2024–25 DEL season

The 2024–25 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 31st season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.^[1] It started on 19 September 2024.^[2]

2024–25 DEL season
League	Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	19 September 2024 – TBD
Number of games	364
Number of teams	14
Total attendance	2,832,364
Regular season
Season champions	ERC Ingolstadt
Season MVP	Leonhard Pföderl
Top scorer	Ty Ronning (73 points)
Relegated to DEL2	Düsseldorfer EG
Finals
Champions	Eisbären Berlin
Runners-up	Kölner Haie
Finals MVP	Ty Ronning

Eisbären Berlin were the defending champions and captured the title again with a win over the Kölner Haie.^[3][4] The Augsburger Panther were originally relegated last year, but kept their place since the winning team from the second division did not apply for a license.^[5]

Format

The teams played a double round-robin for 52 games each. After the regular season, places one to six were qualified for the playoffs while place seven to ten played in the pre-playoffs. The playoffs were played in a best of seven mode. The last team from the regular season was relegated to DEL2.

Teams

Augsburg

Berlin

Bremerhaven

Düsseldorf

Frankfurt

Ingolstadt

Iserlohn

Köln

Mannheim

Munich

Nürnberg

Schwenningen

Straubing

Wolfsburg

Locations of the Teams of the 2024–25 DEL season

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Augsburger Panther	Augsburg	Curt Frenzel Stadium	6,218
Eisbären Berlin	Berlin	Uber Arena	14,200
Fischtown Pinguins	Bremerhaven	Eisarena Bremerhaven	4,674
Düsseldorfer EG	Düsseldorf	PSD Bank Dome	13,400
Löwen Frankfurt	Frankfurt	Eissporthalle Frankfurt	6,000
ERC Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt	Saturn Arena	4,815
Iserlohn Roosters	Iserlohn	Eissporthalle Iserlohn	5,000
Kölner Haie	Cologne	Lanxess Arena	18,500
Adler Mannheim	Mannheim	SAP Arena	13,600
EHC Red Bull München	Munich	SAP Garden	11,000
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Nuremberg	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung	7,810
Schwenninger Wild Wings	Villingen-Schwenningen	Helios Arena	5,300
Straubing Tigers	Straubing	Eisstadion am Pulverturm	6,000
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	Eis Arena Wolfsburg	4,660

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ERC Ingolstadt	52	33	5	4	10	191	128	+63	113	Playoffs
2	Eisbären Berlin	52	29	7	6	10	203	150	+53	107
3	Fischtown Pinguins	52	26	4	8	14	162	112	+50	94
4	Adler Mannheim	52	26	4	5	17	160	138	+22	91
5	EHC Red Bull München	52	25	4	5	18	157	145	+12	88
6	Kölner Haie	52	25	3	6	18	156	148	+8	87
7	Straubing Tigers	52	21	6	1	24	159	158	+1	76	Pre-playoffs
8	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	52	15	9	10	18	144	162	−18	73
9	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	15	10	6	21	160	155	+5	71
10	Löwen Frankfurt	52	17	6	6	23	149	170	−21	69
11	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	52	17	6	5	24	142	165	−23	68
12	Iserlohn Roosters	52	11	6	8	27	140	180	−40	53
13	Augsburger Panther	52	12	6	3	31	135	185	−50	51
14	Düsseldorfer EG (R)	52	11	5	8	28	136	198	−62	51	Relegated to DEL2

