2022–23 DEL season

The 2022–23 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 29th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. It started on 15 September 2022.
EHC Red Bull München won their fourth title after a finals win over ERC Ingolstadt.
The season was contested by 15 teams, as the 2021–22 DEL2 champion, Löwen Frankfurt, received a license, replacing the Krefeld Pinguine, who were relegated to the DEL2
==Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
Augsburger Panther 	Augsburg 	Curt Frenzel Stadium 	6,218
Eisbären Berlin 	Berlin 	Mercedes-Benz Arena 	14,200
Bietigheim Steelers 	Bietigheim-Bissingen 	EgeTrans Arena 	4,500
Fischtown Pinguins 	Bremerhaven 	Eisarena Bremerhaven 	4,674
Düsseldorfer EG 	Düsseldorf 	PSD Bank Dome 	13,400
Löwen Frankfurt 	Frankfurt 	Eissporthalle Frankfurt 	6,000
ERC Ingolstadt 	Ingolstadt 	Saturn Arena 	4,815
Iserlohn Roosters 	Iserlohn 	Eissporthalle Iserlohn 	5,000
Kölner Haie 	Cologne 	Lanxess Arena 	18,500
Adler Mannheim 	Mannheim 	SAP Arena 	13,600
EHC Red Bull München 	Munich 	Olympia Eishalle 	6,256
Nürnberg 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===
==Playoffs==
The playoffs were held between 7 March and 23 April 2023.
===Bracket===
===Pre-playoffs===
The pre-playoffs were played between 7 and 10 March 2023 in a best-of-three mode.
====Düsseldorfer EG vs Löwen Frankfurt====
====Fischtown Pinguins vs Nürnberg Ice Tigers====
===Quarterfinals===
The quarterfinals were played between 14 and 29 March 2023 in a best-of-seven mode.
====EHC Red Bull München vs Fischtown Pinguins====
====ERC Ingolstadt vs Düsseldorfer EG====
====Adler Mannheim vs Kölner Haie====
====Straubing Tigers vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg====
===Semifinals===
The semifinals were played between 31 March and 12 April 2023 in a best-of-seven mode.
====EHC Red Bull München vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg====
====ERC Ingolstadt vs Adler Mannheim====
===Final===
The final was played between 14 and 23 April 2023 in a best-of-seven mode.
==Statistics==
===Scoring leaders===
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.Statistics
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Andreas Thuresson 	Kölner Haie 	51	22	38	60 	+28	26 	F
Yasin Ehliz 	EHC Red Bull München	56	21	39	60 	+33	18 	F
Carter Rowney 	Löwen Frankfurt 	55	21	37	58 	+20	14 	F
Louis-Marc Aubry 	Kölner Haie 	53	19	37	56 	+26	45 	F
Marcel Noebels 	Eisbären Berlin 	55	16	40	56 	−4 	12 	F
Austin Ortega 	EHC Red Bull München	56	27	28	55 	+21	8 	F
Spencer Machacek 	Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	55	27	28	55 	0 	21 	F
Maximilian Kammerer	Kölner Haie 	55	24	31	55 	+27	10 	F
Taylor Leier 	Straubing Tigers 	55	21	34	55 	+22	23 	F
Dustin Jeffrey 	Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	54	12	41	53 	0 	22 	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 	Team 	TOI 	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Joacim Eriksson 	Schwenninger Wild Wings	2710	110	2.44	1457	92.5	4
Maximilian Franzreb	Fischtown Pinguins 	1938	72 	2.23	947 	92.4	2
Dustin Strahlmeier 	Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	2352	91 	2.32	1161	92.2	5
Henrik Haukeland 	Düsseldorfer EG 	3095	112	2.17	1397	92.0	3
Felix Brückmann 	Adler Mannheim 	2012	73 	2.18	854 	91.5	2
==Awards==
The awards were announced on 11 March and the Finals MVP on 23 April 2023.
Award 	Player
Player of the year 	Yasin Ehliz
Goaltender of the year	Henrik Haukeland
Defenceman of the year	Nick Bailen
Rookie of the year 	Bennt Roßmy
Coach of the year 	Mark French
Finals MVP 	Maximilian Kastner
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
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