# 2019–20 DEL2 season

The 2019–20 DEL2 season was the seventh season since the founding of the DEL2, the second tier of German ice hockey, set below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The season began on 13 September 2019 and prematurely ended on 10 March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Löwen Frankfurt was named winner of the regular season, but no season champion was declared with the championship play-offs called off. In addition, the relegation play-offs were also cancelled so the league decided there would be no relegation for the season.

## Modus

Fourteen teams competed in the 2019–20 DEL2 regular season. EV Landshut was promoted from Germany's third division, Oberliga. Each team played each other twice in the regular season, home and away, for a total of 52 matches each. The top six teams directly qualified for the championship playoffs, played in a best of seven format. Teams placed seven to ten advanced to the championship playoff qualifiers, which followed a best of three format. The bottom four teams enter the relegation playoffs. The two losing teams from round 1 face off in the relegation final with the losing team being relegated to Oberliga.
The DEL2 champion does not automatically get promoted to DEL. In September 2015, the DEL and DEL2 agreed to reintroduce promotion and relegation between the two leagues from the 2017–18 season onwards. The DEL2 champion would then have the opportunity to be promoted, provided it fulfilled the licensing requirements of the DEL, while the last-placed DEL club would be relegated. In 2018, the two leagues signed a new agreement to reintroduce an automatic promotion and relegation system to start in 2020–21.

## Regular season
### Results

The cross table represents the results of all matches of the regular season for 2019/20. The home team is listed in the middle column, the visiting team in the top row.
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Team | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| FRA | SCB | RVT | ESV | LFX | ECN | ECK | HNF | DRE | EPC | BTT | ECT | FRB | EVL | Team | FRA | SCB | RVT | ESV | LFX | ECN | ECK | HNF | DRE | EPC | BTT | ECT | FRB | EVL |
| | 6:1 | 4:3$^O$ | 3:2 | 4:3$^S$ | 2:5 | 6:3 | 5:3 | 3:2 | 1:4 | 4:3$^S$ | 2:3$^O$ | 3:1 | 8:0 | FRA | | 5:0 | 3:1 | 5:0 | 4:3$^O$ | 4:1 | 4:3 | 3:4$^O$ | 6:5$^S$ | 7:1 | 3:1 | 4:1 | 5:4$^O$ | 5:2 |
| 3:0 | | 4:1 | 3:2 | 1:4 | 0:2 | 4:2 | 4:7 | 4:1 | 4:0 | 4:1 | 9:5 | 0:3 | 4:3$^S$ | SCB | 1:4 | | 5:3 | 5:6 | 4:2 | 7:0 | 1:7 | 5:2 | 1:2 | 1:5 | 5:0 | 2:3$^O$ | 0:1 | 2:1 |
| 4:3$^O$ | 2:3$^S$ | | 4:0 | 6:5$^S$ | 2:3 | 5:2 | 3:2 | 4:3 | 3:4$^S$ | 5:6$^S$ | 3:4$^O$ | 2:4 | 4:2 | RVT | 2:3$^S$ | 6:5$^O$ | | 5:2 | 7:1 | 7:3 | 2:4 | 5:3 | 4:5 | 4:2 | 0:4 | 2:3 | 3:2$^S$ | 4:3$^O$ |
| 3:1 | 5:1 | 2:4 | | 1:3 | 6:3 | 3:2 | 2:8 | 4:1 | 5:2 | 5:1 | 2:3 | 3:2 | 3:4$^O$ | ESV | 3:4 | 6:4 | 3:2 | | 2:4 | 4:2 | 1:3 | 3:2 | 6:1 | 5:2 | 2:7 | 4:3$^O$ | 3:1 | 3:7 |
| 1:3 | 3:2 | 1:3 | 4:1 | | 1:2 | 2:5 | 2:1 | 3:7 | 6:2 | 5:3 | 2:3$^O$ | 7:3 | 4:5$^O$ | LFX | 6:3 | 2:4 | 4:1 | 6:1 | | 4:1 | 1:0 | 4:3$^O$ | 5:6 | 4:7 | 5:3 | 6:3 | 1:3 | 3:0 |
| 7:6$^O$ | 3:2$^S$ | 5:1 | 4:2 | 5:3 | | 0:5 | 1:7 | 2:3$^O$ | 8:3 | 4:2 | 2:3$^O$ | 4:3 | 2:1 | ECN | 2:3$^S$ | 1:0$^S$ | 1:2$^S$ | 3:5 | 5:1 | | 2:1 | 1:2 | 6:5$^O$ | 4:6 | 3:2$^S$ | 1:2$^S$ | 5:1 | 4:3$^S$ |
| 3:2 | 10:2 | 3:1 | 7:3 | 1:0 | 2:3 | | 7:1 | 6:3 | 4:2 | 3:2 | 6:3 | 5:3 | 5:4 | ECK | 7:5 | 4:0 | 4:1 | 6:3 | 3:2$^S$ | 2:3$^S$ | | 2:5 | 7:3 | 2:6 | 4:0 | 0:3 | 2:4 | 2:3$^O$ |
| 4:1 | 4:1 | 5:2 | 3:5 | 7:1 | 5:3 | 4:3 | | 3:2 | 2:6 | 4:3 | 4:5 | 6:3 | 3:1 | HNF | 7:6$^S$ | 2:5 | 2:5 | 6:3 | 4:3 | 1:4 | 4:2 | | 9:2 | 2:4 | 5:3 | 2:3$^O$ | 6:3 | 4:3$^S$ |
| 5:4$^O$ | 7:5 | 3:6 | 1:2$^O$ | 4:6 | 6:2 | 1:4 | 8:5 | | 5:3 | 6:5 | 0:4 | 2:3 | 1:2$^O$ | DRE | 4:3 | 4:3$^S$ | 4:5$^O$ | 5:1 | 5:3 | 4:1 | 6:5$^O$ | 5:4 | | 5:3 | 2:4 | 3:2$^S$ | 5:2 | 3:1 |
| 2:3$^S$ | 2:1$^O$ | 0:5 | 4:3$^S$ | 6:3 | 3:4 | 1:4 | 2:4 | 3:2 | | 3:6 | 4:3 | 3:2$^O$ | 3:4$^O$ | EPC | 5:2 | 3:5 | 1:4 | 2:4 | 2:7 | 1:2$^S$ | 1:4 | 4:2 | 7:5 | | 0:6 | 3:5 | 3:2$^S$ | 2:1 |
| 10:7 | 3:2$^O$ | 1:4 | 7:5 | 3:5 | 2:3 | 3:4$^S$ | 2:4 | 4:3$^O$ | 4:5 | | 3:2$^O$ | 0:2 | 3:2 | BTT | 2:3$^O$ | 4:2 | 5:3 | 6:7$^S$ | 6:3 | 4:2 | 4:3$^S$ | 6:5$^S$ | 6:3 | 2:4 | | 4:3$^O$ | 3:0 | 5:3 |
| 2:5 | 0:5 | 4:3$^O$ | 8:2 | 5:1 | 4:0 | 5:1 | 5:6$^O$ | 5:4 | 3:2$^O$ | 5:4 | | 3:4 | 5:6$^O$ | ECT | 1:2 | 2:0 | 1:2$^S$ | 2:5 | 2:3$^S$ | 3:1 | 3:1 | 8:6 | 1:2 | 4:2 | 5:7 | | 5:2 | 4:5$^S$ |
| 3:1 | 2:3 | 3:2 | 0:4 | 2:3$^O$ | 1:0 | 5:4$^S$ | 3:4$^O$ | 7:1 | 4:1 | 3:1 | 5:3 | | 5:0 | FRB | 2:4 | 5:1 | 4:2 | 4:3 | 3:2 | 6:3 | 4:2 | 4:5$^O$ | 6:3 | 5:0 | 4:1 | 5:4 | | 4:3$^O$ |
| 5:2 | 2:3 | 1:3 | 5:8 | 7:1 | 6:1 | 3:4 | 4:3 | 4:7 | 4:5$^S$ | 4:3 | 4:3 | 3:1 | | EVL | 2:6 | 3:4 | 1:4 | 2:1 | 5:4$^O$ | 3:2$^O$ | 5:6$^O$ | 6:3 | 4:3$^O$ | 3:2$^O$ | 1:3 | 3:2 | 1:4 | |
Legend: $^O$ Overtime; $^S$ Shootout
Notes:

