2022–23 DEL season

Sports season
2022–23 DEL season
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
SportIce hockey
Duration15 September 2022 – 27 April 2023
Number of teams15
Regular season
Season championsEHC Red Bull München
Season MVPYasin Ehliz
Top scorerYasin Ehliz
Andreas Thuresson
(60 points)
Relegated to DEL2Bietigheim Steelers
Finals
ChampionsEHC Red Bull München
  Runners-upERC Ingolstadt
Finals MVPMaximilian Kastner
DEL seasons
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The 2022–23 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 29th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. It started on 15 September 2022.[1]

EHC Red Bull München won their fourth title after a finals win over ERC Ingolstadt.[2]

The season was contested by 15 teams, as the 2021–22 DEL2 champion, Löwen Frankfurt, received a license, replacing the Krefeld Pinguine, who were relegated to the DEL2[3][4]

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity
Augsburger Panther Augsburg Curt Frenzel Stadium 6,218
Eisbären Berlin Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena 14,200
Bietigheim Steelers Bietigheim-Bissingen EgeTrans Arena 4,500
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 Olympia Eishalle 6,256
Nürnberg Ice Tigers Nuremberg Arena Nürnberger Versicherung 7,810
Schwenninger Wild Wings Villingen-Schwenningen Helios Arena 6,215
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 EHC Red Bull München 56 36 6 2 12 205 132 +73 122 Playoffs
2 ERC Ingolstadt 56 29 5 6 16 182 142 +40 103
3 Adler Mannheim 56 24 10 7 15 162 136 +26 99
4 Straubing Tigers 56 25 9 5 17 190 166 +24 98
5 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 56 24 6 9 17 172 150 +22 93
6 Kölner Haie 56 25 7 3 21 197 153 +44 92
7 Düsseldorfer EG 56 22 10 5 19 150 137 +13 91 Pre-playoffs
8 Fischtown Pinguins 56 22 6 9 19 153 144 +9 87
9 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 56 22 5 5 24 162 186 −24 81
10 Löwen Frankfurt 56 19 6 10 21 163 174 −11 79
11 Eisbären Berlin 56 18 6 10 22 160 171 −11 76
12 Schwenninger Wild Wings 56 19 5 8 24 144 151 −7 75
13 Iserlohn Roosters 56 19 5 6 26 149 192 −43 73
14 Augsburger Panther 56 11 5 8 32 138 193 −55 51
15 Bietigheim Steelers 56 8 6 4 38 125 225 −100 40 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.

Results

Home \ Away AUG BER BIE BRE DÜS FRA ING ISE KÖL MAN MUN NÜR SCH STR WOL AUG BER BIE BRE DÜS FRA ING ISE KÖL MAN MUN NÜR SCH STR WOL
Augsburger Panther — 2–3 2–1 0–4 2–1 3–6 0–5 5–4 5–2 1–4 1–4 3–1 2–4 7–4 2–3 — 3–4 8–2 4–3 2–3 1–5 5–4[a] 2–1[a] 2–3 5–4[a] 1–6 3–4[a] 2–3 4–5 1–3
Eisbären Berlin 4–3[a] — 2–4 4–3 5–2 5–4[a] 3–4[b] 1–6 3–2 2–4 2–3 3–2[a] 2–4 1–2 1–2[b] 4–2 — 5–0 3–2[a] 3–2[b] 3–1 5–1 2–4 3–4[a] 2–3[b] 3–4 2–3[b] 3–4[b] 4–1 6–4
Bietigheim Steelers 5–3 2–5 — 2–1[a] 3–4[b] 3–6 0–3 2–4 0–2 4–5[a] 2–5 6–5[a] 2–1 1–5 0–5 3–2[b] 6–2 — 2–4 2–8 1–2 3–4[b] 6–4 2–5 4–5[b] 1–5 5–2 3–5 4–1 3–5
Fischtown Pinguins 4–3[b] 2–1 5–0 — 4–2 2–3[a] 0–3 5–3 4–2 4–3[a] 1–0 1–3 2–3 4–5[a] 3–2[a] 1–2[b] 3–2[b] 3–1 — 2–3[b] 2–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 3–1 1–2 2–3[b] 3–2[b] 3–4 5–1
Düsseldorfer EG 0–2 4–2 4–1 3–1 — 2–4 4–3[a] 4–1 3–4[a] 1–0 1–2[a] 2–4 4–3[b] 1–4 2–1[a] 5–4[a] 4–2 0–1[b] 2–1 — 4–1 4–2 4–1 3–2 0–4 1–2 6–2 3–2[b] 0–1
Löwen Frankfurt 3–5 2–1[a] 5–4 3–4 4–3 — 2–3[b] 5–2 1–5 3–4[b] 4–3[a] 5–3 2–3[a] 3–4[b] 4–5[b] 4–3[a] 2–4 6–3 2–1 1–2[b] — 1–5 3–2[a] 3–5 3–2 2–3 1–2 5–2 2–5 4–3
ERC Ingolstadt 1–0 1–3 1–2[b] 6–2 4–3 3–2 — 5–2 1–4 2–5 3–6 5–1 4–1 5–2 3–2[b] 5–1 4–2 3–2 6–3 3–1 1–6 — 1–2 8–3 1–2[a] 1–3 6–0 5–2 6–3 4–1
Iserlohn Roosters 2–1 3–2[a] 7–1 2–3[b] 7–4 3–2[a] 1–4 — 5–4 3–2[a] 1–4 3–4 4–1 4–1 2–5 4–3 4–1 0–3 5–4 1–2 5–3 2–1[b] — 2–8 0–3 0–5 4–5[a] 3–2 1–8 2–1
Kölner Haie 4–2 3–7 8–1 5–0 2–3 3–1 2–3 7–1 — 1–3 6–3 5–4[a] 3–4[b] 7–2 3–2[a] 5–2 3–2 8–2 1–2 5–2 9–0 1–4 4–3[b] — 4–2 2–3 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–3[a]
Adler Mannheim 1–0[a] 3–4[b] 4–2 2–0 1–4 5–1 3–5 3–0 1–2[a] — 3–2 6–3 1–2 3–2[b] 5–4 3–1 2–5 4–1 3–2[a] 2–3[a] 3–2[b] 6–3 0–3 2–5 — 5–1 4–1 0–3 4–2 4–2
EHC Red Bull München 6–0 4–1 3–2 2–4 2–5 4–0 3–1 5–2 6–3 5–2 — 3–4[b] 1–5 3–2[a] 4–2 3–2 4–3 6–1 5–2 4–5 3–2 3–2 8–3 2–4 6–2 — 2–4 1–2 5–4[b] 2–1[a]
Nürnberg Ice Tigers 2–4 4–2 6–3 3–2 4–1 3–2 1–4 2–3 4–2 3–2 1–5 — 5–4 4–1 2–5 6–4 0–2 4–1 4–2 2–3[a] 1–6 2–3[a] 5–1 4–2 2–0 3–6 — 7–3 7–4 1–4
Schwenninger Wild Wings 1–0[a] 6–2 2–3[b] 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–4 5–2 3–1 2–4 2–3 5–2 — 3–2 3–4[b] 3–0 4–6 5–2 2–1[b] 1–2 3–4 3–5 2–3[a] 2–3[a] 1–2 2–5 4–0 — 2–3[a] 0–2
Straubing Tigers 5–2 6–3 2–1 1–4 4–1 4–3[a] 2–1 3–4 3–2 2–3 3–4[b] 5–2 3–1 — 5–2 5–1 4–3[b] 5–2 4–3 3–2[a] 4–3 4–3[b] 5–1 4–3[a] 2–3[a] 4–1 4–2 5–1 — 5–4[b]
Grizzlys Wolfsburg 2–1 5–0 6–1 5–7 3–2 2–5 9–1 3–2 3–5 2–3 5–6[b] 4–2 2–1 5–1 — 6–7[a] 1–0 3–1 2–3 0–2 1–2[b] 3–2 4–3[a] 2–0 3–2[a] 1–5 5–1 2–4 4–3 —
Source: DEL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Playoffs

The playoffs were held between 7 March and 23 April 2023.[5]

Bracket

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


Pre-playoffs

The pre-playoffs were played between 7 and 10 March 2023 in a best-of-three mode.

Düsseldorfer EG vs Löwen Frankfurt

7 March 2023 Düsseldorfer EG 5–0 Löwen Frankfurt PSD Bank Dome Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Alexander Blank – 31:28
Cedric Schiemenz – 33:58
Stephen MacAulay – 36:18 		Second period No scoring
Alexander Barta – 43:05
Daniel Fischbuch (PP) – 56:37 		Third period No scoring
Henrik Haukeland (18 saves / 18 shots) Goalie stats Jake Hildebrand (24 saves / 29 shots)
10 March 2023 Löwen Frankfurt 1–5 Düsseldorfer EG Eissporthalle Frankfurt Recap  
No scoring First period 11:43 – Victor Svensson (PP)
15:01 – Alec McCrea
Dylan Wruck (PP) – 39:43 Second period 21:44 – Alexander Barta
No scoring Third period 43:12 – Alexander Blank
49:09 – Alexander Barta
Jake Hildebrand (28 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (19 saves / 20 shots)
Düsseldorf won series 2–0


Fischtown Pinguins vs Nürnberg Ice Tigers

7 March 2023 Fischtown Pinguins 3–1 Nürnberg Ice Tigers Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
Jan Urbas – 00:58 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 20:14 – Daniel Schmölz (PP)
Jan Urbas (PP) – 48:05
Jan Urbas (EN) – 58:43 		Third period No scoring
Maximilian Franzreb (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Niklas Treutle (16 saves / 19 shots)
10 March 2023 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 2–4 Fischtown Pinguins Arena Nürnberger Versicherung Recap  
No scoring First period 05:07 – Miha Verlič (PP)
05:37 – Markus Vikingstad
Tim Fleischer (PP) – 28:42
Jakob Ustorf – 30:06 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 49:59 – Alex Friesen
58:44 – Jan Urbas (EN)
Niklas Treutle (22 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Maximilian Franzreb (28 saves / 30 shots)
Bremerhaven won series 2–0


Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played between 14 and 29 March 2023 in a best-of-seven mode.

EHC Red Bull München vs Fischtown Pinguins

15 March 2023 EHC Red Bull München 1–3 Fischtown Pinguins Olympia Eishalle Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 28:09 – Ross Mauermann
41:26 – Markus Vikingstad
Austin Ortega – 57:50 Third period 59:36 – Markus Vikingstad (EN)
Mathias Niederberger (16 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Maximilian Franzreb (50 saves / 51 shots)
17 March 2023 Fischtown Pinguins 3–2 EHC Red Bull München Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jacob Virtanen – 25:15 Second period 36:22 – Filip Varejcka
39:45 – Austin Ortega (PP)
Antti Tyrväinen – 44:46
Phillip Bruggisser (PP) – 48:39 		Third period No scoring
Maximilian Franzreb (31 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (23 saves / 26 shots)
19 March 2023 EHC Red Bull München 7–1 Fischtown Pinguins Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Filip Varejcka – 09:42
Trevor Parkes – 12:40
Yasin Ehliz (PP) – 19:45 		First period No scoring
Ben Street – 24:51
Chris DeSousa (PP) – 38:58 		Second period No scoring
Filip Varejcka – 44:49
Justin Schütz – 50:03 		Third period 53:16 – Phillip Bruggisser (PP2)
Mathias Niederberger (16 saves / 17 shots) Goalie stats Maximilian Franzreb (24 saves / 31 shots)
22 March 2023 Fischtown Pinguins 1–3 EHC Red Bull München Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
Christian Wejse – 04:54 First period 13:35 – Trevor Parkes (PP)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 46:41 – Patrick Hager
47:56 – Austin Ortega (PS, EA)
Maximilian Franzreb (22 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (15 saves / 16 shots)
24 March 2023 EHC Red Bull München 4–0 Fischtown Pinguins Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Yasin Ehliz (PP) – 17:29 First period No scoring
Patrick Hager – 28:59
Ben Street – 38:32
Ben Smith – 39:55 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (15 saves / 15 shots) Goalie stats Maximilian Franzreb (27 saves / 31 shots)
26 March 2023 Fischtown Pinguins 1–2 EHC Red Bull München Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Phillip Bruggisser (PP2) – 23:44 Second period 29:29 – Yasin Ehliz
No scoring Third period 51:18 – Austin Ortega (PP)
Maximilian Franzreb (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (21 saves / 22 shots)
Munich won series 4–2


ERC Ingolstadt vs Düsseldorfer EG

15 March 2023 ERC Ingolstadt 5–4 2OT Düsseldorfer EG Saturn Arena Recap  
Mirko Höfflin (PP2) – 10:43 First period No scoring
Charles Bertrand – 25:18 Second period 20:24 – Philip Gogulla
34:26 – Mikko Kousa
Ty Ronning – 52:15
Tye McGinn – 57:10 		Third period 36:57 – Stephen Harper (PP)
54:01 – Philip Gogulla
Austin Ortega (EA) – 81:42 Second overtime period No scoring
Michael Garteig (24 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (45 saves / 50 shots)
17 March 2023 Düsseldorfer EG 1–3 ERC Ingolstadt PSD Bank Dome Recap  
No scoring First period 11:33 – Leon Hüttl
No scoring Second period No scoring
Alexander Ehl – 56:18 Third period 52:17 – Daniel Pietta
59:26 – Justin Feser (EN)
Henrik Haukeland (16 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Michael Garteig (31 saves / 32 shots)
19 March 2023 ERC Ingolstadt 1–2 OT Düsseldorfer EG Saturn Arena Recap  
Fabio Wagner – 05:50 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 55:56 – Stephen MacAulay (PP2)
No scoring First overtime period 76:38 – Alexander Ehl
Michael Garteig (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (37 saves / 38 shots)
21 March 2023 Düsseldorfer EG 1–2 ERC Ingolstadt PSD Bank Dome Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Daniel Fischbuch (PP) – 27:14 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 53:05 – Maurice Edwards
53:40 – Justin Feser
Henrik Haukeland (20 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Michael Garteig (12 saves / 13 shots)
24 March 2023 ERC Ingolstadt 7–6 OT Düsseldorfer EG Saturn Arena Recap  
Ty Ronning (PP) – 11:23 First period 05:53 – Josef Eham
17:24 – Stephen MacAulay
Wayne Simpson (PP) – 26:16
Frederik Storm (PP) – 35:38 		Second period 23:28 – Daniel Fischbuch (PP)
26:31 – Philip Gogulla
30:15 – Alexander Barta
35:57 – Tobias Eder
Mirko Höfflin – 49:57
Wayne Simpson (EA) – 57:14
Ty Ronning (EA) – 59:51 		Third period No scoring
Stefan Matteau – 62:24 First overtime period No scoring
Michael Garteig (29 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (36 saves / 43 shots)
Ingolstadt won series 4–1


Adler Mannheim vs Kölner Haie

14 March 2023 Adler Mannheim 0–4 Kölner Haie SAP Arena Recap  
No scoling First period 05:30 – David McIntyre (PP)
No scoring Second period 22:37 – Andreas Thuresson
23:15 – Carter Proft
35:59 – David McIntyre
No scoring Third period No scoring
Felix Brückmann (18 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Mirko Pantkowski (28 saves / 28 shots)
17 March 2023 Kölner Haie 1–2 Adler Mannheim Lanxess Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 14:06 – Taro Jentzsch (PP)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Nicholas Baptiste (EA) – 58:30 Third period 41:50 – Ryan MacInnis
Mirko Pantkowski (29 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (13 saves / 14 shots)
19 March 2023 Adler Mannheim 2–3 2OT Kölner Haie SAP Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tyler Gaudet (PP) – 21:17 Second period 31:41 – Mark Olver (PP)
35:27 – Nicholas Bailen
Matthias Plachta (PP, EA) – 58:43 Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 86:03 – David McIntyre
Arno Tiefensee (26 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Mirko Pantkowski (37 saves / 39 shots)
21 March 2023 Kölner Haie 3–7 Adler Mannheim Lanxess Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 00:16 – Matthias Plachta
05:21 – Mark Katic
15:53 – Taro Jentzsch (PP)
Moritz Müller – 25:11 Second period 28:09 – David Wolf
Nicholas Baptiste – 41:54
Mark Olver – 45:05 		Third period 43:42 – Stefan Loibl (PP)
50:27 – Stefan Loibl
54:47 – Tim Wohlgemuth
Mirko Pantkowski (15 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (32 saves / 35 shots)
24 March 2023 Adler Mannheim 4–3 Kölner Haie SAP Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
David Wolf – 37:05 Second period 25:00 – Nicholas Baptiste
28:31 – Jan Luca Sennhenn
32:08 – Brady Austin
Matthias Plachta – 52:26
David Wolf (EA) – 59:28
Nico Krämmer – 59:41 		Third period No scoring
Arno Tiefensee (24 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Mirko Pantkowski (29 saves / 33 shots)
26 March 2023 Kölner Haie 2–3 Adler Mannheim Lanxess Arena Recap  
Maximilian Kammerer – 19:54 First period No scoring
Andreas Thuresson (PP) – 34:47 Second period 23:38 – David Wolf
29:12 – Matthias Plachta
30:03 – Borna Rendulić
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mirko Pantkowski (16 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (27 saves / 29 shots)
Mannheim won series 4–2


Straubing Tigers vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg

14 March 2023 Straubing Tigers 5–3 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
Mike Connolly (SH) – 09:27 First period No scoring
Jason Akeson – 29:09
JC Lipon – 37:24 		Second period 20:47 – Jordan Murray
26:59 – Fabio Pfohl
38:28 – Björn Krupp
Brandon Manning – 41:27
Marcel Brandt – 52:20 		Third period No scoring
Hunter Miska (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (18 saves / 23 shots)
17 March 2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 3–1 Straubing Tigers Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Gerrit Fauser – 39:35 Second period No scoring
Trevor Mingoia (PP) – 56:55
Spencer Machacek (EN) – 59:45 		Third period 53:02 – Travis Turnbull (PP)
Dustin Strahlmeier (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Hunter Miska (21 saves / 24 shots)
19 March 2023 Straubing Tigers 1–2 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
Jason Akeson (PP) – 09:39 First period 03:08 – Matt Lorito
No scoring Second period 39:36 – J.C. Beaudin (PP)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Hunter Miska (20 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (23 saves / 24 shots)
22 March 2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 1–3 Straubing Tigers Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
No scoring First period 06:44 – Marcel Brandt
09:28 – Marcel Brandt
J.C. Beaudin (PP) – 23:31 Second period 28:48 – Parker Tuomie
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dustin Strahlmeier (38 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats Hunter Miska (25 saves / 27 shots)
24 March 2023 Straubing Tigers 5–0 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Travis St. Denis – 21:41
Mike Connolly – 29:54
Travis St. Denis (PP) – 35:19 		Second period No scoring
Mark Alt – 42:53
Michael Connolly (SH, EN) – 59:07 		Third period No scoring
Hunter Miska (28 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (36 saves / 41 shots)
26 March 2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 4–3 OT Straubing Tigers Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Darren Archibald – 00:22 First period 02:21 – Travis St. Denis
No scoring Second period 27:23 – Joshua Samanski
J.C. Beaudin – 44:12
J.C. Beaudin (PP) – 56:58 		Third period 45:45 – Luke Adam
Spencer Machacek – 61:34 First overtime period No scoring
Dustin Strahlmeier (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Hunter Miska (25 saves / 29 shots)
29 March 2023 Straubing Tigers 1–3 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
Travis St. Denis – 11:47 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 28:22 – Laurin Braun
34:46 – Darren Archibald
No scoring Third period 49:28 – Luis Schinko
Hunter Miska (13 saves / 16 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (27 saves / 28 shots)
Wolfsburg won series 4–3


Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 31 March and 12 April 2023 in a best-of-seven mode.

EHC Red Bull München vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg

31 March 2023 EHC Red Bull München 5–2 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Trevor Parkes – 01:25
Emil Johansson – 06:44 		First period No scoring
Maximilian Kastner – 27:18
Andreas Eder (PP) – 28:59 		Second period 22:42 – Matt Lorito
39:48 – Gerrit Fauser
Yasin Ehliz – 53:23 Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (25 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (38 saves / 43 shots)
2 April 2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 3–2 EHC Red Bull München Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Tyler Morley – 15:12
Darren Archibald – 15:31 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 27:41 – Filip Varejcka
Spencer Machacek (PP) – 47:34 Third period 53:04 – Patrick Hager
Dustin Strahlmeier (44 saves / 46 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (14 saves / 17 shots)
4 April 2023 EHC Red Bull München 3–5 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Olympia Eishalle Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Yasin Ehliz (PP) – 37:49
Chris DeSousa (SH) – 39:51 		Second period 22:33 – Spencer Machacek
28:12 – Trevor Mingoia
33:48 – Dustin Jeffrey
38:38 – Tyler Morley (SH)
Zach Redmond (PP) – 44:25 Third period 49:41 – Spencer Machacek
Mathias Niederberger (20 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (46 saves / 49 shots)
6 April 2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 1–3 EHC Red Bull München Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Darren Archibald – 19:27 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 40:30 – Ben Smith
44:25 – Konrad Abeltshauser
59:43 – Yasin Ehliz (EN)
Dustin Strahlmeier (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (15 saves / 16 shots)
8 April 2023 EHC Red Bull München 3–2 OT Grizzlys Wolfsburg Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Chris DeSousa – 00:54
Austin Ortega – 04:06 		First period 06:00 – Laurin Braun
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 49:11 – Spencer Machacek (PP)
Patrick Hager – 63:17 First overtime period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (23 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (34 saves / 37 shots)
10 April 2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 3–2 EHC Red Bull München Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Trevor Mingoia – 17:45 First period No scoring
Tyler Morley – 21:08
Fabio Pfohl – 34:42 		Second period 33:20 – Andreas Eder (PP)
No scoring Third period 40:47 – Chris DeSousa
Dustin Strahlmeier (44 saves / 46 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (11 saves / 14 shots)
12 April 2023 EHC Red Bull München 7–2 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Justin Schütz – 02:46
Yasin Ehliz – 10:56 		First period No scoring
Chris DeSousa (PP) – 26:28
Trevor Parkes (PP) – 28:44
Patrick Hager (PP) – 31:05 		Second period 35:05 – Laurin Braun (PP)
37:20 – Darren Archibald
Filip Varejcka (EN) – 56:42 Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (12 saves / 14 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (39 saves / 46 shots)
Munich won series 4–3


ERC Ingolstadt vs Adler Mannheim

31 March 2023 ERC Ingolstadt 1–3 Adler Mannheim Saturn Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tye McGinn – 20:47 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 51:59 – Ryan MacInnis
57:05 – Lean Bergmann
58:39 – Stefan Loibl (EN)
Kevin Reich (16 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (25 saves / 26 shots)
2 April 2023 Adler Mannheim 3–6 ERC Ingolstadt SAP Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 17:07 – Justin Feser (PP)
Markus Eisenschmid – 26:32
Matthias Plachta (PP) – 29:20 		Second period 25:28 – Colton Jobke
Thomas Larkin – 52:23 Third period 42:13 – Ty Ronning
43:44 – Daniel Pietta (PP)
44:00 – Frederik Storm
58:40 – Leon Hüttl (PP)
Arno Tiefensee (23 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (17 saves / 20 shots)
4 April 2023 ERC Ingolstadt 1–2 Adler Mannheim Saturn Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Stefan Matteau – 26:19 Second period 26:37 – Matthias Plachta
34:56 – Jordan Szwarz (PP)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kevin Reich (22 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (28 saves / 29 shots)
6 April 2023 Adler Mannheim 0–1 ERC Ingolstadt SAP Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 20:48 – Leon Hüttl
No scoring Third period No scoring
Arno Tiefensee (19 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (26 saves / 26 shots)
8 April 2023 ERC Ingolstadt 4–1 Adler Mannheim Saturn Arena Recap  
Ty Ronning – 00:08 First period No scoring
Tye McGinn – 39:22 Second period 38:17 – Taro Jentzsch
Stefan Matteau – 58:54
Enrico Henriquez-Morales (EN) – 59:43 		Third period No scoring
Kevin Reich (25 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (24 saves / 28 shots)
10 April 2023 Adler Mannheim 0–2 ERC Ingolstadt SAP Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 03:25 – Wayne Simpson
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 59:59 – Stefan Matteau
Arno Tiefensee (9 saves / 11 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (27 saves / 27 shots)
Ingolstadt won series 4–2


Final

The final was played between 14 and 23 April 2023 in a best-of-seven mode.


14 April 2023 EHC Red Bull München 2–1 ERC Ingolstadt Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Trevor Parkes – 01:33 First period No scoring
Frederik Tiffels – 27:34 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 42:01 – Wojciech Stachowiak
Mathias Niederberger (28 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (17 saves / 19 shots)
16 April 2023 ERC Ingolstadt 1–7 EHC Red Bull München Saturn Arena Recap  
Maury Edwards – 00:35 First period 00:49 – Konrad Abeltshauser
01:30 – Filip Varejcka
02:21 – Maximilian Kastner
09:34 – Konrad Abeltshauser
No scoring Second period 28:58 – Austin Ortega (PP)
36:10 – Yasin Ehliz (PP)
No scoring Third period 52:27 – Justin Schütz (SH)
Kevin Reich (26 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (15 saves / 16 shots)
18 April 2023 EHC Red Bull München 3–4 ERC Ingolstadt Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Ben Smith – 09:06
Justin Schütz – 19:31 		First period 05:04 – Wojciech Stachowiak
15:05 – Frederik Storm (PP)
Patrick Hager – 37:09 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 54:21 – Wojciech Stachowiak
55:03 – Tye McGinn
Mathias Niederberger (23 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Jonas Stettmer (22 saves / 25 shots)
21 April 2023 ERC Ingolstadt 0–3 EHC Red Bull München Saturn Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Ben Smith – 47:18
Ryan McKiernan (EN) – 59:05
Maximilian Kastner (EN) – 59:34
Jonas Stettmer (29 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (15 saves / 15 shots)
23 April 2023 EHC Red Bull München 3–1 ERC Ingolstadt Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Maximilian Kastner – 12:42 First period 06:12 – Ty Ronning
No scoring Second period No scoring
Andreas Eder (PP) – 51:53
Filip Varejcka (EN) – 58:25 		Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (28 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Jonas Stettmer (24 saves / 27 shots)
Munich won series 4–1


Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Andreas Thuresson Kölner Haie 51 22 38 60 +28 26 F
Yasin Ehliz EHC Red Bull München 56 21 39 60 +33 18 F
Carter Rowney Löwen Frankfurt 55 21 37 58 +20 14 F
Louis-Marc Aubry Kölner Haie 53 19 37 56 +26 45 F
Marcel Noebels Eisbären Berlin 55 16 40 56 −4 12 F
Austin Ortega EHC Red Bull München 56 27 28 55 +21 8 F
Spencer Machacek Grizzlys Wolfsburg 55 27 28 55 0 21 F
Maximilian Kammerer Kölner Haie 55 24 31 55 +27 10 F
Taylor Leier Straubing Tigers 55 21 34 55 +22 23 F
Dustin Jeffrey Grizzlys Wolfsburg 54 12 41 53 0 22 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.[7]

Player Team TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Joacim Eriksson Schwenninger Wild Wings 2710 110 2.44 1457 92.5 4
Maximilian Franzreb Fischtown Pinguins 1938 72 2.23 947 92.4 2
Dustin Strahlmeier Grizzlys Wolfsburg 2352 91 2.32 1161 92.2 5
Henrik Haukeland Düsseldorfer EG 3095 112 2.17 1397 92.0 3
Felix Brückmann Adler Mannheim 2012 73 2.18 854 91.5 2

Awards

The awards were announced on 11 March and the Finals MVP on 23 April 2023.[8][2]

Award Player
Player of the year Germany Yasin Ehliz
Goaltender of the year Norway Henrik Haukeland
Defenceman of the year Belarus Nick Bailen
Rookie of the year Germany Bennt Roßmy
Coach of the year Canada Mark French
Finals MVP Germany Maximilian Kastner

References

  1. ^ "Rahmentermine der PENNY DEL Saison 22/23". penny-del.org. 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Red Bull München ist Champion der PENNY DEL 2023". penny-del.org. 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Clubs reichen Unterlagen für die PENNY DEL-Saison 2022/23 ein". penny-del.org. 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Alle 15 Clubs erhalten die Lizenz für die kommende Saison". penny-del.org. 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ "PENNY DEL veröffentlicht Playoff-Termine 2023". penny-del.org. 5 March 2023.
  6. ^ Player stats
  7. ^ Goaltender stats
  8. ^ "Yasin Ehliz ist Spieler des Jahres der PENNY DEL". del.org. 11 March 2023.

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