2016–17 DEL season

2016–17 DEL season
2016–17 DEL season
League	Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	16 September 2016–21 April 2017
Number of games	364
Number of teams	14
Regular season
Season champions	EHC München
Season MVP	Patrick Reimer
Top scorer	Patrick Reimer; (54 points)
Finals
Champions	EHC München
Runners-up	EHC Wolfsburg
Finals MVP	Yannic Seidenberg
DEL seasons
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 23rd season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Hamburg Freezers did not play this season due to financial reasons.^[1] Fischtown Pinguins were given the license to play in the DEL.^[2]

Munich won their second consecutive title by defeating Wolfsburg in five games.^[3]

Teams

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers

Schwenninger Wild Wings

Straubing Tigers

EHC Wolfsburg

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Teams of the 2016–17 DEL season

Team	City	Arena
Augsburger Panther	Augsburg	Curt Frenzel Stadium
Eisbären Berlin	Berlin	Mercedes-Benz Arena
Fischtown Pinguins	Bremerhaven	Eisarena Bremerhaven
Düsseldorfer EG	Düsseldorf	ISS Dome
ERC Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt	Saturn Arena
Iserlohn Roosters	Iserlohn	Eissporthalle Iserlohn
Kölner Haie	Cologne	Lanxess Arena
Krefeld Pinguine	Krefeld	König Palast
Adler Mannheim	Mannheim	SAP Arena
EHC München	Munich	Olympia Eishalle
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Nuremberg	Nuremberg Arena
Schwenninger Wild Wings	Villingen-Schwenningen	Helios Arena
Straubing Tigers	Straubing	Eisstadion am Pulverturm
EHC Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	Eisarena Wolfsburg

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	EHC München	52	31	5	4	12	188	122	+66	107	Playoffs
2	Adler Mannheim	52	30	6	4	12	183	135	+48	106
3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	52	27	7	7	11	177	132	+45	102
4	Kölner Haie	52	31	1	2	18	145	109	+36	97
5	EHC Wolfsburg	52	25	5	6	16	153	128	+25	91
6	Augsburger Panther	52	23	7	4	18	155	152	+3	87
7	ERC Ingolstadt	52	22	2	6	22	159	157	+2	76	Pre-playoffs
8	Eisbären Berlin	52	19	2	7	24	125	148	−23	68
9	Straubing Tigers	52	18	3	7	24	147	168	−21	67
10	Fischtown Pinguins	52	17	5	3	27	144	162	−18	64
11	Düsseldorfer EG	52	16	7	1	28	127	161	−34	63
12	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	12	9	4	27	122	156	−34	58
13	Iserlohn Roosters	52	13	4	8	27	129	171	−42	55
14	Krefeld Pinguine	52	11	6	6	29	120	173	−53	51

Source: DEL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.

