On Saturday, April 5, 2025, the U17 playoff final um the German Championship in the SAP-Arena Halle Süd in Mannheim. The Young Eagle Mannheim on ESC Dresden. The game is played in mode Best-of-Fivee. The German champion for the 15/2024 season will be determined by April 2025 at the latest.
Review of the playoff semifinals (best-of-five)
In the first semi-final they sat down Young Eagle Mannheim against the Starbulls from Rosenheim with a 3-0 sweep. With a 5-1 victory, the young eagles had clearly secured the series lead, while the following day the Starbulls played a much closer game. Nevertheless, Rosenheim only suffered a 4-5 defeat, while Mannheim recorded their second victory. The young eagles held on to this lead and secured a place in the final with a 4-1 victory in Rosenheim.
The second semi-final demanded everything from both teams. Only in the fifth game did the ESC Dresden against the Düsseldorfer EG The first game already gave an indication of how close the series would be. With a 5:4 win in overtime, Dresden secured the series lead. Düsseldorf equalized with a high-scoring 9:6. The same scenario then occurred the following weekend: ESC Dresden won game three 3-2 and took the series lead until the following day, when DEG evened the series with a 5-4 victory. The decisive game was hard to beat in terms of excitement. With the score tied at 3-3, the game entered the final period, with DEG taking the lead with just under three minutes left. However, the lead lasted only a minute before Dresden equalized, ultimately winning the game 5-4 with eight seconds left in the game.
Preview of the final
The Jungadler Mannheim will do everything in their power to defend their championship title. In the current playoffs, the Jungadler have not lost a game yet, meaning that Main round winner as favorite in the final series Having failed in the semi-finals last year, the ESC Dresden managed to reach the finals this season. The Elbe-based team now wants to seize this opportunity and become German U17 champions.
Opening matchday U17 playoff final
05.04.2025 | 15:30 PM | Jungadler Mannheim – ESC Dresden
06.04.2025 | 11:00 PM | Jungadler Mannheim – ESC Dresden
Further encounters can be found at: U17 - DEB LIVE
All games of the series will be broadcast live on RED+ transfer.