2nd ice hockey Bundesliga 2007/08

	2nd ice hockey Bundesliga
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Master:	Kassel Huskies
Newcomers:	Kassel Huskies
Relegated:	EV Landsberg 2000 Eisbären Regensburg (retreat)
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The 2007/08 season , the tenth season since the establishment of the new 2nd ice hockey Bundesliga , began in September 2007 with 14 clubs and was organized by the ice hockey game operating company. New in the league were the promoted Heilbronner Falken and EV Ravensburg Tower Stars as well as the successor SC Riessersee after the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg were able to realize the promotion to the DEL. The champions became the Kassel Huskies , who defeated the Landshut Cannibals 3-2 in the final.

requirements

Attendees

Bad Tölz Bietigheim Bremerhaven Crimmitschau eat White water Schwenningen Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ravensburg kassel Heilbronn Munich Landshut Polar bears Regensburg

Clubs of the 2nd ice hockey Bundesliga of the 2007/08 season

Bietigheim Steelers Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven Ice pirates Crimmitschau Mosquitoes eat Heilbronn falcon Kassel Huskies EV Landsberg 2000

Landshut cannibals Lusatian foxes EHC Munich Ravensburg tower stars Polar bears Regensburg SC Riessersee Schwenninger Wild Wings

mode

The league was played in the 2007/08 season using the same mode as the previous season:

• Similar to the National Hockey League and the German Ice Hockey League , both teams only have a maximum of 4 field players in the extension of a game.
• The determination of the two athletic relegated teams is again done by play-downs of the last four teams in play-off mode.
• For the teams in 9th and 10th place, the season is over again after the preliminary round.
• In the last possible play-off or play-down game in a series, the game is extended until a hit is scored. The previously common decision by a penalty shootout will be abolished.

Player licenses

• A maximum of 15 field players with a German player license and born before January 1, 1984 or without a German game license per game may be listed on the score sheet.
• A maximum of 5 players without a German player license may be listed on the score sheet, but an unlimited number of players without a German player license can be signed up until the transfer deadline.
• Players who are eligible to play for a selection of the DEB and who were born on or after January 1, 1984 can get a sponsorship license for a team in the Oberliga .
• Funding license players must have played at least ten games for the second division team by the end of the main round (March 16) in order to be eligible to continue playing in the play-offs or play-downs for the club.

economy

Budget overview of the Bundesliga clubs 2007/08
Club	Budget 2007/08 in € million	Change compared to the previous year (in € million)	Average audience (calculation)	Average audience (main round)
Kassel Huskies	3.5	+ 0.2	3,000	3.123
Bietigheim Steelers	2.1	- 0.7	1,700	1,744
SERC Wild Wings	2.1	+ 0.4	2,500	2,754
Mosquitoes eat	1.9	+ 0.1	k. A.	1,484
REV Bremerhaven	1.8	± 0	1,700	1,751
EVR Tower Stars	1.8	+ 0.3	2,300	2,904
Polar bears Regensburg	1.75	- 0.7	2,300	2,238
Heilbronn falcon	1.5	+ 0.3	1,700	2,038
EHC Munich	1.5	± 0	1,700	1,520
Landshut cannibals	1.4	± 0	k. A.	2,271
EV Landsberg 2000	1.1	+ 0.4	1,530	1,350
Lusatian foxes	1.05	+ 0.2	1,200	1,839
SC Riessersee	1.0	+ 0.3	1,700	2.017
ETC Crimmitschau	0.6	- 0.3	1,950	2,545
League cut	1.65	+ 0.02	1,940	2.113

Preliminary round

Closing table

A team was awarded three points for a win after regular time, if the game was tied after 60 minutes, both teams received one point, and the winner of the five-minute extra time or after a necessary penalty shootout was awarded an additional point. If a team lost in regular time, it received no points.

	club	Sp	S.	OTS	SOS	OTN	SON	N	Gates	Points
1.	Kassel Huskies	52	36	3	3	1	1	8th	186: 114	122
2.	Landshut cannibals	52	28	3	1	1	2	17th	171: 128	95
3.	Heilbronn falcon	52	27	1	3	1	2	18th	171: 134	92
4th	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	25th	2	3	4th	2	16	185: 153	91
5.	SC Riessersee	52	23	0	4th	5	3	17th	176: 175	85
6th	Mosquitoes eat	52	24	2	2	0	2	22nd	198: 184	82
7th	Bietigheim Steelers	52	22nd	1	1	3	4th	21st	130: 129	77
8th.	Ice pirates Crimmitschau	52	19th	4th	1	1	6th	21st	125: 140	74
9.	EHC Munich	52	19th	2	2	3	2	24	150: 169	70
10.	Polar bears Regensburg	52	18th	2	3	2	2	25th	134: 162	68
11.	Ravensburg tower stars	52	17th	2	5	1	1	26th	168: 178	67
12.	Fish town penguins	52	20th	2	0	2	0	28	148: 164	66
13.	Lusatian foxes	52	16	0	1	2	2	31	149: 184	54
14th	EV Landsberg 2000	52	13	2	2	0	2	33	137: 214	49

