The Oberliga Süd The Deggendorf SC has finished its regular season, and they can call themselves champions of the South division. They and five other teams now await their opponents for the playoff round of 16, which is linked with the North division, while the EHF Passau Black Hawks, the Höchstadt Alligators, EV Füssen and SC Riessersee still have to compete in the pre-playoffs.
After 52 matches, Deggendorf secured first place in the final standings of the Oberliga Süd secure, but the ECDC Memmingen Indians They were hot on their heels. Just four points separate the two teams. That both teams rightfully occupy the top spots is also evident in their power play and penalty killing performances; in both disciplines, they occupy first and second place. Oberliga SüdAlso noteworthy is the number of shutouts recorded by Deggendorf goalie Timo Pielmeier, who didn't allow a single goal six times. Five goalies share second place in this statistic, each having celebrated two shutouts. The Crash Mate Top Scorer trophy... Oberliga Süd This season, Dylan Jackson of Deggendorfer SC won with 105 points (52 goals, 53 assists, 48 games).
Trophy presentation in Deggendorf, photo: Roland Rappel
Playoff home advantage also for Tölz and Selz
The Tölz Lions and the Selb Wolves finished third and fourth in the final standings, respectively, and will have home-ice advantage in the round of 16 against the northern clubs. Tölz leads the scoring efficiency rankings after the regular season, with 12,7 percent of their shots finding the back of the net. They also boast Topi Piipponen, the third-highest scorer of the regular season after Dylan and Ty Jackson of Deggendorf. With 52 goals in 47 games, he averaged more than one goal per game.
The fifth place will be filled by the EV Lindau Islanders were downgraded, as they were originally ranked fifth. Heilbronner Falken Due to their planned insolvency, they are placed eleventh and are not allowed to participate in the playoffs. All teams in positions six through eleven move up one place, which means EC Peiting which secured direct qualification for the playoffs.
Passau and Riessersee enter the pre-playoffs with confidence.
Four teams must fight for this right in the pre-playoffs; the pairings are as follows: EHF Passau Black Hawks Passau and Riessersee both played against SC Riessersee and Höchstadt Alligators against EV Füssen. Both Passau and Riessersee advanced to the playoffs with a win at the end of the regular season. Passau won against the EC Peiting They won convincingly 9-1 and gained a lot of confidence for the pre-playoffs. Furthermore, the Black Hawks could rely on a strong goalie in Janik Engler during the regular season, who contributed a FanA penalty kill rate of 91,7 percent places them third in the league-wide statistics. There is still room for improvement in penalty killing, but rival SC Riessersee also struggled to capitalize on their power plays. Like Passau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen won their final regular-season encounter against... EV Lindau The Islanders turned the game around in the third period, going from 2-3 to 4-3.
Höchstadt and Füssen also finished the main round with a positive result.
Höchstadt and Füssen also triumphed in their final regular season games. The Alligators displayed remarkable resilience, falling behind 0-3 against the Selber Wolves after just over eight minutes. But no problem; after 20 minutes, the scoreboard showed 3-3. They then leveled the score at 3-4 and 4-5 before scoring the game-winning goal with 61 seconds remaining, securing a 6-5 victory. Höchstadt's penalty kill was a standout in the regular season, ranking fourth best in the league. Oberliga SüdIn the power play, however, they struggled. Höchstadt's opponent, EV Füssen, had similar problems with their penalty kill. Nevertheless, Füssen managed to win seven of their last ten regular-season games. Even though their power play was only average by league standards, they conceded very few goals while on the man advantage. Three goals scored while the opponent was shorthanded, combined with the ECDC Memmingen Indians and the EC Peiting League best.
The pre-playoffs will be played as a best-of-three series and will begin on Sunday, March 1st. Game two is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd, and a potentially necessary third game would take place on Friday, March 6th.
The matches can be viewed here: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/oberliga-playoffs/?divisionId=20581