ERC Ingolstadt secured the main round championship nine days before the playoff start in the German ice hockey league.
On Friday evening (February 28, 2025), the champions from 2014 won 3: 2 (1: 1, 1, 1: 0) against the Straubing Tigers. With now 110 points, the ERC can no longer be displaced from first place in three outstanding games in the preliminary round.
The team of coach Mark French is already qualified for the quarter -finals, which begins on March 16 and now has the best starting point in the playoffs.
Iserlohn settles in the fight against the descent
In the fight against the descent, both the bottom of the table in Augsburg panther lost 1: 4 (0: 2, 0: 1, 1: 1) at the Nuremberg Ice Tigers and the penultimate Düsseldorfer eG 1: 5 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 3) at the Penguins Bremerhaven. The Iserlohn Roosters, who had already won 3: 2 (1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1) in Mannheim on Thursday and are now five points ahead of the last place.
The direct duel between Augsburg and Düsseldorf is likely to make a significant decision on the last place on Tuesday. The DEG is currently one point ahead of Augsburg. In the end, the bottom of the table increases when the winner of the DEL2 playoffs meets the economic requirements for the ascent.