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Löwen Frankfurt | 52 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 195 | 155 | +40 | 95 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | EC Kassel Huskies | 52 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 191 | 147 | +44 | 92 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Wölfe Freiburg | 52 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 162 | 143 | +19 | 92 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs |
| 4 | Heilbronner Falken | 52 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 209 | 186 | +23 | 84 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs |
| 5 | Tölzer Löwen | 52 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 176 | 166 | +10 | 81 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs |
| 6 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 52 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 171 | 155 | +16 | 80 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs |
| 7 | EC Bad Nauheim | 52 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 141 | 164 | −23 | 76 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff Qualifiers |
| 8 | Bietigheim Steelers | 52 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 147 | 163 | −16 | 74 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff Qualifiers |
| 9 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 52 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 169 | 187 | −18 | 74 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff Qualifiers |
| 10 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 52 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 188 | 208 | −20 | 74 | 2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff Qualifiers |
| 11 | Lausitzer Füchse | 52 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 168 | 179 | −11 | 73 | 2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs |
| 12 | Bayreuth Tigers | 52 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 183 | 183 | 0 | 70 | 2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs |
| 13 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 52 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 153 | 194 | −41 | 65 | 2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs |
| 14 | EV Landshut | 52 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 160 | 183 | −23 | 62 | 2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs |

### Top scorers

These are the top-ten scorers in DEL2 for the 2019–20 season. (Table is created at the conclusion of the DEL2 regular season)
| Name | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/− | PIM |
| Dylan Wruck | Heilbronner Falken | 51 | 24 | 64 | 88 | +9 | 12 |
| Sami Blomqvist | ESV Kaufbeuren | 52 | 38 | 36 | 74 | +5 | 28 |
| Marco Pfleger | Tölzer Löwen | 52 | 31 | 38 | 69 | −1 | 28 |
| Mathieu Pompei | EV Landshut | 52 | 29 | 39 | 68 | +4 | 36 |
| Cam Spiro | Wölfe Freiburg | 52 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 0 | 16 |
| Mario Lamoureux | Dresdner Eislöwen | 52 | 23 | 44 | 67 | −1 | 64 |
| Jordan Knackstedt | Dresdner Eislöwen | 51 | 20 | 47 | 67 | +6 | 91 |
| Mike Hammond | Lausitzer Füchse | 48 | 18 | 49 | 67 | +1 | 10 |
| Juuso Rajala | Bayreuth Tigers | 51 | 16 | 50 | 66 | +10 | 24 |
| Roope Ranta | Löwen Frankfurt | 52 | 32 | 31 | 63 | +20 | 12 |
Source:

### Top goaltenders

These are the top-ten goaltenders in DEL2 for the 2019–20 season. (Table is created at the conclusion of the DEL2 regular season)
| Name | Team | GP | SO | MP | GA | GAA | SH | SV | SV% |
| Ben Meisner | Wölfe Freiburg | 50 | 6 | 2992:30 | 127 | 2.55 | 1617 | 1490 | 92.15% |
| Mac Carruth | Lausitzer Füchse | 43 | 2 | 2477:17 | 123 | 2.98 | 1538 | 1415 | 92.00% |
| Felix Bick | EC Bad Nauheim | 47 | 2 | 2841:35 | 134 | 2.83 | 1573 | 1439 | 91.48% |
| Gerald Kuhn | EC Kassel Huskies | 39 | 4 | 2381:36 | 95 | 2.39 | 1115 | 1020 | 91.48% |
| Jimmy Hertel | Löwen Frankfurt | 23 | 0 | 1362:15 | 66 | 2.91 | 704 | 638 | 90.63% |
| Patrick Klein | Löwen Frankfurt | 20 | 2 | 1785:52 | 84 | 2.82 | 887 | 803 | 90.53% |
| Stephon Williams | Bietigheim Steelers | 38 | 5 | 2095:26 | 105 | 3.01 | 1083 | 978 | 90.30% |
| Olafr Schmidt | Ravensburg Towerstars | 36 | 2 | 2012:12 | 89 | 2.65 | 852 | 763 | 89.55% |
| Brett Jaeger | Bayreuth Tigers | 28 | 1 | 1502:09 | 77 | 3.08 | 737 | 660 | 89.55% |
| Marco Wölfl | Ravensburg Towerstars | 22 | 0 | 1150:43 | 57 | 2.97 | 517 | 460 | 88.97% |
Note: To qualify for this list, goaltenders need to have played a minimum of 20 matches
Source:

## Playoffs

Due to the early cancellation of the season, the championship and relegation play-offs were called off without being played. DEL2 decided no team would be relegated and no team would be named champion.

### Championship

The championship playoffs reference:
| Pre-Playoffs | Pre-Playoffs | Pre-Playoffs |
| 7 | EC Bad Nauheim | 0 |
| 10 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 2 |
| 8 | Bietigheim Steelers | 0 |
| 9 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 2 |
Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score