# 2009–10 DEL season

The 2009–10 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season is the 16th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). Prior to the season, the Füchse Duisburg voluntarily left the league due to financial hardship. Bietigheim Steelers, champions of the 2. Bundesliga had an opportunity to join the league, but canceled their licensing application.
A change from the previous season was the renaming of the Sinupret Ice Tigers, who are playing under the new name Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. During the previous season it became obvious that the Ice Tigers were in a dire financial situation. On 25 November 2008 preliminary insolvency was filed and, on 30 December 2008, declared. This led to the corporate sponsor Bionorica pulling their support in March 2009. An investor group led by local jeweler Thomas Sabo intervened on 3 April 2009, pre-empting bankruptcy proceedings and ensuring participation in the 2009–10 season.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena |
| Augsburger Panther | Augsburg | Curt Frenzel Stadium |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | O2 World |
| DEG Metro Stars | Düsseldorf | ISS Dome |
| Frankfurt Lions | Frankfurt | Eissporthalle Frankfurt |
| Hamburg Freezers | Hamburg | Color Line Arena |
| Hannover Scorpions | Hanover | TUI Arena |
| ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Saturn Arena |
| Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | Eissporthalle Iserlohn |
| Kassel Huskies | Kassel | Eissporthalle Kassel |
| Kölner Haie | Cologne | Lanxess Arena |
| Krefeld Pinguine | Krefeld | König Palast |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | SAP Arena |
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | Nuremberg Arena |
| Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Eisstadion am Pulverturm |
| Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams | Wolfsburg | Eisarena Wolfsburg |

## Regular season

| | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Goals | Points |
| 1. | Eisbären Berlin | 56 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 209:156 | 123 |
| 2. | Frankfurt Lions | 56 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 191:161 | 98 |
| 3. | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | 56 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 192:152 | 97 |
| 4. | Hannover Scorpions | 56 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 169:177 | 94 |
| 5. | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 56 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 152:158 | 91 |
| 6. | DEG Metro Stars | 56 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 181:148 | 90 |
| 7. | ERC Ingolstadt | 56 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 205:181 | 89 |
| 8. | Augsburger Panther | 56 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 201:188 | 87 |
| 9. | Adler Mannheim | 56 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 177:177 | 84 |
| 10. | Kölner Haie | 56 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 178:190 | 74 |
| 11. | Iserlohn Roosters | 56 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 166:183 | 74 |
| 12. | Krefeld Pinguine | 56 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 167:173 | 72 |
| 13. | Straubing Tigers | 56 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 149:193 | 70 |
| 14. | Hamburg Freezers | 56 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 162:200 | 61 |
| 15. | Kassel Huskies | 56 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 151:213 | 56 |
Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff
| Player | Club | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jeff Ulmer | Frankfurt Lions | 56 | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| Thomas Greilinger | ERC Ingolstadt | 55 | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| Tore Vikingstad | Hannover Scorpions | 51 | 14 | 50 | 64 |
| Darin Olver | Augsburger Panther | 56 | 26 | 34 | 60 |
| Robert Hock | Iserlohn Roosters | 56 | 17 | 42 | 59 |

## Playoffs
### Qualification

| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | [HR] |
| Augsburger Panther | – | Adler Mannheim | 2:0 | 4:1 | 3:2 | – | [3:1] |
| ERC Ingolstadt | – | Kölner Haie | 2:1 | 1:6 | 3:2 OT | 6:3 | [2:2] |

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Hannover Scorpions | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | 2 | 4 | Hannover Scorpions | 3 | | | |
| | | | 7 | ERC Ingolstadt | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Frankfurt Lions | 1 | 7 | ERC Ingolstadt | 0 | | | |
| 7 | ERC Ingolstadt | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | ERC Ingolstadt | 3 | | | | 4 | Hannover Scorpions | 3 |
| | | | | | | 8 | Augsburger Panther | 0 |
| 3 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Augsburger Panther | 0 |
| 6 | DEG Metro Stars | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | DEG Metro Stars | 0 | 3 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | 1 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Augsburger Panther | 3 | | | |
| 1 | Eisbären Berlin | 2 | 8 | Augsburger Panther | 3 | | | |
| 8 | Augsburger Panther | 3 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | [HR] |
| Eisbären Berlin | – | Augsburger Panther | 2:3 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 3:5 | 5:3 | 2:6 | [2:2] |
| Frankfurt Lions | – | ERC Ingolstadt | 1:3 | 3:0 | 0:2 | 1:4 | 2:3 OT | – | [1:3] |
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | – | DEG Metro Stars | 3:0 | 4:2 | 6:3 | 3:1 | – | – | [2:2] |
| Hannover Scorpions | – | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 3:2 | 3:2 OT | 4:3 | 2:5 | 1:4 | 4:3 | [1:3] |

### Semifinals

| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | [HR] |
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | – | Augsburger Panther | 1:3 | 2:3 OT | 0:1 | 6:1 | 2:3 | – | [3:1] |
| Hannover Scorpions | – | ERC Ingolstadt | 3:0 | 6:0 | 4:1 | 5:4 OT | – | – | [2:2] |

### Final

| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | [HR] |
| Hannover Scorpions | – | Augsburger Panther | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:2 OT | 4:2 | – | – | [2:2] |