The Young Eagle Mannheim did on Saturday afternoon the U20 DNL Championship in the Top Division Secured. In the best-of-five series against the ERC Ingolstadt The team from Mannheim secured the title in their third encounter with a 6-2 away win.
The Young Eagles laid the foundation for today's title win with two consecutive victories (4-1, 2-1) on the first weekend of the final series. In today's third game between the two finalists, Mannheim pulled ahead 4-1 by the midpoint of the game. However, Ingolstadt scored before the second intermission, giving the home team renewed hope. In the final period, the Young Eagles skillfully maintained their two-goal lead and sealed the victory in the 2026 final series with their fifth and sixth goals with about five minutes remaining.
In the semi-finals of the DNL playoffs, the top team from Mannheim had defeated the Kölner Junghaie (3:2 in the series). The ERC Ingolstadt As runners-up in the standings, they beat Krefelder EV 81 (also 3:2 in the series).
Reactions to the Final Series
Luigi Calce, Head Coach of the Mannheim Young Eagles: “We were ready from the start today and executed our plan throughout the entire game. I’m proud of the guys who did such a great job and ultimately won the finals series decisively. The team deserved to win the championship because we stuck to our principles and good habits all season long. Therefore, I think we rightfully earned the title.”
Jonas Schwarzfischer, Head of Game Operations at DEB, to the DNL final series: "Congratulations to the Mannheim Young Eagles on their championship. They won the final series in three games, thus bringing a strong season to a close. Equally high praise goes to..." ERC Ingolstadt, who impressed throughout the entire game and deserved this final. Both teams demonstrated what characterizes the DNL as a whole: very good and fast-paced young talent ice hockey with exciting matches and many talented players from whom we will certainly hear more in the future.”
U20 DNL Final Top Division
28.03.2026 | Young Eagles Mannheim – ERC Ingolstadt | 4:1 (1:0, 3:0, 0:1)
29.03.2026 | Young Eagles Mannheim – ERC Ingolstadt | 2:1 (0:0, 2:1, 0:0)
04.04.2026 | ERC Ingolstadt – Young Eagle Mannheim | 2:6 (1:3, 1:1, 0:2)
Statistics: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u20-dnl/