The Eisbären Berlin have stopped their negative run in the German Ice Hockey League. Thanks to a strong final spurt, the DEL record champions won against the Löwen Frankfurt 3:1 (0:0, 0:1, 3:0); coach Serge Aubin’s team had previously remained winless three times. The Straubing Tigers defended their lead in the table with a 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1, 1:0) after extra time at runner-up ERC Ingolstadt.
Berlin, having fallen behind through Frankfurt’s Julian Napravnik (32′), only turned up the heat in the final third. Thanks to a hat trick from Yannick Veilleux (46th/51st/60th), the Eisbären moved past Bremerhaven into second place in the table, one point behind Straubing.
Because the Fischtowns Pinguins had to admit defeat to champions Red Bull Munich with 1:2 (0:0, 0:2, 1:0). While it was Bremerhaven’s second defeat in a row, Munich coach Toni Söderholm’s team achieved their second win in a row and climbed to sixth place.
In the bottom of the table, bottom team Iserlohn Roosters suffered a bitter setback after their surprise success in Berlin. In the NRW duel against the Kölner Haie, the East Westphalians lost 2:5 (0:2, 1:0, 1:3).
The Nuremberg Ice Tigers, on the other hand, stopped their horror run of nine bankruptcies in a row. In a long, even game, the previous penultimate team triumphed 2-1 (0-0, 0-1, 2-0) at Düsseldorfer EG and moved past the Rhinelanders. Charlie Gerard scored the celebrated winning goal 54 seconds before the final siren.
EHC Red Bull Munich – Fischtown Pnguins Bremerhaven 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1) – Goals: 1:0 DeSousa (32:56), 2:0 Eisenschmid (36:56), 2:1 Verlic (57:06). – Spectators: 4774. – Penalty minutes: Munich 4 – Bremerhaven 4.
Iserlohn Roosters – Kölner Haie: 2:5 (0:2, 1:0, 1:3) – Goals: 0:1 Bailen (07:38), 0:2 Grenier (17:39), 1:2 Boland ( 36:16), 1:3 Grenier (40:28), 1:4 Storm (40:47), 2:4 Jentzsch (51:08), 2:5 Dietz (58:13). – Spectators: 4967 – Penalty minutes: Iserlohn 4 – Cologne 10.
Wolfsburg Grizzlys – Augsburger Panther 5:4 (2:2, 1:2, 2:0) – Goals: 0:1 Karjalainen (09:30), 1:1 Krupp (10:37), 1:2 Soramies (13 :15), 2:2 Miele (15:00), 2:3 Southorn (28:57), 2:4 Hakulinen (30:31), 3:4 Archibald (34:01), 4:4 Kneisler (42 :47), 5:4 Feser (59:01). – Spectators: 2837. – Penalty minutes: Wolfsburg 6 – Augsburg 6.
Eisbären Berlin – Löwen Frankfurt 3:1 (0:0, 0:1, 3:0) – Goals: 0:1 Napravnik (31:46), 1:1 Veilleux (45:12), 2:1 Veilleux (50 :44), 3:1 Veilleux (59:54). – Spectators: 12630. – Penalty minutes: Nuremberg 8 – Frankfurt 14.