3:05 p.m
In around ten minutes it’s time to get down to business on the ice. Let’s look forward to an exciting game with cracking checks and beautiful goals. Have fun!
3:01 p.m
On the other hand, guests from the capital are likely to arrive with a slightly broader chest. Finally, at the start of the season in front of over 13,000 spectators, the Eisbären Berlin beat Ingolstadt 2-1 after a penalty shootout. Today’s duel on the Rhine begins a series of four away games in a row for coach Serge Aubin’s men.
2:55 p.m
The Düsseldorfer EG lost the opening game of the 2023/24 DEL season against the reigning German champions Red Bull Munich 2:4 (0:2, 0:0, 2:2). With Kyle Cumiskey, Brendan O’Donnell, Stephen MacAulay and Alec McCrea, the highly motivated DEG were missing four top performers. In addition, the team led by head coach Thomas Dolak incurred too many penalties, which were coldly exploited by the Red Bulls.
2:49 p.m
The wait is finally over! The 30th season of the German Ice Hockey League opened two days ago. The temporary increase to 15 teams in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic is history. After the main round is over, the play-offs continue. Here the first six teams advance directly to the quarter-finals. Teams in seventh to tenth place duel in the first play-off round in best-of-three mode and then fill the quarterfinals accordingly.
14:41
Hello and a very warm welcome to the 2nd matchday of the DEL. The Düsseldorfer EG invites the Eisbären Berlin to dance. Face off is at 3:15 p.m.