Results

First half

Home \ Away	AUG	BER	BRE	DÜS	ING	ISE	KÖL	KRE	MAN	MUN	NÜR	SCH	STR	WOL
Augsburg		2–1	4–1	3–2	4–5	5–4	3–2	4–3^(OT)	3–2^(OT)	1–3	2–3	3–4^(OT)	5–3	3–0
Berlin	6–4		4–2	5–0	3–0	4–3	0–3	1–3	4–3	2–4	3–2^(SO)	1–0	5–2	2–3^(OT)
Bremerhaven	3–5	3–1		2–5	2–1^(SO)	3–1	2–5	2–5	3–5	1–3	2–1^(OT)	1–5	4–3	2–3
Düsseldorf	2–3	3–4	5–4		6–2	4–2	4–2	2–4	1–2	0–2	0–4	3–2^(SO)	4–2	0–2
Ingolstadt	2–4	4–7	2–4	5–2		3–2	4–8	4–2	2–1	5–3	3–4	4–0	4–2	2–3
Iserlohn	2–1	2–0	2–3^(OT)	3–1	1–5		3–2^(SO)	4–1	1–2	2–1	3–4^(SO)	3–2	4–2	1–6
Köln	3–2	4–1	0–2	1–2^(SO)	1–5	7–2		2–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–4	6–1	2–3
Krefeld	3–4^(SO)	3–5	1–3	2–3^(OT)	1–4	2–4	1–3		4–3	0–2	3–5	3–1	0–3	3–4^(OT)
Mannheim	5–3	3–1	4–2	4–1	0–1	5–1	0–2	4–1		3–6	3–4^(OT)	3–0	0–2	4–3^(OT)
Munich	6–2	3–2	1–2	7–1	3–2^(SO)	4–3	1–2	6–4	3–2		2–4	2–1^(SO)	5–1	4–2
Nürnberg	1–2	5–2	2–3	6–5	2–0	3–0	2–1	5–0	5–6^(OT)	6–5^(OT)		5–2	3–4	4–2
Schwenningen	3–0	3–5	3–2^(OT)	1–3	5–4^(OT)	2–3	0–4	3–4^(SO)	5–4^(SO)	1–2	4–2		3–2	3–4
Straubing	4–5^(OT)	5–2	2–0	2–3^(SO)	3–2	1–0^(OT)	3–2	3–7	2–4	3–2^(OT)	3–4^(OT)	5–2		2–7
Wolfsburg	1–2	3–2^(OT)	5–3	3–4^(OT)	4–2	4–3^(OT)	3–5	3–0	2–4	1–5	2–1	2–1	4–1

Source: ^[4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half

Home \ Away	AUG	BER	BRE	DÜS	ING	ISE	KÖL	KRE	MAN	MUN	NÜR	SCH	STR	WOL
Augsburg		2–1	3–7	4–2	2–5	4–3^(SO)	1–4	3–1	1–4	6–5^(OT)	4–0	4–1	4–3	4–3
Berlin	0–2		4–1	2–1	5–4	4–1	1–2	2–3^(OT)	3–2^(OT)	3–4	1–3	1–0	1–2^(OT)	2–1
Bremerhaven	4–2	4–3		1–5	1–2	6–3	6–0	3–2^(SO)	6–7^(OT)	2–3	0–3	3–4^(OT)	5–3	0–1
Düsseldorf	3–2^(SO)	0–3	4–2		1–2^(OT)	5–4	1–2	2–1	2–7	3–7	3–2^(OT)	2–3	2–5	2–0
Ingolstadt	3–4	7–1	2–3^(SO)	7–2		4–3	4–2	1–3	3–4	2–5	5–4	6–5^(OT)	5–1	6–3
Iserlohn	1–3	4–3^(SO)	3–1	2–6	3–2^(SO)		1–2^(OT)	7–3	3–4	5–2	2–5	4–3^(OT)	3–2^(OT)	0–4
Köln	6–1	2–0	3–2	0–2	0–1	3–2		1–4	2–4	2–1	4–2	3–1	4–2	0–1
Krefeld	5–4	3–2^(OT)	2–4	0–4	1–2	3–2^(OT)	1–3		2–5	1–4	3–4^(OT)	4–2	1–3	2–1^(OT)
Mannheim	2–1^(OT)	4–3^(SO)	4–3	7–1	4–2	5–4	4–2	6–2		3–4	3–2^(OT)	4–1	4–1	4–2
Munich	2–1^(SO)	3–1	1–3	5–2	3–2^(OT)	6–1	5–2	7–2	3–4		1–2	5–0	7–1	3–5
Nürnberg	3–2	6–1	6–4	5–2	2–5	5–4	3–4	6–3	5–1	3–2^(OT)		3–1	4–1	4–1
Schwenningen	1–6	2–1	5–1	4–1	4–1	2–1	2–5	1–3	3–7	2–6	4–3^(SO)		2–1^(OT)	1–3
Straubing	6–2	6–3	2–5	1–3	5–2	2–3	3–2	3–4^(OT)	4–5	6–2	8–4	1–2^(SO)		3–0
Wolfsburg	3–4^(OT)	7–1	7–6	4–1	5–2	4–2	3–6	4–0	0–1	3–4^(OT)	0–1^(SO)	2–5	3–2^(SO)

