1995–96 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
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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 Mad Dogs 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 the EC Hannover had to leave the league. The Düsseldorfer EG
won the German championship by becoming the second DEL champion.
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.
GP = Games Played; OTL = Overtime Loss; GF:GA = Goals for and against
Color code: = Playoffs, = Season end
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
With the last game, the Düsseldorfer EG
became the second DEL Champion and German Champions for the 8th time in the club history.
As a replacement for the Mad Dogs München, the SC Riessersee
SC Riessersee
SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2...
moved up 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 :...
. However, continuing the financial unrest in the German Ice Hockey, SC Riessersee, as well as 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...
and the EC Hannover had to leave the league. The 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...
won the German championship by becoming the second DEL champion.
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 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.... |
50 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 261:121 | 79 |
| 2. | Preussen Devils Berlin 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:... |
50 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 219:107 | 79 |
| 3. | 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... |
50 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 228:127 | 77 |
| 4. | 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... |
50 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 222:127 | 77 |
| 5. | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 50 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 214:150 | 68 |
| 6. | 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... |
50 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 195:163 | 67 |
| 7. | Krefeld Pinguine 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... |
50 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 169:154 | 58 |
| 8. | 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:... |
50 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 189:162 | 52 |
| 9. | EC 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... |
50 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 149:148 | 52 |
| 10. | Ratinger Löwen | 50 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 181:195 | 48 |
| 11. | Nürnberg Ice Tigers 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:... |
50 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 143:179 | 42 |
| 12. | 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.... |
50 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 163:180 | 42 |
| 13. | SB 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... |
50 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 158:195 | 41 |
| 14. | SC Riessersee SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2... |
50 | 16 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 147:213 | 37 |
| 15. | 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.... |
50 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 145:228 | 33 |
| 16. | EC Hannover | 50 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 138:251 | 28 |
| 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... |
50 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 125:236 | 27 |
| 18. | 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... |
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
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, the 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...
became the second DEL Champion and German Champions for the 8th time in the club history.