Ice Hockey Regional League 2018/19

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Master:	North: ECW Sande East: Schönheider Wölfe South-West: SC Bietigheim 1b Bavaria: EV Füssen West: Herford EV
Newcomers:	EV Füssen
Relegated:	Bavaria: EV Pegnitz South-West: EHC Freiburg 1b North: EC Nordhorn (retreat) Adendorfer EC (retreat) East: Bad Muskau Bombers  (retreat) West: Löwen Frankfurt 1b EC Lauterbach (retreat), Soester EG (retreat)
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In the 2018/19 season , the regional leagues north, east, west and south-west as well as the Bayern league, which are equivalent to them, are the fourth-highest leagues in German ice hockey .

Adendorf Hamburg Salzgitter Sands Bremen Nordhorn Bad Muskau Hall Schönheide Berlin (2 teams) Dresden Niesky Chemnitz Lauterbach Dinslaken Hamm Herford Ratingen Frankfurt Neuss Soest Neuwied Diez Eppelheim Freiburg Hill home Mannheim Bietigheim Heilbronn Zweibrücken (*) Stuttgart Hill home Ravensburg Villages Miesbach Erding Passau Schongau Pegnitz Feet Landsberg Peissenberg Geretsried Koenigsbrunn Schweinfurt Klostersee / Grafing Bad Kissingen

Geographical classification of the five regional league groups. Blue: Regionalliga North, Green: Regionalliga West, Red: Regionalliga East, Yellow: Regionalliga South / West, Gray: Bayernliga,

Regionalliga North

The Regionalliga Nord for teams from Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is managed by the State Ice Sports Association of Lower Saxony (NEV) for the so-called Northern Association , consisting of the regional associations of the federal states involved. The Regionalliga Nord plays a joint championship round with the Regionalliga Ost this season.

Mode and appointments

A double round will be played until February 10, 2019. The top four will then take part in the joint championship round with the Regionalliga Ost. There is no relegation. For the 2019/20 season, the league will be topped up by promoted players from the association league.

Attendees

Last year's champions Bremen renounced promotion to the league. The EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 had reported for the regional league after its withdrawal from the Oberliga, but went into bankruptcy in August 2018. During the summer break, it was decided to increase the league to ten teams, but the potential successors in the regional league moved back, so that only the ECW Sande is new in the league.

• Weserstars Bremen (defending champion)
• Adendorfer EC
• Hamburger SV
• EC Nordhorn
• DAY Salzgitter Icefighters
• ECW Sande (promoted)

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	ECW Sande (N)	20th	17th	0	2	1	95:38	57	53
2.	Hamburger SV	20th	11	4th	0	5	80:69	11	41
3.	DAY Salzgitter Ice Fighters	20th	9	1	1	9	69:67	2	30th
4th	EC Nordhorn	20th	8th	0	2	10	83:88	5	26th
5.	Weserstars Bremen (M)	20th	5	1	1	13	64:85	-21	18th
6th	Adendorfer EC	20th	3	1	5	15th	55:99	-44	12

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, T = goals, (N) = promoted team, (M) = champions of the previous season, (N ) =
Promoted team qualified for championship round north / east

Regional League East

The Regionalliga Ost is organized by the Saxon Ice Sports Association for clubs from Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. It is a reporting league.

mode

The preliminary round started on September 21, 2018 and ended on February 10, 2019. A one and a half-fold round is played with another regional duel, so that each team plays 22 games. The four first-placed qualify for the joint championship round with the Regionalliga Nord.

Attendees

Eight clubs take part in the Regionalliga Ost. The ESC Black Panther Jonsdorf and the ESC Berlin 2007 withdrew from the regional league. The ESV Halle 1b was champion of the Thuringia League in 2018 and thus new to the league.

• Tornado Niesky (defending champion)
• FASS Berlin
• Dresden Ice Lions 1b
• Bad Muskau Bombers
• EHC Berlin Blues
• Chemnitz crashers
• Schönheid wolves
• ESV Hall 1b (promoted)

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Schönheid wolves	22nd	20th	0	0	2	181: 34	147	60
2.	FASS Berlin	22nd	17th	1	1	3	144: 68	76	54
3.	Tornado Niesky (M)	22nd	12	0	2	8th	96:69	27	38
4th	Chemnitz crashers	22nd	11	1	1	9	122: 85	37	36
5.	ESV Saale Bulls Hall 1b (N)	22nd	7th	1	2	11	75: 133	-58	25th
6th	Dresden Ice Lions 1b	22nd	4th	4th	0	14th	83: 117	-34	20th
7th	EHC Berlin Blues	22nd	5	0	0	16	65: 167	-102	18th
8th.	Bad Muskau Bombers	22nd	3	1	2	16	70: 164	-94	13

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, (N) = promoted team, (M) = champions of the previous season
for championship round north / East qualified

Championship round north / east

The championship round will be held in two groups of four from February 15 to March 17, 2019. The two group winners play out the champions in best-of-three mode. The final winner is athletically qualified for the Oberliga Nord 2019/2020.

Grouping

Group A	Group B
ECW Sande (1st north) FASS Berlin (2nd East) Tornado Niesky (3rd East) EC Nordhorn (4th north)	Schönheider Wolves (1st East) Hamburger SV (2nd north) Salzgitter Icefighters (3rd north) Chemnitz Crashers (4th East)

Group stage

Group A

	team	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	ECW Sande (RL-North)	6th	45:19	26th	15th
2.	EC Nordhorn (RL-Nord)	6th	30:33	−3	8th
3.	Tornado Niesky (RL-East)	6th	19:32	−13	7th
4th	FASS Berlin (RL-East)	6th	18:28	−10	6th

Abbreviations: Sp = games, diff. = Goal difference, pts. = Points
participants championship final

Group B

	team	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Schönheider Wolves (RL-East)	6th	38: 6	32	18th
2.	Chemnitz Crashers (RL-East)	6th	20:27	−7	7th
3.	TAG Salzgitter Icefighters (RL-North)	6th	11:25	−14	6th
4th	Hamburger SV (RL-North)	6th	22:33	−11	5

Abbreviations: Sp = games, diff. = Goal difference, pts. = Points
participants championship final

final

The final was held in the "best-of-three" mode.

pairing	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Schönheider Wolves - ECW Sande	2-0	5: 4	4: 3 n.p.	-

The Schönheider Wölfe are thus champions of the regional leagues north and east, but forego promotion to the Oberliga Nord. SV Bad Muskau withdrew its team after the season.

Regionalliga West

The Regionalliga West is organized by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ice Hockey Association (EHV-NRW) for clubs from North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.

Attendees

The Neusser EV secured relegation through relegation. The U25 team of the Löwen Frankfurt has been promoted from the Hessenliga. Master Herford renounced promotion to the league.

• Herford EV (defending champion)
• EC Lauterbach
• EG Diez-Limburg
• Hammer polar bears
• Ratinger Ice Aliens
• Dinslaken cobras
• Soester EG
• EHC Neuwied Die Bären 2016
• Neusser EV
• Löwen Frankfurt 1b (promoted)

mode

The ten teams play a main round with 36 games per team. The best eight teams qualify for the master playoffs. The last placed is athletic relegated to the respective fifth division.

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	Hammer polar bears	36	31	0	0	5	256: 94	162	93
2.	Herford EV (M)	36	29	1	0	6th	227: 104	123	89
3.	EHC Neuwied	36	27	0	1	8th	228: 128	100	82
4th	EG Diez-Limburg	36	21st	2	0	13	229: 151	78	67
5.	Ratinger Ice Aliens	36	20th	0	2	14th	168: 141	27	62
6th	Dinslaken cobras	36	15th	2	1	18th	170: 161	9	50
7th	Soester EG	36	15th	1	1	19th	165: 189	−24	48
8th.	Neusser EV	36	8th	1	2	25th	129: 215	−86	28
9.	EC Lauterbach	36	4th	0	1	31	111: 298	−187	13
10.	Löwen Frankfurt 1b (N)	36	2	1	0	33	74: 276	−202	8th

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, (M) = champions of the previous season, (N) = newcomer
participant master playoffs relegated in the fifth division

Playoff tree

The playoffs are played in all rounds according to the best-of-five mode.

Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
1	Hammer polar bears	3
8th	Neusser EV	0
					1	Hammer polar bears	3
					4th	EG Diez-Limburg	2
4th	EG Diez-Limburg	3
5	Ratinger Ice Aliens	0
										1	Hammer polar bears	1
										2	Herford EV	3
2	Herford EV	3
7th	Soester EG	0
					2	Herford EV	3
					3	EHC Neuwied	2
3	EHC Neuwied	3
6th	Dinslaken cobras	2

Quarter finals

pairing	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Hammer Eisbären - Neusser EV	3-0	10-0	5: 2	7: 4	-	-
EG Diez-Limburg - Ratinger Ice Aliens	3-0	6: 3	6: 5	7: 2	-	-
Herford EV - Soester EG	3-0	5: 2	8: 3	12: 2	-	-
EHC Neuwied - Dinslaken Kobras	3-2	4: 3	4: 7	5: 4	4: 6	7: 1

Semifinals

pairing	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Hammer Eisbären - EG Diez-Limburg	3-2	5: 4 a.d.	10: 4	4: 5	3: 6	5: 2
Herford EV - EHC Neuwied	3-0	5: 4 a.d.	4: 3	6: 7 n.p.	4: 6	7: 3

final

pairing	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Hammer Eisbären - Herford EV	1-3	2: 7	1: 4	8: 3	0: 6	-

The Herford EV wins its third championship in a row, but, as in previous years, renounces promotion to the league. The EC Lauterbach and the Soester EG will no longer compete in the Regionalliga West in the coming season. The Löwen Frankfurt 1b are relegated to the Hessenliga.

Regionalliga South-West

The Regionalliga Süd-West covers the area of ​​the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The host is the Ice Sports Association of Baden-Württemberg . The EHC Zweibrücken from Rhineland-Palatinate traditionally also takes part in the league.

Attendees

The master SC Bietigheim 1b could not be promoted to the league as the second team of a DEL2 club. New in the league is the national league champion EHC Freiburg 1b. Since the league should be increased to ten teams again, there was no relegation. The Schwenninger ERC Fire Wings has withdrawn its regional league team due to insufficient staffing and will start in the Baden-Württemberg state league in 2018/19.

• SC Bietigheim 1b (defending champion)
• HEC polar bears Heilbronn
• ESC Hügelsheim 09
• EV Ravensburg 1b
• Maddogs Mannheim
• Stuttgart EC
• EHC Zweibrücken
• EC polar bears Eppelheim
• EHC Freiburg 1b (promoted)

mode

The nine participants play a one and a half-fold round (24 games). The first four teams play the champions in play-offs with the best-of-three mode. The master is athletically qualified for the Oberliga Süd. The season is over for places five to nine. There is no relegation.

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	Diff.	Pts
1.	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b (M)	24	16	3	0	5	145: 99	46	54
2.	EHC Zweibrücken Hornets	24	12	3	3	6th	120: 85	35	45
3.	EHC polar bears Heilbronn	24	13	1	3	7th	96:79	17th	44
4th	ESC Hügelsheim 09	24	13	2	1	8th	102: 93	9	44
5.	EC polar bears Eppelheim	24	12	2	2	8th	100: 82	18th	39
6th	EV Ravensburg 1b	24	10	4th	1	9	105: 80	25th	39
7th	Stuttgart EC	24	6th	1	3	14th	71:97	−26	23
8th.	EKU Mannheim	24	6th	0	1	17th	76: 129	−53	19th
9.	EHC Freiburg 1b (N)	24	4th	0	2	18th	54: 124	−70	14th

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S3 = wins, S2 = wins after overtime or penalty shootout, N1 = defeats after extra time or
penalty shootout, N0 = defeats, T = goals, (M) = champions of the previous season, (N) = newcomer
participant master playoffs

Master playoffs

	Semifinals					final
	1	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b	2
	4th	ESC Hügelsheim	0
						1	SC Bietigheim-Bisseingen 1b	2
						2	EHC Zweibrücken Hornets	1
	2	EHC Zweibrücken Hornets	2
	3	Polar bears Heilbronn	1

Semifinals

pairing	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b - ESC Hügelsheim	2-0	7: 5	7: 2	-
EHC Zweibrücken Hornets - Eisbären Heilbronn	2-0	3: 2 n.p.	6: 7 n.p.	5: 4

final

pairing	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b - EHC Zweibrücken Hornets	2-1	6: 5	3:12	6: 5 n.p.

The team of SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b was able to defend its title and crown itself again as champions of the Regionalliga-Südwest. As a second representative, however, they are again not eligible for promotion. The EHC Freiburg 1b will no longer play in the Regionalliga Südwest in the coming season.

Bayern League

The Bavarian Ice Hockey League is organized by the Bavarian Ice Sports Association .

Attendees

TEV Miesbach is relegated from the league. The Höchstadter EC rose to the Oberliga Süd. Wanderers Germering , ESV Buchloe , EC Pfaffenhofen and EV Moosburg were relegated from the Bavarian League . With Bad Kissingen, Schweinfurt, Königsbrunn and Klostersee, four clubs rose from the state league .

• TEV Miesbach (relegated)
• ESC Dorfen
• TSV Erding
• EV Füssen
• ESC Riverrats Geretsried
• HC Landsberg
• EHF Passau
• EV Pegnitz
• TSV Peissenberg
• EA Schongau
• ERV Schweinfurt (promoted)
• EC Bad Kissinger Wölfe (promoted)
• EHC Königsbrunn (promoted)
• EHC Klostersee (promoted)

mode

The 14 teams play a preliminary round with 26 games per team. The best eight teams qualify for a dovetailing round with the teams in positions 11 and 12 of the Oberliga Süd . This is played out as a single round - toothing round A. The first two will qualify for the 2019/20 Oberliga. The best four teams in the Bavarian League then play off the Bavarian champions in play-offs.

The teams in ranks 9 to 14 of the Bayernliga main round are interlocked with the best 10 teams in the Bavarian State League and play in two groups - interlocking round B and toothing round C for relegation and promotion. The teams in places 1 to 3 of each group are qualified for the Bayernliga 2019/20. The best-placed national league teams in groups B + C determined the Bavarian national league champion in the "best-of-three" mode .

Main round

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	T	GT	Diff.	Pts
1.	EV Füssen	26th	16	2	3	5	124	79	45	55
2.	HC Landsberg	26th	15th	3	0	8th	143	102	41	51
3.	TSV Erding	26th	15th	2	2	7th	125	91	34	51
4th	EC Bad Kissinger Wolves (N)	26th	14th	1	1	10	104	91	13	45
5.	TEV Miesbach (A)	26th	12	1	6th	7th	106	81	25th	44
6th	EHC Koenigsbrunn (N)	26th	13	2	1	10	115	105	10	44
7th	EHC Klostersee (N)	26th	12	2	3	9	97	76	21st	43
8th.	TSV Peissenberg	26th	13	2	0	11	101	91	10	43
9.	EHF Passau	26th	10	2	2	12	85	85	0	36
10.	ESC Geretsried	26th	10	1	1	14th	111	122	−11	33
11.	EA Schongau	26th	8th	1	4th	13	89	139	−50	30th
12.	ERV Schweinfurt (N)	26th	7th	4th	0	15th	86	112	−26	29
13.	ESC Dorfen	26th	6th	4th	2	14th	98	121	−23	28
14th	EV Pegnitz	26th	4th	0	2	20th	70	159	−89	14th

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), (A) = Participants who have been relegated to toothing round A Participants of toothing round B + C
 

Toothing round I

In addition to the first eight of the main round from the Oberliga Süd, the EHC Waldkraiburg (12th) and SC Riessersee (4th, forcibly due to bankruptcy at the beginning of the season) take part in the interlocking round .

Group A

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	GT	Diff.	Pts
1.	SC Riessersee (OL)	18th	13	2	3	0	85	38	47	46
2.	EV Füssen (RL)	18th	11	1	1	5	91	64	27	36
3.	HC Landsberg (RL)	18th	9	4th	0	5	72	62	10	35
4th	TEV Miesbach (RL)	18th	11	0	0	7th	83	56	27	33
5.	EHC Klostersee (RL)	18th	9	0	1	8th	74	58	16	28
6th	EC Bad Kissinger Wölfe (RL)	18th	7th	1	2	8th	72	75	−3	25th
7th	EHC Koenigsbrunn (RL)	18th	6th	0	1	11	49	84	−35	19th
8th.	TSV Erding (RL)	18th	6th	0	0	12	69	90	−21	18th
9.	EHC Waldkraiburg (OL)	18th	6th	0	0	12	58	92	−34	18th
10.	TSV Peissenberg (RL)	18th	4th	0	0	14th	52	86	−34	12

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, (OL) = participants from the Oberliga Süd, (RL ) = Participant of the Regionalliga Bayern, promoted to the Oberliga Süd 2019/2020, participant in the playoffs for bayer championship
 

As second in the table, EV Füssen is a sporty climber in the Oberliga Süd and at the same time participates in the master playoffs of the Regionalliga Bayern. The SC Riessersee is also a sporty climber, but as a participant from the upper league, not eligible for the master playoffs.

Master playoff

The playoffs were played in the semi-finals with the best-of-three mode and best-of-five in the final.

	Semifinals					final
	1	EV Füssen	2
	2	EHC Klostersee	0
						1	EV Füssen	3
						4th	TEV Miesbach	1
	3	HC Landsberg	0
	4th	TEV Miesbach	2

Semifinals

pairing	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
EV Füssen - EHC Klostersee	2-0	5: 3	3-0	-
HC Landsberg - TEV Miesbach	0-2	2: 4	4: 5	-

final

pairing	series	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
EV Füssen - TEV Miesbach	3-1	2: 3	4: 2	4: 1	5: 2	-

The EV Füssen is thus Bavarian champion 2018/2019.

Toothing round II

Group B

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	GT	Diff.	Pts
1.	EC Pfaffenhofen (LL)	14th	12	0	0	2	72	38	34	36
2.	EHF Passau Black Hawks (RL)	14th	10	1	0	3	72	27	45	32
3.	ERV Schweinfurt (RL)	14th	10	0	2	2	62	35	27	32
4th	VfE Ulm / Neu-Ulm (LL)	14th	8th	0	0	6th	63	56	7th	24
5.	EV Pegnitz (RL)	14th	5	1	1	7th	53	45	8th	18th
6th	EV Moosburg (LL)	14th	3	1	0	10	31	67	−36	11
7th	ESV Burgau (LL)	14th	3	0	0	11	40	80	−40	9
8th.	EV Fürstenfeldbruck (LL)	14th	2	0	0	12	39	48	−45	6th

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, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, (RL) = participants from the Regionalliga Bayern, (LL ) = Participants from the bayer. Landesliga
qualification / promotion Bayernliga 2019/20

Group C

	team	Sp	S3	S2	N1	N0	Gates	GT	Diff.	Pts
1.	EA Schongau (RL)	14th	11	0	0	3	78	35	43	33
2.	ESC Riverrats Geretsried (RL)	14th	10	0	0	4th	86	52	34	30th
3.	ESC Dorfen (RL)	14th	10	0	0	4th	78	44	34	30th
4th	ESV Buchloe (LL)	14th	9	0	2	3	63	49	14th	29
5.	ERSC Amberg (LL)	14th	5	1	0	8th	54	55	-1	17th
6th	ESC Kempten (LL)	14th	4th	1	1	8th	51	60	−9	15th
7th	ESC Vilshofen (LL)	14th	3	1	0	10	37	87	−50	11
8th.	ESC Haßfurt (LL)	14th	1	0	0	13	9	74	−65	3

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, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, (RL) = participants from the Regionalliga Bayern, (LL ) = Participants from the bayer. Landesliga
qualification / promotion Bayernliga 2019/20

Web links

Official fixtures and tables:

• Regionalliga North
• Regional league south / west
• Regionalliga West
• Regional League East
• Bayern League

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.hockeyweb.de/lv/nord/gemeinsame-regionalliga-nord-ost-ab-der-saison-2018-19-92455
2. ↑ https://www.hlsports.de/index.php?content=news&view=28099
3. ↑ Regionalliga SW 2018/19. icehockeypage.net, accessed July 2, 2018 .