Ice Hockey Regional League 2004/05

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Master:	North: EC Wilhelmshaven NRW: Ratinger Ice Aliens East: Saale Bulls Halle Hessen: Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim BaWü: SC Bietigheim 1b Bavaria: EV Landsberg 2000
Newcomers:	North, East, NRW: Ratinger Ice Aliens Hessen: Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim Bavaria: EV Landsberg 2000
Relegated:	ERSC Ottobrunn , EV Dingolfing (withdrawal)
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In the 2004/05 season, the ice hockey regional league was the fourth division in the leagues

• the Regionalliga NRW ,
• the Regionalliga Nord ,
• the Regionalliga Ost ,
• of the Regionalliga Hessen
• the Baden-Württemberg League and
• the Bayernliga

carried out.

Once again, the regional leagues determined two athletic climbers for each season (northeast / southwest) of the major league. The regional leagues North, North Rhine-Westphalia and East played a joint promoted team - the Regionalliga Hessen got a direct promotion place for the Northeast relay. The two climbers of the Southwest season shared the Bayern and Baden-Württemberg leagues.

Regionalliga North

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

mode

The nine participants played in a simple round from the four participants for the promotion round of the northern regional leagues. The remaining teams had to go to the relegation round with the league clubs.

Attendees

The league has been increased to nine teams for this season. There was no relegation from the league.

EC Wilhelmshaven (M) EC Timmendorfer Strand Adendorfer EC

Braunlager SC / Harz TuS Harsefeld Tigers EHC Wolfsburg 1b

EC Euregio Nordhorn (N) Crocodiles Hamburg (N) Hamburger SV (N)

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	EC Wilhelmshaven (M)	16	14th	0	0	2	126: 26	+100	42
2.	Braunlager SC Harz	16	13	1	0	2	114: 46	+68	41
3.	EC Timmendorfer Strand	16	11	1	0	4th	106: 40	+66	35
4th	Adendorfer EC	16	11	1	0	4th	95:43	+52	35
5.	EC Euregio Nordhorn (N)	16	6th	0	1	9	52: 110	−58	19th
6th	Crocodiles Hamburg (N)	16	6th	0	0	10	62:85	−23	18th
7th	EHC Wolfsburg 1b	16	4th	0	1	11	72:88	−16	13
8th.	TuS Harsefeld Tigers	16	2	0	1	13	37: 118	−81	7th
9.	Hamburger SV (N)	16	2	0	0	14th	31: 139	−108	6th

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, only the Crocodiles Hamburg were able to avoid relegation. The ESC Wedemark Scorpions Farmers rose. After the season, the three-time champions of the Regionalliga Nord EC Wilhelmshaven had to file for bankruptcy and started again in the Association League. In addition, the EHC Wolfsburg 1b team was withdrawn. For the coming season, the Regionalliga Nord was merged with the Regionalliga Ost - all the athletically and economically qualified teams of the Regionalliga Nord were allowed to compete there.

Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia

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

mode

The eight participating clubs played four participants in a double round in the final round of the regional leagues in the north. The remaining teams played with the teams of the association league for relegation or promotion.

Attendees

Ratinger Ice Aliens (M) Herner EG Blizzard EHC Solingen EHC Dortmund

Neusser EV EJ Dorsten (N) EHC Troisdorf Dynamite (N) Black Devils Niederrhein (N)

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Ratinger Ice Aliens (M)	28	25th	3	0	0	254: 54	+200	81
2.	Herner EG Blizzard	28	19th	3	2	4th	169: 86	+83	65
3.	Neusser EV	28	15th	3	9	4th	135: 92	+43	54
4th	EHC Solingen	28	14th	5	1	8th	149: 94	+55	53
5.	Black Devils Niederrhein (N)	28	10	2	0	16	96: 132	−36	34
6th	EHC Troisdorf Dynamite (N)	28	7th	0	1	20th	73: 158	−85	22nd
7th	EHC Dortmund	28	5	1	1	21st	81: 187	−106	18th
8th.	EJ Dorsten (N)	28	3	0	0	25th	54: 208	−154	9

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

Only EJ Dorsten failed to stay in the league. The EHC Solingen withdrew due to financial problems after the final round. Since the league was increased to twelve teams for the coming season, there were a large number of promoters with EV Duisburg 1b, Grafrath Nierspanther, ESV Bergisch Gladbach, Dinslakener Kobras, ESC Trier, TuS Wiehl and the Königsborner JEC.

Regional League East

mode

The seven participants played out four participants in the regional league finals in a single round. The teams from fifth place met the participants of the Sachsenliga in the relegation round.

Attendees

Due to the admission of the Blue Lions Leipzig and Eisbären Junios Berlin into the higher class Oberliga and the only climber BSchC Prussia, the league had to start this season with only seven teams. The Saaleteufel Halle had to file for bankruptcy after last season. However, the right to play could be absorbed by the establishment of the ESC Hall 04. The first team competed under the name "Saale Bulls".

