2018-19 DEL season

The 2018–19 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 25th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga running from 14 September 2018 to 30 April 2019.
All 14 clubs from the previous year and the Löwen Frankfurt applied for a license. The season saw the same teams as last year, as all teams were given their license.
After a points-per-game record during the regular season with 2,23 points per game, the Adler Mannheim won the title for their seventh time deafeating EHC Red Bull München 4–1 in the finals.
==Player and staff awards==
During the season, Danny aus den Birken, goalkeeper of EHC Red Bull München was selected als player of the year and goalie of the year. Philipp Gogulla from Düsseldorfer EG was awarded as forward of the year whereas Joonas Lehtivouri from the Adler Mannheim was elected as defenceman of the year. For the award of the best rookie of the year, the later NHL first round pick Moritz Seider was chosen by the DEL-fans. The lineup is completed by Don Jackson (RB München) as coach of the year. https://www.del.org/news/red-bulls-goalie-danny-aus-den-birken-heimst-zwei-ehrungen-ein/9900
After the playoffs, Adler Mannheim's goalkeeper Dennis Endras was awarded with the MVP of the playoffs-title. 
==Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
Augsburger Panther 	Augsburg 	Curt Frenzel Stadium 	6,218
Eisbären Berlin 	Berlin 	Mercedes-Benz Arena 	14,200
Fischtown Pinguins 	Bremerhaven 	Eisarena Bremerhaven 	4,674
Düsseldorfer EG 	Düsseldorf 	ISS Dome 	13,400
ERC Ingolstadt 	Ingolstadt 	Saturn Arena 	4,815
Iserlohn Roosters 	Iserlohn 	Eissporthalle Iserlohn 	5,000
Kölner Haie 	Cologne 	Lanxess Arena 	18,500
Krefeld Pinguine 	Krefeld 	König Palast 	9,000
Adler Mannheim 	Mannheim 	SAP Arena 	13,600
EHC Red Bull München 	Munich 	Olympia Eishalle 	6,256
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 	Nuremberg 	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung	7,810
Schwenninger Wild Wings	Villingen-Schwenningen	Helios Arena 	6,215
Straubing Tigers 	Straubing 	Eisstadion am Pulverturm 	6,000
Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	Wolfsburg 	Eis Arena Wolfsburg 	4,660
==Regular season==
===Standings===
===Results===
====Matches 1–26====
====Matches 27–52====
==Playoffs==
The playoffs started on 6 March 2019.
===Bracket===
===Pre-playoffs===
The playoff qualification were played between 6 and 10 March 2019 in a best-of-three mode.
====Fischtown Pinguins vs. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers====
====Straubing Tigers vs. Eisbären Berlin====
===Quarterfinals===
The quarterfinals were played between 12 and 31 March 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.
====Adler Mannheim vs. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers====
====EHC Red Bull München vs. Eisbären Berlin====
====Augsburger Panther vs. Düsseldorfer EG====
====Kölner Haie vs. ERC Ingolstadt====
===Semifinals===
The semifinals were played between 2 and 16 April 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.
====Adler Mannheim vs. Kölner Haie====
====EHC Red Bull München vs. Augsburger Panther====
===Final===
The final was played between 18 and 30 April 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.
==Statistics==
===Scoring leaders===
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Jeremy Williams 	52	30	27	57 	+13	22 	F
Jon Matsumoto 	52	22	34	56 	+1 	18 	F
Daniel Pietta 	52	15	38	53 	+8 	24 	F
Jacob Berglund 	51	32	20	52 	+4 	46 	F
Michael Connolly 	52	15	37	52 	+14	36 	F
Chad Costello 	52	17	35	52 	+3 	20 	F
Philip Gogulla 	52	26	26	52 	+5 	18 	F
Mark Zengerle 	46	14	38	52 	+7 	24 	F
Jaedon Descheneau	52	19	32	51 	−5 	30 	F
Chad Nehring 	49	16	33	49 	+1 	36 	F
===Leading goaltenders===
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player 	TOI 	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Mathias Niederberger	1976	72 	2.19	1013	92.9	2
Danny aus den Birken	2099	67 	1.91	907 	92.6	5
Olivier Roy 	2030	82 	2.42	991 	91.7	5
Kevin Poulin 	2482	115	2.78	1351	91.5	4
Dustin Strahlmeier 	2673	124	2.78	1437	91.4	3
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
2018–19
DEL
Category:2018–19 in German ice hockey