Ice hockey Bundesliga 1980/81

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Master:	SC Riessersee
Relegated:	EHC 70 Munich , Duisburger SC
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The 1980/81 season of the ice hockey Bundesliga was the 23rd season of the highest German ice hockey league and the first in which the champions were played in play-off mode based on the North American model. The German champions became the SC Riessersee , who beat the Düsseldorfer EG in three finals and won their tenth title. In the 2. Bundesliga the needed Duisburg SC and newcomer EHC 70 München dismount, they were by the ERC Freiburg and Schwenninger ERC replaced.

The season was overshadowed by the so-called passport forgery scandal , a scandal involving foreign players with forged German passports, which resulted in point deductions for the teams in question, Kölner EC and Duisburger SC .

requirements

Bad Nauheim Dusseldorf Berlin Duisburg Feet Kaufbeuren Cologne Landshut Mannheim Munich Riessersee Rosenheim

Participant in the ice hockey Bundesliga 1980/81

Attendees

The following twelve clubs take part in the ice hockey Bundesliga 1980/81 (alphabetical order with previous year's position) :

club	Location	Previous year
VfL Bad Nauheim	Bad Nauheim	9.
Berliner SC	Berlin	5.
Düsseldorfer EG	Dusseldorf	2.
Duisburger SC	Duisburg	7th
EV Füssen	Feet	8th.
ESV Kaufbeuren	Kaufbeuren	Climbers
Cologne EC	Cologne	6th
EV Landshut	Landshut	4th
Mannheim ERC	Mannheim	German champions
EHC 70 Munich	Munich	Climbers
SC Riessersee	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	3.
SB Rosenheim	Rosenheim	10.

mode

Following the North American model, the German champions have been determined in the play-off system since the 1980/81 season . In the premiere season, the games were played in the " best-of-three " mode, with the team better placed in the preliminary round enjoying the home advantage in the first - and then also in a possible third and decisive game. The best eight teams in the preliminary round, which was played in the form of a double round, qualified for the play-offs. In the quarterfinals, the first played against the eighth, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth of the main round. The remaining teams in the preliminary round places 9 to 12 played the two relegated teams in the 2nd Bundesliga in a relegation round. The relegation round was carried out in a single round with all preliminary round points taken. The new mode was initially viewed very critically from a sporting point of view, because the title would not honor the best team of the entire season, but only the best team from the last phase; moreover, in the opinion of the critics, the double round would be degraded to a mere month-long preliminary skirmish. However, the league was able to record significantly higher attendance figures in the play-off games.

Preliminary round

Passport forgery scandal

During the preliminary round it became known that several foreign players with forged German passports had been used in order to circumvent the restriction for foreign players. Two Bundesliga teams were affected by the so-called passport forgery scandal , on the one hand the previous year's climbers Duisburger SC , on the other hand the two-time German champions Cologne EC . For both teams, all games involving players with forged passports were rated as lost with 0: 5 goals. For Duisburger SC this meant relegation, the Cologne EC slipped out of the playoff ranks due to the point deduction and escaped relegation in the relegation round. Since the decision about the point deduction was made very late, the quarter-finals, in which the Cologne EC had also participated, had to be canceled and rescheduled. The EV Fussen , which is already two games had denied in the relegation round (10: 8 against Bad Nauheim and 5: 5 in Duisburg), adjusted according to the playoffs.

On March 9, 1981, the Bundesliga match VfL Bad Nauheim against the Cologne EC came to a mass beating, whereupon the referee, including match, game and disciplinary penalties, imposed a total of 166 penalty minutes.

Closing table

	club	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	SC Riessersee	44	30th	8th	6th	212: 123	68:20
2.	Düsseldorfer EG	44	29	3	12	258: 167	61:27
3.	Mannheim ERC (M)	44	25th	5	14th	258: 163	55:33
4th	Berliner SC	44	23	6th	15th	202: 170	52:36
5.	EV Landshut	44	22nd	7th	15th	211: 141	51:37
6th	SB Rosenheim	44	22nd	6th	16	187: 145	50:38
7th	ESV Kaufbeuren (N)	44	18th	6th	20th	190: 234	42:46
8th.	EV Füssen	44	18th	4th	22nd	196: 210	40:48
9.	VfL Bad Nauheim	44	16	7th	21st	171: 201	39:49
10.	Cologne EC	44	17th	2	25th	151: 181	36:52
11.	EHC 70 Munich (N)	44	12	6th	26th	157: 205	30:58
12.	Duisburger SC	44	1	0	43	65: 328	2:86

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, (N) = newcomers, (M) = defending champions
Explanations:     = play-offs,     = relegation round.

