DEL 2001/02
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German ice hockey league | ||
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| ◄ previous | 2001/02 season | next ► | |
| Master: | Cologne Sharks | ||
| Relegated: | Berlin Capitals , Moskitos Essen (license revocation), Revierlöwen Oberhausen (license revocation) | ||
| • DEL | 2. Bundesliga ↓ | Oberliga ↓↓ | Regionalliga ↓↓↓ | |||
The 2001/02 DEL season was the eighth season of the German Ice Hockey League . The regular season began on September 7, 2001 and ended on March 17, 2002, the play-off round was played from March 22, 2002. The Cologne Sharks became German champions . In addition to the sporting relegation of Berlin Capitals , the license was withdrawn from the mosquitoes Essen and the Revierlöwen Oberhausen .
requirements
Attendees
Participant of the DEL 2001/2002 |
| club | Location | Previous year | Play-offs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg panther | augsburg | 14th | - |
| Berlin Capitals | Berlin | 8th. | Quarter finals |
| Polar bears Berlin | Berlin | 13. | - |
| DEG Metro Stars | Dusseldorf | 11. | - |
| Mosquitoes eat | eat | 15th | - |
| Frankfurt Lions | Frankfurt | 13. | - |
| Hanover Scorpions | Hanover | 7th | Semifinals |
| Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | 15th | - |
| Kassel Huskies | kassel | 5. | Semifinals |
| Cologne Sharks | Cologne | 2. | Quarter finals |
| Krefeld penguins | Krefeld | 9. | - |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | 1. | German champions |
| Munich Barons | Munich | 3. | final |
| Nuremberg Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | 3. | Quarter finals |
| Territory lions Oberhausen | Oberhausen | 6th | Quarter finals |
| Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings | Villingen-Schwenningen | 12. | - |
Mode and rules
The biggest change compared to the previous year is the reintroduction of sporting descent. While the best eight teams in the preliminary round qualified for the play-offs, the last two played in a play-down round against relegation. For the teams in places nine to 14, the season ended after the preliminary round.
Preliminary round
Closing table
| Club | Sp | S. | SOS | SON | N | Gates | Points | |
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| 1. | Munich Barons | 60 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 15th | 182: 138 | 121 |
| 2. | Adler Mannheim (M) | 60 | 34 | 6th | 6th | 14th | 186: 135 | 120 |
| 3. | Krefeld penguins | 60 | 34 | 6th | 4th | 16 | 210: 162 | 118 |
| 4th | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 60 | 31 | 7th | 4th | 18th | 180: 134 | 111 |
| 5. | Kassel Huskies | 60 | 26th | 6th | 8th | 20th | 157: 147 | 98 |
| 6th | Cologne Sharks | 60 | 27 | 3 | 6th | 24 | 173: 153 | 93 |
| 7th | Polar bears Berlin | 60 | 25th | 6th | 5 | 24 | 177: 166 | 92 |
| 8th. | Augsburg panther | 60 | 23 | 8th | 6th | 23 | 185: 189 | 91 |
| 9. | DEG Metro Stars | 60 | 23 | 8th | 3 | 26th | 143: 139 | 88 |
| 10. | Hanover Scorpions | 60 | 21st | 4th | 7th | 28 | 180: 201 | 78 |
| 11. | Frankfurt Lions | 60 | 20th | 7th | 2 | 31 | 156: 199 | 76 |
| 12. | Iserlohn Roosters | 60 | 19th | 4th | 9 | 28 | 154: 183 | 74 |
| 13. | Territory lions Oberhausen | 60 | 18th | 5 | 6th | 31 | 168: 187 | 70 |
| 14th | Mosquitoes eat | 60 | 18th | 3 | 8th | 31 | 163: 195 | 68 |
| 15th | Berlin Capitals | 60 | 19th | 6th | 5 | 30th | 168: 205 | 68 |
| 16. | Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings | 60 | 18th | 2 | 10 | 30th | 134: 183 | 68 |
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = victories, SOS = victories after penalty shoot-out, SON = defeats after penalty shoot-out, N = defeats, (M) = defending champion, (N) = newcomer
Explanations: = qualification for the play-offs, = season ended , = Play-downs
Leaderboards
| category | Surname | team | number |
| Top scorer |
 Brad Purdie
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Krefeld penguins | 75 scorer points |
| Top scorer |
Brad Purdie |
Krefeld penguins | 32 goals |
| Top template provider |
 Leonard Soccio
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Hanover Scorpions | 45 assists |
| Top goalkeeper |
Frédéric Chabot
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Nuremberg Ice Tigers | Catch quota of 93.23% |
| Top defender |
 Cory Laylin
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Iserlohn Roosters | 49 scorer points |
Play-downs
The bottom two of the table, Berlin Capitals and the Schwenninger Wild Wings, competed against each other from March 22nd, 2002 in the " Best-of-Seven " mode:
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Capitals | - | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 3: 4 | 0: 5 | 2: 1 | 6: 3 | 1: 5 | 3: 2 n.p. | 1: 4 | 5: 7 |
The Berlin Capitals were thus determined to be relegated in sport, although the team was also refused the extension of the license. In addition, there were the Revierlöwen Oberhausen, who could not provide the required proof of a gaming venue, as well as the Mosquitos Essen, whose license was withdrawn due to the opening of insolvency proceedings .
