Ice hockey league 2008/09

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Master:	North: Hanover Indians South: ESV Kaufbeuren
Newcomers:	Hanover Indians , ESV Kaufbeuren
Relegated:	Piranhas Rostock , Saale Bulls Halle (both withdrawals), Blue Lions Leipzig (insolvency), Eisbären Juniors Berlin , TEV Miesbach
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The ice hockey league was divided into a north group with seven teams and a south group with nine teams in the 2008/09 season. The groups each played a triple round internally (three first and second leg against each other team in the group) and an additional single round against the teams in the other group. The main round therefore comprised 54 games in the north and 62 games in the south. In each group, the four best clubs in the main round qualified for the play-offs ; the season was over for the remaining clubs. The play-offs were held within the group using the best-of-five procedure (the Blue Lions Leipzig waived). The two winners of the play-offs, the Hanover Indians in the north and the ESV Kaufbeuren in the south, were promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga .

New in the league were EV Landsberg as relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga and Herner EV as promoted from the Regionalliga NRW and winner of the Oberliga promotion round. The clubs eligible for promotion from the Bayernliga and the Regionalliga Nord / Ost, EHC Waldkraiburg , EC Pfaffenhofen and EHV Schönheide , waived promotion. The 1. EV Weiden withdrew to the Landesliga Bayern Nord for financial reasons .

In the Oberliga, up to four field players with a foreign license and a total of up to 15 players who were either field players born before January 1, 1987 with a German license or players with a foreign license were allowed to play per game (so-called U21 rule ). Even players who had played three years in youth in Germany according to Article 64 of the German Ice Hockey Association's rules of play (SpO) were not subject to the 15 player restriction. Until the end of the transfer on January 31, 2009, each of the clubs was able to sign foreign outfield players without restrictions, but foreign goalkeepers were not allowed to be used.

The two bottom of the table in the main round, the Eisbären Juniors in the north and TEV Miesbach, were relegated to the Regional League and Bavarian Ice Hockey League . Both teams could have moved up to the league, but TEV Miesbach waived and the Eisbären Juniors teams were disbanded after the season.

The Blue Lions Leipzig went bankrupt during the seasons . After negotiations with the ESBG, the team continued the game, but refrained from participating in the play-offs in order to get the opportunity to apply for the Oberliga Nord in the following season 2009/10 despite bankruptcy. But after the renunciation of almost all regional league teams eligible for promotion and the withdrawal of the Piranhas Rostock and the Saale Bulls Halle no Oberliga Nord came about, the Blue Lions were forcibly relegated.

Attendees

Leipzig Hanover Rostock Hall Bad Nauheim Berlin Herne Landsberg Feet Kaufbeuren Klostersee Pei- ting Rosenheim Deggendorf mussels bach Passau

Clubs of the ice hockey league of the season 2008/09 with preliminary round groups North ( ) and South ( )

In addition to the previous year's top division clubs Blue Lions Leipzig , Hanover Indians , Rostock Piranhas , Saale Bulls Halle , Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim and Eisbären Juniors Berlin, the Herner EV 2007 takes part in the preliminary round group as a newcomer. The team of 1. EV Weiden , which reached the play-offs in the preseason, withdrew from the league for financial reasons.

In the southern group, in addition to the relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga 2007/08, the qualified top division teams from the previous season competed . These were EV Füssen , ESV Kaufbeuren , EHC Klostersee , TEV Miesbach , EC Peiting , Starbulls Rosenheim and Deggendorf Fire . The athletic relegated EHF Passau Black Hawks remained in the league, as in addition to the league champion Tölzer Löwen , the Wölfe Freiburg rose as a replacement in the 2nd Bundesliga.

Oberliga Nord

Preliminary round

Pl.	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Hanover Indians	54	34	7th	4th	9	251: 149	+101	120
2.	Red Devil Bad Nauheim	54	24	3	7th	20th	230: 213	+17	85
3.	Rostock piranhas	54	23	4th	5	22nd	213: 216	−3	82
4th	Herner EV (N)	54	20th	6th	3	25th	204: 212	−8	75
5.	Saale Bulls Hall	54	16	4th	3	30th	180: 210	−30	62
6th	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	54	11	3	5	35	157: 225	−68	44
	Blue Lions Leipzig	54	30th	3	5	16	230: 191	+39	101

^[2] due to the bankruptcy of the Leipzig Blue Lions

Play-offs

Semifinals

The games in the best-of-five mode took place on March 27, 29 and 31 and on April 3, 2009

Encounters			series	1	2	3	4th	5
Hanover Indians	-	Herner EV	3: 1	7: 4	2: 4	5: 4 a.d.	5: 3	-
Red Devil Bad Nauheim	-	Rostock piranhas	3-0	6: 3	6: 2	4: 3	-	-

final

The games were also played in best-of-five mode on April 9th, 11th and 13th. The dates for games 4 and 5 were planned for April 15 and 17, 2009 and whether the 3-0 series would be obsolete.

Encounters			series	1	2	3	4th	5
Hanover Indians	-	Red Devil Bad Nauheim	3-0	6: 2	5: 1	6: 1	-	-

Play-off tree

	Semifinals					final
	1.	Hanover Indians	3
	4th	Herner EV	1
						1.	Hanover Indians	3
						2.	Red Devil Bad Nauheim	0
	2.	Red Devil Bad Nauheim	3
	3.	Rostock piranhas	0

The Hanover Indians are thus promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga.

Oberliga Süd

Preliminary round

Pl.	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	EC Peiting	62	42	4th	3	13	295: 175	+120	137
2.	Starbulls Rosenheim	62	41	3	5	13	254: 182	+72	134
3.	ESV Kaufbeuren	62	38	5	4th	15th	284: 184	+100	128
4th	EV Füssen	62	32	13	2	15th	294: 207	+87	124
5.	EHF Passau Black Hawks	62	28	2	8th	24	233: 229	+4	96
6th	EHC Klostersee	62	19th	2	3	38	183: 254	−71	64
7th	EV Landsberg (A)	62	14th	8th	5	35	199: 292	−93	63
8th.	Deggendorf Fire	62	12	2	6th	42	210: 363	−153	46
9.	TEV Miesbach	62	10	4th	5	43	195: 309	−114	43

Play-offs

Semifinals

The games in the best-of-five mode took place on April 7, 9, 11 and 13, 2009; the date on April 15, 2009 for a play-off was not required.

Encounters			series	1	2	3	4th	5
EC Peiting	-	EV Füssen	3: 1	2-0	4: 2	1: 4	7: 5	-
Starbulls Rosenheim	-	ESV Kaufbeuren	1: 3	2: 4	0: 5	4: 2	3: 5	-

final

The games were also played in the best-of-five mode on April 17, 19 and 21, 2009; further scheduled dates for April 24 and 26, 2009 were canceled.

Encounters			series	1	2	3	4th	5
EC Peiting	-	ESV Kaufbeuren	1: 3	2: 3 a.d.	1: 4	4: 3	2: 4	-

Play-off tree

	Semifinals					final
	1.	EC Peiting	3
	4th	EV Füssen	1
						1.	EC Peiting	1
						3.	ESV Kaufbeuren	3
	2.	Starbulls Rosenheim	1
	3.	ESV Kaufbeuren	3

The ESV Kaufbeuren is thus promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga.

Web links

• All results and tables of the ice hockey league 2008/09 at hockey-db.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} ESBG conference on Saturday - application for the Oberliga possible. In: leipzig-veranstaltung.de. Blue Lions Leipzig, April 20, 2009, accessed on February 18, 2013 .