Ice Hockey Regional League 2003/04

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Master:	Final round North / East / NRW: Revierlöwen Oberhausen NRW: Ratinger Ice Aliens North: EC Wilhelmshaven East: ESC Saaleteufel Halle Hesse: Red Devils Bad Nauheim 1b Baden-Württemberg: ESV Hügelsheim Bavaria: Starbulls Rosenheim
Newcomers:	Revierlöwen Oberhausen , Blue Lions Leipzig , Eisbären Juniors Berlin , Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim 1b, ESV Hügelsheim , Starbulls Rosenheim
Relegated:	BYL: TSV Trostberg , Wanderers Germering ERC Lechbruck (withdrawal)
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In the 2003/04 season , the regional leagues North, East, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg-Liga, Bayernliga and the newly introduced Hessenliga are the fourth-highest leagues in German ice hockey. Once again, the regional league was organized throughout Germany by the regional associations.

Regionalliga North

The Regionalliga Nord was organized by the Lower Saxony State Ice Sports Association .

mode

The eight participants played out the four participants for the promotion round of the northern regional leagues in a single round. The Phantoms Salzgitter stopped playing in November 2003, the games that were played were taken out of the ranking. The remaining teams had to play in a relegation round with the participants of the association league to stay up.

Attendees

New in the league are the promoted teams of EHC Wolfsburg 1b, REV Bremerhaven 1b, and the Harsefeld Tigers. The eligible ESC Wedemark Scorpions Farmers no longer competed. No relegated team came from the league.

EC Wilhelmshaven (M) EC Timmendorfer Strand Adendorfer EC Phantoms Salzgitter

Braunlager SC / Harz REV Bremerhaven 1b (N) TuS Harsefeld Tigers (N) EHC Wolfsburg 1b (N)

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	EC Wilhelmshaven (M)	12	12	0	0	0	104: 24	+80	36
2.	EC Timmendorfer Strand	12	8th	0	0	4th	73:33	+40	24
3.	Braunlager SC Harz	12	8th	0	0	4th	78:39	+39	24
4th	Adendorfer EC	12	7th	0	0	5	61:46	+15	21st
5.	EHC Wolfsburg 1b (N)	12	4th	0	0	8th	49:76	−27	12
6th	REV Bremerhaven 1b (N)	12	3	0	0	9	32:77	−45	9
7th	TuS Harsefeld Tigers (N)	12	0	0	0	12	27: 129	−102	0
8th.	Phantoms Salzgitter	retreat

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S3 = wins, S2 = wins after extra time or penalty shootout, N1 = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N0 = defeats, M = master d. Pre-season, (N) = newcomer / newcomer

In the relegation round, EHC Wolfsburg 1b and REV Bremerhaven 1b managed to stay in the league. In terms of sport, the only climber was the EC Nordhorn. However, the team from Bremerhaven withdrew for the new season. This allowed the Harsefeld Tigers to remain in the league and the teams of the Crocodiles Hamburg and Hamburger SV to move up, which meant that the league was expanded to nine teams in the coming season.

Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia

The State Ice Sports Association of North Rhine-Westphalia organized the Regionalliga NRW.

mode

The nine participating clubs played four participants in a double round in the final round of the regional leagues in the north. The Herford EG, however, stopped playing in December 2003, and the games that had been held up to that point were taken out of the ranking.

Attendees

For the first time in the league, the newly founded Revierlöwen Oberhausen played their games in Gelsenkirchen .

Ratinger Ice Aliens Grefrather EC 2001 Herner EG Blizzard

Herford EC ESC Hamm EHC Solingen

EHC Dortmund Neusser EV Revierlöwen Oberhausen (New)

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Ratinger Ice Aliens	28	12	0	1	5	156: 81	+75	67
2.	Herner EG Blizzard	28	19th	2	2	5	121: 74	+47	63
3.	Revierlöwen Oberhausen (N)	28	14th	3	0	11	108: 84	+39	48
4th	Grefrather EC 2001	28	14th	0	2	12	120: 94	+26	44
5.	Neusser EV	28	11	3	3	11	106: 111	−5	42
6th	EHC Solingen	28	8th	3	2	15th	106: 138	−32	32
7th	EHC Dortmund	28	7th	3	0	18th	84: 130	−46	27
8th.	ESC Hamm	28	3	0	4th	21st	78: 167	−89	13
9.	Herford EG	retreat

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S3 = wins, S2 = wins after extra time or penalty shootout, N1 = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N0 = defeats, (N) = promoted / newcomer

The Grefrather EC 2001 renounced participation in the final round and withdrew for the following season in the association league NRW, because the manager of the game company did not extend the contract with the licensing department. But the Neusser EV moved up in the promotion round.

