Oberliga playoffs: First weekend of the best-of-five series played / Bayernleague: Waldkraiburg, Memmingen, Höchstadt and Lindau qualified for the 2018/19 Oberliga season / DNL: Mannheim and Berlin are in the final / Student Bundesliga: Participants in the final tournament in Bad Tölz have been determined, relegation of the U17 has started / Women's Bundesliga: Cup tournament in Berlin
The playoffs of the Oberliga have started and the first two games have already been played in the respective series. The Eisbären from Regensburg were able to take a clear lead and are 3-1 ahead in the series with two 2-0 wins against the Halle Bulls. Likewise the Tilburg Trappers, who won with two clear victories (5:2 and 6:1) against the Blue Devils from Weiden. The Füchse from Duisburg lost a little narrower twice against the Wolves from Selb with 6:7 and 3:4 after extra time. The Landshut team also had no luck and lost 2:3 in extra time and 3:6 against the Moskitos from Essen. Things were clearer in the encounter between Deggendorf and Herne. There Deggendorf celebrated two wins without conceding a goal (2:0 and 3:0). The Starbulls from Rosenheim had balanced series with one win each, winning a game 3-0 against the Hannover Indians and losing the second leg 2-4. The Leipzig Icefighters achieved one win (4:3 after extra time) and one defeat (3:4) against the Bulls from Sonthofen, as did the Hanover Scorpions one game against them EC Peiting won (6:2) and suffered a defeat (2:3). By Sunday, March 18.03th at the latest. will decide which teams advance to the quarterfinals.
In the Bayernleague Memmingen, Lindau, Höchstadt and Waldkraiburg qualified for the semi-final playoffs. In a best-of-three series, Lindau will face Höchstadt and Memmingen will face Waldkraiburg. The matches begin with the first game on March 16.03.2018, 20 at 00:20.03.2018 p.m. and the last game of the series, if necessary, is scheduled for March XNUMX, XNUMX.
The four teams have reached the semi-finals of the Bayernleague is therefore automatically qualified for the 2018/19 Oberliga season.
In the DNL the finalists have already been determined: Berlin struggled after a 3-0 defeat against the Kölner Haie with two wins (7:3 and 6:2), while Mannheim was able to end the series against Düsseldorf early with two wins after two games (5:1 and 7:3). On Wednesday, March 14.03.2018th, 19 at 00:XNUMX p.m. the two best teams of the German Young Talent League (DNL) will meet in the Wellblechpalast in Berlin each other and begin the best-of-three series. The second game will be played on March 17.03.2018th, 16 at 45:18.03.2018 p.m. in the SAP Arena in Mannheim, and if a third game becomes necessary, it will take place on March 11th, 00 at XNUMX:XNUMX a.m. in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. The Landshuter EV started the U20 relegation with two wins against ESC Dresden (5:1 and 6:2), while the Bavarian colleagues from Augsburg also started with a double win against EC Iserlohn (8:3) and against Krefeld (7:2). EV Regensburg lost 2:7 against Krefelder EV, but won the second game against Iserlohn. In the Bavarian derby, EC Bad Tölz defeated the Starbulls from Rosenheim twice (5:2 and 6:1). In the Group II Riessersee won both games, once with 8:3 against Weißwasser and once with 2:1 against Kaufbeuren, while Füssen lost against Weißwasser with 4:5, but was able to win the game against Kaufbeuren with 8:2.
In the Student Bundesliga will take place on March 17.03.2018th, 18.03.2018 and March XNUMXth, XNUMX Student final tournament in the weeArena in Bad Tölz. The qualified teams are: Starbulls Rosenheim, Düsseldorfer EG, Cologne EC Die Haie, Eisbären Juniors Berlin, Jungadler Mannheim, Krefelder EV 81, ESV Kaufbeuren and the EC Bad Tölz. The final game will be played on March 18.03.2018, 17 at 00:XNUMX p.m.
In the Relegation I the U17 EHC Wolfsburg lost the first leg against ES Weißwasser 3:4. In the Relegation II In the same age group, Deggendorfer SC defeated Stuttgarter EC 8:1, EC Bad Nauheim defeated Herforder EV 8:4 and Straubing won 5:2 against Deggendorf.
In women DEB-Cup will be in the Corrugated Iron Palace next weekend (March 17th and 18.03.2018th, XNUMX). Berlin Memmingen, Planegg, Berlin and Ingolstadt opposite. In the first game Memmingen and Berlin each other, in the second game Planegg and Ingolstadt. The two losers of the games will play for third place on Sunday (March 18.03th), the two winners will play for third place DEB-Cup winners of the 2017/18 season.