2023–24 DEL2 season
| 2023–24 DEL2 season | |
|---|---|
| League | DEL2 |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Duration | 15 September 2023 – 23 April 2024 |
| Games | 364 (52 per team) |
| Teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | Sprade TV eoTV |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | EC Kassel Huskies |
| Top scorer | Andrew Yogan (Eisbären Regensburg) |
| Promoted to DEL | none |
| Relegated to Oberliga | Bietigheim Steelers |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Eisbären Regensburg |
| Runners-up | EC Kassel Huskies |
The 2023–24 DEL2 season was the eleventh season of play for DEL2, the second tier of professional ice hockey in Germany. The regular season ran from 15 September 2023 to 3 March 2024 with EC Kassel Huskies finishing atop the standings. The postseason ran from 6 March 2024 to 23 April 2024 with the Eisbären Regensburg defeating the EC Kassel Huskies 4 games to 2 to win the championship. Despite winning the championship, Regensburg was unable to reach a licensing agreement with the DEL and remained in DEL2.[1] The Bietigheim Steelers were relegated to the Oberliga.
Membership changes
- The Bayreuth Tigers were removed from DEL2 after losing their license with the league. They were replaced by the Bietigheim Steelers, who were relegated from the DEL.
- Heilbronner Falken were relegated to the Oberliga and replaced by Starbulls Rosenheim.
Teams
DEL2 teams for the 2023–24 season.
| Team | City | Arena | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bietigheim Steelers | Bietigheim | EgeTrans Arena | Alexander Dück |
| Dresdner Eislöwen | Dresden | EnergieVerbund Arena | Corey Neilson |
| EC Bad Nauheim | Bad Nauheim | Colonel-Knight-Stadion | Harry Lange |
| EC Kassel Huskies | Kassel | Eissporthalle Kassel | Bill Stewart |
| EHC Freiburg | Freiburg | Franz Siegel Stadion | Timo Saarikoski |
| Eisbären Regensburg | Regensburg | Donau Arena | Maximilian Kaltenhauser |
| Eispiraten Crimmitschau | Crimmitschau | Eisstadion im Sahnpark | Jussi Tuores |
| ESV Kaufbeuren | Kaufbeuren | Erdgas Schwaben Arena | Daniel Jun |
| EV Landshut | Landshut | Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg | Heiko Vogler |
| Krefeld Pinguine | Krefeld | Yayla Arena | Boris Blank |
| Lausitzer Füchse | Weißwasser | Eisstadion Weißwasser | Petteri Väkiparta |
| Ravensburg Towerstars | Ravensburg | Eissporthalle Ravensburg | Gergely Majoross |
| Selber Wölfe | Selb | Hutschenreuther Eissporthalle | Ryan Foster |
| Starbulls Rosenheim | Rosenheim | Rofa-Stadion | Jari Pasanen |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EC Kassel Huskies | 52 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 177 | 129 | +48 | 100 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Eisbären Regensburg | 52 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 171 | 146 | +25 | 93 | |
| 3 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 52 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 158 | 145 | +13 | 87 | |
| 4 | EV Landshut | 52 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 149 | 131 | +18 | 85 | |
| 5 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 52 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 165 | 153 | +12 | 80 | |
| 6 | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 80 | |
| 7 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 52 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 148 | 143 | +5 | 78 | Championship Pre-playoffs |
| 8 | Lausitzer Füchse | 52 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 126 | 123 | +3 | 77 | |
| 9 | EC Bad Nauheim | 52 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 172 | 176 | −4 | 75 | |
| 10 | EHC Freiburg | 52 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 160 | 168 | −8 | 74 | |
| 11 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 52 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 153 | 174 | −21 | 73 | Relegation Playdowns |
| 12 | Selber Wölfe | 52 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 145 | 166 | −21 | 71 | |
| 13 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 52 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 144 | 158 | −14 | 68 | |
| 14 | Bietigheim Steelers | 52 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 145 | 201 | −56 | 51 |
Source: www.kicker.de www.del-2.org
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[2]
| Player | Team | POS | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Yogan | Eisbären Regensburg | C/LW | 48 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 45 |
| Abbott Girduckis | Eisbären Regensburg | C/RW | 52 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 12 |
| Corey Trivino | Eisbären Regensburg | C | 51 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 12 |
| Tim Coffman | EC Bad Nauheim | C/RW | 52 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 22 |
| Parker Bowles | EHC Freiburg | C/LW | 50 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 20 |
| Tobias Lindberg | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | C | 51 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 54 |
| C. J. Stretch | Starbulls Rosenheim | C | 50 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 79 |
| Charlie Sarault | Ravensburg Towerstars | C | 52 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 6 |
| Tomas Andres | Dresdner Eislöwen | C | 51 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 31 |
| Yannik Valenti | EC Kassel Huskies | RW | 49 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 24 |
| Jack Doremus | Bietigheim Steelers | C/W | 48 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 34 |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 1/3 of their team's minutes, are included in this list.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Langmann | EV Landshut | 37 | 2140 | 20 | 15 | 83 | 919 | 3 | 2.33 | .917 |
| Brandon Maxwell | EC Kassel Huskies | 31 | 1822 | 20 | 10 | 71 | 711 | 1 | 2.34 | .909 |
| Oleg Shilin | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 30 | 1738 | 16 | 13 | 68 | 863 | 2 | 2.35 | .927 |
| Patrik Cerveny | EHC Freiburg | 18 | 1088 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 507 | 0 | 2.37 | .922 |
| Felix Bick | Krefeld Pinguine | 43 | 2556 | 22 | 21 | 102 | 1347 | 3 | 2.40 | .930 |
Playoffs
Championship
| Pre-playoffs (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EC Kassel Huskies | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 6 | 4 | - | 8 | Lausitzer Füchse | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | EHC Freiburg | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | EC Kassel Huskies | 5 | 5* | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 1 | 4 | 3* | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Eisbären Regensburg | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2* | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 3* | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EC Kassel Huskies | 2* | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Eisbären Regensburg | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lausitzer Füchse | 2* | 3* | - | 6 | Krefeld Pinguine | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | EC Bad Nauheim | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | Eisbären Regensburg | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | EV Landshut | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relegation
| Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||
| 11 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 4 | |||||||
| 14 | Bietigheim Steelers | 1 | |||||||
| 14 | Bietigheim Steelers | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | Selber Wölfe | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | Selber Wölfe | 2 | |||||||
| 13 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 4 | |||||||
References
- ^ "Die Eisbären Regensburg sind neuer Meister der DEL 2!" [The polar bears Regensburg are new masters of DEL 2!]. R-Kom (in German). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Player stats
- ^ Goaltender stats