2007–08 German ice hockey league season

November 2021 German ice hockey season 2007–08 Nation Levels DEL 2nd Bundesliga Oberliga Number of leagues 3 Number of teams 48 Champions Eisbären Berlin 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 2007–08 season for the three top leagues started on 6 September 2007 with the first round in the DEL and finished on 25 April 2008 with the fifth and last game of the 2nd Bundesliga finals. Champions DEL: Eisbären Berlin 2nd Bundesliga: Kassel Huskies Oberliga: Dresdner Eislöwen Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the DEL For main article, see Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2007-08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The DEL is the highest tier of German ice hockey. The league was played with 15 clubs in the 2007–08 season, one more than the previous season, because the 2006–07 2nd Bundesliga champion EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams had joined the league. The modus however remained the same. Each club played the others four times, resulting in 56 regular season games per club. The top six clubs at the end of the regular season qualified for the first round of the play-offs. The clubs seven to ten played a preliminary round to determine the last two places for the first round. For the teams placed eleven to fifteen, the season has ended. No club was relegated from the DEL this season. The league will however expand and admit a sixteenth team for next season.http://www.hockeyweb.de/artikel.php?a=32407 DEL: Neuer Modus mit Auf- und Abstieg (in German) Hockeyweb.de 21 November 2007 30 March 2008 13 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071213215013/http://www.hockeyweb.de/artikel.php?a=32407 dead The league was won, for a third time in four years, by the Eisbären Berlin. 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 Sinupret Ice Tigers 56 33 1 3 3 5 11 206 144 1152 Eisbären Berlin 56 33 2 3 3 1 14 231 165 1133 Kölner Haie 56 28 6 3 4 3 12 192 146 1094 Frankfurt Lions 56 24 5 3 4 5 15 188 172 975 Iserlohn Roosters 56 25 4 4 4 1 18 208 196 966 Adler Mannheim (C) 56 24 3 5 2 2 20 180 174 927 Hamburg Freezers 56 23 1 4 1 7 20 194 171 878 Hannover Scorpions 56 20 4 3 3 9 17 171 171 869 DEG Metro Stars 56 23 2 3 3 3 22 169 173 8510 ERC Ingolstadt 56 19 7 4 3 1 22 180 190 8311 Krefeld Pinguine 56 22 2 1 3 5 23 191 193 8012 Augsburger Panther 56 16 3 4 3 2 28 158 187 6713 EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (N) 56 14 2 3 2 1 34 152 202 5514 Straubing Tigers 56 12 0 4 4 2 34 132 197 5015 EV Duisburg 56 10 3 2 3 2 36 142 213 45 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.pointstreak.com/stats/pro/standings.html?leagueid=487&seasonid=2129 Del 2007–08 1 April 2008 DEL website https://web.archive.org/web/20080327003450/http://www.pointstreak.com/stats/pro/standings.html?leagueid=487&seasonid=2129 27 March 2008 live Play-offs The four rounds of the 2007–08 play-offs were played under the following system: Preliminary round: Best-of-three First round: Best-of-seven Semifinals: Best-of-five Finals: Best-of-five Unlike the regular season, in the play-offs games will not be decided by penalty shoot-outs but in 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 FreezersERC Ingolstadt3–55–4 OT4–3Hannover ScorpionsDEG Metro Stars4–32–41–2 OT First round TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Sinupret Ice TigersDEG Metro Stars3–21–31–23–62–3 — —Eisbären BerlinHamburg Freezers2–47–46–16–14–3 OT — —Kölner HaieAdler Mannheim4–31–25–4 OT4–3 OT4–1 — —Frankfurt LionsIserlohn Roosters4–3 OT2–3 OT3–4 OT1–54–24–04–3 Semi finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Eisbären BerlinDEG Metro Stars4–13–44–3 OT1–53–1Kölner HaieFrankfurt Lions7–14–5 OT2–1 OT3–43–2 Finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Eisbären BerlinKölner Haie3–2 OT1–24–32–1 OT— Play-off tree First round Semi final Final 1 Sinupret Ice Tigers 1 9 DEG Metro Stars 4 2 Eisbären Berlin 4 7 Hamburg Freezers 1 3 Kölner Haie 4 6 Adler Mannheim 1 4 Frankfurt Lions 4 5 Iserlohn Roosters 3 2 Eisbären Berlin 3 9 DEG Metro Stars 2 3 Kölner Haie 3 4 Frankfurt Lions 2 2 Eisbären Berlin 3 3 Kölner Haie 1 Top Scorers The five highest placed scores in the regular season and play-offs are: Regular season