In the relegation round, the EHC Solingen, EHC Dortmund and ESC Hamm managed to stay in the league. However, due to financial problems, the ESC Hamm club was dissolved after the season. The teams from EJ Dorsten and EHC Troisdorf made it up. For Grefrath the GSC Moers slip after.

Regional League East

The Regionalliga Ost was organized by the Berlin Ice Sports Association.

mode

The eight participants played out four participants in the regional league finals in a single round. The teams in the second half of the table met the teams of the Verbandsliga and Sachsenliga in the relegation round.

Attendees

ESC Saaleteufel Hall Rostock EC Eisbären Juniors Berlin ESC Erfurt

EHV Schönheide FASS Berlin Blue Lions Leipzig (N) Tornado Niesky (N)

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	ESC Saaleteufel Hall	14th	11	0	0	3	79:35	+44	33
2.	Blue Lions Leipzig (N)	14th	10	0	1	3	84:50	+34	31
3.	Rostock EC	14th	10	0	0	4th	56:36	+20	30th
4th	Polar bears Junios Berlin	14th	7th	2	1	4th	63:51	+12	26th
5.	EHV Schönheide	14th	7th	0	1	6th	63:54	+9	22nd
6th	Tornado Niesky (N)	14th	6th	1	0	7th	52:62	−10	20th
7th	FASS Berlin	14th	2	0	0	12	37:75	−38	6th
8th.	ESC Erfurt	14th	0	0	0	14th	24:95	−71	0

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S3 = wins, S2 = wins after extra time or penalty shootout, N1 = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N0 = defeats, (N) = promoted / newcomer

In the relegation round, all four participants of the regional league were able to play out relegation.

Final round of the regional leagues in the north

Four teams each from the regional leagues North, East and North Rhine-Westphalia took part in the final round. It was played in a single round. The round was dominated by the teams of the Regionalliga NRW, which finished in places 1 to 3 in the final accounts.

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Territory lions Oberhausen	22nd	16	2	1	3	104: 56	+48	53
2.	Herner EG Blizzard	22nd	15th	2	2	3	124: 56	+68	51
3.	Ratinger Ice Aliens	22nd	15th	2	0	5	103: 61	+42	49
4th	ESC Saaleteufel Hall	22nd	13	0	2	7th	110: 77	+33	41
5.	EC Timmendorfer Strand	22nd	10	4th	2	6th	98:76	+22	40
6th	EC Wilhelmshaven	22nd	12	0	2	8th	105: 70	+35	38
7th	Blue Lions Leipzig	22nd	10	2	2	8th	102: 101	+1	36
8th.	Neusser EV	22nd	9	2	2	9	78:83	−5	33
9.	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	22nd	7th	0	2	13	70:86	−16	23
10.	Rostock EC	22nd	2	3	1	16	63: 124	−61	13
11.	Adendorfer EC	22nd	3	0	1	18th	67: 142	−75	10
12.	Braunlager SC Harz	22nd	2	1	1	18th	71: 163	−92	9

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S3 = wins, S2 = wins after overtime or penalty shootout, N1 = defeats after overtime or penalty shootout, N0 = defeats

The Revierlöwen Oberhausen secured the championship and thus promotion to the league . However, the Blue Lions Leipzig and Eisbären Junios Berlin were also granted permission to play in the major league in the coming season.

Regionalliga Hessen

mode

The nine participating teams played in a single round, the champions of the Regionalliga Hessen. The master was also a sporty climber in the league.

