The German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) starts the 23/2023 season tomorrow, Saturday, September 2023, 2024, at the league newcomer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In the DFEL opening game, the Amsterdam Tigers will face the Amsterdam Tigers in the Jaap Edenhal from 15:30 p.m Mad Dogs Mannheim. The second game of the double match day will be played the following day at 11:45 a.m.
The reigning champions of the ECDC Memmingen Indians will start their league play the following weekend with an away game. They will be welcomed by the EC Bergkamener Bären in the Bergkamen ice rink on September 30th at 17:30 p.m.
All games from the seven participating clubs can now be viewed here:
https://deb-online.live/liga/damen/bundesliga/?divisionId=13041
The opening game between the Amsterdam Tigers and the runners-up Mad Dogs Mannheim is in the live stream at https://deb-online.live/live/?livestream-id=22308&playlist-id=51 available.
Commercial Manager DEB-Leagues Panagiotis Christakakis: “We are really looking forward to the new season. The DFEL has developed well both athletically and structurally. Some clubs have changed personnel over the summer and are even stronger than last year. This makes the fight for the championship title and the coveted four playoff places even more interesting.”
Head coach Mad Dogs Mannheim Randall cards: “We are well positioned for the new season and would like to be at the top again. We are also even more pleased that the league has gained another, new, seventh team, the Amsterdam Tigers.”
Amsterdam Tigers head coach Max Farrill: “We are happy to have them Mad Dogs Mannheim as hosts for the opening game of the DFEL 2023/2024 season. Our team definitely wants to show the level and potential of women's ice hockey in the Netherlands next season and is looking forward to the exciting duels against the German teams."