The 2016–17 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 23rd season since the founding of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penny (supermarket), PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga) (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a professional ice hockey league in Germany and the highest division in German i ...
.
Hamburg Freezers
The Hamburg Freezers were a professional men's ice hockey club from Hamburg, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club announced its withdrawal from the DEL and ceased operations on 24 May 2016 when Anschutz Entertainment Group, ...
did not play this season due to financial reasons.
Fischtown Pinguins were given the license to play in the DEL.
Munich won their second consecutive title by defeating Wolfsburg in five games.
Teams
Regular season
Standings
Results
First half
Second half
Playoffs
Bracket
Playoff qualification
The playoff qualification was played between 1 and 3 March 2017 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.
ERC Ingolstadt vs. Fischtown Pinguins
Eisbären Berlin vs. Straubing Tigers
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals will be played between 7 and 21 March 2017 in a
best-of-seven
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.
EHC München vs. Fischtown Pinguins
Adler Mannheim vs. Eisbären Berlin
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. Augsburger Panther
Kölner Haie vs. EHC Wolfsburg
Semifinals
The semifinals were played between 24 March and 4 April 2017 in a
best-of-seven
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.
EHC München vs. Eisbären Berlin
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. EHC Wolfsburg
Final
The final was played between 9 and 17 April 2017 in a
best-of-seven
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.
EHC München vs. EHC Wolfsburg
References
External links
Official website
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2016-17
2016–17 in European ice hockey leagues
2016–17 in German ice hockey