The 2011–12 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 18th season since the founding of the

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ...

Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also one ...

won the league championship after posting the top record during the regular season.

Teams

Regular season

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 There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...

mode.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals will be played in a Best-of-seven mode starting March 21 until April 3, 2012.

Semifinals

The semifinals were played in a

Best-of-five There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...

mode starting April 5 to 11, 2012.

Finals

The finals will be played in a

mode starting April 15 to 24, 2012.

References

External links

Official League Website
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