Source: ^[4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

First round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

			1	EHC München	4
7	ERC Ingolstadt	0	10	Fischtown Pinguins	0
10	Fischtown Pinguins	2				1	EHC München	4
						8	Eisbären Berlin	1
			2	Adler Mannheim	3	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
			8	Eisbären Berlin	4
									1	EHC München	4
									5	EHC Wolfsburg	1
			3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	4
8	Eisbären Berlin	2	6	Augsburger Panther	3
9	Straubing Tigers	0				3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	2
						5	EHC Wolfsburg	4
			4	Kölner Haie	3
			5	EHC Wolfsburg	4

Playoff qualification

The playoff qualification was played between 1 and 3 March 2017 in a best-of-three mode.

ERC Ingolstadt vs. Fischtown Pinguins

1 March	ERC Ingolstadt		1–4	Fischtown Pinguins	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
David Elsner – 09:10		First period		19:30 – Jeremy Welsh
No scoring		Second period		29:24 – Bronson Maschmeyer 31:57 – Welsh
No scoring		Third period		58:55 – Jack Combs (ENG)
Timo Pielmeier (35 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats		Gerald Kuhn (26 saves / 27 shots)

3 March	Fischtown Pinguins		6–5	ERC Ingolstadt	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
Mike Hoeffel (PP) – 05:24 Jack Combs (PP) – 19:48		First period		12:39 – John Laliberte (PP)
Jordan Owens – 33:27 Ross Mauermann – 33:53		Second period		24:18 – David Elsner 25:59 – Björn Svensson (PP)
Owens (PP) – 41:32 Jason Bast (PP) – 46:28		Third period		40:37 – Brandon Buck (PP) 47:45 – Brian Salcido
Gerald Kuhn (29 saves / 34 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (28 saves / 34 shots)

Bremerhaven won series 2–0

Eisbären Berlin vs. Straubing Tigers

1 March	Eisbären Berlin		3–1	Straubing Tigers	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Jamie MacQueen (PP) – 11:49		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		31:24 – Sean Sullivan
MacQueen – 50:37 Marcel Noebels (ENG) – 59:58		Third period		No scoring
Petri Vehanen (33 saves / 34 shots)		Goalie stats		Matt Climie (32 saves / 35 shots)

3 March	Straubing Tigers		2–3	3OT	Eisbären Berlin	Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing	Recap
Sean Sullivan (PP) – 04:43 Scott Timmins (PP) – 12:00		First period			05:14 – Alexander Roach
No scoring		Second period			30:22 – Spencer Machacek (PP)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		Third overtime period			103:17 – Jamie MacQueen
Matt Climie (67 saves / 70 shots)		Goalie stats			Petri Vehanen (57 saves / 59 shots)

Berlin won series 2–0

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals will be played between 7 and 21 March 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

EHC München vs. Fischtown Pinguins

7 March	EHC München		4–1	Fischtown Pinguins	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period		16:51 – Mike Hoeffel
Deron Quint – 21:58 Konrad Abeltshauser – 28:15 Michael Wolf (PP) – 34:51		Second period		No scoring
Jon Matsumoto (PS) – 49:41		Third period		No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (22 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats		Gerald Kuhn (44 saves / 48 shots)

10 March	Fischtown Pinguins		0–3	EHC München	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
No scoring		First period		05:06 – Yannic Seidenberg (PP) 16:35 – Frank Mauer
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		53:49 – Konrad Abeltshauser
Gerald Kuhn (34 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (22 saves / 22 shots)

12 March	EHC München		3–2	Fischtown Pinguins	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Derek Joslin (PP) – 11:38		First period		01:26 – Cody Lampl
Keith Aucoin – 26:48		Second period		No scoring
Aucoin (SH) – 45:24		Third period		41:49 – Jeremy Welsh
Danny aus den Birken (20 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats		Jani Nieminen (39 saves / 42 shots)

