DEL 2002/03
German ice hockey league | |||
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◄ previous | 2002/03 season | next ► | |
Master: | Krefeld penguins | ||
Relegated: | Schwenninger Wild Wings (license withdrawal) | ||
• DEL | 2. Bundesliga ↓ | Oberliga ↓↓ |
The 2002/03 DEL season was the ninth season of the German Ice Hockey League . The regular season began on September 6, 2002 and ended on March 9, 2003; the play-off round was played from March 12. The Krefeld penguins became German champions . Since the Schwenninger Wild Wings had their license withdrawn due to ongoing insolvency proceedings , the athletic relegated Frankfurt Lions was allowed to remain in the league.
requirements
Attendees
club | Location | Previous year | Play-offs ↑ Play-downs ↓ |
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Augsburg panther | augsburg | 8th. | Quarterfinals ↑ |
Polar bears Berlin | Berlin | 7th | Quarterfinals ↑ |
DEG Metro Stars | Dusseldorf | 9. | - |
Frankfurt Lions | Frankfurt | 11. | - |
Hamburg Freezers 1 | Hamburg | 1. | Semifinals ↑ |
Hanover Scorpions | Hanover | 10. | - |
ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Climbers | - |
Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | 12. | - |
Kassel Huskies | kassel | 5. | Semifinals ↑ |
Cologne Sharks | Cologne | 6th | German master ↑ |
Krefeld penguins | Krefeld | 3. | Quarterfinals ↑ |
Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | 2. | Vice champion ↑ |
Nuremberg Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | 4th | Quarterfinals ↑ |
Schwenninger Wild Wings | Villingen-Schwenningen | 16. | Winner ↓ |
1 in the previous year Munich Barons
Mode and rules
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 positions nine to twelve, the season was over after the preliminary round.
Preliminary round
After the license of the Munich Barons had changed to Hamburg, the newly founded Hamburg Freezers played a surprisingly good season in which they were able to advance from the last to eighth and thus a play-off place. With an average attendance of 10,713 and a narrow quarter-final defeat against Berlin, the Freezers finally ended their first season. The Iserlohn Roosters , the DEL club with the smallest budget, were also able to surprise and narrowly missed the play-offs under coach Greg Poss , as they finished 9th with one point behind Hamburg.
Closing table
Club | Sp | S. | SOS | SON | N | Gates | Points | |
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1. | Polar bears Berlin | 52 | 30th | 5 | 9 | 8th | 188: 134 | 109 |
2. | Cologne Sharks (M) | 52 | 26th | 4th | 15th | 7th | 151: 117 | 101 |
3. | DEG Metro Stars | 52 | 24 | 10 | 4th | 14th | 151: 122 | 96 |
4th | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 25th | 8th | 3 | 16 | 152: 129 | 94 |
5. | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 52 | 23 | 7th | 6th | 16 | 133: 127 | 89 |
6th | Krefeld penguins | 52 | 20th | 8th | 2 | 22nd | 147: 133 | 78 |
7th | Kassel Huskies | 52 | 19th | 7th | 7th | 19th | 118: 127 | 78 |
8th. | Hamburg Freezers | 52 | 17th | 10 | 6th | 19th | 154: 152 | 77 |
9. | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 17th | 8th | 8th | 19th | 142: 132 | 75 |
10. | Hanover Scorpions | 52 | 18th | 5 | 5 | 24 | 142: 150 | 69 |
11. | Augsburg panther | 52 | 16 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 127: 146 | 66 |
12. | ERC Ingolstadt (N) | 52 | 16 | 5 | 7th | 24 | 122: 135 | 65 |
13. | Frankfurt Lions | 52 | 14th | 6th | 6th | 26th | 133: 171 | 60 |
14th | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 52 | 4th | 6th | 11 | 31 | 99: 184 | 35 |
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 | Mark Beaufait | Polar bears Berlin | 54 scorer points |
Top scorer | Christoph Brandner | Krefeld penguins | 28 goals |
Top template provider | Brad Purdie | Krefeld penguins | 41 assists |
Top goalkeeper | Frédéric Chabot | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | Catch quota of 94.53% |
Top defender | Jeff Tory | Hamburg Freezers | 46 scorer points |
Play-downs
The bottom two of the table, Frankfurt Lions and Schwenninger Wild Wings, played from March 12th in a play-down series in the " Best of Seven " mode against relegation.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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Frankfurt Lions | - | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 2: 4 | 3: 6 | 1: 2 | 6: 4 | 4: 3 | 4: 7 | 2: 3 | - |
Although the gap at the end of the main round was 25 points, the Schwenninger Wild Wings won the relegation round against the Frankfurt Lions, who were thus determined as relegated athletes. Since insolvency proceedings were opened against the Wild Wings , the SERC's license was withdrawn, whereupon it had to go into the lower leagues and Frankfurt was allowed to remain in the DEL.