Best scorer

player	team	Games	Gates	Assists	Points
Dick Decloe	Düsseldorfer EG	37	51	41	92
Jiří Kochta	EV Landshut	44	37	54	91
Holger Meitinger	Mannheim ERC	44	37	53	90
Dieter Hegen	ESV Kaufbeuren	43	54	35	89
Erich Kühnhackl	EV Landshut	44	40	46	86
Roland Eriksson	Düsseldorfer EG	40	31	55	86
Ralph Krueger	Düsseldorfer EG	36	42	39	81
Marcus Kuhl	Mannheim ERC	43	41	40	81
Jörg Hiemer	EV Füssen	43	47	33	80
Franz Reindl	SC Riessersee	44	47	31	78
Ron Andruff	Mannheim ERC	44	35	43	78

Best defenders

player	team	Games	Gates	Assists	Points
Ken Baird	Duisburger SC	39	31	40	71
Mike slip of paper	ESV Kaufbeuren	43	14th	46	60
Mike Ford	Cologne EC	39	21st	26th	47

Relegation round

The relegation round was played as a single round, taking the preliminary round points. After the first two match days, the Cologne EC were subsequently deprived of points, so that the EV Füssen moved up from the relegation round into the playoffs. The first two games were canceled in principle. The Duisburger SC, which had no chance of staying up, decided not to play again in Munich and recognized the 5-1 defeat on February 20. VfL Bad Nauheim received 39 points from the preliminary round to stay in the league. In addition to three away defeats, the team recorded a win against Munich and a draw against Duisburg.

Closing table

	club	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
9.	Cologne EC	50	22nd	2	26th	198: 198	46:54
10.	VfL Bad Nauheim	50	17th	8th	25th	195: 233	42:58
11.	EHC 70 Munich (N)	50	15th	6th	29	180: 235	36:64
12.	Duisburger SC	50	3	1	46	84: 362	7:93

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, (N) = newcomer
Explanations:     = relegation,     = relegation.

Play-offs

All play-off rounds were played in the " best-of-three " mode.

As a result of the passport forger scandal, so many points were deducted from the Cologne EC that it slipped into the relegation round. By the time that decision was made, the quarter-finals were already over. The DEB decided to cancel the first round and reschedule the games based on the new table. So the EV Füssen moved up for the Cologne EC. Another beneficiary was the Berliner SC, which failed in the first attempt at Mannheim and was able to prevail against Landshut in the second attempt.

Quarter finals (canceled)

			series	1	2	3
SC Riessersee	-	ESV Kaufbeuren	2-0	8: 3	4: 3	-
Düsseldorfer EG	-	SB Rosenheim	2: 1	2: 1	2: 3	5: 2
Mannheim ERC	-	Berliner SC	2-0	6: 3	8: 3	-
Cologne EC	-	EV Landshut	2-0	6: 2	5: 3	-

Quarter finals

			series	1	2	3
SC Riessersee	-	EV Füssen	2-0	6: 4	3: 1	-
Düsseldorfer EG	-	ESV Kaufbeuren	2-0	14: 4	7: 5	-
Mannheim ERC	-	SB Rosenheim	2: 1	3: 2 a.d.	2: 4	3: 2
Berliner SC	-	EV Landshut	2: 1	4: 3	2: 7	4-0

Semifinals

			series	1	2	3
SC Riessersee	-	Berliner SC	2: 1	5: 3	3: 4	4: 2
Düsseldorfer EG	-	Mannheim ERC	2: 1	5-0	2: 6	5: 4 a.d.

3rd place match

			series	1	2	3
Mannheim ERC	-	Berliner SC	2-0	3: 2 a.d.	4: 1	-

final

			series	1	2	3
SC Riessersee	-	Düsseldorfer EG	2: 1	4: 2	1: 4	7: 4

Best scorer

player	team	Games	Gates	Assists	Points
Ralph Krueger	Düsseldorfer EG	11	10	12	22nd
Franz Reindl	SC Riessersee	10	9	12	21st
Roland Eriksson	Düsseldorfer EG	11	6th	15th	21st

Squad of the German champions

German champion SC Riessersee

Goalkeepers: Vladimír Dzurilla , Max Fink Defenders: Joachim Reil , Ignaz Berndaner , Gerhard Schaaf , Peter Gailer , Hans Konstanzer Attackers: Franz Reindl , Ernst Höfner , Hans Diepold , Doug Gibson , Robert Heinrich , Ferdinand Strodl , Anton Hofherr , Hubert Müller , Franco de Nobili , Hansjörg Neuner , Bernhard Benz Head coach: Dr. Jano Starsi

Web links

• All results and tables of the ice hockey Bundesliga 1980/81 at hockey-db.de
• Der Spiegel 11/1981, passports from forgers - forgeries and scandals shaped the image of the ice hockey Bundesliga. Sports courts decided on the 1980/81 championship.
• Ice hockey Bundesliga 1980/81 at hockeyarchives.info (French)