15 March	Fischtown Pinguins		2–8	EHC München	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
Jack Combs – 14:29		First period		03:37 – Jonathan Matsumoto (PP) 12:14 – Jerome Flaake
No scoring		Second period		26:19 – Matsumoto (PP) 34:30 – Frank Mauer 35:12 – Derek Joslin (PP) 38:46 – Mads Christensen
Mike Moore – 48:36		Third period		49:14 – Daryl Boyle 58:09 – Yannic Seidenberg
Jani Nieminen (15 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (14 saves / 15 shots)

Munich won series 4–0

Adler Mannheim vs. Eisbären Berlin

7 March	Adler Mannheim		4–3	OT	Eisbären Berlin	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period			01:06 – Jamie MacQueen
Matthias Plachta (PP) – 24:17 Plachta – 36:46		Second period			No scoring
Plachta – 59:56		Third period			43:50 – Charles Linglet (PP2) 50:48 – Julian Talbot
Plachta – 60:20		First overtime period			No scoring
Dennis Endras (22 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats			Petri Vehanen (37 saves / 41 shots)

10 March	Eisbären Berlin		6–3	Adler Mannheim	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Darin Olver – 13:07 Nick Petersen – 17:11		First period		00:57 – Luke Adam 16:06 – Ronny Arendt
Olver – 25:07		Second period		37:41 – Matthias Plachta
Daniel Fischbuch – 48:32 Julian Talbot – 58:21 Talbot (ENG) – 59:21		Third period		No scoring
Petri Vehanen (24 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Drew MacIntyre (30 saves / 36 shots)

12 March	Adler Mannheim		3–2	Eisbären Berlin	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Brent Raedeke – 05:26 Chad Kolarik (PP) – 18:32		First period		11:28 – Louis-Marc Aubry
Luke Adam – 27:03		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		53:19 – Florian Busch
Dennis Endras (20 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (39 saves / 42 shots)

15 March	Eisbären Berlin		6–1	Adler Mannheim	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Charles Linglet – 17:22		First period		16:53 – Ryan MacMurchy (PP)
Louis-Marc Aubry – 25:55 André Rankel – 28:12 Laurin Braun – 36:37		Second period		No scoring
Braun – 45:24 Darin Olver – 55:47		Third period		No scoring
Petri Vehanen (21 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (27 saves / 33 shots)

17 March	Adler Mannheim		3–1	Eisbären Berlin	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Luke Adam – 45:48 Garrett Festerling – 49:52 Carlo Colaiacovo (ENG) – 59:16		Third period		Julian Talbot – 53:40
Drew MacIntyre (14 saves / 15 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (23 saves / 26 shots)

19 March	Eisbären Berlin		4–3	3OT	Adler Mannheim	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Nick Petersen (PS) – 02:16 Marcel Noebels (PP) – 06:24 Petersen (PP2) – 09:33		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			28:58 – Chad Kolarik (PP) 30:46 – Matthias Plachta
No scoring		Third period			52:15 – Plachta (PP)
Noebels (PP) – 100:29		Third overtime period			No scoring
Petri Vehanen (40 saves / 43 shots)		Goalie stats			Drew MacIntyre (40 saves / 44 shots)

21 March	Adler Mannheim		1–2	OT	Eisbären Berlin	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Marcus Kink – 41:11		Third period			47:10 – Barry Tallackson
No scoring		First overtime period			69:32 – Charles Linglet
Drew MacIntyre (15 saves / 16 shots)		Goalie stats			Petri Vehanen (48 saves / 49 shots)

Berlin won series 4–3

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. Augsburger Panther

8 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		1–4	Augsburger Panther	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
Steven Reinprecht – 05:12		First period		15:52 – Trevor Parkes (PP2)
No scoring		Second period		27:33 – T. J. Trevelyan
No scoring		Third period		58:38 – Ben Hanowski (PP2) 59:47 – Aleksander Polaczek (PP, ENG)
Andreas Jenike (29 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats		Jonathan Boutin (32 saves / 33 shots)