PlayerClubGamesGoalsAssistsPoints GER Robert HockIserlohn Roosters56246387 CAN Steve WalkerEisbären Berlin53275885 CAN Peter SarnoHamburg Freezers56264874 GER Michael WolfIserlohn Roosters56442771 SVK Ivan ČiernikKölner Haie56382866 Play-offs PlayerClubGamesGoalsAssistsPoints CAN Nathan RobinsonEisbären Berlin1341115 SVK Ivan CiernikKölner Haie1411213 CAN Chris TaylorFrankfurt Lions125813 CAN Peter SarnoHamburg Freezers84913 GER Sven FelskiEisbären Berlin1331013 CAN Jason YoungFrankfurt Lions1231013 2nd Bundesliga For main article, see 2nd Bundesliga The 2nd Bundesliga is the second highest tier of ice hockey in Germany. The league played with 14 clubs in the 2007–08 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 has the opportunity to gain 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 play out the two relegated teams from the 2nd Bundesliga. However, due to the later insolvency of two of the league's teams, only one club, the EV Landsberg, was relegated. The league was won by the Kassel Huskies who thereby earned the right to apply for a DEL licence and return to the league they played in until 2006. The Moskitos Essen and Eisbären Regensburg both declared insolvency on 15 April 2008, being unable to meet their debts. Both clubs are immediately relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga. The two relegated clubs, Lausitz and Landsberg, are the first replacement for the two. The EV Landsberg is in financial trouble themselves and will probably not take part in the next 2nd Bundesliga season, therefore the Wölfe Freiburg become the next replacement as best-placed semifinal loser from the Oberliga. Should Regensburg be able to survive the insolvency, the team could enter in the Oberliga for the 2008–09 season, this is however seen as unlikely by the club.http://www.eisbaeren-regensburg.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1384&Itemid=61 Aus und Vorbei! (in German) Eisbären Regensburg 15 April 2008 16 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501165642/http://www.eisbaeren-regensburg.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1384&Itemid=61 1 May 2008 dead If not it will take up the place of its reserve team in the Bavarian Landesliga (Tier V).http://www.esbg.de/ Nach Regensburg muss auch Essen Insolvenz anmelden (in German) ESBG 15 April 2008 16 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080415185844/http://www.esbg.de/ 15 April 2008 live Which league the Moskitos Essen will be playing in 2008–09 is not yet clear but it will not be the 2nd Bundesliga.http://www.eishockey-magazin.de/index.php?area=1&p=news&newsid=8857&PHPSESSID=f8b9c7a67cbf6028918563002b4f88c1 Moskitos Eishockey GmbH & Co. KG stellt Antrag auf Eröffnung eines Insolvenzverfahrens (in German) Eishockey Magazin 15 April 2008 16 April 2008 Like Regensburg, the team could take the place of the reserve side which won promotion to the Regionalliga (Tier IV) this season.http://www.hockeyweb.de/artikel.php?r=2&nv=1I3&a=35991 Ein schlimmer Tag: Auch Essen ist pleite (in German) Hockeyweb.de 15 April 2008 16 April 2008 Due to the structure of the 2nd Bundesliga, where all teams playing are separate companies operated by the mother club, the insolvency of one of those does not mean the club itself becomes insolvent. Reserve teams are usually operated by the mother club and therefore unaffected by any insolvencies. 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 52 36 6 2 8 186 114 72 1222 Landshut Cannibals 52 28 4 3 17 171 128 43 953 Heilbronner Falken (N) 52 27 4 3 18 171 132 39 924 SERC Wild Wings 52 25 5 6 16 185 153 32 915 SC Riessersee (N) 52 23 4 8 17 176 175 1 856 Moskitos Essen 52 24 4 2 22 196 184 12 827 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 52 22 2 7 21 130 129 1 778 ETC Crimmitschau 52 19 5 7 21 125 140 −15 749 EHC München 52 19 4 5 24 150 169 −19 7010 Eisbären Regensburg 52 18 5 4 25 134 162 −28 6811 EV Ravensburg Tower Stars (N) 52 17 7 2 26 168 178 −10 6712 REV Bremerhaven 52 20 2 2 28 148 164 −16 6613 Lausitzer Füchse 52 16 1 4 31 149 184 −35 5414 EV Landsberg 2000 52 13 4 2 33 137 214 −77 49 Abbreviations: P = Games played, OTW = Overtime win, OTL = Overtime loss, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, GD = Goal difference, (N) = New club Play-offs The three rounds of the 