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime, SOS = victories after penalty shoot-out, OTN = defeats after overtime, SON = defeats after penalty shoot-out, N = defeats, (N) = newcomer
Explanations:     = direct qualification for the Play-offs,     = season ended,     = play-downs.

Play-offs

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
	1.	Kassel Huskies	4th
	8th.	Ice pirates Crimmitschau	2
						1.	Kassel Huskies	3
						4th	Schwenninger Wild Wings	1
	4th	Schwenninger Wild Wings	4th
	5.	SC Riessersee	3
											1.	Kassel Huskies	3
											2.	Landshut cannibals	2
	2.	Landshut cannibals	4th
	7th	Bietigheim Steelers	1
						2.	Landshut cannibals	3
						3.	Heilbronn falcon	0
	3.	Heilbronn falcon	4th
	6th	Mosquitoes eat	2

Quarter finals

In the quarter-finals 2007/2008 there were the following encounters, which were played in the " Best of Seven " mode. The games took place on March 20, March 22, March 24, March 26 and, if necessary, on March 28, March 30 and April 1, 2008.

Encounters			series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
Kassel Huskies	-	Ice pirates Crimmitschau	4: 2	4: 2	3: 7	4: 2	0: 3	4: 1	4: 1	-
Landshut cannibals	-	Bietigheim Steelers	4: 1	3: 2	5-0	5: 2	1: 3	2: 1 nV	-	-
Heilbronn falcon	-	Mosquitoes eat	4: 2	2: 6	4: 3 nP	6: 7 nV	5: 4 nP	6: 3	4: 3	-
Schwenninger Wild Wings	-	SC Riessersee	4: 3	2: 3	2: 4	4: 1	2: 3	4: 1	2: 1	4: 1

In the third play-off game between the Heilbronner Falken and the Mosquitos Essen , which was won by the Mosquitos 6: 7 n.V., Essen was still almost two minutes (playing time 57:59) before the end of regular time back with 6: 2. The goal to equalize 6: 6 came only two seconds before the end.

Semifinals

The semifinals were held in the " Best of Five " mode . The meetings took place on April 4th, 6th, 8th and, if necessary, on April 11th and 13th, 2008.

Encounters			series	1	2	3	4th	5
Kassel Huskies	-	Schwenninger Wild Wings	3: 1	4: 1	1: 3	3-0	5: 3	-
Landshut cannibals	-	Heilbronn falcon	3-0	5: 3	4: 2	4: 3	-	-

final

The final was also held in the "Best of Five" mode. The meetings took place on April 15, 18, 20, 22 and 25, 2008.

Encounters			series	1	2	3	4th	5
Kassel Huskies	-	Landshut cannibals	3: 2	0: 1	6-0	5-0	4: 5 nV	3: 2 nV

The Kassel Huskies became second division champions in 2008 and, after successfully fulfilling the license requirements, were promoted to the German Ice Hockey League again .

Play-downs

Those placed 11 to 14 determined in the play-down mode “Best of Seven” from March 20, 2008, the two athletic relegated teams to the 2008/09 league .

Encounters			series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
EV Ravensburg	-	EV Landsberg 2000	4-0	5: 4 nV	7: 4	7: 2	4: 3	-	-	-
REV Bremerhaven	-	Lusatian foxes	4: 3	5-0	2: 3	6: 3	3: 2 nV	1: 2	2: 3 nP	6: 4

The EV Ravensburg and the REV Bremerhaven are thus for the 2. Bundesliga 2008/09 qualified. The EV Landsberg 2000 and the Lausitzer Füchse are relegated to the top league . Due to the bankruptcy of Eisbären Regensburg and Moskitos Essen , which was reported on April 15, 2008 , however, these two clubs were forcibly relegated, so that the Lausitzer Füchse remained in the 2nd Bundesliga. The EV Landsberg 2000, however, waived a move up.

Broadcast on television

The German Sports Television (DSF) beamed usually on Saturdays at 21:30 a magazine for the second Bundesliga. Up to four Friday games were summarized and background reports were sent.

Web links

• All results and tables of the 2nd ice hockey Bundesliga 2007/08 at hockey-db.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ice Hockey News from August 2007
2. ↑ Official match report for the game