2000-01 DEL season

The 2000-01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 7th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League). The Adler Mannheim won the DEL Championship the fourth time in 5 seasons, extending their dominance in German ice hockey. It was also the fifth time in their history they held the German Champion title.
A change was brought to the format of play. The fist 8 placed teams in the regular season would go into playoffs, while the season would end for the other teams. There would be no relegation.
==Regular Season==
All teams played each other 4 times, for a total of 60 rounds. The first 8 placed teams qualified for the playoffs.
 	Team 	GP	W 	SOW	SOL	L 	GF:GA 	Points
1. 	Adler Mannheim 	60	31	9 	4 	16	205:144	115
2. 	Kölner Haie 	60	29	6 	12 	13	186:154	111
3. 	München Barons (M) 	60	29	5 	7 	19	175:150	104
4. 	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	60	27	7 	8 	18	191:171	103
5. 	Kassel Huskies 	60	28	6 	7 	19	176:156	103
6. 	Revierlöwen Oberhausen 	60	25	12 	3 	20	187:151	102
7. 	Hannover Scorpions 	60	29	3 	6 	22	203:182	99
8. 	Berlin Capitals 	60	25	7 	9 	19	191:173	98
9. 	Krefeld Pinguine 	60	23	4 	11 	22	182:177	88
10.	Frankfurt Lions 	60	23	5 	8 	24	189:189	87
11.	Düsseldorfer EG (N) 	60	17	10 	5 	28	133:164	76
12.	Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings	60	20	4 	8 	28	174:207	76
13.	Eisbären Berlin 	60	19	6 	4 	31	192:221	73
14.	Augsburger Panther 	60	18	8 	3 	31	187:242	73
15.	Iserlohn Roosters (N) 	60	16	7 	6 	31	152:189	68
16.	Moskitos Essen 	60	15	7 	5 	33	173:226	64
GP = Games played, W = Win, SOW = Shootout Win, SOL = Shootout Loss, L = Loss
     = Qualified for playoffs     = Season end
== Playoff ==
The playoffs were played in a best-of-five format.
=== Quarterfinals ===
Quarterfinals started March 23, 2001. 
 	 	 	Game	1 	2 	3 	4 	5
Adler Mannheim 	–	Berlin Capitals 	3:2 	5:1	3:4	4:3	2:3	3:0
Kölner Haie 	–	Hannover Scorpions 	0:3 	1:3	1:5	3:4	– 	–
München Barons 	–	Revierlöwen Oberhausen	3:0 	4:2	3:2	4:2	– 	–
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	–	Kassel Huskies 	1:3 	3:2	1:2	3:4	3:4	–
=== Semifinals ===
Semifinals started April 3. 
 	 	 	Game	1 	2 	3 	4 	5
Adler Mannheim	–	Hannover Scorpions	3:0 	7:2	7:5	6:1	– 	–
München Barons	–	Kassel Huskies 	3:1 	3:2	2:3	3:1	6:5	–
=== Finals ===
The DEL finals started on April 14 with a homegame for Adler Mannheim who had a better regular season standing.
 	 	 	Game	1 	2 	3 	4 	5
Adler Mannheim	–	München Barons	3:1 	4:1	1:4	2:1	2:1	–
The Adler Mannheim extended their dominance by winning the DEL Championship for the 4th time.
==Team Photos==
00-01EisBer.jpg|Eisbären Berlin
00-01FraLio.jpg|Frankfurt Lions
00-01KasHus.jpg|Kassel Huskies
==References==
Category:2000 in hockey
Category:2001 in hockey
Category:Deutsche Eishockey Liga season