The field of participants in the upper leagues north and south for the 2017/2018 season is set. After checking the submitted documents, the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (Deutsche Eishockey-Bund eV) was able toDEB) 14 clubs in the north and twelve in the south confirm their admission to the Oberliga season.
“The process took a little longer because two participants still had to submit documents,” says the person responsible for game operations DEB Vice-President Marc Hindelang, who sees the upper league teams mostly in a “satisfactory condition”. “The range of performance of the clubs is wide. Some work at professional level, others have to make enormous efforts to ensure that the major league can operate. But they all contribute to the attractiveness of the league.”
The following clubs will be in the next season Oberliga Nord get started: Crocodiles Hamburg, ECC Prussia Berlin, EC Hannover Indians, EC Harzer Falken, EHC Timmendorfer Strand, ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen, Füchse Duisburg, Herner EV, Icefighters Leipzig, MEC Halle 04 "Die Saale Bulls", Rostock Piranhas, TecArt Black Dragons Erfurt, Tilburg Trappers, Hannover Scorpions
In the Oberliga Süd The following teams have received the license for the coming season: Blue Devils Weiden, Deggendorfer SC, ECDC Memmingen, EC Peiting, EHC Waldkraiburg “The Lions”, Eisbären Regensburg, ERC Bulls Sonthofen, EV Landshut, EV Lindau Islanders, Selber Wolves, Starbulls Rosenheim, TEV Miesbach
The schedule for the upcoming 2017/18 season will be published soon.