2014–15 DEL2 season

2014–15 DEL2 season
League	DEL2
Sport	Ice Hockey
Number of games	364 (52 per team)
Number of teams	14
Regular season
Season champions	Bietigheim Steelers
Finals
Champions	Bietigheim Steelers

The 2014–15 DEL2 season was the second season of operation for the DEL2 (also known as DEL II). Replacing the 2nd Bundesliga, this league represents the second-level of ice hockey in Germany, below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The league operated with 14 teams during the 2014–15 season.^[1]

The league was won by the Bietigheim Steelers who also were the regular season winners and defeated the previous seasons champions, the Fischtown Pinguins, in the finals.^[2]

Regular season

The regular season saw one two new club in the league, Löwen Frankfurt EC Kassel Huskies, the league having expanded from 12 to 14 teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bietigheim Steelers (C)	52	34	3	6	9	227	151	+76	114	Advanced to playoffs
2	Fischtown Pinguins	52	29	5	2	16	182	147	+35	99
3	EC Kassel Huskies	52	27	5	6	14	197	140	+57	97
4	Löwen Frankfurt	52	29	3	4	16	219	150	+69	97
5	Ravensburg Towerstars	52	26	3	4	19	186	174	+12	88
6	EV Landshut[a] (R)	52	25	3	3	21	174	162	+12	84
7	SC Riessersee	52	21	6	6	19	158	143	+15	81	Advanced to pre-playoffs
8	Starbulls Rosenheim	52	21	7	4	20	157	150	+7	81
9	Lausitzer Füchse	52	22	4	3	23	181	184	−3	77
10	Dresdner Eislöwen	52	22	3	5	22	171	187	−16	77
11	EC Bad Nauheim	52	16	11	4	21	167	179	−12	74	Advanced to play-downs
12	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	52	17	2	4	29	177	203	−26	59
13	Heilbronner Falken	52	10	1	2	39	119	224	−105	34
14	ESV Kaufbeuren	52	8	1	4	39	123	244	−121	30

Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. EV Landshut was refused a licence for the 2015–16 season and expelled from the league. For this reason Heilbronner Falken, nominally relegated, remained in the league.^[3]

Playoffs

Championship

The championship play-offs:^[4]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Bietigheim Steelers	4
	7	SC Riessersee	1			10	Dresdner Eislöwen	0
	10	Dresdner Eislöwen	2								1	Bietigheim Steelers	4
											6	EV Landshut	0
						3	EC Kassel Huskies	1			(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
						6	EV Landshut	4
																1	Bietigheim Steelers	4
																2	Fischtown Pinguins	2
						2	Fischtown Pinguins	4
	8	Starbulls Rosenheim	2			8	Starbulls Rosenheim	0
	9	Lausitzer Füchse	1								2	Fischtown Pinguins	4
											4	Löwen Frankfurt	2
						4	Löwen Frankfurt	4
						5	Ravensburg	0

Relegation

The relegation play-offs:^[5]

	Semifinals					Finals
	9	EC Bad Nauheim	4
	12	ESV Kaufbeuren	2
						12	ESV Kaufbeuren	4
						11	Heilbronner Falken	2
	10	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	4
	11	Heilbronner Falken	1

References

1. "DEL II is official". Eurohockey.com. 2013-07-13.
2. DEL 2 (in German) kicker.de, accessed: 22 September 2015
3. "Heilbronner Falken komplettieren die DEL2" [Modus Heilbronner Falken remain in DEL2]. del-2.org (in German). DEL2 website. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
4. "DEL 2 Play-offs - 2015". kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
5. "DEL 2 Play-downs - 2015". kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). Retrieved 23 April 2016.

External links

• www.del-2.org, official website