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

Results

Home \ Away	AUG	BER	BRE	DÜS	FRA	ING	ISE	KÖL	MAN	MUN	NÜR	SCH	STR	WOL	AUG	BER	BRE	DÜS	FRA	ING	ISE	KÖL	MAN	MUN	NÜR	SCH	STR	WOL
Augsburger Panther	—	2–3	2–5	6–1	4–1	3–2[a]	1–2[b]	7–6[a]	1–4	4–5	5–4[b]	2–4	0–4	3–4	—	2–4	2–6	5–1	2–1[b]	2–5	2–5	3–4	1–3	3–5	4–3[b]	5–3	4–1	6–2
Eisbären Berlin	6–2	—	4–3	4–3[a]	5–2	0–4	6–3	2–3[b]	4–3[a]	1–4	6–2	3–4[a]	6–2	5–4[a]	5–0	—	3–4	10–2	2–3	1–6	3–2	5–4	5–2	2–3[b]	2–1	7–3	4–2	6–3
Fischtown Pinguins	4–1	2–1	—	2–1[a]	3–0	0–5	5–0	0–2	1–2[a]	4–5[b]	6–7[b]	3–0	3–0	4–1	1–2	5–4[b]	—	5–1	5–1	1–3	5–2	4–1	5–3	4–0	1–0	2–1	4–5	5–1
Düsseldorfer EG	4–3	3–5	1–3	—	0–3	4–1	3–4[b]	3–6	0–2	0–8	2–3[b]	3–2[b]	3–4[a]	2–5	7–2	3–2[a]	1–3	—	4–3	2–3	6–1	4–7	4–5[a]	1–2	4–3[a]	4–3[b]	3–2	3–0
Löwen Frankfurt	4–3	2–5	1–7	2–7	—	5–3	6–2	5–1	3–1	2–3	3–2	1–2[a]	2–5	4–3	5–4[b]	5–1	2–4	4–8	—	3–2	5–4[a]	0–2	5–1	4–5[b]	2–1[a]	4–3[b]	6–4	3–5
ERC Ingolstadt	4–1	2–4	4–2	4–3	2–0	—	5–1	5–4	3–2[b]	3–2[b]	4–0	5–3	5–2	7–5	4–1	3–1	2–3[a]	7–1	2–3[a]	—	5–1	1–4	6–2	4–2	3–2	0–4	3–2	5–1
Iserlohn Roosters	4–3[a]	1–4	4–0	2–1[b]	3–4	3–5	—	2–1	3–4[b]	5–7	6–2	3–4[a]	2–5	1–3	1–3	5–6[b]	2–3	6–3	3–4[b]	4–5[b]	—	3–2	2–4	0–3	4–3[a]	4–3	1–4	4–2
Kölner Haie	3–1	2–6	1–3	5–1	4–3	2–3[b]	0–4	—	3–1	3–2	5–6[a]	2–3[a]	2–0	2–1	2–3	5–3	4–1	5–3	3–2[b]	2–5	3–2	—	4–7	2–3	4–2	2–4	3–4	3–2[b]
Adler Mannheim	6–1	3–9	1–0	4–2	0–2	1–3	4–1	4–1	—	4–1	5–4	4–3	3–0	3–4[a]	6–2	4–5[b]	2–1	6–0	3–0	4–3	2–3	1–4	—	4–1	4–2	3–2	4–1	1–2
EHC Red Bull München	2–4	2–3	1–2[b]	1–2[b]	5–4	5–1	2–1	4–6	5–4	—	4–0	4–2	2–5	7–4	3–2	2–3	3–1	1–4	5–3	0–4	1–3	1–2	2–0	—	3–4[a]	5–2	3–1	3–2
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	4–1	2–3[a]	0–9	6–3	3–2[a]	6–2	0–4	3–2[a]	4–1	4–1	—	4–1	3–4[b]	4–0	4–1	2–5	2–1[b]	5–4	0–4	5–4[a]	4–3[a]	1–3	1–2[a]	2–1	—	3–7	2–5	2–1
Schwenninger Wild Wings	1–2	4–3[b]	2–1[a]	2–4	7–3	3–6	2–1[a]	2–0	6–2	4–3[b]	3–2[a]	—	1–2	4–2	4–2	3–6	6–4	4–2	7–2	4–5[a]	4–1	5–2	2–5	6–0	0–2	—	3–4[b]	3–2[b]
Straubing Tigers	9–1	2–4	4–2	7–2	2–1	2–5	6–2	1–2	2–6	2–6	1–4	2–0	—	2–4	3–4[b]	3–4	4–3[a]	4–2	3–2[a]	1–4	5–4	4–3	2–1[b]	6–3	2–4	4–1	—	3–2
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	2–1	2–3[a]	2–1[a]	4–0	4–1	6–3	4–3	1–2	3–1	1–2[b]	1–2	4–3[a]	5–3	—	2–0	1–3	6–5[b]	2–1[a]	1–7	3–4	3–2	2–6	4–6	1–4	4–3[a]	4–1	5–2	—

Source: DEL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1. Overtime
2. Shootout

Playoffs

The playoffs will be held between 9 March and 29 April 2025. The first round will be played in a best-of-three mode, afterwards it will be best-of-seven.^[6]

Bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	ERC Ingolstadt	4
	7	Straubing Tigers	2			8	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	2
	10	Löwen Frankfurt	0								1	ERC Ingolstadt	2
											6	Kölner Haie	4
						2	Eisbären Berlin	4			(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
						7	Straubing Tigers	1
																2	Eisbären Berlin	4
																6	Kölner Haie	1
						3	Fischtown Pinguins	2
	8	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	2			6	Kölner Haie	4
	9	Schwenninger Wild Wings	1								2	Eisbären Berlin	4
											4	Adler Mannheim	0
						4	Adler Mannheim	4
						5	EHC Red Bull München	2

Pre-playoffs

The pre-playoffs were played between 9 and 13 March 2025 in a best-of-three mode.