Attendees

EC Bad Nauheim 1b EV Wiesbaden Darmstadt stars

Frankfurt Lions 1b Ice Devils Bad Nauheim Eintracht Frankfurt

ERC Pohlheim VERC Zeilbach Tigers Frankfurt ice devil

table

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	EC Bad Nauheim 1b	16	15th	0	0	1	195: 52	+143	45
2.	EV Wiesbaden	16	13	0	0	3	192: 57	+135	39
3.	Darmstadt stars	16	12	1	0	3	192: 54	+138	38
4th	Frankfurt Lions 1b	16	11	0	1	4th	163: 59	+104	34
5.	Ice Devils Bad Nauheim	16	6th	2	0	8th	100: 142	−42	22nd
6th	Eintracht Frankfurt +	16	4th	0	1	10	90: 156	−66	14th
7th	ERC Pohlheim	16	4th	0	1	11	51: 143	−92	13
8th.	VERC Zeilbach Tigers	16	2	0	0	14th	52: 178	−126	6th
9.	Frankfurter Eisteufel +	16	1	0	0	14th	47: 241	−194	4th

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S3 = wins, S2 = wins after overtime or penalty shootout, N1 = defeats after overtime or penalty shootout, N0 = defeats

⁺ The game Eintracht Frankfurt against Frankfurter Eisteufel was the only one of the season to end with a draw and therefore not listed here in the table.

The championship team of EC Bad Nauheim 1b could not exercise their right of promotion, because the A license team of EC Bad Nauheim had to file for bankruptcy and restarted in the Regionalliga Hessen. Thus, the 1b team was downgraded to the fifth class Hessen League. After the season, the teams of Eintracht Frankfurt, ERC Pohlheim and Frankfurter Eisteufel withdrew their playing rights and competed in the Hessenliga in the coming season. The VERC Zeilbach Tigers team broke up.

Baden-Württemberg League

mode

The participating teams played five teams for the promotion round in a single round. The promotion round was played in a double round; whose winner was athletic climber in the league. The points were distributed according to the two-point rule.

Attendees

With the retreats from Heilbronn 1b and Schwenningen, three teams were promoted: Balingen, Esslingen and Bad Liebenzell.

ESV Hügelsheim Mannheim ERC 1b SC Bietigheim 1b EHC Freiburg 1b EC Eppelheim

EHC Zweibrücken ESV Balingen (promoted) ESG Esslingen (promoted) ESC Bad Liebenzell Black Hawks (promoted)

Main round

	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	SC Bietigheim 1b	16	14th	2	0	110: 40	+70	30: 2
2.	ESV Hügelsheim	16	11	3	2	122: 50	+72	25: 7
3.	EHC Freiburg 1b	16	9	3	4th	91:62	+29	21:11
4th	EC Eppelheim	16	10	0	6th	76:50	+26	20:10
5.	Bad Liebenzell Black Hawks	16	8th	1	7th	77:80	−3	17:15
6th	Mannheim ERC 1b	16	7th	1	8th	94:81	+13	15:17
7th	Zweibrücken Hornets	16	4th	0	12	55: 131	−76	8:24
8th.	ESV Balingen	16	2	1	13	48: 102	−54	5:27
9.	ESG Esslingen	16	1	1	14th	53: 130	−77	3:29

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, (N) = promoted players

The SC Bietigheim 1b waived participation in the promotion round. But the Mannheim ERC 1b moved up.

Promotion lap

	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	ESV Hügelsheim	16	15th	0	1	157: 48	+109	30: 2
2.	Bad Liebenzell Black Hawks	16	8th	1	7th	71:95	−24	17:15
3.	Mannheim ERC	16	8th	0	8th	90:65	+25	16:16
4th	EC Eppelheim	16	8th	0	8th	72:75	−3	16:16
5.	EHC Zweibrücken Hornets	16	0	1	15th	39: 146	107	1:31

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats

The league was increased to eleven teams for the coming season. With the withdrawal of the Bad Liebenzell Blackhawks and the rise of the Hügelsheim Hornets, the Kornwestheim Kodiaks, the Stuttgart EC 1b, the EV Ravensburg 1b and the Schwenninger Fire Wings were eligible for promotion.

Bayern League

The Bavarian League was organized by the Bavarian Ice Sports Association.

mode

The 16 teams played the participants in the playoffs and playdowns. After a single round, the best eight reached the playoffs for the championship and the associated promotion, while the remaining eight played off the relegated to the Bavarian State League . The league entered this season in a complete league, without division into two seasons. The points were distributed according to the two-point rule.

Attendees

The relegated Pfronten and Fürstenfeldbruck were replaced by the newcomers of TuS Geretsried and Wanderers Germering. For the champion and promoted from Munich, the Augsburg EV 1b came down from the league.

