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===
Team 	GP	W 	OW	OL	L 	GF 	GA 	GD 	Pts	Qualification
EHC München 	52	31	5 	4 	12	188	122	+66	107	Playoffs
Adler Mannheim 	52	30	6 	4 	12	183	135	+48	106	Playoffs
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 	52	27	7 	7 	11	177	132	+45	102	Playoffs
Kölner Haie 	52	31	1 	2 	18	145	109	+36	97 	Playoffs
EHC Wolfsburg 	52	25	5 	6 	16	153	128	+25	91 	Playoffs
Augsburger Panther 	52	23	7 	4 	18	155	152	+3 	87 	Playoffs
ERC Ingolstadt 	52	22	2 	6 	22	159	157	+2 	76 	Pre-playoffs
Eisbären Berlin 	52	19	2 	7 	24	125	148	-23	68 	Pre-playoffs
Straubing Tigers 	52	18	3 	7 	24	147	168	-21	67 	Pre-playoffs
Fischtown Pinguins 	52	17	5 	3 	27	144	162	-18	64 	Pre-playoffs
Düsseldorfer EG 	52	16	7 	1 	28	127	161	-34	63 	Do not qualify
Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	12	9 	4 	27	122	156	-34	58 	Do not qualify
Iserlohn Roosters 	52	13	4 	8 	27	129	171	-42	55 	Do not qualify
Krefeld Pinguine 	52	11	6 	6 	29	120	173	-53	51 	Do not qualify
source:DEL
==Playoffs==
===Bracket===
===Playoff qualification===
The playoff qualification was played between 1 and 3 March 2017 in a best-of-three mode.
====ERC Ingolstadt vs. Fischtown Pinguins====
====Eisbären Berlin vs. Straubing Tigers====
===Quarterfinals===
The quarterfinals will be played between 7 and 21 March 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.
====EHC München vs. Fischtown Pinguins====
====Adler Mannheim vs. Eisbären Berlin====
====Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. Augsburger Panther====
====Kölner Haie vs. EHC Wolfsburg====
===Semifinals===
The semifinals were played between 24 March and 4 April 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.
====EHC München vs. Eisbären Berlin====
====Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. EHC Wolfsburg====
===Final===
The final was played between 9 and 17 April 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.
====EHC München vs. EHC Wolfsburg====
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
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Category:2016–17 in European ice hockey leagues
Category:2016–17 in German ice hockey