DEL 1996/97
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The 1996/97 DEL season was the third season of the German Ice Hockey League . The German champions were the Adler Mannheim , while the play-downs losers Ratinger Löwen and Wedemark Scorpions were able to hold the class in the relegation round against EHC Neuwied and TSV Erding .
requirements
Attendees
Participant of the DEL 1996/1997 |
| club | Location | Previous year | Play-offs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg panther | augsburg | 12. | Quarter finals |
| Berlin Capitals | Berlin | 2. | Semifinals |
| EHC Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | 17th | - |
| Düsseldorfer EG | Dusseldorf | 3. | German champions |
| Frankfurt Lions | Frankfurt | 8th. | Round of 16 |
| Kassel Huskies | kassel | 9. | Quarter finals |
| Kaufbeurer eagle | Kaufbeuren | 15th | Round of 16 |
| Cologne Sharks | Cologne | 1. | Runner-up |
| Krefeld penguins | Krefeld | 7th | Quarter finals |
| EV Landshut | Landshut | 4th | Semifinals |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | 6th | Quarter finals |
| Nuremberg Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | 11. | Round of 16 |
| Ratinger lions | Ratingen | 10. | Round of 16 |
| Starbulls Rosenheim | Rosenheim | 13. | Round of 16 |
| Schwenninger Wild Wings | Villingen-Schwenningen | 5. | Round of 16 |
| Wedemark Scorpions | Wedemark | - | - |
Mode and rules
Initially, a single round was played with 30 games per team. Then the teams in places one to six played a championship and the seventh to 16th a relegation round from up to 16. The games of the championship round were played as a double round, while the relegation round was played as a single round. The first two teams of the relegation round qualified for the play-off places seven and eight, in the championship round they only fought for the best starting place. The other teams in the relegation round played in the play-downs from the two teams that had to play against the best teams in the first division to stay relegated .
Final table preliminary round
Preliminary round, 1st phase (single round)
The first six teams qualified for the championship round, the remaining teams had to go into relegation.
| Club | Sp | S. | U | N | OTN | Gates | Points | |
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| 1. | Cologne Sharks | 30th | 22nd | 1 | 7th | 2 | 157: 91 | 47 |
| 2. | Adler Mannheim | 30th | 20th | 3 | 7th | 1 | 130: 74 | 44 |
| 3. | Berlin Capitals | 30th | 17th | 4th | 9 | 2 | 107: 79 | 40 |
| 4th | Kassel Huskies | 30th | 18th | 2 | 10 | 1 | 121: 102 | 39 |
| 5. | EHC Eisbären Berlin | 30th | 18th | 3 | 9 | 0 | 118: 91 | 39 |
| 6th | Starbulls Rosenheim | 30th | 16 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 111: 113 | 37 |
| 7th | EV Landshut | 30th | 16 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 125: 77 | 36 |
| 8th. | Krefeld penguins | 30th | 15th | 0 | 15th | 3 | 105: 108 | 33 |
| 9. | Düsseldorfer EG (M) | 30th | 15th | 2 | 13 | 0 | 93:90 | 32 |
| 10. | Frankfurt Lions | 30th | 13 | 3 | 14th | 1 | 85:88 | 30th |
| 11. | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 30th | 13 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 114: 128 | 30th |
| 12. | Kaufbeurer eagle | 30th | 12 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 112: 157 | 29 |
| 13. | Augsburg panther | 30th | 11 | 4th | 15th | 1 | 91: 114 | 27 |
| 14th | Wedemark Scorpions (N) | 30th | 8th | 1 | 21st | 2 | 95: 134 | 19th |
| 15th | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 30th | 5 | 3 | 22nd | 0 | 90: 148 | 13 |
| 16. | Ratinger lions | 30th | 4th | 2 | 24 | 2 | 74: 134 | 12 |
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = victories, OTN = defeats after extra time, N = defeats, (M) = defending champion, (N) = newcomer
Explanations: = qualification for the championship round, = qualification for the relegation round.
Preliminary round, championship round (double round)
| Club | Sp | S. | U | N | OTN | Gates | Points | |
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| 1. | Adler Mannheim | 50 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 212: 123 | 76 |
| 2. | Cologne Sharks | 50 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 235: 142 | 76 |
| 3. | Kassel Huskies | 50 | 27 | 4th | 19th | 1 | 190: 167 | 59 |
| 4th | EHC Eisbären Berlin | 50 | 26th | 4th | 20th | 1 | 177: 163 | 57 |
| 5. | Berlin Capitals | 50 | 23 | 6th | 21st | 3 | 162: 149 | 55 |
| 6th | Starbulls Rosenheim | 50 | 20th | 2 | 28 | 5 | 171: 209 | 47 |
Preliminary round, relegation round (single round)
The first two teams qualified for the play-offs.
