2019–20 DEL2 season
LeagueDEL2
SportIce Hockey
Duration13 September 2019 – 10 March 2020
Number of games364 (52 per team)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Sprade TV
eoTV
Regular season
Season championsLöwen Frankfurt
Top scorerDylan Wruck (Falken)
Relegated to OberligaNo relegation
(relegation play-offs cancelled)
Playoffs
ChampionsNo champion
(play-offs cancelled)

The 2019–20 DEL2 season was the seventh season since the founding of the DEL2, the second tier of German ice hockey, set below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The season began on 13 September 2019 and prematurely ended on 10 March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Löwen Frankfurt was named winner of the regular season, but no season champion was declared with the championship play-offs called off. In addition, the relegation play-offs were also cancelled so the league decided there would be no relegation for the season.[1]

Modus

Fourteen teams competed in the 2019–20 DEL2 regular season. EV Landshut was promoted from Germany's third division, Oberliga. Each team played each other twice in the regular season, home and away, for a total of 52 matches each. The top six teams directly qualified for the championship playoffs, played in a best of seven format. Teams placed seven to ten advanced to the championship playoff qualifiers, which followed a best of three format. The bottom four teams enter the relegation playoffs. The two losing teams from round 1 face off in the relegation final with the losing team being relegated to Oberliga.[2]

The DEL2 champion does not automatically get promoted to DEL. In September 2015, the DEL and DEL2 agreed to reintroduce promotion and relegation between the two leagues from the 2017–18 season onwards. The DEL2 champion would then have the opportunity to be promoted, provided it fulfilled the licensing requirements of the DEL, while the last-placed DEL club would be relegated.[3] In 2018, the two leagues signed a new agreement to reintroduce an automatic promotion and relegation system to start in 2020–21.[4]

Regular season

Results

The cross table represents the results of all matches of the regular season for 2019/20.[5] The home team is listed in the middle column, the visiting team in the top row.

First round Team Second round
FRA SCB RVT ESV LFX ECN ECK HNF DRE EPC BTT ECT FRB EVL FRA SCB RVT ESV LFX ECN ECK HNF DRE EPC BTT ECT FRB EVL
6:1 4:3O 3:2 4:3S 2:5 6:3 5:3 3:2 1:4 4:3S 2:3O 3:1 8:0 FRA 5:0 3:1 5:0[lower-alpha 1] 4:3O 4:1 4:3 3:4O 6:5S 7:1 3:1 4:1 5:4O 5:2
3:0 4:1 3:2 1:4 0:2 4:2 4:7 4:1 4:0 4:1 9:5 0:3 4:3S SCB 1:4 5:3 5:6 4:2 7:0 1:7 5:2 1:2 1:5 5:0 2:3O 0:1 2:1
4:3O 2:3S 4:0 6:5S 2:3 5:2 3:2 4:3 3:4S 5:6S 3:4O 2:4 4:2 RVT 2:3S 6:5O 5:2 7:1 7:3 2:4 5:3 4:5 4:2 0:4 2:3 3:2S 4:3O
3:1 5:1 2:4 1:3 6:3 3:2 2:8 4:1 5:2 5:1 2:3 3:2 3:4O ESV 3:4 6:4 3:2 2:4 4:2 1:3 3:2 6:1 5:2 2:7 4:3O 3:1 3:7
1:3 3:2 1:3 4:1 1:2 2:5 2:1 3:7 6:2 5:3 2:3O 7:3 4:5O LFX 6:3 2:4 4:1 6:1 4:1 1:0 4:3O 5:6 4:7 5:3 6:3 1:3 3:0
7:6O 3:2S 5:1 4:2 5:3 0:5 1:7 2:3O 8:3 4:2 2:3O 4:3 2:1 ECN 2:3S 1:0S 1:2S 3:5 5:1 2:1 1:2 6:5O 4:6 3:2S 1:2S 5:1 4:3S
3:2 10:2 3:1 7:3 1:0 2:3 7:1 6:3 4:2 3:2 6:3 5:3 5:4 ECK 7:5 4:0 4:1 6:3 3:2S 2:3S 2:5 7:3 2:6 4:0 0:3 2:4 2:3O
4:1 4:1 5:2 3:5 7:1 5:3 4:3 3:2 2:6 4:3 4:5 6:3 3:1 HNF 7:6S 2:5 2:5 6:3 4:3 1:4 4:2 9:2 2:4 5:3 2:3O 6:3 4:3S
5:4O 7:5 3:6 1:2O 4:6 6:2 1:4 8:5 5:3 6:5 0:4 2:3 1:2O DRE 4:3 4:3S 4:5O 5:1 5:3 4:1 6:5O 5:4 5:3 2:4 3:2S 5:2 3:1
2:3S 2:1O 0:5 4:3S 6:3 3:4 1:4 2:4 3:2 3:6 4:3 3:2O 3:4O EPC 5:2 3:5 1:4 2:4 2:7 1:2S 1:4 4:2 7:5 0:6 3:5 3:2S 2:1
10:7 3:2O 1:4 7:5 3:5 2:3 3:4S 2:4 4:3O 4:5 3:2O 0:2 3:2 BTT 2:3O 4:2 5:3 6:7S 6:3 4:2 4:3S 6:5S 6:3 2:4 4:3O 3:0 5:3
2:5 0:5 4:3O 8:2 5:1 4:0 5:1 5:6O 5:4 3:2O 5:4 3:4 5:6O ECT 1:2 2:0 1:2S 2:5 2:3S 3:1 3:1 8:6 1:2 4:2 5:7 5:2 4:5S
3:1 2:3 3:2 0:4 2:3O 1:0 5:4S 3:4O 7:1 4:1 3:1 5:3 5:0 FRB 2:4 5:1 4:2 4:3 3:2 6:3 4:2 4:5O 6:3 5:0 4:1 5:4 4:3O
5:2 2:3 1:3 5:8 7:1 6:1 3:4 4:3 4:7 4:5S 4:3 4:3 3:1 EVL 2:6 3:4 1:4 2:1 5:4O 3:2O 5:6O 6:3 4:3O 3:2O 1:3 3:2 1:4

