In the German Ice Hockey League, ERC Ingolstadt was the first team to reach the playoff semifinals. Mannheim won in a dramatic game against Cologne.
On Friday evening (March 24th, 2023), ERC Ingolstadt secured their fourth win in the series with a furious 7:6 after extra time against Düsseldorfer EG – and thus made it into the semi-finals.
Mannheim with last minute goals
With an energy performance, the Adler Mannheim turned a 0:3 against the Kölner Haie into a 4:3 (0:0, 1:3, 3:0) and lead in the best-of-seven series, in which to progress four wins are necessary, now with 3:2 after successes.
The Mannheim team only equalized 3:3 through David Wolf 31 seconds before the end of the game. After a blunder by KEC goalkeeper Mirko Pantkowski, it was Nico Krämmer who scored a few seconds later to make it 4:3 for the Adler and caused the arena to explode.
Munich with a strong performance against Bremerhaven
After two defeats, EHC Munich also achieved their third win in a row with a 4-0 (1-0, 3-0, 0-0) against the Fischtown Pinguins from Bremerhaven. Munich and Mannheim can now make the semifinals perfect on Sunday (03/26/2023). This also applies to the Straubing Tigers, who won 5-0 (0-0, 3-0, 2-0) against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg.