DEL2 2016/17

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The 2016/17 season was the fourth season of the second highest German ice hockey league under the name DEL2 . It started on September 10, 2016 with the second event game and ended on April 25, 2017. The game was organized by ESBG . The Löwen Frankfurt won the DEL2 championship with a 4-2 win in the play-off final against the Bietigheim Steelers . In the league relegation, the Starbulls Rosenheim failed , were relegated to the ice hockey league and were replaced by the EC Bad Tölz for the following season .

Attendees

14 teams took part in the league. EHC Bayreuth was promoted from the league . The Fischtown Pinguins from Bremerhaven were accepted into the DEL. The athletic relegation of the previous season, the Heilbronner Falken , remained as a successor in the league. The licenses were issued on July 4, 2016.

Bayreuth Bietigheim Dresden Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ravensburg Rosenheim White water Bad Nauheim Heilbronn Frankfurt am Main Crimmitschau kassel Kaufbeuren Freiburg

Clubs of the DEL2 2016/17

society	place	Previous year	Play-offs / -downs
EC Bad Nauheim	Bad Nauheim	6th	Quarter finals
EHC Bayreuth	Bayreuth	Oberliga	-
Bietigheim Steelers	Bietigheim-Bissingen	1.	Runner-up
Ice pirates Crimmitschau	Crimmitschau	10.	Pre-play-offs
Dresden Ice Lions	Dresden	7th	Semifinals
Löwen Frankfurt	Frankfurt am Main	5.	Quarter finals
EHC Freiburg	Freiburg in Breisgau	13.	Play-downs
SC Riessersee	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	9.	Pre-play-offs
Heilbronn falcon	Heilbronn	14th	Play-downs lost
EC Kassel Huskies	kassel	4th	master
ESV Kaufbeuren	Kaufbeuren	12.	Play-downs
Ravensburg tower stars	Ravensburg	3.	Semifinals
Starbulls Rosenheim	Rosenheim	8th.	Quarter finals
Lusatian foxes	White water	11.	Play-downs

Stages

society	Stadium name	Stadium capacity
Löwen Frankfurt	Ice rink Frankfurt	6,990
SC Riessersee	Olympic Ice Sports Center	6,900
EC Kassel Huskies	Ice rink Kassel	6,100
Ice pirates Crimmitschau	Artificial ice stadium in the Sahnpark	5,222
Starbulls Rosenheim	Municipal Kathrein Stadium	4,750
EHC Bayreuth	Municipal ice rink Bayreuth	4,565
Bietigheim Steelers	EgeTrans Arena	4,517
EC Bad Nauheim	Colonel Knight Stadium	4,500
Dresden Ice Lions	EnergieVerbund Arena	4,412
Heilbronn falcon	Kolbenschmidt Arena	4,000
EHC Freiburg	Franz Siegel Hall	3,500
Ravensburg tower stars	Ice rink Ravensburg	3,418
Lusatian foxes	Eisarena Weißwasser	3,200
ESV Kaufbeuren	Ice rink on Berliner Platz (SparkassenArena)	2,600

Main round

The main round of the 2016/17 season started on September 10th with the Summer Game , in which the Löwen Frankfurt met the Kassel Huskies in the Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt . The other games on the first match day took place on September 16.

Crosstab

The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the middle column, the visiting team in the top row.

First round

society

Second half

ECK

FRA

DRE

SBR

EPC

LFX

FRB

HNF

ECK

FRA

DRE

SBR

EPC

LFX

FRB

HNF

1-0

6: 2

2: 3 V

6: 2

7: 2

6: 1

5-0

5: 2

3: 1

6: 3

2: 3

3: 1

8: 4

2: 1 p

1: 4

1: 6

2: 4

4: 3

6: 3

4: 1

3: 4 V.

4: 1

1: 2

5: 3

4: 1

6: 2

3: 4 p

2: 3

4: 1

4-0

2: 3

3: 2

2: 3 p

4: 3 p

4: 2

4: 1

3: 5

4-0

5: 3

0: 4

3: 6

2: 3 V

3: 2

1: 2 V

3: 6

4-0

6: 1

2: 1 p

1: 4

6: 3

4: 1

0: 1

0: 8

4: 3 V

2: 1

7: 1

1: 5

4: 3

2: 3

5: 2

3: 1

6-0

2: 1 V

5: 3

6: 5

ECK

1: 6

5: 4

2: 3

3: 2

2: 8

4: 1

2: 3

4: 2

1: 5

3: 2

3: 2 p

5: 1

0: 1

4: 1

5: 3

4: 5 V

2: 3 V

6: 4

8: 2

6: 4

5: 2

5: 4

2: 3 V

4: 2

6: 4

6: 4

FRA

4: 5

3: 4 V.

2: 3

4: 1

5: 2

3: 1

5: 2

10: 4

3: 5

5: 3

4: 5

2: 3 V

6: 1

4: 5 V

3: 6

2: 3

4: 3 V

3: 1

2: 3

3: 1

5: 2

2: 3

4: 1

6: 1

5: 1

4: 3 p

0: 2

4: 1

3: 4

2: 3 p

2-0

4: 1

3: 4 p

4: 2

0: 2

2: 3 V

4: 3 p

2-0

2: 1

3: 7

5: 2

1: 3

5: 6

2: 3 p

7: 1

6: 2

4: 1

2: 4

5: 1

3: 1

5: 4

3: 2

DRE

1: 2

2: 1

5: 3

4: 3 V

1-0

3: 1

2: 3

6: 1

5: 2

1: 3

5: 2

3: 2 V.

3: 2 V.

4: 3

6: 2

3: 1

2: 3

4: 3

3: 4

0: 1

6: 1

0: 3

4: 3

3: 5

4: 3

3: 2 V.

SBR

1: 7

4: 3 V

0: 3

1: 4

4: 3

0: 7

0: 2

5: 1

6: 2

3-0

5: 4 V.

2: 1 V

3: 5

1: 3

2: 3 V

3: 2 p

4: 3

4: 3

3: 4 p

6: 1

3: 1

2: 5

2: 3

2: 1 p

4-0

4: 2

3: 4 p

0: 1

6: 3

2: 5

4: 7

4: 2

2: 5

3: 2

3: 1

1: 2 V

0: 3

5: 1

2: 1 p

3-0

1: 5

1: 2

3: 1

6: 5 p

2: 1

4: 3 V

2: 4

1: 4

5: 4 p

3: 2

5: 3

6: 2

EPC

3: 4 V.

3: 4

1: 4

3: 2

3: 5

3: 2

0: 1

2: 5

3: 4 V.

1: 3

4: 2

2: 5

1: 4

1: 4

3: 4

2: 3

2: 3 p

4: 5 p

3-0

3: 2 p

4: 2

7: 1

2: 1 p

1: 4

7: 5

4: 1

LFX

2: 8

0: 2

4: 3

3: 5

1: 2

3: 2

6: 3

2: 1

5: 3

2: 1

5: 2

3: 2

1: 5

3: 2 V.

2: 3

2-0

3: 4 V.

3: 1

0: 3

5-0

0: 5

7: 3

7-0

3: 1

3: 4

2-0

3-0

6: 2

1: 2 p

3: 6

3: 2

2: 1 p

5: 2

3: 1

6: 1

5: 1

3: 6

5: 2

1: 2

1: 3

4: 3 V

2: 5

4: 5

5: 2

3: 1

6: 5 V.

4: 3

6: 5 V.

4: 5 V

0: 4

5: 6 p

3: 4

FRB

4: 2

3: 2

3-0

5: 7

3: 2 p

2: 4

4: 2

6: 2

2: 3

0: 4

5: 2

6: 3

6: 3

2: 5

4: 3

3: 2 V.