| Club | Sp | S. | U | N | OTN | Gates | Points | |
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| 1. | EV Landshut | 48 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 202: 122 | 64 |
| 2. | Krefeld penguins | 48 | 28 | 2 | 18th | 3 | 198: 166 | 61 |
| 3. | Düsseldorfer EG (M) | 48 | 28 | 2 | 18th | 0 | 164: 138 | 58 |
| 4th | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 48 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 200: 191 | 52 |
| 5. | Augsburg panther | 48 | 21st | 5 | 22nd | 1 | 176: 181 | 48 |
| 6th | Frankfurt Lions | 48 | 21st | 4th | 23 | 1 | 136: 142 | 47 |
| 7th | Kaufbeurer eagle | 48 | 17th | 3 | 28 | 3 | 166: 252 | 40 |
| 8th. | Wedemark Scorpions (N) | 48 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 150: 231 | 28 |
| 9. | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 48 | 9 | 6th | 33 | 1 | 149: 229 | 25th |
| 10. | Ratinger lions | 48 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 136: 219 | 22nd |
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, OTN = defeats after extra time, N = defeats, (M) = defending champion, (N) = newcomer
Explanations: = qualification for the play-offs, = qualification for the play-downs.
Leaderboards
| category | Surname | team | number |
| Top scorer |
 Bruno Zarrillo
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Cologne Sharks | 74 scorer points |
| Top scorer |
 Chris Lindberg
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Krefeld penguins | 37 goals |
| Top goalkeeper |
Mike Rosati
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Adler Mannheim | 2.35 goals conceded per game |
| Top defender |
Gordon Hynes
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Schwenninger Wild Wings | 56 scorer points |
Play-offs
All play-off rounds were played in the " best-of-five " mode, with the first-named team having home rights in the first, third and possibly fifth game.
Play-off tree
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 2. | Adler Mannheim | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8th. | Krefeld penguins | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2. | Adler Mannheim | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7th |
 EV Landshut
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| 1. | Cologne Sharks | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7th |
EV Landshut
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3 | |||||||||||
| 2. | Adler Mannheim | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Kassel Huskies | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Kassel Huskies | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6th | Starbulls Rosenheim | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Kassel Huskies | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5. | EHC Eisbären Berlin | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5. | EHC Eisbären Berlin | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3. |
 Berlin Capitals
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Quarter finals
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
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| Adler Mannheim | - | Krefeld penguins | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 8: 4 | - | - |
| Cologne Sharks | - | EV Landshut | 1: 3 | 6: 3 | 3: 4 | 2: 4 | 1: 3 | - |
| Kassel Huskies | - | Starbulls Rosenheim | 3-0 | 6: 1 | 4: 1 | 5: 4 | - | - |
| EHC Eisbären Berlin | - | Berlin Capitals | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 3: 4 | 5-0 | 4: 1 | - |
Semifinals
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
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| Adler Mannheim | - | EV Landshut | 3-0 | 7: 5 | 4: 2 | 4: 3 | - | - |
| Kassel Huskies | - | EHC Eisbären Berlin | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 4: 5 | 6: 3 | 3: 1 | - |
final
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
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| Adler Mannheim | - | Kassel Huskies | 3-0 | 5: 4 | 5: 2 | 4: 2 | - | - |
This was the second time in the history of the club that Adler Mannheim became German champions.
Play-downs
1 round
The first play-down round was played in the " best-of-seven " mode .
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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| Düsseldorfer EG | - | Ratinger lions | 4-0 | 5: 1 | 5: 3 | 2-0 | 6: 2 | - | - | - |
| Schwenninger Wild Wings | - | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | 6: 1 | 5: 3 | 11: 3 | - | - |
| Augsburg panther | - | Wedemark Scorpions | 4-0 | 7: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 4 | 5: 3 | - | - | - |
| Frankfurt Lions | - | Kaufbeurer eagle | 2: 4 | 3: 2 | 3: 6 | 4: 3 | 3: 6 | 2: 5 | 1: 4 | - |
2nd round
The first play-down round was played in the " Best of Five " mode .
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
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| Wedemark Scorpions | - | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 1: 3 | 4: 6 | 4: 6 | 5: 2 | 2: 5 | - |
| Frankfurt Lions | - | Ratinger lions | 3-0 | 6: 1 | 5: 4 | 5: 3 | - | - |
So Wedemark and Ratingen had to play in the relegation against the two winners of the play-offs of the 1st leagues to stay in the league.
Relegation
The relegation round was played in the " Best of Three " mode .
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
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| EHC Neuwied | - | Ratinger lions | 0: 2 | 2: 4 | 3:10 | - |
| Wedemark Scorpions | - | TSV Erding | 2-0 | 10: 2 | 9: 5 | - |
Wedemark and Ratingen thus remained in the DEL.
Squad of the German champions
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German champion Adler Mannheim |
Goalkeepers: Joachim Appel , Mike Rosati Defenders: Harold Kreis , Paul Stanton , Christian Lukes , Robert Nardella , Alexander Erdmann , Stéphane Richer , Martin Ulrich , Mike Pellegrims Attackers: Steve Thornton , Mario Gehrig , Pavel Gross , Dave Tomlinson , Daniel Körber , Rob Cimetta , François Guay , Jochen Hecht , Florian Keller , Till Feser , Philippe Bozon , Alexander Serikow , Christian Pouget , Dieter Kalt , Paul Beraldo Head Coach: Lance Nethery |
Web links
- All results and tables of the DEL 1996/97 at hockey-db.de
