The hot phase of the DEB-Oberliga, because then the round of 16 matches of the playoffs start. In eight pairings, one representative from each of the Oberliga Süd and one from the Oberliga Nord and play for the winner in a best-of-five series.

To compile the pairings, the clubs from the two top leagues that qualified for the playoffs were ranked according to their points from the main round and separately for each top league. The best club from the north was then assigned to the eighth-placed club from the south, the second-best representative from the north will now face the seventh-best club from the Oberliga Süd and so on. This means that there are eight matches in the round of 16, in which the north and the south compete directly.

detour pre-playoffs

Four teams had to fight for their right to enter the round of 16 through the pre-playoffs. With two clear victories, SC Riessersee had the edge against EV Füssen. EV Lindau Islanders needed only two games against the EC Peiting, although an overtime was necessary in the second match. Thus, the two favored teams in the south prevailed. In the north, the Füchse Duisburg, who only reached the pre-playoffs at the last second, managed to beat the Hammer Eisbären a surprise; they triumphed after two games. The only series that lasted three games was that of the Rostock Piranhas against the Saale Bulls Halle. Here too, Halle, the candidate with a lower ranking in the main round table, ultimately won.

return to Heilbronn

The Füchse Duisburg will now face the champions from the south, the Heilbronner FalkenThis will particularly please the Swedish twins Pontus and Linus Wernerson Libäck, two of the Füchse's top scorers. They laced up their skates for the Falken last season and impressed there with their scoring qualities. The Tilburg Trappers, champions in the north, will face SC Riessersee. While the Dutch lost the last three main round games, Riessersee was able to gain confidence with two clear victories in the pre-playoffs. Nevertheless, the two Oberliga champions go into their respective round of 16 matches as favorites.

After success against the champions in the round of 16

The Saale Bulls Halle have a duel against the Bietigheim Steelers deserved. Halle also goes into the round of 0 with increased self-confidence, as they were able to turn the pre-playoff series against Rostock around despite a 8:4 defeat in the first match. Rival Bietigheim finished the main round perfectly, triumphing 1:XNUMX in the top match against Heilbronn. And with the experienced Sören Sturm they have a player in their ranks who has also been on the ice for Halle. EV Lindau The Islanders, who have one of the league's best scorers in Zan Jezovsek on their team, are now allowed to travel to the Hannover Scorpions after winning the pre-playoffs. The Scorpions experienced a turbulent season behind the bench with two coaching changes, but won the important derby against the Hannover Indians on the home stretch of the main round and were also able to make a positive impression in the last two encounters.

With Fairness to Success

The ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen still have a score to settle with the playoffs. Last year, after a strong regular season, they entered the decisive phase of the season in third place, but lost to EC Peiting but with 0:3 in the series. Now the Stechmücken will face the Tölzer Löwen, who also lost 2023:24 in the series against the Tilburg Trappers in 0/3. Third place in the main round table in the north was taken by the KSW IceFighters Leipzig, who are now hosting Höchstadter EC. The Alligators, together with Riessersee, were the fairest team of the Oberliga Süd; Across both top leagues, only the Rostock Piranhas received a few penalty minutes per game.

Indians against Indians starts in Memmingen

One of the surprise teams from the north is the Herforder EV, which has now made it straight into the playoffs from last place in the previous season. The Ice Dragons are now competing against the Deggendorfer SC, which has a very good line-up, especially in goal: Timo Pielmeier, with a FanThe best goalie in the entire league with a score of 92,7 percent, wears the Deggendorf jersey. And finally there is a duel between two Indians: Hannover against Memmingen. The match took place three years ago and it was exciting right up to the end. In the best-of-five semi-final, the Bayern The team won the series 3-2, with the game-winning goal in the decisive fifth match coming less than five minutes before the final whistle.

All quarter-final pairings will be determined by March 11 at the latest, and the quarter-finals will begin on March 14. Current results and statistics for each individual playoff game are available at any time via the statistics page of the Oberliga. The playoffs are broadcast live on SpradeTV.

Dates Oberliga Round of 16

Sunday March 2th

17:00 p.m. Bietigheim Steelers – Saale Bulls Hall

16:30 Tilburg Trappers – SC Riessersee

18:00 PM KSW IceFighters Leipzig – Höchstadter EC

18:00 p.m. ECDC Memmingen Indians – Hanover Indians

18:30 Hannover Scorpions – EV Lindau Islanders

18:30 p.m. ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen – Tölzer Löwen

18:30 p.m. Heilbronner Falken - Füchse Duisburg

18:45 Deggendorfer SC – Herforder EV

Tuesday, March 4th

19:00 p.m. Höchstadter EC – KSW IceFighters Leipzig

19:00 Saale Bulls Halle – Bietigheim Steelers

19:30 p.m. EV Lindau Islanders – Hanover Scorpions

19:30 Tölzer Löwen – ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen

19:30 p.m. Füchse Duisburg - Heilbronner Falken

19:30 Herforder EV – Deggendorfer SC

20:00 SC Riessersee – Tilburg Trappers

20:00 Hannover Indians – ECDC Memmingen Indians

Friday March 7th

19:30 p.m. Bietigheim Steelers – Saale Bulls Hall

19:30 p.m. Heilbronner Falken - Füchse Duisburg

20:00 Tilburg Trappers – SC Riessersee

20:00 PM KSW IceFighters Leipzig – Höchstadter EC

20:00 p.m. ECDC Memmingen Indians – Hanover Indians

20:00 Hannover Scorpions – EV Lindau Islanders

20:00 p.m. ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen – Tölzer Löwen

20:00 Deggendorfer SC – Herforder EV

Sunday, March 9 (if necessary)

15:30 Tölzer Löwen – ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen

18:00 p.m. Höchstadter EC – KSW IceFighters Leipzig

18:00 p.m. EV Lindau Islanders – Hanover Scorpions

18:00 SC Riessersee – Tilburg Trappers

18:15 Saale Bulls Halle – Bietigheim Steelers

18:30 p.m. Füchse Duisburg - Heilbronner Falken

18:30 Herforder EV – Deggendorfer SC

19:00 Hannover Indians – ECDC Memmingen Indians

Tuesday, March 11 (if necessary)

19:00 PM KSW IceFighters Leipzig – Höchstadter EC