Legend: O Overtime; S Shootout
Notes:

  1. ↑ Frankfurt were declared 5:0 winners over Kaufbeuren due to Kaufbeuren icing a suspended player. The original score line was a 5:2 victory to Kaufbeuren[lower-alpha 2]
  2. "Einsatz eines automatisch gesperrten Spielers durch den ESV Kaufbeuren" [Match report Löwen Frankfurt 5:0 ESV Kaufbeuren] (in German). www.del-2.org. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Löwen Frankfurt 52 23 10 6 13 195 155 +40 95 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs
2 EC Kassel Huskies 52 27 3 5 17 191 147 +44 92
3 Wölfe Freiburg 52 27 2 7 16 162 143 +19 92
4 Heilbronner Falken 52 23 6 3 20 209 186 +23 84
5 Tölzer Löwen 52 18 9 9 16 176 166 +10 81
6 Ravensburg Towerstars 52 19 8 7 18 171 155 +16 80
7 EC Bad Nauheim 52 18 8 6 20 141 164 −23 76 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff
Qualifiers
8 Bietigheim Steelers 52 21 2 7 22 147 163 −16 74
9 ESV Kaufbeuren 52 22 3 2 25 169 187 −18 74
10 Dresdner Eislöwen 52 19 5 7 21 188 208 −20 74
11 Lausitzer Füchse 52 20 3 7 22 168 179 −11 73 2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs
12 Bayreuth Tigers 52 17 7 5 23 183 183 0 70
13 Eispiraten Crimmitschau 52 16 6 5 25 153 194 −41 65
14 EV Landshut 52 11 11 7 23 160 183 −23 62
Source: www.kicker.de www.del-2.org
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss

Top scorers

These are the top-ten scorers in DEL2 for the 2019–20 season. (Table is created at the conclusion of the DEL2 regular season)

Name Team GP G A PTS +/− PIM
Dylan WruckHeilbronner Falken51246488+912
Sami BlomqvistESV Kaufbeuren52383674+528
Marco PflegerTölzer Löwen52313869−128
Mathieu PompeiEV Landshut52293968+436
Cam SpiroWölfe Freiburg52264167016
Mario LamoureuxDresdner Eislöwen52234467−164
Jordan KnackstedtDresdner Eislöwen51204767+691
Mike HammondLausitzer Füchse48184967+110
Juuso RajalaBayreuth Tigers51165066+1024
Roope RantaLöwen Frankfurt52323163+2012

Source:[6]

Top goaltenders

These are the top-ten goaltenders in DEL2 for the 2019–20 season. (Table is created at the conclusion of the DEL2 regular season)

Name Team GP SO MP GA GAA SH SV SV%
Ben MeisnerWölfe Freiburg5062992:301272.551617149092.15%
Mac CarruthLausitzer Füchse4322477:171232.981538141592.00%
Felix BickEC Bad Nauheim4722841:351342.831573143991.48%
Gerald KuhnEC Kassel Huskies3942381:36952.391115102091.48%
Jimmy HertelLöwen Frankfurt2301362:15662.9170463890.63%
Patrick KleinLöwen Frankfurt2021785:52842.8288780390.53%
Stephon WilliamsBietigheim Steelers3852095:261053.01108397890.30%
Olafr SchmidtRavensburg Towerstars3622012:12892.6585276389.55%
Brett JaegerBayreuth Tigers2811502:09773.0873766089.55%
Marco WölflRavensburg Towerstars2201150:43572.9751746088.97%

Note: To qualify for this list, goaltenders need to have played a minimum of 20 matches
Source:[7]

Playoffs

Due to the early cancellation of the season, the championship and relegation play-offs were called off without being played. DEL2 decided no team would be relegated and no team would be named champion.[1]

Championship

The championship playoffs reference:[8]

Pre-Playoffs
   
7 EC Bad Nauheim 0
10 Dresdner Eislöwen 2
8 Bietigheim Steelers 0
9 ESV Kaufbeuren 2

Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score

References

  1. 1 2 "DEL2 Beendet Saison Vorzeitig" [DEL2 Ends Season Early]. www.del-2.org (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Spielmodus Saison 2018/2019" (in German). www.del-2.org. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  3. ↑ "DEL: Rückkehr zu Auf- und Abstieg? Fahrplan steht!" [DEL: Return of relegation and promotion? Schedule decided!]. kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Diamond, James (2018-07-30). "Top German ice hockey leagues reach agreement to reintroduce promotion and relegation". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. ↑ "Spiele: kompletter pielplan" [Season: complete schedule] (in German). www.del-2.org. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Statistiken Top Scorer" (in German). www.del-2.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Statistiken Top Goalies" (in German). www.del-2.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  8. ↑ "DEL2 | Statistik | Spielpläne - Archiv der DEL2". www.del-2.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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