Ice hockey league 2015/16

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The ice hockey league is the third highest division in German ice hockey in the 2015/16 season . It is being organized by the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) for the first time since 2010 in two regional groups, North and South .

The game round of the upper leagues north and south began together on September 25, 2015 and ended for the north group on March 6, 2016 and for the south group on February 28, 2016. At the end of the season, the two leagues played a promoted team in the DEL2 out.

Tilburg Wedemark Braunlage Hamburg crocodiles Hamburger SV Rostock Timmendorfer beach Langenhagen Hanover Hall FASS Berlin Prussia Berlin Erfurt Schönheide Leipzig Duisburg eat Herne Neuwied Peiting Same Bad Tölz regensburg Grafing Landshut Pastures Deggendorf Bayreuth Sonthofen

Participants in the ice hockey leagues 2015/16. Blue: Oberliga Nord; Red: Oberliga Süd. Large map: Germany, small map: Netherlands

Oberliga Nord

Attendees

The clubs qualified for the previous groups North, East and West could apply for the Oberliga Nord. In addition, the Dutch record champions Tilburg Trappers was added to the league. The Tilburg Trappers cannot rise.

• FASS Berlin (East)
• ECC Preussen Berlin (Regionalliga Ost)
• EC Harzer Falken (North)
• Foxes Duisburg (West)
• Black Dragons Erfurt (East)
• Mosquitoes Eating (West)
• MEC Hall 04 (East)
• Hamburger SV (North)
• Crocodiles Hamburg (North)
• Hanover Indians (North)
• Hanover Scorpions (North)
• Herner EV 2007 (West)
• Icefighters Leipzig (East)
• EHC Neuwied (West)
• Rostock Piranhas (North)
• EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 (north)
• Tilburg Trappers ( Eredivisie )
• ESC Wedemark Scorpions (North)

The previous league in brackets.

mode

A single round with eight additional games was played against geographically close teams. The main round thus consists of 42 game days. After completion of the main round, the eight best-placed teams qualified for the playoff round. The first round was played within the group in best-of-five mode, followed by an interlocking with the south.

Originally, the last 5 teams in the main round should play a relegation round with the champions of the 1st League West , Regionalliga North and Regionalliga East divided into 2 groups, whereby the winners of the two groups should qualify for the Oberliga 2017/18. In February 2016, the mode was changed - also due to the lack of interest from the teams from the regional leagues and the 1st League West:

• The team in 14th place in the main round qualifies directly for the Oberliga Nord 2017/18.
• The last four teams in the main round play a relegation round. The first placed in this round qualifies directly for the next season, the others come into question as successors, if, for example, B. should not give a relegated from the DEL2 or a promoted in the DEL2.

In the 2016/17 season, the north group will be reduced to 16 teams.

Main round

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Pt.	T	GT	Diff.
1.	Foxes Duisburg	42	35	2	1	4th	110	267	88	+179
2.	Tilburg Trappers	42	30th	2	1	9	95	221	87	+134
3.	Hanover Indians	42	29	3	2	8th	95	217	118	+99
4th	MEC Hall 04	42	26th	6th	4th	6th	94	196	87	+109
5.	Herner EV 2007	42	26th	5	2	9	90	193	104	+89
6th	EHC Neuwied	42	28	0	4th	10	88	175	129	+46
7th	Hanover Scorpions	42	27	3	2	11	86	183	112	+71
8th.	Icefighters Leipzig	42	26th	2	3	11	85	211	124	+87
9.	Mosquitoes eat	42	21st	3	1	17th	70	173	121	+52
10.	Rostock piranhas	42	18th	1	2	21st	58	173	221	−48
11.	EC Harzer Falken	42	12	3	2	25th	44	157	203	−46
12.	ESC Wedemark Scorpions	42	13	1	3	25th	44	144	206	−62
13.	Black Dragons Erfurt	42	10	3	4th	25th	40	156	218	−62
14th	EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06	42	11	2	2	27	39	135	230	−95
15th	FASS Berlin	42	9	1	2	30th	31	125	237	−112
16.	Hamburger SV	42	8th	0	6th	28	30th	113	214	−101
17th	ECC Preussen Berlin	42	6th	1	1	34	21st	119	279	−160
18th	Crocodiles Hamburg	42	2	4th	0	36	14th	103	283	−180

Source: Pointstreak, Abbreviations: Pl. = Table position, Sp. = Games, S = victories (3 points), OTS = victories after extra time or penalty shoot-out (2 points), OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out (1 point), N = Defeats (0 points), pts. = Points, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, diff. = Goal difference
Explanations: Playoffs , season ended , relegation

Elimination playoffs

In the elimination playoffs of the Oberliga-Nord, the four participants in the promotion playoffs were determined in "best-of-five" series. The games took place on March 11th, 13th, 15th, 18th and 20th.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5
Foxes Duisburg - Icefighters Leipzig	1: 3	0: 1	0: 1	6: 2	4: 6	-
Tilburg Trappers - Hanover Scorpions	3-0	7: 3	1-0	6-0	-
Hanover Indians - EHC Neuwied	3-0	3: 1	4: 2	3: 1	-
MEC Hall 04 - Herner EV 2007	3: 1	5: 2	2: 5	4: 2	4: 3	-

Relegation round

Since the league is reduced to 16 teams in the next season, there were two relegated from the league. The last 4 teams in the main round played in the relegation round. Initially, only the winner of the relegation round is athletically qualified, as another starting place will be kept free for a possible DEL2 relegated team. However, the other participants could be considered as successors if the intended number of participants was not reached.