3: 6

3: 6

0: 3

6: 1

0: 3

4: 3 V

4: 5 p

1: 2

6: 1

3: 4 p

HNF

6: 2

2-0

3: 5

4: 2

5: 3

1: 5

1: 3

5: 3

7: 2

1: 2 p

2: 4

3: 4

4-0

3: 2

4: 2

5: 2

2: 3

4: 1

2: 5

2: 1

3-0

3: 1

4: 5 V

1: 2 V

3: 4 p

3: 2 V.

2: 3

3: 1

3: 6

7: 1

2: 3

2: 3 V

4-0

4: 2

4: 3

4: 2

2: 5

2: 4

4-0

Note: ^V after extension; ^P after penalty shootout
final score on March 5, 2017, 52nd matchday

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, the winner of the five-minute extra time (only with three against three outfield players) or after a necessary penalty shoot-out received another point credited. If a team lost in regular time, they received no points.

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	OTS	PSS	OTN	PSN	N	Pt	%	T	GT	St.	home	guest
1.	Bietigheim Steelers	52	32	2	3	3	0	12	109	70%	199	121	654	18-1-2-5	14-4-1-7
2.	Löwen Frankfurt	52	29	3	2	7th	0	11	104	67%	211	159	681	17-0-5-4	12-5-2-7
3.	EC Kassel Huskies (M)	52	28	3	2	1	1	17th	96	62%	161	147	839	14-3-0-9	14-2-2-8
4th	Dresden Ice Lions	52	25th	5	1	0	2	19th	89	57%	169	128	727	15-3-1-7	10-3-1-12
5.	ESV Kaufbeuren	52	24	5	1	1	3	18th	88	56%	148	125	623	15-2-2-7	9-4-2-11
6th	Lusatian foxes	52	22nd	3	4th	0	3	20th	83	53%	154	152	722	13-2-2-9	9-5-1-11
7th	EHC Freiburg	52	20th	3	2	2	5	20th	77	49%	170	177	555	11-4-2-9	9-1-5-11
8th.	EHC Bayreuth (N)	52	21st	1	1	5	3	21st	75	48%	146	155	632	14-1-4-7	7-1-4-14
9.	SC Riessersee	52	20th	0	5	2	2	23	74	47%	135	147	630	11-3-4-8	9-2-0-15
10.	Ravensburg tower stars	52	19th	2	2	5	3	21st	73	47%	144	145	720	12-2-4-8	7-2-4-13
11.	EC Bad Nauheim	52	18th	2	4th	2	4th	22nd	72	46%	150	151	590	12-3-4-7	6-3-2-15
12.	Starbulls Rosenheim	52	16	3	1	2	1	29	59	38%	130	183	652	11-4-0-11	5-0-3-18
13.	Heilbronn falcon	52	12	3	1	3	3	30th	50	32%	141	185	846	10-2-3-11	2-2-3-19
14th	Ice pirates Crimmitschau	52	10	2	2	4th	1	33	43	28%	127	210	819	9-3-2-12	1-1-3-21

Source : del-2.org; Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime, PSS = victories after penalty shoot-out, OTN = defeats after overtime, PSN = defeats after penalty shoot-out, N = defeats, pts = total points, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, Str. = Penalty minutes; Explanations:  = play-offs ; = Pre-play-offs ; = Play-downs

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes, PPT = power play goals, SHT = underpaid goals; Fat: best value

