The 2021–22 DEL2 season was the ninth season since the founding of the DEL2, the second tier of German ice hockey, set below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

2021–22 DEL2 season
LeagueDEL2
SportIce Hockey
Duration1 October 2021[1] – April 2022
Number of games364 (52 per team)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Sprade TV
eoTV
Regular season
Season championsLöwen Frankfurt
Top scorerPeter Quenneville (Lausitzer Füchse)
Promoted to DELLöwen Frankfurt
Relegated to OberligaTölzer Löwen
Playoffs
ChampionsLöwen Frankfurt
DEL2 seasons
2022–23 →

Teams edit

14 teams took part in the league. The Selber Wölfe were promoted from the big Oberliga. 2021-2022 DEL2 Champions Bietigheim Steelers had been promoted to the DEL. [2]

2021–22 DEL2 teams
Team City Arena Head Coach Captain
EC Bad Nauheim   Bad Nauheim Colonel-Knight-Stadion   Harry Lange   Marc El-Sayed
Tölzer Löwen   Bad Tölz Hacker-Pschorr-Arena   Kevin Gaudet   Philipp Schlager
Bayreuth Tigers   Bayreuth Kunsteisstadion   Michael Schwellengreber   Ivan Kolozvary
Selber Wölfe   Selb Hutschenreuther Eissporthalle   Herbert Hohenberger   Florian Ondruschka
Eispiraten Crimmitschau   Crimmitschau Eisstadion im Sahnpark   Marian Bazany   Vincent Schlenker
Dresdner Eislöwen   Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena   Andreas Brockmann   Jordan Knackstedt
Löwen Frankfurt   Frankfurt Eissporthalle Frankfurt   Bohuslav Subr   Maximilian Faber
EHC Freiburg   Freiburg Franz Siegel Stadion   Robert Hoffmann   Simon Danner
Heilbronner Falken   Heilbronn Kolbenschmidt Arena   Jason Morgan   Christopher Fischer
EC Kassel Huskies   Kassel Eissporthalle Kassel   Tim Kehler   Denis Shevyrin
ESV Kaufbeuren   Kaufbeuren Erdgas Schwaben Arena   Tray Tuomie   Tyler Spurgeon
EV Landshut   Landshut Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg   Leif Carlsson   Stephan Kronthaler
Lausitzer Füchse   Weißwasser Eisstadion Weißwasser   Chris Straube   Clarke Breitkreuz
Ravensburg Towerstars   Ravensburg Eissporthalle Ravensburg   Peter Russell   Vincenz Mayer

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Löwen Frankfurt 52 33 5 3 11 209 116 +93 112 Championship Playoffs
2 Dresdner Eislöwen 52 32 4 6 10 195 123 +72 110
3 Ravensburg Towerstars 51 30 7 3 11 195 123 +72 107
4 EC Bad Nauheim 52 25 6 6 15 155 140 +15 93
5 EC Kassel Huskies 50 28 2 2 18 163 154 +9 90
6 Heilbronner Falken 52 20 7 6 19 180 164 +16 80
7 Eispiraten Crimmitschau 49 19 9 3 18 128 127 +1 78 Championship Pre-playoffs
8 Wölfe Freiburg 52 20 4 5 23 164 182 −18 73
9 ESV Kaufbeuren 52 19 4 8 21 182 173 +9 73
10 EV Landshut 52 17 6 5 24 167 173 −6 68
11 Bayreuth Tigers 52 17 1 6 28 165 203 −38 59 Relegation Playdowns
12 Lausitzer Füchse 52 13 6 3 30 147 172 −25 54
13 Tölzer Löwen 50 16 1 4 29 149 214 −65 54
14 Selber Wölfe 52 9 0 2 41 97 232 −135 29
Source: www.kicker.de www.del-2.org
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss

Playoffs edit

Championship edit

Pre-playoffs (best-of-3) Quarter-finals (best-of-7) Semi-finals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
1 Löwen Frankfurt 4
7 Heilbronner Falken 2 9 Wölfe Freiburg 0
10 EV Landshut 1 1 Löwen Frankfurt 4
7 Heilbronner Falken 0
2 Dresdner Eislöwen 2 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
7 Heilbronner Falken 4
1 Löwen Frankfurt 4
3 Ravensburg Towerstars 0
3 Ravensburg Towerstars 4
8 ESV Kaufbeuren 0 6 Eispiraten Crimmitschau 0
9 Wölfe Freiburg 2 3 Ravensburg Towerstars 4
5 EC Bad Nauheim 1
4 EC Kassel Huskies 3
5 EC Bad Nauheim 4


Relegation edit

Semi-finals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
      
11 Bayreuth Tigers 2
14 Selber Wölfe 4
11 Bayreuth Tigers 4
12 Tölzer Löwen 2
12 Tölzer Löwen 1
13 Lausitzer Füchse 4

References edit

  1. ^ "Die neue Saison beginnt am 01.Oktober". del-2.org. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  2. ^ "Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die Bietigheim Steelers zum Aufstieg in die PENNY DEL". del-2.org. ESBG. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-10-10.

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