Ice Hockey Regional League 2015/16
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Master: | North: Weserstars Bremen , West: Ratinger Ice Aliens , East: Tornado Niesky , Southwest: Eisbären Heilbronn , Bavaria: EHC Waldkraiburg | ||
Newcomers: | Bavaria: EHC Waldkraiburg Höchstadter EC , EV Lindau |
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Relegated: | West: EC Bergisch Land , EC Bad Nauheim 1b North: Hamburger SV 1b, EC Celler Oilers , Rostocker EC Freibeuter, Hamburg Crocodiles 1b |
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In the 2015/16 season, the Regionalliga is the fourth-highest league level in German ice hockey below the top ice hockey league . The regional leagues north, east and south-west are played as well as the Bayern league and the 1st league west.
Participants in the ice hockey regional league 2015/16. Geographical classification of the five regional league groups. Red: Regionalliga Ost, yellow: Regionalliga South / West, gray: Bayernliga, green: 1st League West, blue: Regionalliga North |
Regionalliga North
The Regionalliga Nord is organized by the Lower Saxony State Ice Sports Association for teams from the federal states of Lower Saxony , Hamburg , Bremen , Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
A preliminary round was played in two regional groups from October 2015 to January 2016. The first three teams in each group qualified for the championship round. The winner of this round is the champion of the Regionalliga Nord and should take part in the relegation to the ice hockey major league 2016/17 , but all teams have waived this.
The remaining teams in the regional groups play a placement round.
Participating teams
Group A
- Adendorfer EC
- Weserstars Bremen
- REV Bremerhaven
- DAY Salzgitter Icefighters
- SG SC Langenhagen / EC Wedemark / Hanover Indians "United North Stars"
Group B
- Hamburger SV 1b
- TuS Harsefeld Tigers
- Altonaer SV Hamburg
- Hamburg Crocodiles 1b
- EC Celler Oilers (N)
- Rostock EC privateers (N)
- EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 1b (N)
Championship round
The three best teams in groups A&B play the champions of the Regionalliga Nord in a single round.
The Weserstars Bremen have secured the championship title of the Regionalliga Nord for the second time in a row. However , they do without promotion to the ice hockey league . Due to the relegation of the Hamburger SV team from the ice hockey league 2015/16 , the second substitute will move into the fifth division.
Placement round
The teams in places four and five in group A, as well as four to seven in group B, play the following placements in a single round. On February 29, 2016, the EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 1b team was excluded from the competition due to two non-appearances.
team | Sp | S. | N | Gates | Diff. | Pts | |
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7th | SG United North Stars / EC Wedemark | 8th | 7th | 1 | 77:18 | 59 | 21st |
8th. | REV Bremerhaven | 8th | 7th | 1 | 67:23 | 44 | 21st |
9. | EC Celler Oilers | 8th | 3 | 5 | 33:61 | −28 | 9 |
10. | Rostock EC privateer | 8th | 3 | 5 | 39:66 | −27 | 8th |
11. | Hamburg Crocodiles 1b | 8th | 0 | 8th | 29:77 | −48 | 1 |
12. | EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 1b | disqualified |
The planning for the new season provides for the introduction of a new fifth class association league in order to increase the management level of the Regionalliga-Nord. According to the current status, all teams of the championship round and the relegated from the ice hockey major league 2015/16 will participate in the ice hockey regional league . All participants in the placement round would form the association league with the promoters.
1st League West
The 1st League West covers the area of the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. The organizer is the State Ice Sports Association of North Rhine-Westphalia. The teams from Hamm, Ratingen and Neuss, who decided not to take part in the Oberliga Nord now run by the DEB, are new to the league previously known as Regionalliga West .
After a single round of all teams, the league is split up. The teams in places one to six play in a double round with subsequent play-offs, the best 4 teams, the 1st League West champions. This could have taken part in the relegation to the Oberliga Nord , but all teams have waived. The teams in places seven to ten play against the teams in places one to four of the - fifth-class - Regionalliga West the 1st League West Cup as a single round.
