The 2018–19 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 25th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga running from 14 September 2018 to 30 April 2019.
All 14 clubs from the previous year and the Löwen Frankfurt applied for a license. The season saw the same teams as last year, as all teams were given their license.
After a points-per-game record during the regular season with 2,23 points per game, the Adler Mannheim won the title for their seventh time defeating EHC Red Bull München 4–1 in the finals.
Player and staff awards During the season, Danny aus den Birken, goalkeeper of EHC Red Bull München was selected as both DEL Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year. Philipp Gogulla from Düsseldorfer EG was awarded as forward of the year whereas Joonas Lehtivouri from the Adler Mannheim was elected as defenceman of the year. For the award of Rookie of the Year, the later NHL first round pick Moritz Seider was chosen by the DEL-fans. The lineup is completed by Don Jackson (RB München) as coach of the year. After the playoffs, Adler Mannheim's goalkeeper Dennis Endras was awarded with the MVP of the playoffs-title.
Teams
TeamCityArenaCapacityAugsburger PantherAugsburgCurt Frenzel Stadium6,218Eisbären BerlinBerlinMercedes-Benz Arena14,200Fischtown PinguinsBremerhavenEisarena Bremerhaven4,674Düsseldorfer EGDüsseldorfISS Dome13,400ERC IngolstadtIngolstadtSaturn Arena4,815Iserlohn RoostersIserlohnEissporthalle Iserlohn5,000Kölner HaieCologneLanxess Arena18,500Krefeld PinguineKrefeldKönig Palast9,000Adler MannheimMannheimSAP Arena13,600EHC Red Bull MünchenMunichOlympia Eishalle6,256Thomas Sabo Ice TigersNurembergArena Nürnberger Versicherung7,810Schwenninger Wild WingsVillingen-SchwenningenHelios Arena6,215Straubing TigersStraubingEisstadion am Pulverturm6,000Grizzlys WolfsburgWolfsburgEis Arena Wolfsburg4,660
Regular season Standings
Results Matches 1–26
Matches 27–52
Playoffs The playoffs started on 6 March 2019.
Bracket
Pre-playoffs The playoff qualification were played between 6 and 10 March 2019 in a best-of-three mode.
Fischtown Pinguins vs. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Straubing Tigers vs. Eisbären Berlin
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were played between 12 and 31 March 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.
Adler Mannheim vs. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
EHC Red Bull München vs. Eisbären Berlin
Augsburger Panther vs. Düsseldorfer EG
Kölner Haie vs. ERC Ingolstadt
Semifinals The semifinals were played between 2 and 16 April 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.
Adler Mannheim vs. Kölner Haie
EHC Red Bull München vs. Augsburger Panther
Final The final was played between 18 and 30 April 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POSJeremy Williams 52 30 27 57 +13 22 FJon Matsumoto 52 22 34 56 +1 18 FDaniel Pietta 52 15 38 53 +8 24 FJacob Berglund 51 32 20 52 +4 46 FMichael Connolly 52 15 37 52 +14 36 FChad Costello 52 17 35 52 +3 20 FPhilip Gogulla 52 26 26 52 +5 18 FMark Zengerle 46 14 38 52 +7 24 FJaedon Descheneau 52 19 32 51 −5 30 FChad Nehring 49 16 33 49 +1 36 F
Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SOMathias Niederberger 1976 72 2.19 1013 92.9 2Danny aus den Birken 2099 67 1.91 907 92.6 5Olivier Roy 2030 82 2.42 991 91.7 5Kevin Poulin 2482 115 2.78 1351 91.5 4Dustin Strahlmeier 2673 124 2.78 1437 91.4 3
References
External links Official website