2007–08 play-offs were played under the following system: First round: Best-of-seven Semifinals: 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 HuskiesETC Crimmitschau4–23–74–20–34–14–1—Landshut CannibalsSC Bietigheim-Bissingen3–25–05–21–32–1 OT——Heilbronner FalkenMoskitos Essen2–64–3 P6-7 OT5–4 P6–34–3—SERC Wild WingsSC Riessersee2–32–44–12–34–12–14–1 Semi finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Kassel HuskiesSERC Wild Wings4–11–33–05–3—Landshut CannibalsHeilbronner Falken5–34–24–3—— Finals TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Kassel HuskiesLandshut Cannibals0–16–05–04–5 OT3–2 OT The Kassel Huskies are the 2nd Bundesliga champions and gained the right to apply for a DEL licence. Play-downs The play downs consists of only one round, played in a best-of-seven format. The two loser of this round are nominally relegated to the Oberliga. TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7EV RavensburgEV Landsberg 20005–4 OT7–47–24–3———REV BremerhavenEHC Lausitzer Füchse5–02–36–33–2 OT1–22–3 P6–4 The EV Landsberg and EHC Lausitzer Füchse are relegated. Due to the insolvency of Essen and Regensburg, the Lausitzer Füchse remain in the league. The EV Landsberg could also stay in the 2nd Bundesliga but was in financial trouble themselves and will play in the Oberliga next season. Play-off tree First round Semi final Final 1 Kassel Huskies 4 8 ETC Crimmitschau 2 4 SERC Wild Wings 4 5 SC Riessersee 3 2 Landshut Cannibals 4 7 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1 3 Heilbronner Falken 4 6 Moskitos Essen 2 1 Kassel Huskies 3 4 SERC Wild Wings 1 2 Landshut Cannibals 3 3 Heilbronner Falken 0 1 Kassel Huskies 3 2 Landshut Cannibals 2 Oberliga For main article, see Oberliga The Oberliga is the third tier of ice hockey in Germany and as such the lowest nationwide level; below it are currently the LEV's (Landesverbände). In the 2007–08 season the league played with 19 clubs. For the first time since 2001, the Oberliga was split into a northern and a southern group. Unlike until 2001 however, when the top teams of the two divisions only met in the finals, games between the two groups are already staged in the regular season, when teams from the same division met each other four times while teams from opposite divisions only met twice. The first four clubs in each group qualified for the Oberliga play-offs to determine the two promoted clubs to the 2nd Bundesliga. An Oberliga final is not played as the two semifinal winners are both promoted. The regular season results between the two semifinal winners determined the Oberliga champion instead. The two fifth-placed teams and the sixth from the south finished their season with the end of the regular season. The bottom four clubs of each division played out one relegated team each, independently of each other. In turn, the three regional champions will gain promotion to the Oberliga with the possibility of more clubs moving up should the DEL, as planned, expand or a club in the top three divisions fold or withdraw. The league was won by the Dresdner Eislöwen who are, together with the runner-up Tölzer Löwen, promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. Due to Kassel gaining entry to the DEL, the Wölfe Freiburg were also promoted. Of the bottom two clubs, only Erfurt was relegated. Weiden withdrew from the league for financial reasons. Regular season The regular season saw the league split into two groups, the Oberliga Nord and Oberliga Süd, a separation which had existed until the 2000–01 season. North Position Name P Won OTW OTL Lost GF GA GD Points 1 Dresdner Eislöwen (R) 52 33 5 4 10 240 144 96 113 2 Blue Lions Leipzig (N) 52 28 6 6 12 248 170 78 102 3 EC Hannover Indians 52 28 6 6 12 219 160 59 102 4 Blue Devils Weiden 52 22 7 7 16 215 192 23 87 5 Piranhas Rostock (N) 52 18 7 5 22 184 210 −26 73 6 Saale Bulls Halle (N) 52 14 6 3 29 167 227 −60 57 7 Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim (N) 52 15 2 7 28 185 220 −35 56 8 Eisbären Juniors Berlin 52 8 5 9 30 136 187 −51 43 9 Black Dragons Erfurt (N) 52 7 3 4 38 136 293 −157 31 South Position Name P Won OTW OTL Lost GF GA GD Points 1 Tölzer Löwen 54 41 2 3 8 254 128 126 130 2 Wölfe Freiburg 54 34 3 2 15 241 160 81 110 3 EV Füssen 54 35 1 1 17 283 217 66 108 4 ESV Kaufbeuren (R) 