Saale Bulls Hall (M) Rostock EC

ESC Erfurt EHV Schönheide

FASS Berlin Tornado Niesky

ECC Preussen Berlin (N)

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Saale Bulls Hall	12	9	1	1	1	90:32	+58	30th
2.	EHV Schönheide	12	9	1	0	2	81:38	+43	29
3.	Rostock EC	12	8th	1	0	3	72:29	+43	26th
4th	ESC Erfurt	12	7th	0	1	4th	53:40	+13	22nd
5.	Tornado Niesky	12	2	1	1	8th	43:57	−14	9
6th	ECC Preussen Berlin	12	2	0	0	10	24:95	−71	6th
7th	FASS Berlin	12	1	0	1	10	26:98	−72	4th

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

In the relegation round, all four participants of the regional league were able to play out relegation. However, Tornado Niesky withdrew and the 1b team from Weißwasser did not use his right of promotion. All other teams were incorporated into the new Oberliga Nordost.

Final round of the regional leagues in the north

The final round for promotion was held in a single round. The champion of the promotion round takes part in the Oberliga 2005/06 .

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Ratinger Ice Aliens	22nd	18th	1	0	3	120: 37	+83	56
2.	Saale Bulls Hall	22nd	15th	2	1	4th	90:57	+33	50
3.	EHV Schönheide	22nd	12	0	2	8th	100: 90	+10	40
4th	Rostock EC	22nd	12	1	1	8th	87:66	+21	39
5.	Herner EG Blizzard	22nd	11	1	2	8th	83:72	+11	37
6th	Adendorfer EC	22nd	9	5	0	8th	80:72	+8	37
7th	EC Timmendorf	22nd	10	0	3	9	95: 106	−11	33
8th.	EC Wilhelmshaven	22nd	10	0	2	10	77:68	+9	32
9.	EHC Solingen	22nd	7th	0	3	12	74: 111	−37	24
10.	ESC Erfurt	22nd	7th	0	1	14th	71:90	−19	22nd
11.	Neusser EV	22nd	4th	2	0	16	55: 100	−45	16
12.	Braunlager SC Harz	22nd	3	0	1	18th	57: 120	−63	10

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

Regionalliga Hessen

mode

The eight participants play the master and climber in a double round. The last placed descends in the fifth class Landesliga Hessen.

Attendees

With sporty and economic withdrawals from the previous season there were three new climbers and the Red Devils Bad Nauheim came down from the 2nd division due to bankruptcy.

EC Bad Nauheim (A) EV Wiesbaden Darmstadt stars Frankfurt Lions 1b

Ice Devils Bad Nauheim ESV Bitburg (N) ERC Ludwigshafen (N) VERC Lauterbach (N)

table

	team	Sp	S3	S2	U	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim (A)	28	27	1	0	0	0	381: 28	+353	83
2.	Frankfurt Lions 1b	28	18th	0	2	1	7th	270: 43	+127	57
3.	Darmstadt stars	28	17th	1	1	2	7th	187: 92	+95	56
4th	VERC Lauterbach (N)	28	18th	0	1	0	9	187: 96	+91	55
5.	ESV Bitburg (N)	28	11	0	0	0	17th	166: 173	−7	33
6th	EV Wiesbaden	28	10	1	0	0	17th	156: 242	−86	32
7th	ERC Ludwigshafen (N)	28	6th	0	0	0	22nd	91: 283	−192	18th
8th.	Ice Devils Bad Nauheim	28	0	0	0	0	28	39: 420	−381	0

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S3 = wins, S2 = wins after extra time or penalty shoot-out, U = draw, N1 = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N0 = defeats, (N) = promoted team, (A) = relegated team

Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim were relegated to the top league. The rivals of the Ice Devils Bad Nauheim are relegated without a chance. After the season, ESV Bitburg and ERC Ludwigshafen no longer reported their teams for the Regionalliga Hessen. Eintracht Frankfurt and Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim 1b came back as promoters. The league will start next season with only six teams.

Baden-Württemberg League

mode

The participating teams played the champions and promoted teams in a single round. There was no athletic relegation. The league was increased to eleven teams, so Kornwestheim Kodiaks, the Stuttgart EC 1b, the EV Ravensburg 1b and the Schwenninger Fire Wings were new. The league first played in 3-point mode.

Attendees

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

EHC Zweibrücken ESV Balingen ESG Esslingen Kornwestheim Kodiaks (newcomers)

Stuttgart EC 1b (promoted) EV Ravensburg 1b (promoted) Schwenninger Fire Wings (promoted)

table

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	SC Bietigheim 1b	20th	16	1	2	1	131: 54	+77	52
2.	Mannheim ERC 1b	20th	14th	1	1	4th	142: 78	+64	45
3.	EHC Freiburg 1b	20th	13	0	2	5	103: 68	+35	41
4th	Kornwestheim Kodiaks (N)	20th	12	0	1	7th	106: 90	+16	37
5.	EV Ravensburg 1b (N)	20th	10	3	0	7th	67:71	−4	36
6th	EC Eppelheim	20th	8th	2	2	8th	90:90	0	30th
7th	Zweibrücken Hornets	20th	8th	0	2	10	94:98	−4	26th
8th.	Schwenninger Fire Wings (N)	20th	8th	1	0	11	78:92	−14	26th
9.	ESV Balingen	20th	4th	3	0	13	76: 114	−48	18th
10.	ESG Esslingen	20th	4th	0	1	15th	74: 133	−69	13
11.	Stuttgart EC 1b (N)	20th	1	1	1	17th	70: 143	−73	6th

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 players

The SC Bietigheim 1b waived the promotion. There was also no team and the league remained without promoted to the league. For the coming season, the Stuttgart EC 1b no longer competed in the league, ESV Hügelsheim came back to the regional league from the Oberliga.

