2009–10 DEL season

The 2009–10 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season is the 16th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (). Prior to the season, the Füchse Duisburg voluntarily left the league due to financial hardship. Bietigheim Steelers, champions of the 2. Bundesliga had an opportunity to join the league, but canceled their licensing application.Bietigheim zieht DEL Bewerbung zurück, steelers.de (de)
A change from the previous season was the renaming of the Sinupret Ice Tigers, who are playing under the new name Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. During the previous season it became obvious that the Ice Tigers were in a dire financial situation. On November 25, 2008, preliminary insolvency was filed and on December 30, 2008, declared. This led to the corporate sponsor Bionorica pulling their support in March 2009. An investor group led by local jeweler Thomas Sabo intervened on April 3, 2009, preempting bankruptcy proceedings and ensuring participation in the 2009–10 season.
==Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena
Augsburger Panther 	Augsburg 	Curt Frenzel Stadium
Eisbären Berlin 	Berlin 	O2 World
DEG Metro Stars 	Düsseldorf	ISS Dome
Frankfurt Lions 	Frankfurt 	Eissporthalle Frankfurt
Hamburg Freezers 	Hamburg 	Color Line Arena
Hannover Scorpions 	Hanover 	TUI Arena
ERC Ingolstadt 	Ingolstadt	Saturn Arena
Iserlohn Roosters 	Iserlohn 	Eissporthalle Iserlohn
Kassel Huskies 	Kassel 	Eissporthalle Kassel
Kölner Haie 	Cologne 	Lanxess Arena
Krefeld Pinguine 	Krefeld 	König Palast
Adler Mannheim 	Mannheim 	SAP Arena
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 	Nuremberg 	Nuremberg Arena
Straubing Tigers 	Straubing 	Eisstadion am Pulverturm
Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams	Wolfsburg 	Eisarena Wolfsburg
==Regular season==
 	Team 	GP	W 	OTW	SOW	OTL	SOL	L 	Goals 	Points
1. 	Eisbären Berlin 	56	36	2 	4 	1 	2 	11	209:156	123
2. 	Frankfurt Lions 	56	28	2 	4 	1 	1 	20	191:161	98
3. 	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	56	27	3 	3 	2 	2 	19	192:152	97
4. 	Hannover Scorpions 	56	24	2 	2 	4 	10 	14	169:177	94
5. 	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 	56	27	1 	0 	4 	4 	20	152:158	91
6. 	DEG Metro Stars 	56	25	2 	3 	3 	2 	21	181:148	90
7. 	ERC Ingolstadt 	56	24	5 	2 	3 	0 	22	205:181	89
8. 	Augsburger Panther 	56	24	2 	5 	1 	0 	24	201:188	87
9. 	Adler Mannheim 	56	23	2 	2 	4 	3 	22	177:177	84
10.	Kölner Haie 	56	19	3 	3 	4 	1 	26	178:190	74
11.	Iserlohn Roosters 	56	18	4 	4 	3 	1 	26	166:183	74
12.	Krefeld Pinguine 	56	20	1 	3 	0 	4 	28	167:173	72
13.	Straubing Tigers 	56	18	3 	2 	0 	6 	27	149:193	70
14.	Hamburg Freezers 	56	16	2 	2 	4 	1 	31	162:200	61
15.	Kassel Huskies 	56	16	2 	0 	2 	2 	34	151:213	56
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
Source: DEL.org
==Playoffs==
=== Qualification ===
 	 	 	Series	1 	2 	3 	[HR]
Augsburger Panther	–	Adler Mannheim	2:0 	4:1	3:2 	– 	[3:1]
ERC Ingolstadt 	–	Kölner Haie 	2:1 	1:6	3:2 OT	6:3	[2:2]
=== Bracket ===
=== Quarterfinals ===
 	 	 	Series	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	[HR]
Eisbären Berlin 	–	Augsburger Panther 	2:3 	2:1 	1:2	3:5	5:3 	2:6	[2:2]
Frankfurt Lions 	–	ERC Ingolstadt 	1:3 	3:0 	0:2	1:4	2:3 OT	– 	[1:3]
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	–	DEG Metro Stars 	3:0 	4:2 	6:3	3:1	– 	– 	[2:2]
Hannover Scorpions 	–	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	3:2 	3:2 OT	4:3	2:5	1:4 	4:3	[1:3]
=== Semifinals ===
 	 	 	Series	1 	2 	3 	4 	5	[HR]
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	–	Augsburger Panther	1:3 	2:3 OT	0:1	6:1 	2:3	–	[3:1]
Hannover Scorpions 	–	ERC Ingolstadt 	3:0 	6:0 	4:1	5:4 OT	– 	–	[2:2]
=== Final===
 	 	 	Series	1 	2 	3 	4	5	[HR]
Hannover Scorpions	–	Augsburger Panther	3:0 	3:1	3:2 OT	4:2	–	–	[2:2]
==Team Photos==
09-10KolHai.jpg|Kölner Haie
09-10AugPan.gif|Augsburger Panther
09-10TomSabIT.jpg|Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
09-10FraLio.jpg|Frankfurt Lions
09-10IseRoo.jpg|Iserlohn Roosters
09-10KasHus.jpg|Kassel Huskies
09-10ERCIng.jpg|ERC Ingolstadt
09-10HamFre.jpg|Hamburg Freezers
==References==
Category:2009–10 in European ice hockey leagues
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