54 29 5 2 18 210 155 55 99 5 EHC Klostersee 54 27 5 5 17 209 194 15 96 6 EC Peiting 54 27 3 4 20 216 179 37 91 7 Starbulls Rosenheim 54 22 3 6 23 179 200 −21 78 8 Deggendorf Fire (N) 54 18 5 2 29 207 244 −37 66 9 TEV Miesbach 54 8 5 3 38 156 278 −122 37 10 Passau Black Hawks (N) 54 8 3 3 40 126 253 −127 33 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 are operating on a best-of-seven modus. The winning teams of the semifinals are promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. Should the DEL expand to 16 teams, the best placed club of the two semifinal losers will also gain entry to the 2nd Bundesliga. First round TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Dresdner EislöwenESV Kaufbeuren6–12–14–3 P1–25–2——Tölzer LöwenBlue Devils Weiden4–03–16–18–1———Blue Lions LeipzigEV Füssen6–85–76–33–4 OT4–21–4—Wölfe FreiburgHannover Indians2–14–83–53–54–26–46–3 Semi finals Winners promoted to 2nd Bundesliga. TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Dresdner EislöwenEV Füssen6–13–55–44–05–4 OT——Tölzer LöwenWölfe Freiburg5–06–37–26–4——— The Tölzer Löwen and Dresdner Eislöwen are both promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. The Dresdner Eislöwen are the 2007–08 Oberliga champions. Play-downs The Oberliga play-downs are also operating on a best-of-seven modus. The two groups determine separately one relegated team each, this being the losing teams of the second round. First round North TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Saale Bulls HalleBlack Dragons Erfurt12–46–16–27–2———Rote Teufel Bad NauheimEisbären Juniors Berlin2–10–14–3 OT2–12–32–1 OT— South TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Starbulls RosenheimEHF Passau Black Hawks3–20–12–11–33–21–45–0Deggendorf FireTEV Miesbach6–23–45–33–2 OT3–2 OT—— Second round Losing teams relegated to the LEV's. North TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Eisbären Juniors BerlinBlack Dragons Erfurt6–36–25–16–0——— South TeamTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TEV MiesbachEHF Passau Black Hawks6–22–55–11–34–16–3— The Black Dragons Erfurt and EHF Passau Black Hawks are relegated to the LEV's. Due to the insolvency of Essen and Regensburg in the 2nd Bundesliga, Passau will remain in the league. Play-off tree First round Semi finals Finals 1st N Dresdner Eislöwen 4 4th S ESV Kaufbeuren 1 2nd N Blue Lions Leipzig 2 3rd S EV Füssen 4 2nd S Wölfe Freiburg 4 3rd N EC Hannover Indians 3 1st S Tölzer Löwen 4 4th N Blue Devils Weiden 0 1st N Dresdner Eislöwen 4 3rd S EV Füssen 1 2nd S Wölfe Freiburg 0 1st S Tölzer Löwen 4 1st N Dresdner Eislöwen * 1st S Tölzer Löwen * * Finals not played, the Dresdner Eislöwen declared champions due to winning both regular season games versus Tölzer Löwen. Leagues below the Oberliga The levels below the Oberliga are not administrated by the DEB but rather by the local federations, the LEV's. With the ESBG's intention to increase the number of clubs in the Oberliga from 19 to 20 to balance both leagues, three promotion places will be available from the LEV's to this league in 2007–08. Should the DEL expand as well, another promotion spot would become available and it is planned to hand this one to the Regionalliga West. Only the three regional champions had the right for promotion but all clubs but the Herner EV declined: Regionalliga West: champions: Herner EV 2007, runners-up: EHC Dortmund Regionalliga Nordost: champions: EHV Schönheide, runners-up: ECC Preussen Juniors Berlin Bayernliga: champions: EHC Waldkraiburg, runners-up: EC Pfaffenhofen 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 promoted to the Oberliga but this seasons runner-up, the EHC Dortmund may gain promotion to. 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 ten teams from two groups, the northern and the north eastern group. The Regionalliga Nordost covers the German states of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen and Thüringen. Bayernliga Main article see 2007–08 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 18 of the 48 clubs in the first three divisions are from this federation. Source: http://www.hockeyweb.de/static/lv/lv_erg?r=20&nv=1I5I2 Alle Tabellen der Landesverbände (in German) 1 April 2008 Hockeyweb.de 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