Straubing Tigers vs Löwen Frankfurt

9 March 2025	Straubing Tigers		2–1		Löwen Frankfurt	Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing	Recap
Josh Melnick – 08:05		First period			06:10 – Reid McNeill
Joshua Samanski – 32:20		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Zane McIntyre (19 saves / 20 shots)		Goalie stats			Cody Brenner (30 saves / 32 shots)

11 March 2025	Löwen Frankfurt		0–1		Straubing Tigers	Eissporthalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			40:28 – Josh Melnick (PP)
Cody Brenner (31 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats			Zane McIntyre (16 saves / 16 shots)

Straubing won series 2–0

Nürnberg Ice Tigers vs Schwenninger Wild Wings

9 March 2025	Nürnberg Ice Tigers		4–3		Schwenninger Wild Wings	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
Ryan Stoa – 07:13 Owen Headrick – 16:56		First period			06:44 – Brett Ritchie (PP)
Cole Maier – 27:32 Cody Haiskanen (EA) – 34:04		Second period			33:21 – Zachary Senyshyn 34:19 – Alexander Karachun
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Leon Hungerecker (34 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Joacim Eriksson (28 saves / 32 shots)

11 March 2025	Schwenninger Wild Wings		3–1		Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Helios Arena, Villingen-Schwenningen	Recap
Brett Ritchie (PP) – 08:30		First period			15:36 – Jeremy McKenna
Brett Ritchie – 20:28		Second period			No scoring
Brandon McMillan (EN) – 59:51		Third period			No scoring
Joacim Eriksson (24 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats			Leon Hungerecker (32 saves / 35 shots)

13 March 2025	Nürnberg Ice Tigers		4–2		Schwenninger Wild Wings	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
Ryan Stoa – 11:24		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Cole Maier – 47:51 Jeremy McKenna – 58:04 Ryan Stoa (EA) – 58:52		Third period			50:26 – Boaz Bassen 54:17 – Jordan Murray
Leon Hungerecker (17 saves / 19 shots)		Goalie stats			Joacim Eriksson (30 saves / 34 shots)

Nuremberg won series 2–1

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played between 16 and 28 March 2025 in a best-of-seven mode.

ERC Ingolstadt vs Nürnberg Ice Tigers

16 March 2025	ERC Ingolstadt		5–4	OT	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period			06:07 – Eugen Alanov 08:01 – Jeremy McKenna
Austen Keating – 23:54 Morgan Ellis – 25:46 Abbott Girduckis – 30:42 Wayne Simpson (PP) – 37:40		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			51:59 – Evan Barratt (PP) 52:56 – Charlie Gerard
Wojciech Stachowiak – 66:56		First overtime period			No scoring
Christian Heljanko (20 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Leon Hungerecker (39 saves / 44 shots)

18 March 2025	Nürnberg Ice Tigers		1–3		ERC Ingolstadt	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
No scoring		First period			12:24 – Kenny Agostino
Jeremy McKenna (PP) – 31:05		Second period			38:11 – Kenny Agostino (PP)
No scoring		Third period			58:07 – Riley Sheen (EN)
Leon Hungerecker (18 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			Christian Heljanko (41 saves / 42 shots)

21 March 2025	ERC Ingolstadt		5–6	OT	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
Wojciech Stachowiak – 05:13 Austen Keating – 16:49		First period			08:09 – Will Graber (PP)
Daniel Schmölz – 25:47		Second period			22:15 – Evan Barratt 27:55 – Cole Maier 37:24 – Owen Headrick (PP)
Myles Powell (PP) – 45:40 Wayne Simpson (PP) – 46:42		Third period			54:47 – Owen Headrick (PP)
No scoring		First overtime period			64:27 – Hayden Shaw
Christian Heljanko (28 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Leon Hungerecker (26 saves / 31 shots)