10 March	Augsburger Panther		1–3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Curt Frenzel Stadium, Augsburg	Recap
No scoring		First period		02:34 – Steven Reinprecht (PP)
No scoring		Second period		34:11 – Nichlas Torp 35:47 – Brandon Segal
Ben Hanowski (PP) – 41:32		Third period		No scoring
Jonathan Boutin (25 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Andreas Jenike (25 saves / 26 shots)

12 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		5–3	Augsburger Panther	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
Brandon Segal – 03:58 Patrick Reimer – 08:51 Steven Reinprecht – 10:20		First period		04:54 – Scott Valentine 11:02 – Andrew LeBlanc
No scoring		Second period		24:12 – Adrian Grygiel
Marco Pfleger – 50:46 P. Reimer – 56:48		Third period		No scoring
Jochen Reimer (36 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats		Jonathan Boutin (21 saves / 26 shots)

14 March	Augsburger Panther		4–0	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Curt Frenzel Stadium, Augsburg	Recap
Derek Dinger – 11:51		First period		No scoring
Derek Dinger – 21:29 Jaroslav Hafenrichter – 36:47		Second period		No scoring
Ben Hanowski (PP) – 46:03		Third period		No scoring
Ben Meisner (30 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Andreas Jenike (30 saves / 34 shots)

17 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		1–5	Augsburger Panther	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
No scoring		First period		08:34 – Justin Shugg 14:24 – Braden Lamb 16:26 – Trevor Parkes (PP)
No scoring		Second period		23:17 – Trevor Parkes (PP)
Philippe Dupuis – 57:54		Third period		46:38– Lamb (PP)
Andreas Jenike (8 saves / 13 shots)		Goalie stats		Ben Meisner (42 saves / 43 shots)

19 March	Augsburger Panther		0–3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Curt Frenzel Stadium, Augsburg	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		Yasin Ehliz – 32:37
No scoring		Third period		Ehliz (PS) – 57:13 David Steckel (ENG) – 58:59
Ben Meisner (30 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats		Jochen Reimer (20 saves / 20 shots)

21 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		5–3	Augsburger Panther	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
Yasin Ehliz – 08:47		First period		08:11 – David Stieler
Jesse Blacker – 33:20 Patrick Reimer (PP) – 35:10		Second period		No scoring
Marco Pfleger – 40:16 Marius Möchel – 52:19		Third period		49:06 – Justin Shugg 49:57 – Thomas Holzmann
Jochen Reimer (26 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats		Ben Meisner (33 saves / 38 shots)

Nuremberg won series 4–3

Kölner Haie vs. EHC Wolfsburg

7 March	Kölner Haie		2–1	OT	EHC Wolfsburg	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
Shawn Lalonde (PP) – 13:11		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			24:03 – Jeremy Dehner (PP)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Alexandre Bolduc (SH) – 61:08		First overtime period			No scoring
Gustaf Wesslau (25 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Felix Brueckmann (35 saves / 37 shots)

10 March	EHC Wolfsburg		3–1	Kölner Haie	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Brent Aubin (PP) – 07:05		First period		14:02 – Shawn Lalonde
Mark Voakes – 23:49 Tyson Mulock (PP) – 30:30		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Felix Brueckmann (31 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Gustaf Wesslau (29 saves / 32 shots)

12 March	Kölner Haie		0–4	EHC Wolfsburg	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
No scoring		First period		06:43 – Sebastian Furchner (PP) 08:11 – Tyson Mulock (PP)
No scoring		Second period		28:21 – Björn Krupp 36:23 – Gerrit Fauser (PP)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Gustaf Wesslau (19 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brueckmann (21 saves / 21 shots)

15 March	EHC Wolfsburg		5–1	Kölner Haie	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Nick Johnson – 05:03		First period		No scoring
Brent Aubin – 23:31		Second period		No scoring
Mark Voakes – 46:16 Fabio Pfohl – 50:09 Gerrit Fauser – 50:23		Third period		58:01 – Christian Ehrhoff
Felix Brueckmann (25 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats		Gustaf Wesslau (20 saves / 25 shots)

