Oberliga: Tilburg remains at the top with a double victory / Hotly contested lead in the Oberliga Süd / DNL: Kölner Haie fall behind / DNL2: Deggendorf with 16 goals in two games / Student Bundesliga: Tölz clearly superior to Regensburg / Women's Bundesliga: Three teams with double wins
On the penultimate regular game weekend of the Oberliga Nord It is clear that the Tilburg Trappers will no longer be caught. The team from the Netherlands won against the Icefighters from Leipzig 3-2 after extra time and also defeated them ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen with 6:1. The Essen team won their second game 5-0 against the Hannover Indians and, with a little help, have the chance to draw level on points with the currently second-placed Halle Bulls next weekend. They only won their game against the Hannover Scorpions 3-2 in extra time. In the qualifying round, league leaders EV Herne won 5-4 against their direct rivals Crocodiles Hamburg. They won their second game of the weekend 6:4 against the Piranhas from Rostock. In the lower half of the table, the Harzer Falken beat EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 7:3 and drew 2:3 after extra time against ECC Preussen Berlin but then comes up short.
Balanced conditions among the top teams Oberliga Süd: None of the teams were able to get six points because Peiting beat the table leaders from Deggendorf 4-1 and the Deggendorfers were only able to win 4-3 in their game against Selb after extra time. The Selber Wolves were able to convince against Weiden 6:4, while the Starbulls from Rosenheim defeated the Bulls from Sonthofen 5:1, but then surprisingly failed at the hands of the Regensburger Eisbären 2:3 after extra time. The table image remains the same. Deggendorf on one, Selb and Rosenheim tied on points (Rosenheim in second place due to the better goal difference, Selb in third place). In the rest of the table, Landshut shortened the gap to Selb again with a double win (4:3 against Sonthofen and 4:3 against Regensburg). In the qualifying round playoffs, only Memmingen and Waldkraiburg emerged as series leaders. Waldkraiburg defeated ESV Peißenberg twice with 2:1, Memmingen clearly won against Geretsried with 7:0 and 9:3. In both the matches between the Höchstädter Alligators against the Erding Gladiators and the Lindau Islanders against HC Landsberg, the series is 1:1.
The DNL Red is still led by the young eagles from Mannheim. The league favorite impressed with a 5-2 win against Düsseldorf on Wednesday and was able to get four points from the two games at the weekend against Augsburg (5-6 defeat after extra time and 12-2 win). Pursuer Cologne fell nine points behind the Mannheimer Adler after two defeats against the Eisbären Berlin (1:2 and 4:5 after extra time) it is no longer possible to catch up in the regular season. The Lions from EC Bad Tölz were able to draw level on points with Düsseldorf with two wins against Landshut (8:2 and 4:3 after a penalty shootout), but are still behind DEG in fifth place based on goal difference.
They lead by just one point over Regensburg Starbulls Rosenheim credentials for DNL Blue at. Regensburg missed out on taking the lead early in the table with a 6:8 defeat and a 4:3 win against Ingolstadt that only came in extra time. Rosenheim is still top of the table for the time being after a 4:2 and a 7:4 win against Schwenningen, but has already played one game more than pursuers Regensburg. The ESC Dresden wins twice against Iserlohner EC (3:1 and 3:2), during the ESV Kaufbeuren defeated EV Füssen twice (3:2 after extra time and 7:6 after a penalty shootout).
Deggendorf scored 16 goals in just two match days DNL2. The DSC defeated EC Heilbronn 4:2 and 12:3. League leaders Riessersee lost 2:3 and 1:2 against Ravensburg, while Bietigheim won twice against Peiting (5:3 and 9:1). But that shouldn't change anything about the table in the south. In the north, however, the safe first place ES Weißwasser was victorious twice against Chemnitz (4:3 after extra time and 5:1), while second place remains hotly contested. Chemnitz and Bad Nauheim (5:1 win against Essen) still have the chance to finish in second place (both 77 points, Chemnitz currently ahead with the better goal difference). Behind them at the moment is Essen, who beat their direct pursuers from Kassel 8:5 on Sunday.
The championship round of the Student Bundesliga has no games this weekend. In the qualifying round, the Krefelder EV was superior to the ES Weißwasser with 3:2 and 7:0, while the EC Bad Tölz won in Regensburg with 12:2. Bietigheim defeated him EV Landshut with 5:4. The EV Duisburg won 8:0 against the Indians from Hanover, close on the heels of the table leaders from Wolfsburg, who were able to stay at the top with a 7:3 against Erfurt. The Augsburger EV lost 0:8 to the team from Nuremberg, while Schwenningen won 5:0 against both Ravensburg and Heilbronn.
In the Women's Bundesliga There were three teams that were able to get two wins. League leaders Memmingen defeated Düsseldorf 3:2 and 5:3, while the Bergkamen Bears won against the Mad Dogs from Mannheim 1:0 and 4:3 after extra time. ESC Planegg-Würmtal scored 18 goals at the weekend in wins against Langenhagen (15:1) and Ingolstadt (3:1). The winless Langenhagen team lost their second encounter against Eisbären Juniors Berlin with 0:2.