Play-offs
All play-off rounds were played in the " Best-of-Five " mode.
Play-off tree
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1. |
 Munich Barons
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3 | |||||||||||
| 8th. | Augsburg panther | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1. |
Munich Barons
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2 | |||||||||||
| 6th | Cologne Sharks | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Krefeld penguins | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6th | Cologne Sharks | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2. | Adler Mannheim | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6th | Cologne Sharks | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2. | Adler Mannheim | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7th | Polar bears Berlin | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2. | Adler Mannheim | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5. | Kassel Huskies | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5. | Kassel Huskies | 3 | |||||||||||
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals were played from March 22, 2002. The best-placed team in the main round, the Munich Barons, met the eighth-placed Augsburg Panthers, the second-placed Adler Mannheim the Seventh Eisbären Berlin, the third, the Krefeld Penguins, the sixth-placed Kölner Haie and the fourth-placed Nürnberg Ice Tigers, as in the previous year Kassel Huskies, who had finished the main round again in fifth place.
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich Barons | - | Augsburg panther | 3: 1 | 5: 6 n.p. | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 5: 1 | - |
| Adler Mannheim | - | Polar bears Berlin | 3: 1 | 2: 3 a.d. | 3: 2 | 4: 3 n.p. | 3: 1 | - |
| Krefeld penguins | - | Cologne Sharks | 0: 3 | 1: 2 nP | 3: 4 | 2: 4 | - | - |
| Nuremberg Ice Tigers | - | Kassel Huskies | 1: 3 | 0: 4 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 n.p. | 0: 3 | - |
Semifinals
The semi-finals were held from April 1st. The best-placed team in the preliminary round met the worst-placed team, while the second-best team in the preliminary round met the third-best placed.
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich Barons | - | Cologne Sharks | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 4 | 5: 2 | 1: 2 n.p. |
| Adler Mannheim | - | Kassel Huskies | 3-0 | 5: 4 | 3: 2 a.d. | 2-0 | - | - |
final
The final series was played from April 12th. The Adler Mannheim had the first home right due to their better placement in the main round.
| series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
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| Adler Mannheim | - | Cologne Sharks | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 |
Thus were Kölner Haie German for the eighth time in their history and for the second time since the founding of DEL champion.
Squad of the German champions
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German champion Kölner Haie |
Goalkeepers: Michél Hirt, Chris Rogles , Dimitri Pätzold Defenders: Markus Jocher , Petri Liimatainen , Toni Porkka , Andreas Renz , Brad Schlegel , John Miner , Jörg Mayr , Mirko Lüdemann Attackers: Alex Hicks , Collin Danielsmeier , Éric Bertrand , Thomas Schinko , Björn Barta , Benjamin Hinterstocker , Alexander Kuzminski , Christoph Ullmann , Vitali Stähle , Niklas Sundblad , Tino Boos , Dave McLlwain , André Faust , Jason Young , Dwayne Norris , Corey Millen Head Coach: Rich Chernomaz |
Web links
- All results and tables of the DEL 2001/02 at hockey-db.de
