18:31
After dropping out in the quarter-finals last season, the EHC should now be back in the final. “In the playoffs, the best-of-five format might forgive you a loss, but not a second one, because then you’re under pressure straight away. You have to be there on the spot. That’s why you try to improve your running and physical skills,” said striker Patrick Hager and stated the clear objective: “We want to be champions and will try to get a few more percentages out of our bodies.”
18:22
For the first time ever, Munich and Düsseldorf face off in a playoff series. The hosts from the Bavarian state capital can look back on a successful main round, after which head coach Don Jackson’s team only had to line up behind the polar bears from Berlin and ended up in second place. In contrast, the Rhinelander’s path led through the pre-playoffs, where the guests held their own against the Nuremberg Ice Tigers.
18:15
Have a wonderful good evening and welcome to the playoffs in the German Ice Hockey League! The end of the first quarter-final day is the duel between ERC Red Bull Munich and Düsseldorfer EG. It starts at 7 p.m. in the Olympic ice rink.