Deutsche Eishockey-Liga Totally Explained

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Deutsche Eishockey-Liga (German Ice Hockey League, shortname DEL) is a German high-calibre ice hockey league, and has the highest number of American and Canadian players overseas. It was formed as a replacement for the Ice hockey Bundesliga.

Ice hockey bundesliga

The Ice hockey Bundesliga (federal league) was, between 1958 and 1994 the elite hockey competition in the Federal Republic of Germany. In the season 1994/95, it was replaced by the DEL, which now carries the name "1. Bundesliga". In women's competition, even today there still exists another bundesliga, which is, however, double-railed.

Bundesliga champions

1958-90 Bundesliga in West Germany

1958, 1959 EV Füssen
1960 SC Riessersee
1961 EV Füssen
1962 EC Bad Tölz
1963, 1964, 1965 EV Füssen
1966 EC Bad Tölz
1967 Düsseldorfer EG
1968, 1969 EV Füssen
1970 EV Landshut
1971 EV Füssen
1972 Düsseldorfer EG
1973 EV Füssen
1974 Berliner Schlittschuhclub
1975 Düsseldorfer EG
1976 Berliner Schlittschuhclub
1977 Kölner EC
1978 SC Riessersee
1979 Kölner EC
1980 Mannheimer ERC
1981 SC Riessersee
1982 SB Rosenheim
1983 EV Landshut
1984 Kölner EC
1985 SB Rosenheim
1986, 1987, 1988 Kölner EC
1989 SB Rosenheim
1990 Düsseldorfer EG'

1991-1994 all-German Bundesliga

1991, 1992, 1993 Düsseldorfer EG

1994 EC Hedos München

Deutsche Eishockey-Liga

History

Establishment

The DEL was founded in the 1994/95 season, from the remaining teams in the Ice hockey Bundesliga's 1st and 2nd division. The condition of this earlier league had become intolerable: many of the 1st and 2nd division teams were heavily in debt, while the 2nd division attracted few sponsors and spectators; thus why many teams went bankrupt or did without on a play right into the 2nd division. For this reason, in the last Bundesliga season, 1993/94, only 11 teams wanted to play in the 2nd division. Furthermore, two teams gave up, during the season, and after season's end. The goal behind the DEL was to create a league, based on the model of the North American NHL, in which the teams could play consistently without relegation concerns. The associations formed their own finance companies, the master associations were only responsible for the new generation work.

1994/95: Season One

The first season 1994/95 started with 18 teams, of it 12 from the old 1. Bundesliga, 6 from the 2. Bundesliga. The Season In the point round the 18 teams played a supraregional single round (everyone against everyone) and in regional groups a second single round, so that each team up to the Playoffs should come on 44 point plays. In the connection the Playoff round of the last sixteen in the mode Best of Seven took place . (the following quarters -, half and final were played in the mode Best of Five.) Hope to be able to avoid over a stricter Lizenzierung cancellations didn't come up in the first season. Calculated the last federal league master EC Hedos Munich (in the meantime renamed in Maddogs Munich) had lived 18,12,1994 in the previous years clearly over its conditions and got over the season night:Am made the Maddogs Munich in Nuernberg their last point play. The not delivered plays were rated with 0:0 and 1 point and painted Munich from the table. The consequence of this cancellation was, with the exception of a crew all could participate in the Playoffs, resulting in a lack of tension was missing and the spectator numbers sank accordingly. Outside of ice the season was overshadowed by discussions between the league and the German ice hockey federation.

Foundation teams

Augsburger EV (today: Augsburger Panther, before champions 2.BL)

EHC Eisbären Berlin (before placed 10th, 1.BL)

BSC Preussen Berlin (today BSchC Preussen, before placed 4, 1.BL)

Düsseldorfer EG (before Deutscher Vizemeister)

Frankfurt Lions (before placed 4, 2.BL)

EC Hannover (today KEV Hannover Indians (Oberliga), before placed 6, 2. BL)

Kassel Huskies (before placed 2, 2.BL)

Kaufbeurer Adler (today ESV Kaufbeuren, before placed 8, 1. BL)

Kölner Haie (before placed 3, 1.BL)

Krefelder EV (today Krefeld Pinguine, before placed 5, 1.BL)

EV Landshut (today Landshut Cannibals, before placed 6, 1.BL)

Adler Mannheim (before placed 7, 1.BL)

Mad Dogs München (before German champions, see also München (ice hockey))

EHC 80 Nürnberg (today Sinupret Ice Tigers, before placed 3, 2.BL)

EC Ratingen "Die Löwen" (today Revierlöwen Oberhausen, before placed 12, 1.BL)

Star Bulls Rosenheim (before placed 9, 1.BL)

ESG Füchse Sachsen Weißwasser/Chemnitz (today Lausitzer Füchse, before placed 7, 2.BL)

Schwenninger ERC "Wild Wings" (before placed 11, 1.BL)

DEL-Champions

1994-95 - Kölner Haie

1995-96 - Düsseldorfer EG

1996-97 - Adler Mannheim

1997-98 - Adler Mannheim

1998-99 - Adler Mannheim

1999-00 - München Barons

2000-01 - Adler Mannheim

2001-02 - Kölner Haie

2002-03 - Krefeld Pinguine

2003-04 - Frankfurt Lions

2004-05 - Eisbären Berlin

2005-06 - Eisbären Berlin

2006-07 - Adler Mannheim See also: German champions (Ice Hockey).

Current Teams

(season 2007-08)

Augsburger Panther

Eisbären Berlin (Berlin Polar Bears)

EV Duisburg "Die Füchse" (The Foxes)

DEG Metro Stars (Düsseldorf)

Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks)

Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins)

Adler Mannheim (Mannheim Eagles)

Sinupret Ice Tigers (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)

Straubing Tigers

EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams

Former Teams

(1994-95 - 2005-06)

Berlin Capitals (96-97 - 01-02)

BSC Preussen Berlin (94-95 - 95-96)

EC Hannover (94-95 - 95-96)

Essen Moskitoes (99-00 - 01-02)

Freiburg Wölfe (03-04)

Kassel Huskies (94-95 - 05-06)

Kaufbeurer Adler (94-95 - 97-98)

EV Landshut (94-95 - 98-99)

Mad Dogs München (94-95)

München Barons (99-00 - 01-02)

EC Ratingen/Revier Löwen (94-95 - 01-02)

SC Riessersee (95-96)

Star Bulls Rosenheim (94-95 - 99-00)

Sachsen/Weißwasser Füchse (94-95 - 95-96)

Schwenninger Wild Wings (94-95 - 02-03)Further Information

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