Augsburg EV 1b (A) ERC Sonthofen EA Schongau ERC Lechbruck

ESV Königsbrunn EV Landsberg 2000 EV Dingolfing EHC Waldkraiburg

EC Pfaffenhofen SVG Burgkirchen ESC Dorfen TSV Trostberg

ERSC Ottobrunn Starbulls Rosenheim TuS Geretsried (N) Wanderers Germering (N)

Main round

	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Starbulls Rosenheim	30th	26th	1	3	200: 65	+135	53
2.	EV Landsberg 2000	30th	22nd	4th	4th	167: 77	+90	48
3.	EV Dingolfing	30th	19th	2	9	131: 100	+31	40
4th	EHC Waldkraiburg	30th	18th	3	9	131: 90	+41	39
5.	TuS Geretsried (N)	30th	19th	0	11	137: 97	+40	38
6th	EC Pfaffenhofen	30th	17th	3	10	137: 92	+45	37
7th	EA Schongau	30th	15th	5	10	101: 104	−3	35
8th.	ERC Sonthofen	30th	15th	3	12	117: 109	+8	33
9.	ESC Dorfen	30th	14th	4th	12	127: 120	+7	32
10.	SVG Burgkirchen	30th	13	5	12	135: 163	−28	31
11.	Augsburg EV 1b (A)	30th	9	3	18th	120: 132	−12	21st
12.	ERSC Ottobrunn	30th	6th	7th	17th	76: 139	−63	19th
13.	ESV Königsbrunn	30th	7th	3	20th	86: 123	−37	17th
14th	ERC Lechbruck	30th	6th	4th	20th	91: 165	−74	16
15th	Wanderers Germering (N)	30th	5	2	23	75: 147	−72	12
16.	TSV Trostberg	30th	4th	1	25th	88: 196	−108	9

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, (A) = relegated from the league, (N), promoted

Play-offs

Quarterfinals (best of three)					Semi-finals (return leg)					Finals (best-of-three)
1	Starbulls Rosenheim	2
8th	ERC Sonthofen	0
					1	Starbulls Rosenheim	7th
					4th	EHC Waldkraiburg	4th
4th	EHC Waldkraiburg	2
5	TuS Geretsried	1								Endgame
										1	Starbulls Rosenheim	2
										2	EV Landsberg 2000	1
2	EV Landsberg 2000	2
7th	EA Schongau	1
					2	EV Landsberg 2000	11
					3	EV Dingolfing	2			3rd place match
3	EV Dingolfing	2								3	EV Dingolfing	8th
6th	EC Pfaffenhofen	0								4th	EHC Waldkraiburg	7th
										Return leg

Quarter finals

	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Starbulls Rosenheim - ERC Sonthofen	2-0	11: 3	10: 1	-
EHC Waldkraiburg - TuS Geretsried	2-1	6: 3	1: 5	6: 3
EV Landsberg 2000 - EA Schongau	2-1	3: 2	3: 4	7: 3
EV Dingolfing - EC Pfaffenhofen	2-0	3: 1	4: 3	-

Semifinals

	total	First leg	Return leg
Starbulls Rösenheim - EHC Waldkraiburg	7-5	5: 2	2: 3
EV Landsberg 2000 - EV Dingolfing	11-2	4: 2	7-0

final

	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Starbulls Rosenheim - EV Landsberg 2000	2-1	10: 2	1: 6	5: 2

The Starbulls Rosenheim have risen to the top league.

Playdowns

In the playdowns, the two athletic relegated teams were determined in the national league. All duels were decided on a return leg.

1 round

	series	Game 1	Game 2
TSV Trostberg - ESC Dorfen	10-11	6: 5	4: 6
ESV Königsbrunn - ERSC Ottobrunn	6-4	2: 2	4: 2
Wanderers Germing - SVG Burgkirchen	6-10	3: 5	3: 5
ERC Lechbruck - Augsburg EV 1b	4-6	1: 3	3: 3

2nd round

	total	First leg	Return leg
TSV Trostberg - ERSC Ottobrunn	7-9	3: 2	4: 7
Wanderers Germing - ERC Lechbruck	5-9	3: 2	2: 7

TSV Trostberg and the promoted team from Germering are relegated to the Bavarian regional league. The ERC Lechbruck withdrew its team after the season for financial reasons. But the Landesliga Bayern provided one more promoted team. The TSV Erding, the Pegnitz Ice Dogs, the EV Fürstenfeldbruck and the TSV Peißenberg were promoted.