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==
Pos	Team 	Pld	W 	OTW	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	GD 	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1 	EHC Red Bull München 	56 	36	6 	2 	12	205	132	+73 	122	Playoffs
2 	ERC Ingolstadt 	56 	29	5 	6 	16	182	142	+40 	103	Playoffs
3 	Adler Mannheim 	56 	24	10 	7 	15	162	136	+26 	99 	Playoffs
4 	Straubing Tigers 	56 	25	9 	5 	17	190	166	+24 	98 	Playoffs
5 	Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	56 	24	6 	9 	17	172	150	+22 	93 	Playoffs
6 	Kölner Haie 	56 	25	7 	3 	21	197	153	+44 	92 	Playoffs
7 	Düsseldorfer EG 	56 	22	10 	5 	19	150	137	+13 	91 	Pre-playoffs
8 	Fischtown Pinguins 	56 	22	6 	9 	19	153	144	+9 	87 	Pre-playoffs
9 	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	56 	22	5 	5 	24	162	186	−24 	81 	Pre-playoffs
10 	Löwen Frankfurt 	56 	19	6 	10 	21	163	174	−11 	79 	Pre-playoffs
11 	Eisbären Berlin 	56 	18	6 	10 	22	160	171	−11 	76 	
12 	Schwenninger Wild Wings	56 	19	5 	8 	24	144	151	−7 	75 	
13 	Iserlohn Roosters 	56 	19	5 	6 	26	149	192	−43 	73 	
14 	Augsburger Panther 	56 	11	5 	8 	32	138	193	−55 	51 	
15 	Bietigheim Steelers 	56 	8 	6 	4 	38	125	225	−100	40 	Relegated to DEL2
==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.
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
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