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Pt.	T	GT	Diff.
1.	Crocodiles Hamburg	6th	4th	1	1	0	15th	27	16	+11
2.	ECC Preussen Berlin	6th	2	1	1	2	9	23	24	−1
3.	Hamburger SV	6th	2	1	1	2	9	15th	19th	−4
4th	FASS Berlin	6th	0	1	1	4th	3	15th	21st	−6

The Crocodiles Hamburg are thus athletically qualified for the Oberliga Nord 2016/17 . Since there is unlikely to be a relegation from the DEL2 to the Oberliga Nord, ECC Preussen Berlin will also be allowed to remain in the Oberliga as the first successor.

Oberliga Süd

Attendees

11 teams take part in the league. The EHC Freiburg rose to the DEL2. From the DEL2 came the EV Landshut , which no longer received a DEL2 license, but the Oberliga license under certain conditions. The TSV 1862 Erding waived participation in the league. The athletically relegated EV Füssen could have moved up for TSV Erding, but the club could not meet the requirements for the license until the end of July 2015 due to financial problems and finally filed for bankruptcy. The champions of the Bayernliga EV Lindau waived promotion, while the champions of the Regionalliga Süd-West , the EHC Eisbären Heilbronn , did not meet the requirements for participation. Also new to the league is EHV Schönheide, which has been regrouped from the former Oberliga Ost to the group South. The following teams have qualified for the Oberliga Süd:

• EV Regensburg
• EHC Bayreuth
• Tölzer lions
• VER Same
• Deggendorfer SC
• 1. EV Weiden
• EC Peiting
• ERC Sonthofen
• EHC Klostersee
• EV Landshut (relegated)
• EHV Schönheide 09 (previously east)

mode

A double round was played. The first six teams qualified directly for the play-offs, the teams in ranks 7 to 10 played two more playoff participants in the pre-playoffs. The first round of the playoffs took place within the group, after which it was interlinked with the north. The season was over for the eleventh of the main round. The champions of the Bayernliga and the Regionalliga Süd / West play a promoted to the Oberliga Süd.

Main round

Closing table

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Pt.	T	GT	Diff.
1.	EV Regensburg	40	34	2	2	2	108	202	96	+106
2.	EHC Bayreuth	40	24	4th	0	12	80	156	113	+43
3.	EC Peiting	40	18th	7th	3	12	71	141	122	+19
4th	EV Landshut (A)	40	18th	4th	6th	12	68	149	118	+31
5.	VER Same	40	19th	2	3	16	64	145	139	+6
6th	Tölzer lions	40	14th	8th	5	13	63	125	113	+12
7th	Deggendorfer SC	40	15th	6th	3	16	60	141	142	−1
8th.	1. EV Weiden	40	13	2	5	20th	48	130	160	−30
9.	ERC Sonthofen	40	12	1	3	24	41	137	185	−48
10.	EHC Klostersee	40	10	2	4th	24	38	120	170	−50
11.	EHV Schönheide 09 (N)	40	5	0	4th	31	19th	93	181	−88

Source: Pointstreak, Abbreviations: Pl. = Table position, Sp. = Games, S = victories (3 points), OTS = victories after extra time or penalty shoot-out (2 points), OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out (1 point), N = Defeats (0 points), pts. = Points, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, diff. = Goal difference, (A) = relegated, (N) = promoted
Explanations: Playoffs , pre-playoffs , season ended

Pre-playoffs

In the pre-playoffs, two participants in the playoffs were determined from the teams in positions 7 to 10 of the main round in “best-of-three” series. The games took place on March 4th, 6th and 8th.

	series	0 1	2	3
Deggendorfer SC - EHC Klostersee	2: 1	5: 3	1: 3	5: 3
1. EV Weiden - ERC Sonthofen	2: 1	3: 4 OT	5: 4	6: 3

Elimination playoffs

In the elimination playoffs of the Oberliga-Süd, the four participants in the promotion playoffs were determined in "Best-of-Five" series. The games took place on March 11th, 13th, 15th, 18th and 20th.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5
EV Regensburg - 1st EV Weiden	3: 1	3: 2 OT	0: 3	6: 1	3: 2 OT	-
EHC Bayreuth - Deggendorfer SC	3-0	5: 1	8: 2	4: 3 SO	-
EC Peiting - Tölzer Löwen	3: 1	3: 1	2: 8	5: 2	3: 2 OT	-
EV Landshut - VER Selb	3-0	4: 1	3: 1	7: 3	-

Play-offs

In the play-offs, the 4 winners of the Oberliga-Nord elimination playoffs play together with the 4 winners of the Oberliga-Süd elimination playoffs for the Oberliga championship and promotion to the DEL2 . A total of 3 rounds were played in the "Best-of-Five" mode. The first home game took place at the first mentioned club. Then the home law changed from game to game.