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM	PPT	SHT
Matt McKnight	Bietigheim	51	24	48	72	+21	20th	4th	2
Matthew Pistilli	Frankfurt	52	32	32	64	+34	22nd	5	0
CJ stretch	Frankfurt	52	26th	34	60	+29	66	4th	2
Roope Ranta	Riessersee / Weißwasser	52	26th	31	57	+6	34	8th	0
Juuso Rajala	Bad Nauheim / Dresden	48	14th	42	56	−2	14th	5	1
Christian Billich	Freiburg	52	18th	37	55	+18	32	4th	0
Tyler Scofield	Rosenheim	47	25th	30th	55	+2	16	7th	1
Marcus Sommerfeld	Bietigheim	46	25th	29	54	+12	22nd	10	0
Nikolas Linsenmaier	Freiburg	51	20th	34	54	+22	103	7th	1
Tyler McNeely	Rosenheim	45	21st	33	54	+1	48	7th	1

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), S = wins, N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , SaT = shots on goal, SVS = saves (shots saved), Sv% = shots saved ( in%) , GTS = goals against average ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	S.	N	SO	GT	GTS	SaT	SVS	Sv%
Kevin Nastiuk	Dresden	25th	1416: 02	16	6th	1	47	1.99	756	709	93.78
Siniša Martinović	Bietigheim	46	2704: 38	33	11	5	92	2.04	1045	953	91.20
Stefan Vajs	Kaufbeuren	47	2841: 38	29	17th	6th	100	2.11	1468	1368	93.19
Matthias Nemec	Riessersee	40	2307: 20	21st	17th	4th	98	2.55	1149	1051	91.47
Maximilian Franzreb	White water	29	1668: 37	17th	12	2	73	2.62	805	732	90.93
Tomáš Vošvrda	Bayreuth	41	2314: 34	21st	19th	5	102	2.64	1421	1319	92.82
Jonas Langmann	Ravensburg	48	2864: 08	19th	28	5	128	2.68	1452	1324	91.18
Markus Keller	kassel	37	2160: 12	23	13	1	101	2.81	1189	1088	91.51
Brett Jaeger	Frankfurt	40	2305: 04	25th	13	0	111	2.89	1053	942	89.46
Mikko Rämö	Bad Nauheim	38	2256: 35	17th	20th	1	113	3.00	1143	1030	90.11
Andrew Hare	Heilbronn	26th	1555: 18	10	16	2	79	3.05	965	886	91.81
Lukáš refectory	Freiburg	34	2015: 10	15th	18th	2	106	3.16	1185	1079	91.05
Timo herds	Rosenheim	35	1948: 38	13	20th	1	108	3.33	1120	1012	90.36

Pre-play-offs

In the pre-play-offs, the teams in positions 7 to 10 of the main round played two participants in the play-offs in two best-of-three series. The seventh of the main round played against the tenth and the eighth against the ninth. If the score was tied after the regular playing time of 3 × 20 minutes, after a 15-minute break there was an extension of 20 minutes until a goal was scored. The 20-minute extensions were repeated, each with a new ice preparation and a 15-minute break, until the decisive goal was scored. The games took place on March 7, 10 and 12, 2017.

	series	1	2	3	[MR]
EHC Freiburg - Ravensburg Tower Stars	2: 1	3: 4 V1	5: 4 V1	4: 1	[3: 1]
EHC Bayreuth - SC Riessersee	2: 1	5: 1	1: 3	2: 1	[2: 2]

Play-offs

mode

The first six placed in the main round and the two winners of the pre-play-offs played the winner in three rounds and in the best-of-seven mode from March 14th to April 25th, 2017.
If games ended in a draw after the regular playing time of 3 × 20 minutes, there was an extension of 20 minutes, but only until a goal was scored. The team that scored the goal was the winner with the corresponding result. The 20-minute extensions were repeated, each with a new ice preparation and a 15-minute break, until the decisive goal was scored.

Play-off tree

In each round, the remaining best of the main round competed against the remaining worst placed in the main round and the remaining second best against the remaining second worst of the main round (etc.).