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 points were distributed according to the two-point rule.

Attendees

Augsburg EV 1b ERC Sonthofen EA Schongau ESV Königsbrunn

EV Landsberg 2000 EV Dingolfing EHC Waldkraiburg EC Pfaffenhofen

SVG Burgkirchen ESC Dorfen ERSC Ottobrunn TuS Geretsried

TSV 1862 Erding (N) EV Pegnitz (N) EV Fürstenfeldbruck (N) TSV Peissenberg (N)

Main round

	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	EV Landsberg 2000	30th	27	2	1	197: 69	+128	56
2.	EC Pfaffenhofen	30th	21st	1	8th	154: 94	+60	43
3.	TuS Geretsried	30th	18th	4th	8th	126: 83	+43	40
4th	TSV Erding (N)	30th	19th	2	9	140: 80	+60	40
5.	EHC Waldkraiburg	30th	17th	3	10	132: 92	+40	37
6th	ESC Dorfen	30th	15th	5	10	130: 129	+1	35
7th	SVG Burgkirchen	30th	17th	1	12	148: 121	+27	35
8th.	EV Pegnitz (N)	30th	15th	4th	11	148: 122	+26	34
9.	ERC Sonthofen	30th	12	5	13	108: 107	+1	29
10.	TSV Peissenberg (N)	30th	10	6th	14th	92: 121	−29	26th
11.	EV Fürstenfeldbruck (N)	30th	10	5	15th	108: 118	−10	25th
12.	EA Schongau	30th	10	4th	16	101: 132	−31	24
13.	Augsburg EV 1b	30th	8th	2	20th	96: 147	−51	18th
14th	ESV Königsbrunn	30th	5	4th	21st	89: 183	−94	14th
15th	EV Dingolfing	30th	5	3	22nd	81: 153	−72	13
16.	ERSC Ottobrunn	30th	5	1	24	74: 173	−99	11

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

Play-offs

The playoffs were played entirely in the "home and return game" mode.

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

EV Landsberg 2000

7th

8th

EV Pegnitz

1

1

EV Landsberg 2000

11

4th

TSV 1862 Erding

4th

4th

TSV 1862 Erding

6th

5

EHC Waldkraiburg

3

Endgame

1

EV Landsberg 2000

15th

2

EC Pfaffenhofen

8th

2

EC Pfaffenhofen

13

7th

SVG Burgkirchen

7th

2

EC Pfaffenhofen

9

3

TuS Geretsried

4th

3rd place match

3

TuS Geretsried

13

3

TuS Geretsried

2

6th

ESC Dorfen

2

4th

TSV 1862 Erding

11

Quarter finals

	total	First leg	Return leg
EV Landsberg 2000 - EV Pegnitz	7-1	5-0	2: 1
TSV 1862 Erding - EHC Waldkraiburg	6-3	3-0	3: 3
EC Pfaffenhofen - SVG Burgkirchen	13-7	8: 4	5: 3
TuS Geretsried - ESC Dorfen	13-2	7-0	6: 2

Semifinals

	total	First leg	Return leg
EV Landsberg 2000 - TSV 1862 Erding	11-4	5: 2	6: 2
EC Pfaffenhofen - TuS Geretsried	9-4	4: 1	5: 3

final

	total	First leg	Return leg
EV Landsberg 2000 - EC Pfaffenhofen	15-8	8: 4	7: 4

The EV Landsberg 2000 has thus finally been promoted to the top league after participating in the third finals in a row.

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
ERSC Ottobrunn - ESC Sonthofen	4-13	3: 6	1: 7
Augsburg EV 1b - EA Schongau	6-5	1: 3	5: 2 n.p.
EV Dingolfing - TSV Peißenberg	-	-	-
ESV Königsbrunn - EV Fürstenfeldbruck	4-10	2: 5	2: 5

The EV Dingolfing withdrew its team before the start of the playdowns and was therefore the first relegated team. In the second round, only one more relegated team had to be determined.

2nd round

	total	First leg	Return leg
ERSC Ottobrunn - EA Schongau	0-8	0: 6	0: 2

ERSC Ottobrunn and EV Dingolfing are relegated to the Bavarian State League. The Höchstadt Alligators came down from the league. The ECDC Memmingen and the Deggendorfer SC rise from the Landesliga Bayern.