2024–25 DEL2 season
| 2024–25 DEL2 season | |
|---|---|
| League | DEL2 |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Duration | 13 September 2024 – 29 April 2025 |
| Games | 364 (52 per team) |
| Teams | 14 |
| TV partner | Sportdeutschland.TV |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | EC Kassel Huskies |
| Top scorer | Max Newton (Krefeld Pinguine) |
| Promoted to DEL | Dresdner Eislöwen |
| Relegated to Oberliga | Selber Wölfe |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Dresdner Eislöwen |
| Runners-up | Ravensburg Towerstars |
The 2024–25 DEL2 season was the twelfth season of play for DEL2, the second tier of professional ice hockey in Germany. The regular season ran from 13 September 2024 to 2 March 2025 with EC Kassel Huskies finishing atop the standings. The postseason ran from 5 March 2025 to 29 April 2025 with the Dresdner Eislöwen defeating the Ravensburg Towerstars 4 games to 3 to win the championship and earn a promotion to the DEL.[1] The Selber Wölfe were relegated to the Oberliga.
Membership changes
- Bietigheim Steelers were relegated to the Oberliga and replaced by Blue Devils Weiden.
Teams
DEL2 teams for the 2024–25 season.
| Team | City | Arena | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Devils Weiden | Weiden | Hans-Schröpf-Arena | Sebastian Buchwieser |
| Dresdner Eislöwen | Dresden | EnergieVerbund Arena | Niklas Sundblad |
| EC Bad Nauheim | Bad Nauheim | Colonel-Knight-Stadion | Mike Pellegrims |
| EC Kassel Huskies | Kassel | Eissporthalle Kassel | Todd Woodcroft |
| EHC Freiburg | Freiburg | Franz Siegel Stadion | Timo Saarikoski |
| Eisbären Regensburg | Regensburg | Donau Arena | Ville Hämäläinen |
| 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 | Thomas Popiesch |
| Lausitzer Füchse | Weißwasser | Eisstadion Weißwasser | Christof Kreutzer |
| Ravensburg Towerstars | Ravensburg | Eissporthalle Ravensburg | Bohuslav Subr |
| Selber Wölfe | Selb | Hutschenreuther Eissporthalle | Craig Streu |
| 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 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 165 | 108 | +57 | 101 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 186 | 129 | +57 | 99 | |
| 3 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 52 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 180 | 143 | +37 | 98 | |
| 4 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 52 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 163 | 136 | +27 | 97 | |
| 5 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 52 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 158 | 132 | +26 | 90 | |
| 6 | EV Landshut | 52 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 163 | 138 | +25 | 83 | |
| 7 | Blue Devils Weiden | 52 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 158 | 166 | −8 | 77 | Championship Pre-playoffs |
| 8 | Lausitzer Füchse | 52 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 135 | 153 | −18 | 76 | |
| 9 | EHC Freiburg | 52 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 149 | 168 | −19 | 71 | |
| 10 | EC Bad Nauheim | 52 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 154 | 155 | −1 | 69 | |
| 11 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 52 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 152 | 195 | −43 | 65 | Relegation Playdowns |
| 12 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 52 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 131 | 170 | −39 | 61 | |
| 13 | Eisbären Regensburg | 52 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 131 | 181 | −50 | 56 | |
| 14 | Selber Wölfe | 52 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 133 | 184 | −51 | 49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Newton | Krefeld Pinguine | C/LW | 50 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 55 |
| Robbie Czarnik | Ravensburg Towerstars | C/W | 47 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 28 |
| Mathew Santos | Ravensburg Towerstars | LW/RW | 48 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 35 |
| C. J. Stretch | Starbulls Rosenheim | C | 52 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 48 |
| Tyler Ward | Blue Devils Weiden | LW | 51 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 4 |
| Tomáš Rubeš | Blue Devils Weiden | C | 52 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 14 |
| Erik Jinesjö Karlsson | Ravensburg Towerstars | C | 50 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 18 |
| Davis Vandane | Krefeld Pinguine | D | 51 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 12 |
| Tor Immo | EV Landshut | LW/RW | 49 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 28 |
| Tristan Keck | EC Kassel Huskies | LW | 52 | 38 | 16 | 54 | 8 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Maxwell | EC Kassel Huskies | 33 | 1972 | 21 | 12 | 68 | 810 | 5 | 2.07 | .923 |
| Oskar Autio | Starbulls Rosenheim | 40 | 2424 | 25 | 14 | 87 | 1172 | 6 | 2.15 | .931 |
| Danny aus den Birken | Dresdner Eislöwen | 28 | 1699 | 17 | 11 | 63 | 699 | 2 | 2.23 | .917 |
| Felix Bick | Krefeld Pinguine | 45 | 2718 | 32 | 12 | 105 | 1181 | 3 | 2.32 | .918 |
| Jonas Langmann | EV Landshut | 39 | 2236 | 22 | 16 | 93 | 912 | 2 | 2.50 | .908 |
Playoffs
Championship
| Pre-playoffs (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EC Kassel Huskies | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Blue Devils Weiden | 6** | 2 | 3 | 9 | EHC Freiburg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | EC Bad Nauheim | 5 | 3* | 2 | 1 | EC Kassel Huskies | 0 | 4* | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 1 | 3 | 2** | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Krefeld Pinguine | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5* | - | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Blue Devils Weiden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 2 | 4 | 4* | 3* | 6 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lausitzer Füchse | 5 | 3 | - | 6 | EV Landshut | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | EHC Freiburg | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | Krefeld Pinguine | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 1 | 6* | 1 | 3* | 5 | 3* | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2* | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Relegation
| Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ? | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Selber Wölfe | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ? | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Selber Wölfe | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Eisbären Regensburg | 2 | 4* | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Eisbären Regensburg | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
- ^ "DEL2-Meister 2025: Dresdner Eislöwen!" [DEL2 Champion 2025: Dresdner Eislöwen!]. Interface Ssytems (in German). 29 April 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ Player stats
- ^ Goaltender stats