The season highlight is just around the corner for the U17 and U20 teams of the German Young Talent League (DNL). On Saturday, March 28, 2026, the two best Young Talent teams in each league will begin their playoff finals. Both series will be played in a best-of-five format.
U17 Playoff Final: Mannheim and Cologne compete for the title
The Jungadler Mannheim and the Kölner Junghaie They are in the final for the German U17 championship.
The defending champions from Mannheim swept their way to the final in the playoff semi-finals against the Eisbären Juniors Berlin They prevailed. With two wins in regular time and a victory in a penalty shootout, the Young Eagles secured their ticket to the final.
The way food is Kölner Junghaie They cruised through their semi-final series against Krefeld EV 81. With three wins in three games, the Cologne team secured their place in the final early.
Opening weekend U17 playoff final (“best-of-five”)
28.03.2026 | 19:45 PM | Jungadler Mannheim – Kölner Junghaie
29.03.2026/14/45 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Kölner Junghaie – Jungadler Mannheim
The schedule is available at: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u17/
U20: Jungadler Mannheim and ERC Ingolstadt are in the playoff final
The U20 DNL semifinals were closely contested. Both the Mannheim Young Eagles and the ERC Ingolstadt had to go the full length of their "best-of-five" series.
The defending champions from Mannheim faced last year's finalists in the playoff semi-finals. Kölner Junghaie to do – a hard-fought series that was only decided in game five, and even then only in overtime.
The second final ticket was also only awarded in the fifth encounter. ERC Ingolstadt Although they had to go the full length of the "best-of-five" semi-final series against Krefelder EV 81, they were able to secure a clear 5:2 victory in the decisive game.
Opening weekend U20 DNL Playoff Final (“Best-of-Five”)
28.03.2026 | 16:45 PM | Jungadler Mannheim – ERC Ingolstadt
29.03.2026 | 11:00 PM | Jungadler Mannheim – ERC Ingolstadt
The schedule is available at: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u20-dnl/
U20 Play Downs Division I/II: Schwenningen and Füssen emerge victorious from their series
In the Division I/II relegation round, the Regensburg Young Polar Bears faced EV Füssen, and the Schwenningen ERC played against Deggendorf SC. ERC prevailed 3-1 in the best-of-five series against the Lower Bavarian team and will therefore remain in Division I for the upcoming season.
The other series was a bit closer. It went the full five games until EV Füssen prevailed against the Young Polar Bears and qualified for promotion to the top division.
Deggendorfer SC and the Jung-Eisbären Regensburg will therefore compete in Division II in the 2026/27 season.
All results are available at: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u20-dnl/
All games of the playoff finals will be streamed live on RED+ transfer.