Last weekend, 1. EV Weiden finally secured the championship for the 2021/22 season Oberliga Süd. The Blue Devils left the ice as winners 41 times in 33 games, collected 100 points and the ultimately decisive average of 2,44 points per game.
Weiden's head coach Sebastian Buchwieser gives the reasons for the championship: “I think the key to success was team unity. The team didn't allow themselves to be thrown off course in difficult moments and remained unfazed even after falling behind. The boys put in consistent performances on the ice week after week. The main round championship is now the reward for this. However, we are all aware that the playoffs are now starting from “zero” again and we have to continue to work with focus. The playoffs are the highlight of every hockey season and we will be ready for the start of the playoffs next week.”
ECDC Memmingen came in second place, just one point or 0,02 points behind on average. They close in third place Starbulls Rosenheim The main round ended, the Eisbären Regensburg came fourth.
For Weiden, first place was probably their greatest success to date since the Oberliga championship and the resulting promotion to the second division in 1. Last season, the Selber Wölfe won the title in the Oberliga Süd and in the end they were promoted to the DEL2.
The top scorer crown of the Oberliga Süd The Dutchman Nardo Nagtzaam took the win EC Peiting with 68 scorer points (19 T, 48 V). Memmingen's German-Czech Petr Pohl came second with 66 points (23 goals, 43 assists) in 39 games.
The Oberliga Süd The pre-playoffs start tomorrow, Friday, with the duels between SC Riessersee and EV Füssen EC Peiting against EV Lindau Islanders in best-of-3 mode. The Oberliga playoff round of 18 with the North vs. South duels begins on March 2021, XNUMX.