Play-offs
Play-off tree
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
1. | Polar bears Berlin | 4th | |||||||||||
8th. | Hamburg Freezers | 1 | |||||||||||
1. | Polar bears Berlin | 1 | |||||||||||
6th | Krefeld penguins | 3 | |||||||||||
3. | DEG Metro Stars | 1 | |||||||||||
6th | Krefeld penguins | 4th | |||||||||||
2. | Cologne Sharks | 2 | |||||||||||
6th | Krefeld penguins | 3 | |||||||||||
2. | Cologne Sharks | 4th | |||||||||||
7th | Kassel Huskies | 3 | |||||||||||
2. | Cologne Sharks | 3 | |||||||||||
4th | Adler Mannheim | 0 | |||||||||||
4th | Adler Mannheim | 4th | |||||||||||
5. | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 1 |
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals were played from March 12, 2003 in the " best-of-seven " mode. The best-placed team in the main round, the Eisbären Berlin, met the eighth-placed Hamburg Freezers, the second-placed Kölner Haie against the seventh Kassel Huskies, the third, the DEG Metro Stars, the sixth-placed Krefeld Pinguine and the fourth-placed Adler Mannheim against the Nürnberg Ice Tigers who finished the main round in fifth.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | |||
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Polar bears Berlin | - | Hamburg Freezers | 4: 1 | 5: 2 | 5: 6 n.p. | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | - | - |
Cologne Sharks | - | Kassel Huskies | 4: 3 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 5 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | 5: 1 |
DEG Metro Stars | - | Krefeld penguins | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 5: 6 a.d. | 1-0 | 2: 5 | 1: 4 | - | - |
Adler Mannheim | - | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | 4: 1 | 5: 4 | 1: 6 | 5: 1 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | - | - |
Semifinals
The semi-finals were held from March 28th and, like the finals, in the " Best-of-Five " mode. 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 | |||
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Polar bears Berlin | - | Krefeld penguins | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | 2: 4 | 0: 1 | 1: 4 | - |
Cologne Sharks | - | Adler Mannheim | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 5: 3 | 4: 3 a.d. | - | - |
The Berliners surprisingly lost the semifinals against the Krefeld Penguins, although the polar bears were the first to complete the preliminary round with 109 points and were therefore the top favorites for the championship.
final
The final series was played from April 11th. The Kölner Haie had the first home right due to their better placement in the main round.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
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Cologne Sharks | - | Krefeld penguins | 2: 3 | 2: 5 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 a.d. | 1: 3 |
As the biggest surprise of the season, the Krefeld Penguins were German champions for the second time in their club's history. After two wins in the first two games, the Penguins were on the verge of becoming the second team in DEL history after Adler Mannheim (1996/97 against Kassel) to become German champions with a sweep , i.e. a series without defeat. In the Bundesliga times, only EC Hedos Munich had succeeded in the final series of the 1993/94 season against the Düsseldorfer EG, and the Düsseldorfer EG against SB Rosenheim in the 1991/92 season. Due to the narrow 3-2 victory of Cologne in the third game, the Krefeld was unable to do this. Due to the play-off victories against Dusseldorf, Berlin and Cologne, the motto of “ State Capital Winner , Federal Capital Winner , Carnival Club Winner , German Champion 2003” was jokingly coined in Krefeld circles .
Squad of the German champions
German champion Krefeld penguins |
Goalkeepers: Roger Nordström , Robert Müller Defenders: Paul Dyck , Christian Ehrhoff , Daniel Kunce , Dan Lambert , Sjarhej Stas , Andreas Raubal , Darryl Shannon , Mario Doyon Attackers: Thomas Brandl , Steffen Ziesche , Gary Shuchuk , David Musial , Brad Purdie , Patrik Augusta , Günther Oswald , Jonas Lanier , Christoph Brandner , Stéphane Barin , Bill Bowler , Adrian Grygiel , Sandy Moger Head coach: Chris Valentine (until December 2002) , Butch Goring (since November 2002) |
Web links
- All results and tables of the DEL 2002/03 at hockey-db.de