The 2013–14 DEL2 season was the first season of operation for the DEL2 (also known as DEL II). Replacing the 2nd Bundesliga, this league represents the second-level of ice hockey in Germany, below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The league operated with 12 teams during the 2013–14 season.[1] The inaugural champions were the Fischtown Pinguins.
| 2013–14 DEL2 season | |
|---|---|
| League | DEL2 |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Fischtown Pinguins |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Fischtown Pinguins |
Regular season
editIn its inaugural season the league competed with 12 clubs which was extended to 14 in the following season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fischtown Pinguins (C) | 54 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 185 | 143 | +42 | 104 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 2 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 54 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 183 | 141 | +42 | 103 | |
| 3 | Bietigheim Steelers | 54 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 223 | 167 | +56 | 101 | |
| 4 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 54 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 193 | 166 | +27 | 97 | |
| 5 | EV Landshut | 54 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 206 | 163 | +43 | 96 | |
| 6 | SC Riessersee | 54 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 158 | 141 | +17 | 90 | |
| 7 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 54 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 166 | 158 | +8 | 84 | |
| 8 | Lausitzer Füchse | 54 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 147 | 170 | −23 | 69 | |
| 9 | EC Bad Nauheim | 54 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 161 | 200 | −39 | 63 | Advanced to play-downs |
| 10 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 54 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 157 | 226 | −69 | 59 | |
| 11 | Heilbronner Falken | 54 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 140 | 191 | −51 | 57 | |
| 12 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 54 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 166 | 208 | −42 | 49 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Playoffs
editChampionship
editThe championship play-offs:[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fischtown Pinguins | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Lausitzer Füchse | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fischtown Pinguins | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | EV Landshut | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | EV Landshut | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fischtown Pinguins | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bietigheim Steelers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bietigheim Steelers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bietigheim Steelers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | SC Riessersee | 1 | ||||||||||||
Relegation
editIn the relegation round the four bottom placed clubs played a best-of-seven knock-out series first in which EC Bad Nauheim defeated Eispiraten Crimmitschau and Heilbronner Falken the ESV Kaufbeuren. Following this the two losers entered another round with the best four Oberliga clubs, playing a home-and-away round. The two DEL2 clubs retained their league place while EC Kassel Huskies and Löwen Frankfurt won promotion. The other two Oberliga clubs, EHC Freiburg and VER Selb, remained at this level.[3]
References
edit- ^ "DEL II is official". Eurohockey.com. 2013-07-13.
- ^ "DEL 2 Play-offs - 2014". kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "DEL 2 Play-downs - 2014". kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
External links
edit- www.del-2.org, official website