23 March 2025	Nürnberg Ice Tigers		3–2	OT	ERC Ingolstadt	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
No scoring		First period			16:24 – Wayne Simpson (PP)
William Graber (PP) – 21:47		Second period			37:08 – Kenny Agostino (PP)
Constantin Braun (PP) – 51:35		Third period			No scoring
Jeremy McKenna – 64:21		First overtime period			No scoring
Leon Hungerecker (38 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats			Devin Williams (18 saves / 21 shots)

26 March 2025	ERC Ingolstadt		5–3		Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Johannes Krauß – 22:02 Wojciech Stachowiak – 27:21 Leon Hüttl – 39:22		Second period			20:47 – Hayden Shaw 24:43 – Cole Maier
Leon Hüttl – 52:46 Wayne Simpson – 56:24		Third period			53:43 – Constantin Braun (PP)
Christian Heljanko (23 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Leon Hungerecker (36 saves / 41 shots)

28 March 2025	Nürnberg Ice Tigers		0–6		ERC Ingolstadt	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
No scoring		First period			08:39 – Myles Powell (PP) 10:55 – Enrico Henriquez Morales 17:00 – Wojciech Stachowiak 19:08 – Abbott Girduckis
No scoring		Second period			36:02 – Wojciech Stachowiak 37:12 – Kenny Agostino
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Leon Hungerecker (10 saves / 14 shots)		Goalie stats			Christian Heljanko (21 saves / 21 shots)

Ingolstadt won series 4–2

Eisbären Berlin vs Straubing Tigers

16 March 2025	Eisbären Berlin		5–1		Straubing Tigers	Uber Arena, Berlin	Recap
Zach Boychuk – 15:54		First period			No scoring
Lean Bergmann (SH) – 25:28 Ty Ronning – 38:11		Second period			No scoring
Marcel Noebels – 42:10 Kai Wissmann – 55:08		Third period			45:50 – Travis St. Denis
Jonas Stettmer (25 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Zane McIntyre (12 saves / 16 shots)

19 March 2025	Straubing Tigers		2–4		Eisbären Berlin	Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Joshua Samanski (PP) – 22:19 Travis St. Denis – 29:18		Second period			23:19 – Liam Kirk 25:12 – Zach Boychuk (PP) 29:03 – Marcel Noebels
No scoring		Third period			59:50 – Gabriel Fontaine (EN)
Zane McIntyre (20 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Jonas Stettmer (38 saves / 40 shots)

21 March 2025	Eisbären Berlin		1–2		Straubing Tigers	Uber Arena, Berlin	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Liam Kirk – 21:42		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			41:34 – Mike Connolly 45:16 – Philip Samuelsson
Jonas Stettmer (38 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats			Florian Bugl (25 saves / 26 shots)

23 March 2025	Straubing Tigers		3–4	2OT	Eisbären Berlin	Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing	Recap
No scoring		First period			06:51 – Liam Kirk 10:25 – Gabriel Fontaine (PP)
Josh Melnick (PP) – 22:57 Tim Fleischer (PP) – 39:56		Second period			35:00 – Kai Wissmann (SH)
Justin Scott (PP) – 50:14		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		Second overtime period			83:08 – Korbinian Geibel
Florian Bugl (25 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Jonas Stettmer (56 saves / 59 shots)

25 March 2025	Eisbären Berlin		4–1		Straubing Tigers	Uber Arena, Berlin	Recap
Ty Ronning (PP) – 05:34		First period			No scoring
Gabriel Fontaine – 27:30		Second period			No scoring
Ty Ronning – 46:31 Ty Ronning (EA) – 57:35		Third period			45:50 – Mario Zimmermann
Jonas Stettmer (31 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats			Florian Bugl (20 saves / 24 shots)

Berlin won series 4–1

Fischtown Pinguins vs Kölner Haie

16 March 2025	Fischtown Pinguins		0–5		Kölner Haie	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
No scoring		First period			16:13 – Brady Austin
No scoring		Second period			22:52 – Gregor MacLeod (PP) 35:33 – Parker Tuomie (PP)
No scoring		Third period			52:39 – Louis-Marc Aubry (EN) 59:20 – Josh Currie
Kristers Gudļevskis		Goalie stats			Július Hudáček

18 March 2025	Kölner Haie		5–2		Fischtown Pinguins	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
Josh Currie – 09:07 Alexandre Grenier – 18:14		First period			08:34 – Žiga Jeglič (EA)
Josh Currie – 22:46 Brady Austin – 33:19		Second period			24:40 – Max Görtz
Alexandre Grenier (EN) – 58:57		Third period			No scoring
Július Hudáček (25 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Kristers Gudļevskis (25 saves / 30 shots)

21 March 2025	Fischtown Pinguins		2–3	OT	Kölner Haie	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
No scoring		First period			01:40 – Moritz Müller
No scoring		Second period			24:02 – Marco Münzenberger
Miha Verlič – 40:28 Phillip Bruggisser (PP) – 51:32		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			61:08 – Marco Münzenberger
Kristers Gudļevskis (25 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats			Július Hudáček (28 saves / 30 shots)

24 March 2025	Kölner Haie		2–5		Fischtown Pinguins	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
Gregor MacLeod (PP) – 11:45 Juhani Tyrväinen (PP) – 15:27		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			23:44 – Ross Mauermann (PP) 31:45 – Christian Wejse (PP)
No scoring		Third period			46:07 – Felix Maegaard Scheel 53:06 – Žiga Jeglič 59:11 – Miha Verlič
Július Hudáček (20 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats			Kristers Gudļevskis (29 saves / 30 shots)

26 March 2025	Fischtown Pinguins		4–3		Kölner Haie	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
Matthew Abt – 11:28 Nicholas Jensen – 15:16		First period			14:02 – Alexandre Grenier (PP)
Jan Urbas (PP) – 38:32		Second period			35:49 – Alexandre Grenier
Jan Urbas (PP) – 51:04		Third period			49:08 – Josh Currie (PP)
Kristers Gudļevskis (24 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Tobias Ančička (32 saves / 36 shots)

28 March 2025	Kölner Haie		3–1		Fischtown Pinguins	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			37:18 – Max Görtz
Tim Wohlgemuth – 49:04 Alexandre Grenier – 58:03 Alexandre Grenier (EN) – 59:22		Third period			No scoring
Tobias Ančička (27 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats			Kristers Gudļevskis (30 saves / 33 shots)

Cologne won series 4–2

Adler Mannheim vs EHC Red Bull München

16 March 2025	Adler Mannheim		2–1	OT	EHC Red Bull München	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Nick Cicek – 06:51		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			24:22 – Markus Eisenschmid (PP)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Tom Kühnhackl – 67:07		First overtime period			No scoring
Arno Tiefensee (22 saves / 34 shots)		Goalie stats			Mathias Niederberger (20 saves / 21 shots)

19 March 2025	EHC Red Bull München		5–2		Adler Mannheim	SAP Garden, Munich	Recap
Taro Hirose – 10:47		First period			17:06 – Kristian Reichel
Filip Varejcka – 25:24 Tobias Rieder – 32:04		Second period			No scoring
Markus Eisenschmid (PP) – 41:51 Maximilian Kastner (SH) – 55:42		Third period			46:05 – Tobias Fohrler
Evan Fitzpatrick (18 saves / 20 shots)		Goalie stats			Arno Tiefensee (24 saves / 29 shots)

21 March 2025	Adler Mannheim		2–5		EHC Red Bull München	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Tom Kühnhackl – 13:15		First period			00:54 – Markus Eisenschmid 05:58 – Yasin Ehliz 15:09 – Chris DeSousa
No scoring		Second period			34:57 – Yasin Ehliz (PP)
Leon Gawanke (PP) – 55:25		Third period			41:24 – Tobias Rieder (PP)
Arno Tiefensee (18 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Evan Fitzpatrick (28 saves / 30 shots)

23 March 2025	EHC Red Bull München		0–2		Adler Mannheim	SAP Garden, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period			02:43 – Marc Michaelis (PP)
No scoring		Second period			35:52 – Jyrki Jokipakka
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Evan Fitzpatrick (21 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Arno Tiefensee (37 saves / 37 shots)

25 March 2025	Adler Mannheim		4–3	2OT	EHC Red Bull München	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
John Gilmour (PP) – 08:19		First period			04:27 – Filip Varejcka
No scoring		Second period			22:19 – Nico Krämmer
Matthias Plachta (PP) – 42:01 Kris Bennett – 44:12		Third period			51:59 – Adam Brooks
Matthias Plachta – 85:41		Second overtime period			No scoring
Arno Tiefensee (41 saves / 44 shots)		Goalie stats			Evan Fitzpatrick (38 saves / 42 shots)

28 March 2025	EHC Red Bull München		1–2		Adler Mannheim	SAP Garden, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period			03:13 – Kristian Reichel
No scoring		Second period			27:18 – Marc Michaelis
Andreas Eder (EA) – 58:13		Third period			No scoring
Evan Fitzpatrick (21 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Arno Tiefensee (38 saves / 39 shots)

Mannheim won series 4–2

Semifinals

The quarterfinals will be played between 1 and 14 April 2025 in a best-of-seven mode.

ERC Ingolstadt vs Kölner Haie

2 April 2025	ERC Ingolstadt		7–0		Kölner Haie	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
Wayne Simpson – 03:49 Daniel Schmölz – 04:24 Daniel Pietta – 14:48 Wojciech Stachowiak – 18:57		First period			No scoring
Alex Breton – 21:34		Second period			No scoring
Austen Keating (PP) – 44:58 Riley Sheen – 58:32		Third period			No scoring
Christian Heljanko (18 saves / 18 shots)		Goalie stats			Július Hudáček (4 saves / 9 shots)

4 April 2025	Kölner Haie		5–2		ERC Ingolstadt	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Maximilian Kammerer – 21:01 Alexandre Grenier (PP) – 29:07 Maximilian Kammerer – 34:20		Second period			26:46 – Kenny Agostino
Alexandre Grenier (EN) – 56:40 Alexandre Grenier (EN) – 57:20		Third period			50:14 – Austen Keating
Július Hudáček (27 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Christian Heljanko (14 saves / 17 shots)

6 April 2025	ERC Ingolstadt		0–2		Kölner Haie	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period			07:35 – Josh Currie (PP)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			59:59 – Frederik Storm (EN)
Christian Heljanko (10 saves / 12 shots)		Goalie stats			Július Hudáček (39 saves / 39 shots)

9 April 2025	Kölner Haie		2–1		ERC Ingolstadt	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
Maximilian Kammerer – 14:59		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Gregor MacLeod – 49:18		Third period			52:55 – Leon Hüttl
Július Hudáček (43 saves / 44 shots)		Goalie stats			Christian Heljanko (23 saves / 25 shots)

11 April 2025	ERC Ingolstadt		3–0		Kölner Haie	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
Daniel Schmölz – 19:10		First period			No scoring
Austen Keating (PP) – 36:51		Second period			No scoring
Mat Bodie (EN) – 57:39		Third period			No scoring
Christian Heljanko (18 saves / 18 shots)		Goalie stats			Július Hudáček (23 saves / 26 shots)

14 April 2025	Kölner Haie		3–2	OT	ERC Ingolstadt	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
Moritz Müller – 14:59		First period			06:19 – Austen Keating 09:24 – Wayne Simpson
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Gregor MacLeod – 45:53		Third period			No scoring
Justin Schütz – 69:04		First overtime period			No scoring
Július Hudáček (37 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats			Christian Heljanko (26 saves / 29 shots)

Cologne won series 4–2

Eisbären Berlin vs Adler Mannheim

1 April 2025	Eisbären Berlin		3–1		Adler Mannheim	Uber Arena, Berlin	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Liam Kirk – 21:07		Second period			No scoring
Ty Ronning – 44:37 Frederik Tiffels (EA) – 59:38		Third period			56:52 – Marc Michaelis (PP, EA)
Jake Hildebrand (23 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Arno Tiefensee (20 saves / 23 shots)

4 April 2025	Adler Mannheim		0–2		Eisbären Berlin	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			30:21 – Marcel Noebels 34:43 – Eric Hördler
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Arno Tiefensee (19 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Hildebrand (25 saves / 25 shots)

6 April 2025	Eisbären Berlin		5–1		Adler Mannheim	Uber Arena, Berlin	Recap
Leonhard Pföderl (PP) – 15:02		First period			No scoring
Kai Wissmann – 31:52 Ty Ronning (PP) – 38:55		Second period			No scoring
Leonhard Pföderl (EN) – 56:57 Yannick Veilleux (EN) – 59:29		Third period			50:01 – Austin Ortega
Jake Hildebrand (36 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Arno Tiefensee (14 saves / 17 shots)

8 April 2025	Adler Mannheim		2–6		Eisbären Berlin	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period			11:11 – Leonhard Pföderl 18:51 – Frederik Tiffels
Austin Ortega (PP) – 31:04		Second period			27:19 – Ty Ronning
Kristian Reichel – 40:55		Third period			47:55 – Lean Bergmann 53:48 – Frederik Tiffels 54:49 – Lean Bergmann
Arno Tiefensee (32 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Hildebrand (21 saves / 23 shots)

Berlin won series 4–0

Final

The final was played between 17 and 29 April 2025 in a best-of-seven mode.

17 April 2025	Eisbären Berlin		5–1		Kölner Haie	Uber Arena, Berlin	Recap
Liam Kirk – 00:25		First period			No scoring
Marcel Noebels – 32:20		Second period			No scoring
Kai Wissmann (PP2) – 49:58 Liam Kirk – 50:49 Leonhard Pföderl – 55:32		Third period			23:56 – Alexandre Grenier
Jake Hildebrand (26 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Július Hudáček (28 saves / 33 shots)

19 April 2025	Kölner Haie		2–1	OT	Eisbären Berlin	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
Parker Tuomie (PP) – 03:37		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			22:56 – Leonhard Pföderl (PP)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Gregor MacLeod – 73:06		First overtime period			No scoring
Július Hudáček (28 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Hildebrand (29 saves / 31 shots)

21 April 2025	Eisbären Berlin		7–0		Kölner Haie	Uber Arena, Berlin	Recap
Leonhard Pföderl (PP) – 06:42 Leonhard Pföderl (SH) – 09:14		First period			No scoring
Ty Ronning – 21:06 Leonhard Pföderl – 28:54 Yannick Veilleux – 29:10		Second period			No scoring
Lean Bergmann (PP) – 41:24 Jonas Müller (PP) – 56:19		Third period			No scoring
Jake Hildebrand (18 saves / 18 shots)		Goalie stats			Július Hudáček (12 saves / 16 shots)

23 April 2025	Kölner Haie		0–7		Eisbären Berlin	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
No scoring		First period			09:38 – Liam Kirk 15:32 – Marcel Noebels
No scoring		Second period			26:39 – Manuel Wiederer 38:34 – Blaine Byron
No scoring		Third period			41:10 – Ty Ronning 57:00 – Liam Kirk 59:12 – Eric Hördler
Július Hudáček (29 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Jake Hildebrand (28 saves / 35 shots)

25 April 2025	Eisbären Berlin		7–0		Kölner Haie	Uber Arena, Berlin	Recap
Zach Boychuk – 02:52 Gabriel Fontaine – 03:11 Ty Ronning – 07:51 Marcel Noebels – 11:17		First period			No scoring
Yannick Veilleux – 23:45 Zach Boychuk – 29:21		Second period			No scoring
Frederik Tiffels – 53:52		Third period			No scoring
Jake Hildebrand (12 saves / 12 shots)		Goalie stats			Tobias Ančička (20 saves / 25 shots)

Berlin won series 4–1

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.^[7]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Ty Ronning	Eisbären Berlin	47	37	36	73	+32	19	F
Leonhard Pföderl	Eisbären Berlin	51	26	45	71	+24	18	F
Evan Barratt	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	50	19	43	62	0	45	F
Chris DeSousa	EHC Red Bull München	50	27	25	52	+16	74	F
Matt White	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	52	18	31	49	−9	6	F
Maksim Matushkin	Löwen Frankfurt	50	13	36	49	+2	52	D
Tyson Spink	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	23	25	48	+15	43	F
Brendan O'Donnell	Düsseldorfer EG	52	20	28	48	−36	38	F
Alex Breton	ERC Ingolstadt	52	20	28	48	+25	22	D
Justin Schütz	Kölner Haie	48	26	20	46	+20	32	F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.^[8]

Player	Team	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Kristers Gudļevskis	Fischtown Pinguins	1693	54	1.91	713	92.96	5
Evan Fitzpatrick	EHC Red Bull München	234	8	2.05	99	92.52	1
Maximilian Franzreb	Fischtown Pinguins	1401	53	2.27	634	92.29	2
Erik Eder	ERC Ingolstadt	49	1	2.21	11	91.67	0
Cody Brenner	Löwen Frankfurt	1098	45	2.46	486	91.53	1

Awards

The awards were announced on 10 March 2024.^[9]

Award	Player
Player of the year	Leonhard Pföderl
Goaltender of the year	Kristers Gudļevskis
Defenceman of the year	Alex Breton
Forward of the year	Leonhard Pföderl
Youth player of the year	Kevin Bicker
Coach of the year	Mark French
Finals MVP	Ty Ronning