The 2018–19 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 25th season since the founding of the

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penny (supermarket), PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga) (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a professional ice hockey league in Germany and the highest division in German i ...

running from 14 September 2018 to 30 April 2019. All 14 clubs from the previous year and the Löwen Frankfurt applied for a license. The season saw the same teams as last year, as all teams were given their license. After a points-per-game record during the regular season with 2,23 points per game, the

Adler Mannheim The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest-level ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the northern par ...

won the title for their seventh time defeating EHC Red Bull München 4–1 in the finals.

Player and staff awards

During the season, Danny aus den Birken, goalkeeper of

EHC Red Bull München Eishockeyclub Red Bull München (or EHC Red Bull München; English: ''Munich Red Bulls Ice Hockey Club'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Munich, Germany. The club is a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of p ...

was selected as both DEL Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year. Philipp Gogulla from

Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorfer Eislauf-Gemeinschaft or Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) 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. The famous Eisstadion at th ...

was awarded as forward of the year whereas Joonas Lehtivouri from the

was elected as defenceman of the year. For the award of Rookie of the Year, the later NHL first round pick Moritz Seider was chosen by the DEL-fans. The lineup is completed by Don Jackson (RB München) as coach of the year. After the playoffs, Adler Mannheim's goalkeeper Dennis Endras was awarded with the MVP of the playoffs-title.

Teams

Regular season

Standings

Results

Matches 1–26

Matches 27–52

Playoffs

The playoffs started on 6 March 2019.

Bracket

Pre-playoffs

The playoff qualification were played between 6 and 10 March 2019 in a

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mode.

Fischtown Pinguins vs. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers

Straubing Tigers vs. Eisbären Berlin

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played between 12 and 31 March 2019 in a

best-of-seven There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...

mode.

Adler Mannheim vs. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers

EHC Red Bull München vs. Eisbären Berlin

Augsburger Panther vs. Düsseldorfer EG

Kölner Haie vs. ERC Ingolstadt

Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 2 and 16 April 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.

Adler Mannheim vs. Kölner Haie

EHC Red Bull München vs. Augsburger Panther

Final

The final was played between 18 and 30 April 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

References

External links

Official website
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