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1995–96 DEL season

1995-96 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
SportIce hockey
Number of teams18
1995-96
Season championsDüsseldorfer EG
DEL seasons

The 1995–96 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 2nd season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League).

As a replacement for the Maddogs München, the SC Riessersee moved up from the 2nd Bundesliga. However, continuing the financial unrest in the German Ice Hockey, SC Riessersee, as well as ESG Sachsen Weißwasser and EC Hannover had to leave the league. Düsseldorfer EG won the German championship by becoming the second DEL champion.[1]

The corporate sponsor, the Krombacher Brewery, continued their engagement, albeit now less prominently featured on the league logo. The sponsorship agreement ended after this season.

Regular season

In the main round the 18 teams played a home-and-away schedule and, in regional groups, a second single round. After this, the play-off round of the last sixteen in the mode best of seven took place . The semi-finals and final were played in the mode best of five. The hope to be able to avoid the troubles of the old Bundesliga by stricter financial controls did not materialise in the first season. EC Hedos München, the Bundesliga's last champion, now renamed Mad Dogs Munich, folded on 18 December 1994.

Club GP Win Tie Loss OTL GF:GA Points
1. Kölner Haie 50 37 4 8 1 261:121 79
2. Preussen Devils Berlin 50 35 7 6 2 219:107 79
3. Düsseldorfer EG 50 36 4 9 1 228:127 77
4. EV Landshut 50 35 1 11 0 222:127 77
5. Schwenninger Wild Wings 50 30 6 12 2 214:150 68
6. Adler Mannheim 50 29 7 12 2 195:163 67
7. Krefeld Pinguine 50 26 5 18 1 169:154 58
8. Frankfurt Lions 50 22 5 20 3 189:162 52
9. EC Kassel Huskies 50 19 12 17 2 149:148 52
10. Ratinger Löwen 50 21 3 23 3 181:195 48
11. Nürnberg Ice Tigers 50 16 8 24 2 143:179 42
12. Augsburger Panther 50 17 6 25 2 163:180 42
13. SB Rosenheim 50 16 6 25 3 158:195 41
14. SC Riessersee 50 16 4 29 1 147:213 37
15. Kaufbeurer Adler 50 13 6 30 1 145:228 33
16. EC Hannover 50 12 4 34 0 138:251 28
17. EHC Eisbären Berlin 50 11 3 34 2 125:236 27
18. ESG Sachsen Weißwasser 50 9 3 38 0 126:236 21
GP = Games played; OTL = Overtime Loss; GF:GA = Goals for and against
Color code:    = Playoffs,    = Season end

Playoffs

All playoff rounds were played in as a best-of-five series.

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
1. Kölner Haie 3
16. EC Hannover 0
1. Kölner Haie 3
12. Augsburger Panther 0
5. Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings 1
12. Augsburg Panther 3
1. Kölner Haie 3
4. EV Landshut 1
4. EV Landshut 3
13. Starbulls Rosenheim 1
4. EV Landshut 3
6. Adler Mannheim 0
6. Adler Mannheim 3
11. Nürnberg Ice Tigers 2
1. Kölner Haie 1
3. Düsseldorfer EG 3
3. Düsseldorfer EG 3
14. SC Riessersee 0
3. Düsseldorfer EG 3
7. Krefeld Pinguine 0
7. Krefeld Pinguine 3
10. Ratinger Löwen 0
2. Preußen Devils Berlin 0
3. Düsseldorfer EG 3
2. Preußen Devils Berlin 3
15. Kaufbeurer Adler 0
2. Preußen Devils Berlin 3
9. EC Kassel Huskies 2
8. Frankfurt Lions 0
9. EC Kassel Huskies 3

First round

The even the chances, and enable the worse-placed team two home-games, the games were played in a Home-Away-Away-Home-Home series. This led to the Frankfurt Lions having only 1 home game, despite being the better placed team.

Game 1 2 3 4 5
Kölner Haie - EC Hannover 3:0 6:1 9:2 7:1
Preußen Devils - Kaufbeurer Adler 3:0 7:2 8:3 11:2
Düsseldorfer EG - SC Riessersee 3:0 6:1 3:2 6:3
EV Landshut - Starbulls Rosenheim 3:1 7:0 4:2 3:5 5:1
Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings - Augsburger Panther 1:3 6:3 3:9 1:3 4:5 OT
Adler Mannheim - Nürnberg Ice Tigers 3:2 4:5 OT 2:1 0:2 3:0 2:1 OT
Krefeld Pinguine - Ratinger Löwen 3:0 5:1 3:2 OT 4:2
Frankfurt Lions - EC Kassel Huskies 0:3 3:4 3:4 1:2
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout

Quarterfinals

Game 1 2 3 4 5
Kölner Haie - Augsburger Panther 3:0 8:5 5:3 7:3
Preußen Devils Berlin - EC Kassel Huskies 3:2 3:4 OT 4:3 5:1 4:5 OT 3:1
Düsseldorfer EG - Krefeld Pinguine 3:0 4:1 5:4 7:5
EV Landshut - Adler Mannheim 3:0 3:2 4:1 3:2 OT
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout

Semifinals

Game 1 2 3 4 5
Kölner Haie - EV Landshut 3:1 4:2 6:5 6:9 5:4 OT
Preußen Devils Berlin - Düsseldorfer EG 0:3 5:6 2:5 0:6
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout

Finals

Game 1 2 3 4 5
Kölner Haie - Düsseldorfer EG 1:3 7:4 1:5 0:5 2:4
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout

With the last game, Düsseldorfer EG became the second DEL Champion and German Champions for the 8th time in the club history.

References

  1. ^ Championnat d'Allemagne 1995/96, hockeyarchives.info (fr)