17 March	Kölner Haie		3–1	EHC Wolfsburg	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
No scoring		First period		12:26 – Gerrit Fauser
Shawn Lalonde (PP) – 33:49 Travis Turnbull (PP) – 39:33		Second period		No scoring
Kai Hospelt (ENG) – 59:20		Third period		No scoring
Gustaf Wesslau (24 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brueckmann (30 saves / 33 shots)

19 March	EHC Wolfsburg		0–1	Kölner Haie	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		55:09 – Shawn Lalonde (PP2)
Felix Brueckmann (23 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Gustaf Wesslau (19 saves / 19 shots)

21 March	Kölner Haie		0–1	EHC Wolfsburg	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		27:17 – Tyson Mulock
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Gustaf Wesslau (20 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brueckmann (36 saves / 36 shots)

Wolfsburg won series 4–3

Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 24 March and 4 April 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

EHC München vs. Eisbären Berlin

24 March	EHC München		2–3	2OT	Eisbären Berlin	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Brooks Macek – 21:11 Macek – 34:56		Second period			36:30 – Bruno Gervais 37:17 – André Rankel
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		Second overtime period			84:27 – Rankel (PP)
Danny aus den Birken (34 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Petri Vehanen (46 saves / 48 shots)

26 March	Eisbären Berlin		1–2	EHC München	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Julian Talbot – 08:35		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		27:15 – Keith Aucoin 29:27 – Jason Jaffray
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Petri Vehanen (22 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (18 saves / 19 shots)

28 March	EHC München		5–1	Eisbären Berlin	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Michael Wolf (PP) – 05:49 Steve Pinizzotto – 10:03 Dominik Kahun – 14:39		First period		No scoring
Wolf (PP) – 29:14		Second period		No scoring
Brooks Macek (SH) – 36:39		Third period		46:17 – Laurin Braun
Danny aus den Birken (20 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (49 saves / 54 shots)

31 March	Eisbären Berlin		1–3	EHC München	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Jonas Müller – 16:22		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		35:33 – Jon Matsumoto 38:52 – Derek Joslin
No scoring		Third period		59:42 – Steve Pinizzotto (ENG)
Petri Vehanen (27 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (25 saves / 26 shots)

2 April	EHC München		2–1	OT	Eisbären Berlin	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period			38:52 – Derek Joslin
Laurin Braun – 13:45		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Michael Wolf (PP) – 71:16		First overtime period			No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (45 saves / 46 shots)		Goalie stats			Petri Vehanen (42 saves / 44 shots)

Munich won series 4–1

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. EHC Wolfsburg

24 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		5–1	EHC Wolfsburg	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
Yasin Ehliz (PP) – 16:07		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Patrick Reimer (PP) – 43:26 Brandon Segal (PP) – 50:44 Brandon Prust – 52:55 Rob Schremp (PP) – 56:04		Third period		40:23 – Tyler Haskins (PP)
Jochen Reimer (28 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brueckmann (30 saves / 35 shots)

26 March	EHC Wolfsburg		5–3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Brent Aubin (PP) – 05:39 Gerrit Fauser (PP) – 11:20 Fauser – 12:34		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		28:00 – Yasin Ehliz (PP) 31:49 – Philippe Dupuis (PP)
Aubin – 58:19 Nick Johnson (ENG) – 59:27		Third period		41:21 – Patrick Reimer (PP)
Felix Brueckmann (34 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats		Jochen Reimer (22 saves / 27 shots)

29 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		3–4	OT	EHC Wolfsburg	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
Brandon Prust – 04:38 Oliver Mebus – 15:48		First period			12:07 – Sebastian Furchner
Rob Schremp – 32:17		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			44:53 – Nick Johnson 59:05 – Gerrit Fauser (EA)
No scoring		First overtime period			76:42 – Tyler Haskins
Jochen Reimer (29 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Felix Brueckmann (38 saves / 41 shots)

31 March	EHC Wolfsburg		4–3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Brent Aubin – 14:08		First period		No scoring
Tyler Haskins – 24:19 Alexander Karachun – 36:39		Second period		37:19 – Philippe Dupuis 37:48 – Brandon Segal
Robert Bina – 49:25		Third period		52:59 – Rob Schremp (PP)
Felix Brueckmann (24 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Jochen Reimer (13 saves / 17 shots)

2 April	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		4–1	EHC Wolfsburg	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
Marco Pfleger – 05:53		First period		No scoring
Pfleger – 23:36 Philippe Dupuis – 25:02		Second period		31:58 – Philip Riefers
Jesse Blacker – 40:28		Third period		No scoring
Andreas Jenike (26 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brueckmann (15 saves / 19 shots)

4 April	EHC Wolfsburg		3–0	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Sebastian Furchner – 06:14 Brent Aubin (PP) – 15:33		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Gerrit Fauser – 36:42		Third period		No scoring
Felix Brueckmann (18 saves / 18 shots)		Goalie stats		Andreas Jenike (22 saves / 25 shots)

Wolfsburg won series 4–2

Final

The final was played between 9 and 17 April 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

EHC München vs. EHC Wolfsburg

9 April	EHC München		3–2	2OT	EHC Wolfsburg	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period			19:31 – Armin Wurm
Brooks Macek (PP) – 25:11 Yannic Seidenberg (PP) – 35:26		Second period			27:42 – Sebastian Furchner
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Dominik Kahun – 96:12		Second overtime period			No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (24 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Felix Brueckmann (51 saves / 54 shots)

11 April	EHC Wolfsburg		2–3	EHC München	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Nick Johnson – 07:20		First period		No scoring
Johnson – 23:35		Second period		24:45 – (SH) Maximilian Kastner 36:26 – Michael Wolf 39:11 – Frank Mauer
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Felix Brueckmann (20 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (19 saves / 21 shots)

13 April	EHC München		1–2	EHC Wolfsburg	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Keith Aucoin – 07:37		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		22:12 – Stephen Dixon 33:24 – Brent Aubin
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (22 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brueckmann (43 saves / 44 shots)

15 April	EHC Wolfsburg		2–7	EHC München	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Jeremy Dehner (PP) – 07:25 Brent Aubin (PP) – 10:33		First period		09:42 – Michael Wolf (SH) 15:34 – Maximilian Kastner
No scoring		Second period		21:24 – Konrad Abeltshauser 27:22 – Wolf (PP) 27:53 – Frank Mauer (PP)
No scoring		Third period		45:44 – Jonathan Matsumoto (PP) 56:32 – Brooks Macek
Felix Brueckmann (45 saves / 52 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (17 saves / 19 shots)

17 April	EHC München		4–0	EHC Wolfsburg	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Jon Matsumoto – 18:52		First period		No scoring
Dominik Kahun (PS) – 24:11		Second period		No scoring
Derek Joslin – 46:28 Brooks Macek – 49:17		Third period		No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (26 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brueckmann (30 saves / 34 shots)

München won series 4–1

References

^ "Bid to save Hamburg Freezers DEL ice hockey team comes up short" (in German). Deutsche Welle. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Bremerhaven erhält 14. DEL-Lizenz für Saison 2016/17" (in German). del.org. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ "München ist Meister! 4:0 gegen Wolfsburg - 7. Titel für Don Jackson". telekomeishockey.de. 17 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Schedule and results". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-16.

External links

Official website

[1] "Bid to save Hamburg Freezers DEL ice hockey team comes up short" (in German). Deutsche Welle. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

[2] "Bremerhaven erhält 14. DEL-Lizenz für Saison 2016/17" (in German). del.org. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[3] "München ist Meister! 4:0 gegen Wolfsburg - 7. Titel für Don Jackson". telekomeishockey.de. 17 April 2017.

[Results-4] "Schedule and results". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-16.

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