Despite a false start, the Eisbären Berlin also handled the Cologne Haie in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) at the beginning of the new season. The champions won the new edition of the final of the pre-season on the second day of the day in the cathedral city after a 0: 3 deficit spectacular with 7: 3 (0: 0, 3: 3, 4: 0). Three goals within furios 54 seconds at the beginning of the final third made the decision.
Adam Smith (27th), Captain Jonas Müller (29th), Ty Ronning (31/41.), Marcel Noebels (41.), Markus Vikingstad (41.) and Andreas Eder (44.) Schieden to victory. Already in the past final series around the championship, the capitals had added three 7-0 bankruptcy to the Cologne. Valtteri Kemiläinen (22nd), Frederik Storm (22nd) and Nate Schnarr (26th) were successful for the sharks, then Berlin took over.
The polar bears are on six points after two games, and the Grizzlys Wolfsburg are also 5: 3 (2: 2, 1: 0, 2: 1) over the Nuremberg Ice Tigers without loss and table. The Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven (6 points) won 4: 3 (0: 1, 1, 3: 1) thanks to a catch -up at Red Bull Munich. Adler Mannheim won 6: 3 (0: 2, 4: 1, 2: 0) at the Augsburg Panthers and also has a white vest.
After the 1: 9 at the start of the Grizzlys, the Lions Frankfurt also lost the second game. At the Straubing Tigers it set a 1: 2 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0), the Hesse remained last.
The Canadian Gabriel Fontaine (13th) and Taro Hirose (29) signed the Red Bulls in the lead by the defending champion Berlin. But the former Munich Nicolas Krämmer (31st), Vladimir Eminger (41st), Jan Urbas (50th) and Bennet Roßmy (57th) ensured the success of the penguins. EHC striker Adam Brooks (59th) made the game exciting again.
Rising Dresden Eislöwen has to continue to wait for his first success. The Saxons, who had been inferior in Berlin at the start, lost their first DEL home game 2: 4 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 3) against ERC Ingolstadt. Edwin Tropmann (55th) scored crucially for the superior guests.