The winner of these playoffs, the Tilburg Trappers, is the German league champions of the 2015/16 season. The best-placed German club, EHC Bayreuth, is athletically qualified for the DEL2 for the 2016/2017 season.

Playoff tree

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

S1

EV Regensburg

3

N4

Icefighters Leipzig

1

S1

EV Regensburg

1

S2

EHC Bayreuth

3

S2

EHC Bayreuth

3

N3

MEC Hall 04

2

N1

Tilburg Trappers

3

S2

EHC Bayreuth

0

N2

Hanover Indians

1

S3

EC Peiting

3

N1

Tilburg Trappers

3

S3

EC Peiting

2

N1

Tilburg Trappers

3

S4

EV Landshut

1

Quarter finals

The games took place on March 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5
EV Regensburg - Icefighters Leipzig	3: 1	7: 3	3: 4	5: 2	8: 2	-
Tilburg Trappers - EV Landshut	3: 1	5: 2	5: 1	1: 2 OT	6: 1	-
EHC Bayreuth - MEC Hall 04	3: 2	6: 1	2: 3	6: 2	4: 7	10: 2
Hanover Indians - EC Peiting	1: 3	4: 1	1: 4	2: 3	2: 3	-

Semifinals

The games took place on April 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 10th.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5
EV Regensburg - EHC Bayreuth	1: 3	6: 7 OT	3: 4	6: 5 OT	3: 4 OT	-
Tilburg Trappers - EC Peiting	3: 2	3: 2 OT	0: 2	8: 3	2: 3	2: 1 OT

final

The games took place on April 15th, 17th and 19th.

	series	1	2	3	4th	5
Tilburg Trappers - EHC Bayreuth	3-0	6: 4	7: 6	4: 2	-

Web links

• All results and tables of the ice hockey league 2015/16 at hockey-db.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 22 clubs are interested in participating in the new Oberliga Nord. In: eishockeynews.de. Ice Hockey News , April 14, 2015, accessed April 28, 2014 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Oberliga-Nord: Season planning for 2015/16 is in place. (No longer available online.) In: deb-online.de. German Ice Hockey Association , archived from the original on June 8, 2015 ; Retrieved June 6, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Oberliga-Süd 2015/2016 - official schedule of dates. (PDF, 265 kB) (No longer available online.) In: deb-online.de. German Ice Hockey Association, July 31, 2015, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; Retrieved September 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Friedhelm Thelen: 18 teams for the Oberliga Nord - Tilburg is also there. In: hockeyweb.de. maka-media GmbH, June 4, 2015, accessed on June 4, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Heinz Schindler: Ice hockey from Holland is becoming an export hit. In: deutschlandradiokultur.de. Deutschlandradio Kultur , February 14, 2016, accessed on February 20, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Marcel Wetzel: Framework schedule Oberliga Nord 2015/16. In: eccpreussen.de. ECC Preussen Berlin , June 8, 2015, accessed on September 4, 2015 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} 02/23/2016: Oberliga Nord: Adapted relegation round. In: deb-online.de. German Ice Hockey Federation, accessed March 8, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Oberliga-Nord . Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
9. ^ Oberliga: Landshut plays in the Oberliga Süd - field of participants with eleven teams. In: eishockey.info. ICE HOCKEY.INFO, July 25, 2015, accessed March 19, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Oberliga-Süd: field of participants finalized. Oberliga-Süd season 2015/16 with eleven clubs - EVL Landshut Eishockey receives approval. In: deb-online.de. German Ice Hockey Association, archived from the original on August 28, 2015 ; Retrieved March 19, 2016 . 
11. ↑ all-in.de, July 25, 2015: "Rescue of EV Füssen has failed" ( Memento from July 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ schwaebische.de: EV Lindau still says no to the league
13. ↑ Ice Hockey News , Hindelang: "DEB requirements ignored" Eisbären Heilbronn are not promoted to the Oberliga Süd - Board of Directors Sellers disappointed , May 13, 2015, accessed on May 19, 2015
14. ↑ Hey ..., let's go south ...! EHV Schönheide 09 starts next season in the Oberliga Süd. In: EHV Schönheide website on June 9th , 2015, accessed on September 4th, 2015 . 
15. ↑ Implementation regulations Oberliga Süd 2015/2016. (PDF) In: deb-online.de. German Ice Hockey Association, September 15, 2016, accessed on March 8, 2016 . 
16. ↑ Oberliga-Süd . Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
17. ↑ Implementation regulations for seniors for the league playoff promotion to DEL2 in the 2015/2016 competition season. (PDF, 260kB) In: deb-online.de. German Ice Hockey Federation, January 29, 2016, accessed on February 19, 2016 .