Inline-Skaterhockey-Bundesliga 1997

	Inline skater hockey Bundesliga
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Master:	Crash Eagles Kaarst
Relegated:	Crefelder SC, Cologne SC Hawks (retreat)
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The 1997 season is the second season of the Inline-Skaterhockey-Bundesliga , in which a German champion is determined for the 12th time . The organizer is the Inline-Skaterhockey Deutschland Sportkommission, created in 1997 (previously the Skaterhockey Division, FSH) in the German Roller Sports Association . German champions became the first time the Crash Eagles Kaarst, who prevailed in the final against the defending champion Düsseldorf Rams.

Attendees

augsburg Cologne (West) Cologne (SUC) Cologne (Hawks) Krefeld Dusseldorf (Rams) Kaarst Dusseldorf (Bullskater) eat Bochum

Participant in the 1st Bundesliga 1997

club	Location	Previous year	Play-offs
Dusseldorf Rams	Dusseldorf	1.	German champions
Crash Eagles Kaarst	Kaarst	2.	final
Bullskater Düsseldorf	Dusseldorf	3.	Semifinals
SU Coeln	Cologne	4th	Semifinals
HC Cologne-West	Cologne	5.	-
SU Augsburg	augsburg	6th	-
Bochum Lakers	Bochum	7th	-
Crefelder SC	Krefeld	8th.	-
Cologne SC Hawks	Cologne	9.	-
Mosquitoes eat	eat	2nd the 2nd SHL

Note: The Moskitos Essen played in the 1996 season in the so-called 2nd SHL (2nd Skater Hockey League). The 2nd Bundesliga (with north and south seasons) was founded for the 1997 season.

mode

The 1st Bundesliga starts with ten teams. Each team meets every other team in the first and second leg. There are two points for a win and one point for a draw. In the event of a tie at the end of the main round, the direct comparison decides on the ranking. The first four teams reach the play-offs. The teams in ranks five to eight have qualified for the next season. The ninth player in the table plays relegation games (first and second leg) against the runner-up in the 2nd Bundesliga. The bottom of the table is relegated directly to the 2nd Bundesliga. The winner of the play-offs is German champions.

Preliminary round

	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	+/-	P
1.	Dusseldorf Rams	18th	14th	2	02	133: 064	+69	30th
2.	Crash Eagles Kaarst	18th	15th	0	03	152: 061	+91	30th
3.	HC Cologne-West	18th	12	2	04th	121: 076	+45	26th
4th	Bullskater Düsseldorf	18th	11	4th	03	155: 096	+59	26th
5.	SU Augsburg	18th	08th	0	10	086: 091	- 05th	16
6th	SU Coeln	18th	07th	0	11	097: 110	−13	14th
7th	Mosquitoes eat	18th	07th	0	11	101: 144	−43	14th
8th.	Cologne SC Hawks	18th	05	1	12	076: 144	−68	11
9.	Bochum Lakers	18th	05	1	12	085: 139	−54	11
10.	Crefelder SC	18th	01	0	17th	091: 172	−81	02

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

direct qualification for the play-offs

Relegation

Relegation

Relegated

Play-offs

( " Best-of-Three " mode )

Play-off tree

	Semifinals					final
	1	Dusseldorf Rams	2
	4th	Bullskater Düsseldorf	0
						1	Dusseldorf Rams	1
						2	Crash Eagles Kaarst	2
	2	Crash Eagles Kaarst	2
	3	HC Cologne-West	0

Semifinals

			series	1	2	3
Dusseldorf Rams	-	Bullskater Düsseldorf	2-0	7: 5	11: 4	-
Crash Eagles Kaarst	-	HC Cologne-West	2-0	6: 2	8: 1	-

final

			series	1	2	3
Dusseldorf Rams	-	Crash Eagles Kaarst	1: 2	4: 1	4: 5	3: 4

Relegation

In the relegation, the Bochum Lakers met Lucifer Kiel (1st of the 2nd Bundesliga North), who took second place in the 2nd Bundesliga after the play-offs.

			total	To	Back
Bochum Lakers	-	Lucifer Kiel	13: 8	8: 2	5: 6

This means that the Bochum Lakers remain in the 1st Bundesliga.

Climbers

The Duisburg Ducks (2nd of the 2nd Bundesliga North) rise from the 2nd Bundesliga as champions of the 2nd division after the play-offs.

retreat

Cologne SC Hawks withdrew from the 1st Bundesliga after the season and stopped playing. Lucifer Kiel as the loser of the relegation moves up to the 1st Bundesliga.

Web links

• Official homepage of the ISHD