties, one for a loss after overtime or penalties and no points for an outright loss. Position Name P Won OTW PW OTL PL Lost GF GA Points1 Adler Mannheim5229425391841471072 DEG Metro Stars5228412215163127983 Sinupret Ice Tigers5226441017181136954 Kölner Haie5228112416180146945 ERC Ingolstadt5228112416180146946 Hannover Scorpions5223214517162157847 Hamburg Freezers5220641219169153838 Frankfurt Lions5224311221171171839 Eisbären Berlin (C)52221134211711577710 Krefeld Pinguine52182423231701737111 Iserlohn Roosters52182413241481637012 Straubing Tigers (N)52124431281351895613 Augsburger Panther52112421321482054814 EV Duisburg52812413611821835 Abbreviations: P = Games played, OTW = Overtime win, PW = Win after penalty shootout, OTL = Overtime loss, PL = Loss after penalty shoutout, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, (C) = Defending champion, (N) = New club Source: http://www.del.org/index.php?id=259 DEL 2006–07 2008-04-11 Official DEL website https://web.archive.org/web/20071020071835/http://www.del.org/index.php?id=259 20 October 2007 dead Play-offs The four rounds of the 2006–07 play-offs were played under the following system: Preliminary round: Best-of-three First round: Best-of-seven Semi finals: Best-of-five Finals: Best-of-five Like the regular season, in the play-offs games will be decided by penalty shoot-outs (P) after a five-minute overtime (OT) sudden-death. In all play-off rounds the higher placed team from the regular season has home advantage in the uneven numbered games (Game 1, 3, 5, 7) and the other team in the even numbered games (Game 2, 4, 6). Preliminary round TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Hamburg FreezersKrefeld Pinguine5–35–3—Frankfurt LionsEisbären Berlin3–42–16–0 First round TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Adler MannheimFrankfurt Lions4–3 OT6–22–12–43–2——DEG Metro StarsHamburg Freezers3–24–05–4 OT1–36–1——Sinupret Ice TigersHannover Scorpions3–52–33–03–23–2 OT3–2 OT—ERC IngolstadtKölner Haie1–51–46–20–1 OT6–41–5— Semi finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Adler MannheimKölner Haie7–26–42–0——DEG Metro StarsSinupret Ice Tigers2–33–4 P5–4 OT0–1— Finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Adler MannheimSinupret Ice Tigers3–2 OT6–25–2—— The Adler Mannheim are the 2006–07 champions of the DEL. Play-off tree First round Semi final Final 1 Adler Mannheim 4 8 Frankfurt Lions 1 4 ERC Ingolstadt 2 5 Kölner Haie 4 2 DEG Metro Stars 4 7 Hamburg Freezers 1 3 Sinupret Ice Tigers 4 6 Hannover Scorpions 2 1 Adler Mannheim 3 5 Kölner Haie 0 2 DEG Metro Stars 1 3 Sinupret Ice Tigers 3 1 Adler Mannheim 3 3 Sinupret Ice Tigers 0 Top scorers The five highest placed scores in the regular season and play-offs are: Regular season PlayerClubGamesGoalsAssistsPoints CAN David McLlwainKölner Haie52214162 CAN François FortierHamburg Freezers52283159 CAN Brad SmythHamburg Freezers52233659 CAN François MéthotAdler Mannheim52193857 Latvia Herberts VasiļjevsKrefeld Pinguine51302457 Play-offs PlayerClubGamesGoalsAssistsPoints CAN Colin ForbesAdler Mannheim1141014 CAN Jame PollockSinupret Ice Tigers135914 CAN David McLlwainKölner Haie941014 CAN Jason JaspersAdler Mannheim116713 USA Brian SwansonSinupret Ice Tigers134711 2nd Bundesliga 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) The 2nd Bundesliga is the second highest tier of ice hockey in Germany. The league played with 14 clubs in the 2006–07 season, the same number it had since 2001. Each club played each other four times during the regular season. The top eight teams in the league qualified for the play-offs to determined the 2nd Bundesliga champion who also gained promotion to the DEL this season. For the clubs placed nine and ten, the season has finished after the regular round. The bottom four clubs played out the two relegated teams from the 2nd Bundesliga. Regular season The final table operates under the following points system: Three points for a win, two for a win after overtime, one for a loss after overtime