The 2011–12 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 18th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Eisbären Berlin won the league championship after posting the top record during the regular season.

2011–12 DEL season
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
SportIce Hockey
Number of games728
Number of teams14
Total attendance2,205,541 (6,059 per game)
Regular season
Season championsEisbären Berlin
Top scorerUnited States Norm Milley
(EHC Wolfsburg)
Finals
ChampionsEisbären Berlin
DEL seasons

Teams

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Team City Arena
Augsburger Panther Augsburg Curt Frenzel Stadium
Eisbären Berlin Berlin O2 World
DEG Metro Stars Düsseldorf ISS Dome
Hamburg Freezers Hamburg Color Line Arena
Hannover Scorpions Hanover TUI Arena
ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Saturn Arena
Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Eissporthalle Iserlohn
Kölner Haie Cologne Lanxess Arena
Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld König Palast
Adler Mannheim Mannheim SAP Arena
EHC München Munich Olympia Eishalle
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nuremberg Nuremberg Arena
Straubing Tigers Straubing Eisstadion am Pulverturm
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Eisarena Wolfsburg

Regular season

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Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L Goals Points
1. Eisbären Berlin 52 26 3 4 2 1 16 171:140 95
2. ERC Ingolstadt 52 26 3 2 2 3 16 168:150 93
3. EHC Wolfsburg 52 25 2 4 1 3 17 174:122 91
4. Adler Mannheim 52 23 4 3 3 4 15 171:148 90
5. Hamburg Freezers 52 22 3 3 2 3 19 149:149 83
6. Straubing Tigers 52 20 4 4 1 3 20 161:151 80
7. DEG Metro Stars 52 18 2 5 5 4 17 162:167 80
8. Augsburger Panther 52 20 5 1 1 6 19 135:131 79
9. Kölner Haie 52 21 0 4 5 2 20 135:145 78
10. Iserlohn Roosters 52 19 1 5 4 4 19 150:150 77
11. EHC München 52 17 2 4 4 4 21 124:135 71
12. Krefeld Pinguine 52 18 0 4 2 5 23 126:153 69
13. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 52 13 5 0 2 4 28 122:165 55
14. Hannover Scorpions 52 12 2 4 2 1 31 119:161 51
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[1]

Playoffs

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Playoff qualifications

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The playoff qualifications were played between March 14, and 16, 2012 in a Best-of-three mode.

1 2 3
DEG Metro Stars 2–0 Iserlohn Roosters 4–1 7–4
Augsburger Panther 0–2 Kölner Haie 1–5 1–3

Playoff bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Eisbären Berlin 4
9 Kölner Haie 0
1 Eisbären Berlin 3
6 Straubing Tigers 1
3 EHC Wolfsburg 0
6 Straubing Tigers 4
1 Eisbären Berlin 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Adler Mannheim 2
4 Adler Mannheim 4
5 Hamburg Freezers 1
2 ERC Ingolstadt 1
4 Adler Mannheim 3
2 ERC Ingolstadt 4
7 DEG Metro Stars 1

Quarterfinals

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The quarterfinals will be played in a Best-of-seven mode starting March 21 until April 3, 2012.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Eisbären Berlin 4–0 Kölner Haie 5–1 4–2 3–1 3–0
Adler Mannheim 4–1 Hamburg Freezers 4–0 8–1 1–2 3–1 3–1
EHC Wolfsburg 0–4 Straubing Tigers 1–2 0–7 1–3 3–7
ERC Ingolstadt 4–1 DEG Metro Stars 5–3 1–5 3–2 (OT) 6–1 4–3

Semifinals

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The semifinals were played in a Best-of-five mode starting April 5 to 11, 2012.

1 2 3 4 5
Eisbären Berlin 3–1 Straubing Tigers 4–1 4–1 1–3 4–2
ERC Ingolstadt 1–3 Adler Mannheim 1–4 3–4 3–0 2–6

Finals

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The finals will be played in a Best-of-five mode starting April 15 to 24, 2012.

1 2 3 4 5
Eisbären Berlin 3–2 Adler Mannheim 2–0 1–4 1–2 6–5 (OT) 3–1

References

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  1. ^ "2011–12 DEL Standings" (in German). Pointstreak.com. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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