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Bietigheim Steelers

4th

8th

EHC Bayreuth

1

1

Bietigheim Steelers

4th

5

ESV Kaufbeuren

0

4th

Dresden Ice Lions

3

5

ESV Kaufbeuren

4th

1

Bietigheim Steelers

2

2

Löwen Frankfurt

4th

2

Löwen Frankfurt

4th

7th

EHC Freiburg

0

2

Löwen Frankfurt

4th

3

EC Kassel Huskies

0

3

EC Kassel Huskies

4th

6th

Lusatian foxes

1

Play-off quarter-finals

The play-off quarter-finals were played in best-of-seven mode. The games took place on March 14th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 24th, 26th and 28th.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	[MR]
Bietigheim Steelers - EHC Bayreuth	4: 1	5: 2	3: 2	9-0	0: 3	11: 3	-	-	[3: 1]
Löwen Frankfurt - EHC Freiburg	4-0	6: 2	6: 2	4: 2	5: 2	-	-	-	[3: 1]
EC Kassel Huskies - Lusatian foxes	4: 1	4: 1	1: 2	6: 1	5: 1	5: 3	-	-	[2: 2]
Dresdner Eislöwen - ESV Kaufbeuren	3: 4	1: 4	3: 4 V1	3-0	3: 6	5: 2	4: 3	2: 3	[2: 2]

Play-off semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the remaining best competed against the remaining worst and the other two teams against each other. The play-off semi-finals were also played in best-of-seven mode. The games took place on March 31st and April 2nd, 4th and 7th, 2017. The appointments on April 9, 11 and 13, 2017 were no longer required.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	[MR]
Bietigheim Steelers - ESV Kaufbeuren	4-0	5: 4	5: 2	2: 1 V1	7: 3	-	-	-	[1: 3]
Löwen Frankfurt - EC Kassel Huskies	4-0	4: 1	5: 2	3: 1	7: 6	-	-	-	[1: 3]

Play-off final

The play-off finals were also played in best-of-seven mode. The games took place on April 15th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 23rd and 25th. The appointment on April 28, 2017 was no longer necessary.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	[MR]
Bietigheim Steelers - Löwen Frankfurt	2: 4	5: 7	0: 4	2: 4	3: 2	2: 1	2: 5	-	[1: 3]

Squad of the DEL2 champions

DEL2 champion Löwen Frankfurt

Goalkeepers: Brett Jaeger , Florian Proske Defenders: Mike Card , David Cespiva , Pawel Dronia , Maximilian Gläßl , Joel Keussen , Eric Stephan , Matt Tomassoni Attackers: Brett Breitkreuz , Clarke Breitkreuz , Christoph Gawlik , Patrick Jarrett , Lukas Laub , Nils Liesegang , Richard Mueller , Nico Oprée , Roman Pfennings , Matthew Pistilli , Ricco Ratajczyk , Dennis Reimer , Eddy Rinke-Leitans , CJ Stretch Coaching staff: Rich Chernomaz , Paul Gardner

Best scorer

Source: DEL2; Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes, PPT = power play goals, SHT = underpaid goals; Fat: best value; ^Stream = For comparison - players with the most penalty minutes

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Nils Liesegang	Frankfurt	14th	5	18th	23	+7	16
Brett Breitkreuz	Frankfurt	14th	13	9	22nd	+16	8th
Matt McKnight	Bietigheim	15th	9	13	22nd	+5	10
Matthew Pistilli	Frankfurt	14th	5	14th	19th	+16	16
Robin Just	Bietigheim	15th	7th	10	17th	−2	14th
Lukas Laub	Frankfurt	14th	8th	8th	16	+7	10
Dominic Auger	Bietigheim	15th	5	11	16	+4	8th
CJ stretch	Frankfurt	14th	4th	12	16	+14	8th
Jeffrey Szwez Strm.	Kaufbeuren	10	2	3	5	−4	68