and no points for an outright loss. Position Name P Won OTW OTL Lost GF GA GD Points1 Kassel Huskies (R) 52374110203113901202 EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams 52323512209142671073 REV Bremerhaven 5228431720314954954 Schwenninger Wild Wings 5227341819115932915 Landshut Cannibals 5225631818613155906 EHC München 5223651817615719867 ESC Moskitos Essen 522442222062042828 Eisbären Regensburg 5225232217815325829 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 5221581815614978110 EV Landsberg 2000 (N) 52225223168179−117811 Dresdner Eislöwen 52223423162174−127612 ETC Crimmitschau (N) 52101833101189−884013 ESV Kaufbeuren 5265437131255−1243214 Lausitzer Füchse 5274338106222−11632 Abbreviations: P = Games played, OTW = Overtime win, OTL = Overtime loss, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, GD = Goal difference, (R) = Club relegated from the DEL, (N) = New club Play-offs The three rounds of the 2006–07 play-offs were played under the following system: First round: Best-of-seven Semi finals: Best-of-five Finals: Best-of-five In all play-off rounds the higher placed team from the regular season has home advantage in the uneven numbered games (Game 1, 3, 5, 7) and the other team in the even numbered games (Game 2, 4, 6). Should a game be undecided after regular time, there will be one overtime (OT) in sudden death format. Should there still be no winner, the game is decided through penalties (P). First round TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Kassel HuskiesEisbären Regensburg5–25–4 OT6–24–0———EHC WolfsburgESC Moskitos Essen6–45–09–44–2———REV BremerhavenEHC München3–42–48–20–38–21–0—Schwenninger Wild WingsLandshut Cannibals3–42–3 OT4–01–52–3—— Semi finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Kassel HuskiesEHC München7–33–07–1——EHC WolfsburgLandshut Cannibals5–34–24–0—— Finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Kassel HuskiesEHC Wolfsburg0–12–31–2—— EHC Wolfsburg is the 2006–07 champion of the 2nd Bundesliga and promoted to the DEL. Play-downs The play downs consists of only one round, played in a best-of-seven format. The two loser of this round are relegated to the Oberliga. TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7ESC Dresdner EislöwenLausitzer Füchse4–31–2 OT0–12–11–2 P1–3—ETC CrimmitschauESV Kaufbeuren3–4 OT2–55–20–33–12–1 OT5–0 ESC Dresdner Eislöwen and ESV Kaufbeuren are relegated. Play-off tree First round Semi final Final 1 Kassel Huskies 4 8 Eisbären Regensburg 0 3 REV Bremerhaven 2 6 EHC München 4 2 EHC Wolfsburg 4 7 ESC Moskitos Essen 0 4 Schwenninger Wild Wings 1 5 Landshut Cannibals 4 1 Kassel Huskies 3 6 EHC München 0 2 EHC Wolfsburg 3 5 Landshut Cannibals 0 1 Kassel Huskies 0 2 EHC Wolfsburg 3 Oberliga Oberliga (ice hockey) The Oberliga is the third tier of ice hockey in Germany and as such the lowest nationwide level, below it are currently the LEVs (Landesverbände). In the 2006–07 season the league played with 14 clubs. However, the Ratinger Ice Aliens were excluded from the competition on 16 November 2006 and all results involving the club canceled. Each club in the league played each other club four times in the 2006–07 season. The top eight teams then took part in a best-of-seven play-off round to determined the two promoted teams to the 2nd Bundesliga. Because the EHC Wolfsburg was admitted to the DEL, a third Oberliga club was also promoted, this being the SC Riessersee which had been the best placed semi final loser. For the bottom five clubs, the league season was finished after the regular round, due to the expansion of the Oberliga no team was relegated. The teams placed nine to twelve played a cup qualification round however. Regular season Position Name P Won OTW OTL Lost GF GA GD Points 1 SC Riessersee 48 35 4 3 6 219133 86 116 2 Heilbronner Falken 48 34 3 0 11 251139 112 108 3 Tölzer Löwen (R) 48 33 2 0 13 213129 84 103 4 EV Ravensburg 48 25 5 3 15 202174 28 88 5 Hannover Indians 48 21 6 3 18 182147 35 78 6 1. EV Weiden 48 21 5 5 17 188182 6 