Three match days have passed in the round of 3 of the Oberliga playoffs (best-of-five) and three teams are already in the next round thanks to a "sweep". Reigning champions Tilburg, Selb and Deggendorf each won their series 0-XNUMX. All other games are still open.
Deggendorfer SC won confidently against Herner EV in three games and thus secured a free game weekend and direct entry into the Oberliga quarter-finals. The Tilburg Trappers also made short work of the Blue Devils from Weiden and won the series 3-0. The clear outcome of the series between the Selber Wolves and the Füchsen from Duisburg was certainly a bit surprising, in which Selb secured entry into the next round yesterday with a clear 6:1 after two extremely narrow victories on the first game weekend.
The remaining ten teams will continue next Friday. The ERC Sonthofen, the Moskitos Essen and the Eisbären Regensburg lead their series 2-1 and could therefore make the decision perfect next Friday on home ice. The EC Peiting and the Hanover Indians, on the other hand, will do everything they can to force a fifth game.
The ERC Sonthofen leads the series 2:1 against the Icefighters Leipzig and can make it all clear at home next Friday. After the strong performance of the Hannover Indians in the first three games, it will certainly not be a walk in the park for the Starbulls from Rosenheim, who lead the series 2:1, on Friday at the Pferdeturm in Hannover. Essen, with a 2:1 lead in the series, welcomes the EV Landshut, who got rid of the frustration of the first two defeats in the last game with a 7-0 win. The newly merged Hannover Scorpions lead 2-1 against the in the round of XNUMX EC Peiting and could secure a place in the quarter-finals on Friday with a win Bayern seal. After a 2-0 lead, the Eisbären Regensburg could have sent the Saale Bulls Halle into the summer break early with a win on Tuesday, but the surprise team of the Oberliga-Nord championship round prevailed 4-1 and thus kept their chance to move into the next playoff round. If Regensburg wins on Friday on home ice, this dream will be over.
Here you will find an overview of the games