Best goalkeeper

Source: DEL2; Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), S = wins, N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , SaT = shots on goal, SVS = saves (shots saved), Sv% = shots saved ( in%) , GTS = goals against average ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	S.	N	SaT	GT	GTS	SVS	Sv%	SO
Brett Jaeger	Frankfurt	14th	802: 18	11	2	369	28	2.09	341	92.41	1
Siniša Martinović	Bietigheim	15th	910: 11	10	5	428	41	2.70	387	90.42	1
Marco Wölfl	Freiburg	4th	199: 59	2	1	119	9	2.70	110	92.44	0
Kevin Nastiuk	Dresden	6th	325: 09	3	3	197	15th	2.77	182	92.39	1
Markus Keller	kassel	9	537: 39	4th	5	282	27	3.01	255	90.43	0
Tomáš Vošvrda	Bayreuth	7th	345: 39	3	4th	196	18th	3.12	178	90.82	1
Stefan Vajs	Kaufbeuren	11	663: 22	4th	7th	384	39	3.53	345	89.84	0
Maximilian Franzreb	White water	5	298: 21	1	4th	153	20th	4.02	133	86.93	0
Lukáš refectory	Freiburg	5	241: 58	0	4th	150	19th	4.71	131	87.33	0

Play-downs

In the play-downs, the last four teams in the main round play off the relegated athletes in three best-of-seven series.

First round

The games took place on March 14th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 24th and 26th. The appointment on March 28, 2017 was no longer necessary.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	[MR]
EC Bad Nauheim - Ice Pirates Crimmitschau	4: 1	4: 3 V1	4-0	2: 1	2: 3	3: 1	-	-	[3: 1]
Starbulls Rosenheim - Heilbronner Falken	2: 4	4: 3 V1	1: 3	3: 2 V1	1: 4	1: 5	0: 5	-	[3: 1]

Second round

The games took place on March 31 and April 2, 4, 7, 9 and 11, 2017. The appointment on April 13, 2017 was no longer necessary.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	[MR]
Starbulls Rosenheim - Ice Pirates Crimmitschau	2: 4	4: 6	2: 1	5: 4 V3	4: 5 V1	3: 4 V1	1: 2	-	[3: 1]

Awards

• Player of the Year : Stefan Vajs (ESV Kaufbeuren)
• Forward of the Year : Matt McKnight (Bietigheim Steelers)
• Goalie of the year : Stefan Vajs (ESV Kaufbeuren)
• Defender of the year : Mirko Sacher (Dresdner Eislöwen)
• Rookie of the year : Valentin Busch (EHC Bayreuth)
• Trainer of the year : Hannu Järvenpää (Lausitzer Füchse)
• Fair play team : EHC Freiburg
• Playoff MVP : Brett Jaeger (Löwen Frankfurt)

Web links

• All results and tables of the DEL2 2016/17 at hockey-db.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christian Diepold: Löwen Frankfurt celebrate the DEL2 championship! In: eishockey-online.com. April 25, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Bremerhaven receives 14th DEL license for the 2016/17 season. In: del.org. July 1, 2016, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
3. ↑ DEL2 starts the new season with 14 teams. In: del-2.org. July 4, 2016, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Big hit in DEL2: 2nd Event Game as a prelude to the 2016/17 season. In: del-2.org. February 15, 2016, accessed March 31, 2016 . 
5. ↑ DEL2 schedule, main round 2016/17. ESBG Eishockeyspielbetriebsgesellschaft mbH, accessed on November 10, 2017 . 
6. ↑ DEL2 table, main round 2016/17. ESBG Eishockeyspielbetriebsgesellschaft mbH, accessed on November 10, 2017 . 
7. ↑ del-2.org, Playoffs 2016/17: Top-Scorer
8. ↑ del-2.org, Playoffs 2016/17: Top Goalies
9. ↑ DEL2: Stefan Vajs is the best player in the DEL2 - goalkeeper of the ESV Kaufbeuren in Cologne. In: eishockey.info. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017 . 
10. ↑ Dennis Wach: Sensational: Löwen Frankfurt crown their anniversary season with the DEL2 championship title. In: metropoljournal.com. April 26, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .