The 2009–10 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season is the 16th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (). Prior to the season, the Füchse Duisburg voluntarily left the league due to financial hardship. Bietigheim Steelers, champions of the 2. Bundesliga had an opportunity to join the league, but canceled their licensing application.Bietigheim zieht DEL Bewerbung zurück , steelers.de (de)

A change from the previous season was the renaming of the Sinupret Ice Tigers, who are playing under the new name Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. During the previous season it became obvious that the Ice Tigers were in a dire financial situation. On 25 November 2008 preliminary insolvency was filed and, on 30 December 2008, declared. This led to the corporate sponsor Bionorica pulling their support in March 2009. An investor group led by local jeweler Thomas Sabo intervened on 3 April 2009, pre-empting bankruptcy proceedings and ensuring participation in the 2009–10 season.

Teams

TeamCityArenaAugsburger PantherAugsburgCurt Frenzel StadiumEisbären BerlinBerlinO2 WorldDEG Metro StarsDüsseldorfISS DomeFrankfurt LionsFrankfurtEissporthalle FrankfurtHamburg FreezersHamburgColor Line ArenaHannover ScorpionsHanoverTUI ArenaERC IngolstadtIngolstadtSaturn ArenaIserlohn RoostersIserlohnEissporthalle IserlohnKassel HuskiesKasselEissporthalle KasselKölner HaieCologneLanxess ArenaKrefeld PinguineKrefeldKönig PalastAdler MannheimMannheimSAP ArenaThomas Sabo Ice TigersNurembergNuremberg ArenaStraubing TigersStraubingEisstadion am PulverturmWolfsburg Grizzly AdamsWolfsburgEisarena Wolfsburg

Regular season Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L Goals Points 1. Eisbären Berlin 56 36 2 4 1 2 11 209:156 123 2. Frankfurt Lions 56 28 2 4 1 1 20 191:161 98 3. Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg 56 27 3 3 2 2 19 192:152 97 4. Hannover Scorpions 56 24 2 2 4 10 14 169:177 94 5. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 56 27 1 0 4 4 20 152:158 91 6. DEG Metro Stars 56 25 2 3 3 2 21 181:148 90 7. ERC Ingolstadt 56 24 5 2 3 0 22 205:181 89 8. Augsburger Panther 56 24 2 5 1 0 24 201:188 87 9. Adler Mannheim 56 23 2 2 4 3 22 177:177 84 10. Kölner Haie 56 19 3 3 4 1 26 178:190 74 11. Iserlohn Roosters 56 18 4 4 3 1 26 166:183 74 12. Krefeld Pinguine 56 20 1 3 0 4 28 167:173 72 13. Straubing Tigers 56 18 3 2 0 6 27 149:193 70 14. Hamburg Freezers 56 16 2 2 4 1 31 162:200 61 15. Kassel Huskies 56 16 2 0 2 2 34 151:213 56 GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff

Source: DEL.org

PlayerClubGamesGoalsAssistsPoints Jeff UlmerFrankfurt Lions56373774 Thomas GreilingerERC Ingolstadt55383573 Tore VikingstadHannover Scorpions51145064 Darin OlverAugsburger Panther56263460 Robert HockIserlohn Roosters56174259 Source: DEL.org

Playoffs

Qualification

Series 1 2 3 [HR] Augsburger Panther – Adler Mannheim 2:0 4:1 3:2 – [3:1] ERC Ingolstadt – Kölner Haie 2:1 1:6 3:2 OT 6:3 [2:2] Bracket

Quarterfinals

Series 1 2 3 4 5 [HR] Eisbären Berlin – Augsburger Panther 2:3 2:1 1:2 3:5 5:3 2:6 [2:2] Frankfurt Lions – ERC Ingolstadt 1:3 3:0 0:2 1:4 2:3 OT – [1:3] Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg – DEG Metro Stars 3:0 4:2 6:3 3:1 – – [2:2] Hannover Scorpions – Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 3:2 3:2 OT 4:3 2:5 1:4 4:3 [1:3]

Semifinals

Series 1 2 3 4 5 [HR] Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg – Augsburger Panther 1:3 2:3 OT 0:1 6:1 2:3 – [3:1] Hannover Scorpions – ERC Ingolstadt 3:0 6:0 4:1 5:4 OT – – [2:2]

Final

Series 1 2 3 4 5 [HR] Hannover Scorpions – Augsburger Panther 3:0 3:1 3:2 OT 4:2 – – [2:2]

References