Attendees
- Ratinger Ice Aliens (A)
- Neusser EV (A)
- Hammer polar bears (A)
- Ice eagle Dortmund
- EC Bad Nauheim 1b
- Dinslaken cobras
- EC Lauterbach 2012
- Cologne EC 1b
- EC Bergisch Land
- TuS Wiehl
Main round
Decision-making round
The best six teams qualified for the championship round after the main round. After a double round, the best four teams were qualified for the playoffs - champions of the first division west.
team | Sp | S. | N | Gates | Diff. | Pts | |
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1. | Ratinger Ice Aliens | 20th | 13 | 7th | 82:66 | 16 | 39 |
2. | Ice eagle Dortmund | 20th | 13 | 7th | 94:68 | 26th | 36 |
3. | Hammer polar bears | 20th | 13 | 7th | 89:68 | 21st | 35 |
4th | EC Lauterbach | 20th | 8th | 12 | 79:88 | −9 | 28 |
5. | Dinslaken cobras | 20th | 8th | 12 | 74:94 | −20 | 24 |
6th | Neusser EV | 20th | 5 | 15th | 59:93 | −34 | 18th |
Play-offs
The two semi-finals will be played in the two legs. The final then in the 'best-of-three' mode.
Semifinals | final | |||||||
1 | Ratinger Ice Aliens | 10 | ||||||
4th | EC Lauterbach | 4th | ||||||
1 | Ratinger Ice Aliens | 2 | ||||||
3 | Hammer polar bears | 0 | ||||||
2 | Ice eagle Dortmund | 4th | ||||||
3 | Hammer polar bears | 7th |
Semifinals
total | First leg | Return leg | |
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Ratinger Ice Aliens –EC Lauterbach | 10: 4 | 4: 1 | 6: 3 |
Eisadler Dortmund - Hammer Eisbären | 4: 7 | 0: 4 | 4: 3 |
final
series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
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Ratinger Ice Aliens - Hammer Eisbären | 2-0 | 6: 4 | 6: 4 | - |
The Ratinger Ice Aliens secure the championship title of the 1st League West. However, they forego a possible ascent.
Cup round
In the cup round for the "1st League West Cup", the last four teams in the main round played against the best four teams in the - fifth-rate - Regionalliga West. The winner was played within a single round. The teams in places 1-4 remain in the 1st League West, the following teams must be relegated to the Regionalliga West.
The Herford EV and the ESC Paderborn have qualified for the ice hockey regional league and TuS Wiehl and the Kölner Haie 1b can celebrate their relegation. For the EC Bad Nauheim 1b and the EC Bergisch Land it goes to the fifth-class Regionalliga West. The EHC Troisdorf and Soest EC have failed in the qualification.
Regional League East
The Regionalliga Ost covers the area of the federal states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The organizer is the Saxon Ice Sports Association. The season is played in a single round, the master is determined in a championship round. All teams decided not to participate in the relegation to the DEB-Oberliga Nord .
Attendees
- Tornado Niesky (A)
- ESC Dresden 1b
- ESC Berlin 2007
- FASS Berlin 1b
- Dresden Devils
- EHC Berlin Blues
- Bad Muskau Bombers
- Crimmitschau Outlaws
- Chemnitz crashers
- ESC Black Panther Jonsdorf (N)
Main round
Championship series
As of March 8, 2016, the league management of Regionalliga Ost decided to replace the planned playoffs with a championship round (single round). The following are eligible to participate: Tornado Niesky , EHC Berlin Blues and ESC Dresden 1b. The Chemnitz Crashers were excluded from the association because they did not have a suitable venue for the period of the games. On March 11, 2016, this championship round was canceled again by the SEV, as the EHC Berlin Blues also refrain from participating, and is to be played through a final - between Tornado Niesky and ESC Dresden 1b in the best-of-five mode.
series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | |
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Tornado Niesky - ESC Dresden 1b | 3-0 | 7: 1 | 5-0 | 3: 2 | - | - |
Regionalliga South-West
The Regionalliga Süd-West covered the area of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The organizer was the Ice Sports Association of Baden-Württemberg . Traditionally, the EHC Zweibrücken from Rhineland-Palatinate also took part in the league. The first four teams after the main round (single semicircle) played out the champions in the playoffs. He could have played against the champions of the Bayernliga for promotion to the Oberliga Süd , but both finalists waived.
Attendees
Main round
Playoffs
The semi-finals were played in the 'best-of-three' mode, the final in the 'best-of-five' mode.
