2004-05 DEL season

The 2004-05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 11th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League). The Eisbären Berlin (Berlin Polar Bears) became first time German Champion, a feat they will repeat a number of times in the next seasons. The Kassel Huskies was allowed to stay in the league, despite losing the play-down, as Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg lost its DEL license.
The season was significant, due to the NHL lockout. 22 NHL players came to play the season in the DEL, with the Iserlohn Roosters making the first move by signing up Mike York. Several German national team players came as well -- Marco Sturm, Jochen Hecht and Olaf Kölzig. Other significant signings included Stéphane Robidas and Doug Weight midseason signups for the previous season champion the Frankfurt Lions. Erik Cole, who would have been playing with the Carolina Hurricanes, became MVP of the playoffs with the Eisbären Berlin.
==Regular Season==
The regular season was played from September 17th, 2004 to March 13th, 2005.
 	Team 	GP	Won	Lost	GF:GA 	Points
1. 	Frankfurt Lions (M) 	52	35 	17 	197:124	103
2. 	Eisbären Berlin 	52	32 	20 	166:141	101
3. 	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	52	33 	19 	188:131	95
4. 	Kölner Haie 	52	29 	23 	146:120	92
5. 	ERC Ingolstadt 	52	31 	21 	149:139	91
6. 	Adler Mannheim 	52	26 	26 	151:150	80
7. 	Augsburger Panther 	52	24 	28 	150:154	76
8. 	Hamburg Freezers 	52	26 	26 	133:148	76
9. 	Krefeld Pinguine 	52	25 	26 	145:159	73
10.	DEG Metro Stars 	52	24 	28 	139:152	71
11.	Iserlohn Roosters 	52	21 	31 	138:156	64
12.	Hannover Scorpions 	52	21 	31 	133:175	60
13.	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg (N)	52	19 	32 	134:174	58
14.	Kassel Huskies 	52	17 	35 	127:173	52
GP = Games Played; GF:GA = Goals for and against
Color code:     = Direct Playoff qualification,     = Playoff qualification round,     = No playoff
==Playdowns==
The two lastplaced Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg and Kassel Huskies played a "playdown" in a Best-of-seven series starting March 18th, 2005.
 	 	 	Serie	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	–	Kassel Huskies	4:3 	2:0	0:3	7:0	2:4	0:2	4:1	3:2
While the Kassel Huskies should have been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga but due to the Grizzly Adams losing their DEL license, they were allowed to stay. The Grizzly Adams lost the license as their new Arena was not finished in time, and the old one did not conform to the DEL rules.
==Playoffs==
==Team Photos==
04-05EisBer.jpg|Eisbären Berlin
04-05FraLio.jpg|Frankfurt Lions
04-05ERCIng.jpg|ERC Ingolstadt
==References==
Category:2004 in hockey
Category:2005 in hockey
Category:Deutsche Eishockey Liga season