1994–95 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
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The 1994–95 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the inaugural season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League). The Kölner Haie
(Cologne Sharks) the won the first DEL season to become German Champions.
The first season 1994-95 started with 18 teams, twelve from the old 1st Bundesliga, six from the 2nd Bundesliga
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The new league immediately attracted corporate sponsorship with the Krombacher Brewery featuring a prominent spot on the league logo.
GP = Games Played; OTL = Overtime Loss; GF:GA = Goals for and against
Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff
did not participate. The first two rounds where played as a best-of-five, and the semifinals and finals as a best-of-seven.
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
With the last game, the Kölner Haie
became the first DEL Champion and German Champions for the 7th time in the club history.
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....
(Cologne Sharks) the won the first DEL season to become German Champions.
The first season 1994-95 started with 18 teams, twelve from the old 1st Bundesliga, six from the 2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...
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The new league immediately attracted corporate sponsorship with the Krombacher Brewery featuring a prominent spot on the league logo.
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.| Team | GP | Win | Tie | Lost | OTL | GF:GA | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BSC Preussen BSC Preussen BSC Preussen was an ice hockey team in Berlin, Germany. They played between the first and fourth level of German ice hockey from 1983-2005.-History:... |
44 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 228:127 | 69 |
| 2. | EV Landshut | 44 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 187:98 | 67 |
| 3. | Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg... |
44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 164:108 | 64 |
| 4. | Krefelder EV | 44 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 203:127 | 63 |
| 5. | Düsseldorfer EG | 44 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 196:128 | 63 |
| 6. | Kölner Haie Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white.... |
44 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 185:125 | 60 |
| 7. | Kassel Huskies Kassel Huskies The Kassel Huskies were a professional ice hockey team based in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. They played the majority of their seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.The club was founded as ESG Kassel in 1977 and was renamed into EC Kassel in 1987... |
44 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 145:138 | 48 |
| 8. | SB Rosenheim | 44 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 131:124 | 48 |
| 9. | Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings | 44 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 174:148 | 45 |
| 10. | Frankfurt Lions Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty.-History:... |
44 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 110:140 | 38 |
| 11. | Kaufbeurer Adler | 44 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 138:181 | 35 |
| 12. | EHC 80 Nürnberg Sinupret Ice Tigers The Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-History:... |
44 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 151:187 | 32 |
| 13. | Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.... |
44 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 137:189 | 31 |
| 14. | EC Hannover EC Hannover The Hannover Indians are a professional German ice hockey team and public limited company from Hanover in Lower Saxony which was renamed in 2006 from the Kleefelder Eissportverein to the EC Hannover Indians. Since 2002 the team had played in the Oberliga and was promoted in the 2008 2009 season to... |
44 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 120:177 | 31 |
| 15. | ESG Sachsen Weißwasser Lausitzer Füchse The Lausitzer Füchse is a German ice hockey team, based in Weißwasser, Saxony.- History :The team was founded already in 1932 but is most significant for its remarkable domination as SG Dynamo Weißwasser in the GDR ice hockey league with over 25 championships... |
44 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 89:182 | 25 |
| 16. | Ratinger Löwen Ratinger Löwen Ratinger Lowen was an ice hockey team in Ratingen, Germany. They played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1994-1996. The club was founded in 1979.-History:... |
44 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 102:214 | 24 |
| 17. | EHC Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin ' are a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga , the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members... |
44 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 136:229 | 22 |
| 18. | Mad Dogs München | folded | ||||||
GP = Games Played; OTL = Overtime Loss; GF:GA = Goals for and against
Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff
Playoffs
Since 16 teams qualified for the playoffs, and the Mad Dogs München folded, only the Eisbären BerlinEisbären Berlin
' are a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga , the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members...
did not participate. The first two rounds where played as a best-of-five, and the semifinals and finals as a best-of-seven.