Semifinals | final | |||||||
1 | EHC polar bears Heilbronn | 2 | ||||||
4th | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b | 1 | ||||||
1 | EHC polar bears Heilbronn | 2 | ||||||
3 | EHC Zweibrücken | 0 | ||||||
2 | Schwenninger ERC | 1 | ||||||
3 | EHC Zweibrücken | 2 |
Semifinals
series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
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EHC Eisbären Heilbronn - SC Bietigheim-B. 1b | 2-1 | 4: 3 n.p. | 2: 3 | 4: 1 |
Schwenninger ERC - EHC Zweibrücken | 1-2 | 7: 4 | 2: 7 | 3: 4 a.d. |
final
series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
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EHC Eisbären Heilbronn - EHC Zweibrücken | 2-0 | 9: 8 a.d. | 5: 3 | - |
Bayern League
The Bavarian Ice Hockey League is organized by the Bavarian Ice Sports Association according to its implementation regulations.
As in previous years, the league plays a single round. The first ten teams qualify for the subsequent intermediate round, which then play off the participants in the play-offs in two groups. The best four teams in each of the two intermediate round groups (A&B) are qualified for the playoffs. The playoffs are played in each round in the "best-of-five" mode. The winner is champion of the Bayern League and competes against the winner of the Regionalliga-Südwest in the relegation to promotion to the ice hockey Oberliga 2016/17 . The teams in places 11-14 play a relegation round. After a double round, the last player is relegated and the penultimate competes in the relegation to stay in class against the winner of the Bavarian State League.
Attendees
- ESC Dorfen
- HC Landsberg
- ECDC Memmingen Indians
- TEV Miesbach
- EV Moosburg
- EHC Waldkraiburg
- Highest age EC
- TSV Peissenberg
- ESV Buchloe
- EC Pfaffenhofen
- EV Lindau
- Wanderers Germering
- EV Pegnitz (N)
- ESC Riverrats Geretsried (N)
Preliminary round table
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S3 = wins, S2 = wins after extra time or penalty shootout, N1 = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N0 = defeats, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, N = newcomer (promoted).
Intermediate round A
Intermediate round B
Play-offs
All duels for the champions of the Bayernliga and participants in the relegation to the Ice Hockey Regionalliga 2016/17 will be carried out in the 'best-of-five' mode.
- This means that the EHC Waldkraiburg is the champion of the Bavarian League - "Bavarian Champion 2016"
Quarter finals
Semifinals
series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | |
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TSV Peißenberg ice hackers - Höchstadter EC Alligators | 0-3 | 2: 4 | 3: 4 a.d. | 3: 4 | - | - |
EHC Waldkraiburg - EV Lindau Islanders | 3-1 | 2: 5 | 3: 2 n.p. | 6: 2 | 3: 1 | - |
final
series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | |
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Höchstadter EC Alligators - EHC Waldkraiburg |
2-3 | 2: 3 a.d. | 4: 3 a.d. | 3: 5 | 4: 3 n.p. | 2: 4 |
Relegation round
team | Sp | S3 | S2 | N1 | N0 | Gates | Diff | Pts | |
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1. | EC Pfaffenhofen Icehogs | 12 | 6th | 0 | 2 | 4th | 41:44 | −3 | 20th |
2. | ESC Geretsried Riverrats | 12 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 45:38 | 7th | 18th |
3. | Wanderers Germering | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6th | 42:42 | 0 | 17th |
4th | EV Pegnitz Ice Dogs | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6th | 35:39 | −5 | 17th |
The EV Pegnitz Ice Dogs have thus been relegated from the Bayern League in terms of sport. In contrast, the ESC Geretsried Riverrats and the EC Pfaffenhofen Icehogs managed to stay up in the sport. The Wanderers Germering have to go into relegation.
Relegation Bayernliga - Landesliga
The penultimate of the relegation round - the Wanderers Germering - play against the runner-up of the Bavarian regional league - the EHF Passau Black Hawks - for participation in the 2016/2017 Bavarian League.
series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
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Wanderers Germering - EHF Passau Black Hawks |
2-1 | 4: 2 | 2: 3 | 5: 2 |
The Wanderers Germering have thus managed to stay in the league. Since the EHC Waldkraiburg, the Höchstadter EC and the EV Lindau rise due to the increase in the Oberliga, the EV Pegnitz can remain in the league and the EHF Passau Blackhawks and the EA Schongau move up into the Bayernliga 2016/17.
Individual evidence
- ↑ IHP short messages ( Memento from March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Regionalliga Ost: couch management informs about new championship round ( Memento from March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.tornado-niesky.de/news/1212
- ↑ Implementation regulations for ice hockey games in the Bavarian Ice Sports Association; Edition for the 2015/2016 season. (PDF, 943 kB) August 17, 2015, archived from the original on July 5, 2016 ; accessed on March 1, 2016 .