2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
SportIce Hockey
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season championsEisbären Berlin
Top scorerJason Ulmer
Robert Hock
Finals
ChampionsEisbären Berlin

The 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 15th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey Leagie). 16 Teams played after the 2. Bundesliga Champion, the Kassel Huskies received the license to play in the DEL. After 52 rounds and the play-off's, the Eisbären Berlin won its 4th German Championship in the last five years.

Teams

Team City Arena Budget
Million €		 Attendance
Regular Season		 Attendance
Playoffs
Augsburger Panther Augsburg Curt Frenzel Stadium 3.1 3,678 5,052
Eisbären Berlin Berlin O2 World 7.7 13,746 14,083
DEG Metro Stars Düsseldorf ISS Dome 7.2 6,084 9,943
Frankfurt Lions Frankfurt Eissporthalle Frankfurt 4.8 6,208 5,650
Füchse Duisburg Duisburg Scania Arena 4.0 1,792
Hamburg Freezers Hamburg Color Line Arena 7.1 7,949 6,660
Hannover Scorpions Hanover TUI Arena 7.1 7,949 6,660
ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Saturn Arena 6.2 3,346
Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Eissporthalle Iserlohn 4.5 3,864
Kassel Huskies Kassel Eissporthalle Kassel 3.1 4,071
Kölner Haie Cologne Lanxess Arena 6.5 10,342
Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld König Palast 4.1 4,491 7,819
Adler Mannheim Mannheim SAP Arena 8.0 11,756 12,237
Sinupret Ice Tigers Nuremberg Nuremberg Arena 4.8 4,322 7,976
Straubing Tigers Straubing Eisstadion am Pulverturm 3.7 4,226
Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Eisarena Wolfsburg 4.5 2,328 2,560

In accordance to the cooperation contract between the DEL and the German Ice Hockey Federation, and after concluding that necessary reforms where not done in the 2. Bundesliga, a decision was made not to have playdowns and no teams were relegated. However, after ensuring compliance with the DEL regulations, the 2. Bundesliga Champions, the Kassel Huskies, were allowed to enter the league on July 4, 2008,[1] expanding the league to 16 teams. This is also the first season where the Eisbären Berlin played in the brand new O2 World arena.

The number of regular seasons rounds was reduced to 52 from 56 in the previous season. The 6-best placed teams qualified for the playoffs, the teams in 7-10th position where to play a qualification round.

The average team budget was estimate at Euro € 5.24 million, raising the league total to Euro € 84.3 million from Euro € 78.7, mainly due to the addition of 1 team.

Regular season

Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L Goals Points
1.Eisbären Berlin5231140214214:143105
2.Hannover Scorpions5230213214173:151101
3.DEG Metro Stars5224233317159:13488
4.Adler Mannheim5222343218144:13185
5.Sinupret Ice Tigers5223611120153:14285
6.Krefeld Pinguine5224313120167:14084
7.Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg5225015120180:14183
8.Hamburg Freezers5222142419158:14782
9.Frankfurt Lions5221331420152:15280
10.Augsburger Panther5224112222156:17880
11.Iserlohn Roosters5215435718171:18771
12.ERC Ingolstadt5218314224144:15568
13.Straubing Tigers5217341225144:16468
14.Kassel Huskies5215262225147:17165
15.Kölner Haie5215405523147:16663
16.Füchse Duisburg529331036118:22540
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss
Color code:    = Direct Playoff qualification,    = Playoff qualification round,    = No playoff

Playoffs

Playoff qualifications

The playoff qualifications were played between March 5 and 11, 2009 in the Best-of-five mode.

Series12345RS
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg–Augsburger Panther3:11:24:11:04:3 OT–[2:2]
Hamburg Freezers–Frankfurt Lions3:23:41:22:12:1 OT4:2[1:3]
RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime

Playoff brackets

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1. Eisbären Berlin 4
8. Hamburg Freezers 0
1. Eisbären Berlin 3
4. Adler Mannheim 1
4. Adler Mannheim 4
5. Sinupret Ice Tigers 1
1. Eisbären Berlin 3
3. DEG Metro Stars 1
2. Hannover Scorpions 4
7. Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams 2
2. Hannover Scorpions 2
3. DEG Metro Stars 3
3. DEG Metro Stars 4
6. Krefeld Pinguine 3

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played in the Best-of-seven mode starting March 13 until March 26.

Series1234567RS
Eisbären Berlin–Hamburg Freezers4:05:33:2 OT7:24:1−−−[3:1]
Hannover Scorpions–Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg4:22:12:3 OT2:34:3 OT4:32:0−[1:1]
DEG Metro Stars–Krefeld Pinguine4:32:34:3 OT1:25:4 OT2:13:45:0[3:1]
Adler Mannheim–Sinupret Ice Tigers4:15:03:53:22:15:2−−[0:4]
RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime

Semifinals

The semifinals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from March 29 to April 7, 2010.

Series12345RS
Eisbären Berlin–Adler Mannheim3:14:01:64:06:4–[2:2]
Hannover Scorpions–DEG Metro Stars2:35:22:46:33:4 OT1:3[1:1]
RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime

Finale

The finals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from April 9, 2010.

Series12345RS
Eisbären Berlin–DEG Metro Stars3:13:21:35:14:2–[3:1]
RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime

The Eisbären Berlin won the title for the 4th time.

References

  1. ↑ Grünes Licht für die Huskies, kicker.de (de)
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