The 2024–25 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 31st 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 ...
. It started on 19 September 2024.
Eisbären Berlin
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were the defending champions and captured the title again with a win over the
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.
The ''Kölner Haie'' play their ho ...
. The
Augsburger Panther
The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, DEL. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.
Founded in 1878, the team's name was Augsburge ...
were originally relegated last year, but kept their place since the winning team from the second division did not apply for a license.
Format
The teams played a double
round-robin for 52 games each. After the regular season, places one to six were qualified for the playoffs while place seven to ten played in the pre-playoffs. The playoffs were played in a
best of seven
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mode. The last team from the regular season was relegated to
DEL2
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.
Teams
Regular season
Standings
Results
Playoffs
The playoffs will be held between 9 March and 29 April 2025. The first round will be played in a best-of-three mode, afterwards it will be best-of-seven.
Bracket
Pre-playoffs
The pre-playoffs were played between 9 and 13 March 2025 in a
best-of-three
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mode.
Straubing Tigers vs Löwen Frankfurt
Nürnberg Ice Tigers vs Schwenninger Wild Wings
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played between 16 and 28 March 2025 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.
ERC Ingolstadt vs Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Eisbären Berlin vs Straubing Tigers
Fischtown Pinguins vs Kölner Haie
Adler Mannheim vs EHC Red Bull München
Semifinals
The quarterfinals will be played between 1 and 14 April 2025 in a best-of-seven mode.
ERC Ingolstadt vs Kölner Haie
Eisbären Berlin vs Adler Mannheim
Final
The final was played between 17 and 29 April 2025 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.
Awards
The awards were announced on 10 March 2024.
References
External links
Official website
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DEL
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2024–25 in German ice hockey