First round
| | | | | | Game | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Preussen BSC Preussen BSC Preussen was an ice hockey team in Berlin, Germany. They played between the first and fourth level of German ice hockey from 1983-2005.-History:... |
– | Ratinger Löwen | 4:0 | 4:0 | 9:2 | 4:3 | 4:1 | – | – | – |
| EV Landshut Landshut Cannibals The Landshut Cannibals are a professional ice hockey team based in Landshut, Bavaria. Currently they are members of the 2nd Bundesliga. The team was founded in 1948 as Eislaufverein Landshut , but since 2002 the professional team is organised as “Landshut Cannibals”. The EVL is still responsible... |
– | ESG Sachsen Weißwasser Lausitzer Füchse The Lausitzer Füchse is a German ice hockey team, based in Weißwasser, Saxony.- History :The team was founded already in 1932 but is most significant for its remarkable domination as SG Dynamo Weißwasser in the GDR ice hockey league with over 25 championships... |
4:0 | 5:1 | 5:2 | 4:1 | 7:3 | – | – | – |
| Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg... |
– | EC Hannover | 4:1 | 8:2 | 6:1 | 2:4 | 6:1 | 8:4 | – | – |
| Krefelder EV Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the KönigPALAST. Founded first in 1936, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga... |
– | Augsburger EV Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.... |
4:1 | 6:2 | 2:3 | 9:8 SO | 7:6 | 5:2 | – | – |
| Düsseldorfer EG DEG Metro Stars The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players... |
– | EHC 80 Nürnberg Sinupret Ice Tigers The Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-History:... |
4:1 | 7:1 | 5:0 | 2:4 | 4:2 | 9:0 | – | – |
| Kölner Haie Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white.... |
– | Kaufbeurer Adler ESV Kaufbeuren ESV Kaufbeuren is an ice hockey team in Kaufbeuren, Germany. They play in the Oberliga, the third level of ice hockey in Germany.The club was founded in 1946. In 2007, they were relegated to the Oberliga.... |
4:0 | 5:1 | 4:3 | 5:1 | 8:2 | – | – | – |
| Kassel Huskies Kassel Huskies The Kassel Huskies were a professional ice hockey team based in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. They played the majority of their seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.The club was founded as ESG Kassel in 1977 and was renamed into EC Kassel in 1987... |
– | Frankfurt Lions Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty.-History:... |
4:1 | 6:5 | 4:3 | 2:5 | 5:3 | 2:1 OT | – | – |
| Starbulls Rosenheim Starbulls Rosenheim Starbulls Rosenheim is an ice hockey team from Germany. The team joined SB/DJK Rosenheim in 1979, after EV Rosenheim had folded, and in 1994 the team adopted their current name.The team played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1995-2000... |
– | Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings | 3:4 | 2:0 | 3:8 | 2:6 | 5:2 | 4:3 n.V. | 3:6 | 5:6 OT |
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
Quarterfinals
| | | | | | Game | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Preussen | - | Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings | 4:0 | 5:1 | 4:1 | 3:2 OT | 8:3 | – | – | – |
| EV Landshut | - | Kassel Huskies | 4:0 | 4:3 | 6:3 | 6:3 | 11:4 | – | – | – |
| Adler Mannheim | - | Kölner Haie | 1:4 | 3:4 | 2:3 | 5:3 | 2:7 | 0:6 | – | – |
| Krefelder EV | - | Düsseldorfer EG | 4:1 | 1:0 | 5:4 OT | 3:9 | 5:3 | 4:1 | – | – |
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
Semifinals
| | | | | | Game | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Preussen | - | Kölner Haie | 1:3 | 3:1 | 2:5 | 1:5 | 0:3 | – |
| EV Landshut | - | Krefelder EV | 3:2 | 3:4 OT | 2:5 | 6:2 | 3:2 | 5:0 |
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
Finals
| | | | | | Game | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV Landshut | - | Kölner Haie | 2:3 | 4:3 | 1:5 | 4:1 | 2:8 | 0:4 |
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
With the last game, the Kölner Haie
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....
became the first DEL Champion and German Champions for the 7th time in the club history.