78 7 EHC Freiburg (R) 48 21 3 5 19 188190 −2 74 8 EC Peiting 48 18 3 3 24 155193 −38 63 9 EV Füssen 48 18 2 2 26 172220 −48 60 10 EHC Klostersee 48 15 2 9 22 195245 −50 58 11 Starbulls Rosenheim 48 14 4 4 26 157174 −17 54 12 Eisbären Juniors Berlin 48 6 4 4 34 130211 −81 30 13 TEV Miesbach 48 6 2 4 36 146261 −115 26 Abbreviations: P = Games played, OTW = Overtime win, OTL = Overtime loss, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, GD = Goal difference, (R) Club relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga, (N) = New club Play-offs The Oberliga play-offs were operating on a best-of-seven modus in the first round and semi finals. The finals were played as best-of-three. The winning teams of the semi-finals are promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. First round TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7SC RiesserseeEC Peiting6–25–77–04–3 P9–2——Heilbronner FalkenEHC Freiburg5–24–14–15–2———Tölzer Löwen1. EV Weiden1–44–5 OT4–15–14–21–38–3EV RavensburgHannover Indians2–11–92–1 OT4–3 P4–2—— Semi finals Winners promoted to 2nd Bundesliga. TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7SC RiesserseeEV Ravensburg2–62–40–33–4 P———Heilbronner FalkenTölzer Löwen4–27–21–2 P3–03–1—— Finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Heilbronner FalkenEV Ravensburg5–37–1— Heilbronner Falken, EV Ravensburg and SC Riessersee are all promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. Heilbronner Falken are the 2006–07 Oberliga champions. Play-off tree First round Semi finals Finals 1 SC Riessersee 4 8 EC Peiting 1 4 EV Ravensburg 4 5 Hannover Indians 1 2 Heilbronner Falken 4 7 EHC Freiburg 0 3 Tölzer Löwen 4 6 1. EV Weiden 3 1 SC Riessersee 0 4 EV Ravensburg 4 2 Heilbronner Falken 4 3 Tölzer Löwen 1 2 Heilbronner Falken 2 4 EV Ravensburg 0 Leagues below the Oberliga The levels below the Oberliga are not administrated by the DEB but rather by the local federations, the LEVs. With the ESBG's intention to increase the number of clubs in the Oberliga from 13 to 19, seven promotion places were available for the LEV clubs. The league champions and promoted clubs from the regional leagues were: Regionalliga West: Herner EG (champions, not promoted), Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim Regionalliga Nordost: Blue Lions Leipzig (champions), Rostocker EC, ESC 04 Halle, EHC Erfurt Black Dragons Bayernliga: EHF Passau Black Hawks (champions), Deggendorfer SC Regionalliga West The Regionalliga West is actually not quite a league but rather a promotion round. It contains the best six teams of the Regionalliga Nordrhein-Westfalen, and the top two teams of the Regionalliga Hessen and the Baden-Württemberg Liga each. The winner of this league is nominally promoted to the Oberliga. As such, the league covers the German states of Baden-Württemberg, Hessen, Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen. Regionalliga Nordost This league covers the north and north east of Germany. Again, it is more of a promotion round, compromising nine teams. In an effort to strengthen the sport in the east of Germany, four clubs from this region were promoted to the Oberliga. The Regionalliga Nordost covers the German states of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia. Bayernliga 2006–07 Bavarian ice hockey season The Bayernliga is the only single-state league of the three, covering just Bavaria. The reason for this is that the state holds approximately one third of all ice hockey clubs in Germany and 17 of the 41 clubs in the first three divisions in 2006–07 were from this federation. Source: http://www.hockeyarchives.info/ Championnat d'Allemagne 2006/07 (in French) 2008-04-14 Hockeyarchives https://web.archive.org/web/20080513024323/http://www.hockeyarchives.info/ 13 May 2008 live Sources Hockey Archives – International ice hockey website with tables and results (in French) Official website of the ESBG for the 2nd Bundesliga and Oberliga (in German) Official DEL website (in German) References