# 2016–17 DEL season

The 2016–17 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 23rd season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Hamburg Freezers did not play this season due to financial reasons. Fischtown Pinguins were given the license to play in the DEL.
Munich won their second consecutive title by defeating Wolfsburg in five games.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena |
| Augsburger Panther | Augsburg | Curt Frenzel Stadium |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| Fischtown Pinguins | Bremerhaven | Eisarena Bremerhaven |
| Düsseldorfer EG | Düsseldorf | ISS Dome |
| ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Saturn Arena |
| Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | Eissporthalle Iserlohn |
| Kölner Haie | Cologne | Lanxess Arena |
| Krefeld Pinguine | Krefeld | König Palast |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | SAP Arena |
| EHC München | Munich | Olympia Eishalle |
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | Nuremberg Arena |
| Schwenninger Wild Wings | Villingen-Schwenningen | Helios Arena |
| Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Eisstadion am Pulverturm |
| EHC Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Eisarena Wolfsburg |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | EHC München | 52 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 188 | 122 | +66 | 107 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 183 | 135 | +48 | 106 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 52 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 177 | 132 | +45 | 102 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Kölner Haie | 52 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 145 | 109 | +36 | 97 | Playoffs |
| 5 | EHC Wolfsburg | 52 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 153 | 128 | +25 | 91 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Augsburger Panther | 52 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 155 | 152 | +3 | 87 | Playoffs |
| 7 | ERC Ingolstadt | 52 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 159 | 157 | +2 | 76 | Pre-playoffs |
| 8 | Eisbären Berlin | 52 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 125 | 148 | −23 | 68 | Pre-playoffs |
| 9 | Straubing Tigers | 52 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 147 | 168 | −21 | 67 | Pre-playoffs |
| 10 | Fischtown Pinguins | 52 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 144 | 162 | −18 | 64 | Pre-playoffs |
| 11 | Düsseldorfer EG | 52 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 127 | 161 | −34 | 63 | |
| 12 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 52 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 122 | 156 | −34 | 58 | |
| 13 | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 129 | 171 | −42 | 55 | |
| 14 | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 120 | 173 | −53 | 51 | |

### Results
#### First half

| Home \ Away | AUG | BER | BRE | DÜS | ING | ISE | KÖL | KRE | MAN | MUN | NÜR | SCH | STR | WOL |
| Augsburg | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4–3$^{(OT)}$ | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 5–3 | 3–0 |
| Berlin | 6–4 | | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–2$^{(SO)}$ | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–3$^{(OT)}$ |
| Bremerhaven | 3–5 | 3–1 | | 2–5 | 2–1$^{(SO)}$ | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 1–3 | 2–1$^{(OT)}$ | 1–5 | 4–3 | 2–3 |
| Düsseldorf | 2–3 | 3–4 | 5–4 | | 6–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–2$^{(SO)}$ | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Ingolstadt | 2–4 | 4–7 | 2–4 | 5–2 | | 3–2 | 4–8 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Iserlohn | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3$^{(OT)}$ | 3–1 | 1–5 | | 3–2$^{(SO)}$ | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4$^{(SO)}$ | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–6 |
| Köln | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2$^{(SO)}$ | 1–5 | 7–2 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 2–3 |
| Krefeld | 3–4$^{(SO)}$ | 3–5 | 1–3 | 2–3$^{(OT)}$ | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | | 4–3 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ |
| Mannheim | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | | 3–6 | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–3$^{(OT)}$ |
| Munich | 6–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 3–2$^{(SO)}$ | 4–3 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 3–2 | | 2–4 | 2–1$^{(SO)}$ | 5–1 | 4–2 |
| Nürnberg | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 6–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–6$^{(OT)}$ | 6–5$^{(OT)}$ | | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 |
| Schwenningen | 3–0 | 3–5 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 1–3 | 5–4$^{(OT)}$ | 2–3 | 0–4 | 3–4$^{(SO)}$ | 5–4$^{(SO)}$ | 1–2 | 4–2 | | 3–2 | 3–4 |
| Straubing | 4–5$^{(OT)}$ | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–3$^{(SO)}$ | 3–2 | 1–0$^{(OT)}$ | 3–2 | 3–7 | 2–4 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 5–2 | | 2–7 |
| Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 5–3 | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 4–2 | 4–3$^{(OT)}$ | 3–5 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |

#### Second half

| Home \ Away | AUG | BER | BRE | DÜS | ING | ISE | KÖL | KRE | MAN | MUN | NÜR | SCH | STR | WOL |
| Augsburg | | 2–1 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–3$^{(SO)}$ | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 6–5$^{(OT)}$ | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 4–3 |
| Berlin | 0–2 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–3$^{(OT)}$ | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2$^{(OT)}$ | 2–1 |
| Bremerhaven | 4–2 | 4–3 | | 1–5 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 6–0 | 3–2$^{(SO)}$ | 6–7$^{(OT)}$ | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 5–3 | 0–1 |
| Düsseldorf | 3–2$^{(SO)}$ | 0–3 | 4–2 | | 1–2$^{(OT)}$ | 5–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–7 | 3–7 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 2–3 | 2–5 | 2–0 |
| Ingolstadt | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–3$^{(SO)}$ | 7–2 | | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–5$^{(OT)}$ | 5–1 | 6–3 |
| Iserlohn | 1–3 | 4–3$^{(SO)}$ | 3–1 | 2–6 | 3–2$^{(SO)}$ | | 1–2$^{(OT)}$ | 7–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–3$^{(OT)}$ | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 0–4 |
| Köln | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Krefeld | 5–4 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 1–3 | | 2–5 | 1–4 | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1$^{(OT)}$ |
| Mannheim | 2–1$^{(OT)}$ | 4–3$^{(SO)}$ | 4–3 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 6–2 | | 3–4 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 |
| Munich | 2–1$^{(SO)}$ | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | 6–1 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–4 | | 1–2 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 3–5 |
| Nürnberg | 3–2 | 6–1 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 3–2$^{(OT)}$ | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| Schwenningen | 1–6 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–7 | 2–6 | 4–3$^{(SO)}$ | | 2–1$^{(OT)}$ | 1–3 |
| Straubing | 6–2 | 6–3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 4–5 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 1–2$^{(SO)}$ | | 3–0 |
| Wolfsburg | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 7–1 | 7–6 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–4$^{(OT)}$ | 0–1$^{(SO)}$ | 2–5 | 3–2$^{(SO)}$ | |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | EHC München | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | ERC Ingolstadt | 0 | 10 | Fischtown Pinguins | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Fischtown Pinguins | 2 | | | | 1 | EHC München | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Eisbären Berlin | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Adler Mannheim | 3 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | 8 | Eisbären Berlin | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | EHC München | 4 |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 5 | EHC Wolfsburg | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 8 | Eisbären Berlin | 2 | 6 | Augsburger Panther | 3 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 9 | Straubing Tigers | 0 | | | | 3 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | EHC Wolfsburg | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kölner Haie | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | EHC Wolfsburg | 4 | | | | | | |

### Playoff qualification

The playoff qualification was played between 1 and 3 March 2017 in a best-of-three mode.

#### ERC Ingolstadt vs. Fischtown Pinguins

* Bremerhaven won series 2–0

#### Eisbären Berlin vs. Straubing Tigers

* Berlin won series 2–0

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals will be played between 7 and 21 March 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

#### EHC München vs. Fischtown Pinguins

* Munich won series 4–0

#### Adler Mannheim vs. Eisbären Berlin

* Berlin won series 4–3

#### Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. Augsburger Panther

* Nuremberg won series 4–3

#### Kölner Haie vs. EHC Wolfsburg

* Wolfsburg won series 4–3

### Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 24 March and 4 April 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

#### EHC München vs. Eisbären Berlin

* Munich won series 4–1

#### Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. EHC Wolfsburg

* Wolfsburg won series 4–2

### Final

The final was played between 9 and 17 April 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

#### EHC München vs. EHC Wolfsburg

* München won series 4–1