The DEL founding member announced on Thursday (April 28, 2022) that it would not go before the DEL arbitration board. “Ultimately, we wanted to avoid a lengthy and costly legal battle that might have had little chance of success”said Russian CEO Sergey Saveljev.
KEV boss stays with it: “Shouldn’t have been relegated”
But the mid-twenties confirmed: “In our opinion, there shouldn’t have been any relegation this season either, as the Corona situation has had a serious impact on the competition.” Because of the allegation of “distortion of competition” the two-time champion had announced that he would go before the arbitral tribunal after being relegated after 31 years of first class. The last sporting relegation were the Kassel Huskies 16 years ago.