Led by record hunter Daniel Pietta, ERC Ingolstadt returned to the top of the table in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) on Friday evening (January 10, 2025). Red Bull Munich lost the duel against Bremerhaven.
With a 4:1 (1:0, 2:0, 1:1) in the derby against the Augsburg Panthers, head coach Mark French’s team moved past champions Eisbären Berlin (73) with 74 points.
Pietta recorded two goals and one assist and is now in second place on the “all-time” DEL leaderboard with 799 points (254 goals, 545 assists). Only Patrick Reimer (859) collected more points in the DEL than the 38-year-old center, who only extended his contract for a year on Wednesday.
Munich loses to Bremerhaven after a penalty shootout
At least Maximilian Kastner also wrote club history in Munich. Before the 1:2 (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 0:1) after a penalty shootout by EHC Red Bull against the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven, the 32-year-old was selected for his 514th DEL appearance the hosts honored. Kastner drew level with club legend Daryl Boyle.
Munich’s Simon Wolf (goalkeeper) and Will Butcher (center) defend against Jan Urbas.
The Kölner Haie won in front of more than 16,500 fans against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg 3:2 (1:1, 0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 1:0), also after a penalty shootout, and are already fourth after five wins from six games . Local rivals and bottom team Düsseldorfer EG lost 3:4 (2:0, 0:1, 1:2, 0:1) after extra time against the Straubing Tigers despite a 2-0 lead. There were also victories for the Iserlohn Roosters (6:2 against the Nuremberg Ice Tigers) and Löwen Frankfurt (4:3 after a penalty shootout against the Schwenninger Wild Wings).
Eisbären Berlin sweep Adler Mannheim off the ice
The Eisbären Berlin had already celebrated a 9-3 goal festival against Adler Mannheim on Thursday evening at the start of the 35th matchday.
Liam Kirk scored a hat trick, Leonhard Pföderl scored twice. Kai Wissmann, Zach Boychuk, Ty Ronning and Blaine Byron contributed the remaining goals to the champions’ victory in the league classic.