2011–12 DEL season

The 2011–12 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 18th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Eisbären Berlin won the league championship after posting the top record during the regular season.
==Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena
Augsburger Panther 	Augsburg 	Curt Frenzel Stadium
Eisbären Berlin 	Berlin 	O2 World
DEG Metro Stars 	Düsseldorf	ISS Dome
Hamburg Freezers 	Hamburg 	Color Line Arena
Hannover Scorpions 	Hanover 	TUI Arena
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
Straubing Tigers 	Straubing 	Eisstadion am Pulverturm
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg 	Eisarena Wolfsburg
==Regular season==
 	Team 	GP	W 	OTW	SOW	OTL	SOL	L 	Goals 	Points
1. 	Eisbären Berlin 	52	26	3 	4 	2 	1 	16	171:140	95
2. 	ERC Ingolstadt 	52	26	3 	2 	2 	3 	16	168:150	93
3. 	EHC Wolfsburg 	52	25	2 	4 	1 	3 	17	174:122	91
4. 	Adler Mannheim 	52	23	4 	3 	3 	4 	15	171:148	90
5. 	Hamburg Freezers 	52	22	3 	3 	2 	3 	19	149:149	83
6. 	Straubing Tigers 	52	20	4 	4 	1 	3 	20	161:151	80
7. 	DEG Metro Stars 	52	18	2 	5 	5 	4 	17	162:167	80
8. 	Augsburger Panther 	52	20	5 	1 	1 	6 	19	135:131	79
9. 	Kölner Haie 	52	21	0 	4 	5 	2 	20	135:145	78
10.	Iserlohn Roosters 	52	19	1 	5 	4 	4 	19	150:150	77
11.	EHC München 	52	17	2 	4 	4 	4 	21	124:135	71
12.	Krefeld Pinguine 	52	18	0 	4 	2 	5 	23	126:153	69
13.	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	52	13	5 	0 	2 	4 	28	122:165	55
14.	Hannover Scorpions 	52	12	2 	4 	2 	1 	31	119:161	51
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss
Color code:     = Direct Playoff qualification,     = Playoff qualification round,     = No playoff 
==Playoffs==
===Playoff qualifications===
The playoff qualifications were played between March 14, and 16, 2012 in a Best-of-three mode.
 	 	 	1 	2 	3
DEG Metro Stars 	2–0	Iserlohn Roosters	4–1	7–4	–
Augsburger Panther	0–2	Kölner Haie 	1–5	1–3	–
===Playoff bracket===
===Quarterfinals===
The quarterfinals were played in a Best-of-seven mode starting March 21 until April 3, 2012.
 	 	 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6	7
Eisbären Berlin	4–0	Kölner Haie 	5–1	4–2	3–1 	3–0	– 	–	–
Adler Mannheim 	4–1	Hamburg Freezers	4–0	8–1	1–2 	3–1	3–1	–	–
EHC Wolfsburg 	0–4	Straubing Tigers	1–2	0–7	1–3 	3–7	– 	–	–
ERC Ingolstadt 	4–1	DEG Metro Stars 	5–3	1–5	3–2 OT)	6–1	4–3	–	–
===Semifinals===
The semifinals were played in a Best-of-five mode starting April 5 to 11, 2012.
 	 	 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5
Eisbären Berlin	3–1	Straubing Tigers	4–1	4–1	1–3	4–2	
ERC Ingolstadt 	1–3	Adler Mannheim 	1–4	3–4	3–0	2–6	
===Finals===
The finals were played in a Best-of-five mode starting April 15 to 24, 2012.
 	 	 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5
Eisbären Berlin	3–2	Adler Mannheim	2–0	1–4	1–2	6–5 (OT)	3–1
==Team Photos==
11-12AdlMan.jpg|Adler Mannheim
11-12AugPan.png|Augsburger Panther
11-12EisBer.jpg|Eisbären Berlin
11-12KrePin.jpg|Krefeld Pinguine
11-12GriAdaWol.jpg|Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
11-12ERCIng.jpg|ERC Ingolstadt
11-12KolHai.jpg|Kölner Haie
11-12StrTig.jpg|Straubing Tigers
11-12TomSabIceTig.jpg|Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
==References==
==External links==
*Official League Website
Category:2011–12 ice hockey leagues
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