2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
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The 2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 13th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League). The league was played with 14 clubs in the 2006-07 season, the same number as the previous season. However, in place of the Kassel Huskies
, who were relegated the previous season, the Straubing Tigers
took part in the competition, having won the 2nd Bundesliga in 2005-06. The modus had slightly changed from the previous season. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 52 regular season games per club. The top six clubs at the end of the regular season are qualified for the first round of the play-offs. The clubs seven to ten play a preliminary round to determined the last two places for the first round. For the teams placed eleven to fourteen, the season had ended.
No club was relegated from the DEL this season and the Adler Mannheim
(Eagles Mannheim) won its 5th DEL Championship.
Kassel Huskies
The Kassel Huskies were a professional ice hockey team based in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. They played the majority of their seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.The club was founded as ESG Kassel in 1977 and was renamed into EC Kassel in 1987...
, who were relegated the previous season, the Straubing Tigers
Straubing Tigers
The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team in the German Ice Hockey League . They play out of Straubing, Germany, and they play their home games at Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which can hold 5,800 spectators....
took part in the competition, having won the 2nd Bundesliga in 2005-06. The modus had slightly changed from the previous season. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 52 regular season games per club. The top six clubs at the end of the regular season are qualified for the first round of the play-offs. The clubs seven to ten play a preliminary round to determined the last two places for the first round. For the teams placed eleven to fourteen, the season had ended.
No club was relegated from the DEL this season and the Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...
(Eagles Mannheim) won its 5th DEL Championship.
Regular season
| Position | Name | P | Won | OTW | PW | OTL | PL | Lost | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg... |
52 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 184 | 147 | 107 |
| 2 | DEG Metro Stars DEG Metro Stars The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players... |
52 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 163 | 127 | 98 |
| 3 | Sinupret Ice Tigers Sinupret Ice Tigers The Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-History:... |
52 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 181 | 136 | 95 |
| 4 | Kölner Haie Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white.... |
52 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 180 | 146 | 94 |
| 5 | ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt The ERC Ingolstadt are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Commonly known as the Panthers, they play their games in Ingolstadt, Germany at the Saturn Arena. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ingolstadt signed NHLers Marco Sturm, Andy McDonald, Jamie Langenbrunner and Aaron Ward... |
52 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 180 | 146 | 94 |
| 6 | Hannover Scorpions Hannover Scorpions The Hannover Scorpions are a professional ice hockey team founded in 1975 as ESC Wedemark. The team was renamed Wedemark Scorpions in 1996 after the rock band Scorpions, who also call Hanover, Lower Saxony their home. Their games are played at TUI Arena of the Expo Plaza... |
52 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 162 | 157 | 84 |
| 7 | Hamburg Freezers Hamburg Freezers The Hamburg Freezers are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that play their games in Hamburg, Germany. Originally known as the Munich Barons from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the... |
52 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 169 | 153 | 83 |
| 8 | Frankfurt Lions Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty.-History:... |
52 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 171 | 171 | 83 |
| 9 | Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin ' are a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga , the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members... (C) |
52 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 171 | 157 | 77 |
| 10 | Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the KönigPALAST. Founded first in 1936, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga... |
52 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 170 | 173 | 71 |
| 11 | Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the... |
52 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 148 | 163 | 70 |
| 12 | Straubing Tigers Straubing Tigers The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team in the German Ice Hockey League . They play out of Straubing, Germany, and they play their home games at Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which can hold 5,800 spectators.... (N) |
52 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 135 | 189 | 56 |
| 13 | Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.... |
52 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 148 | 205 | 48 |
| 14 | EV Duisburg | 52 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 118 | 218 | 35 |
- Abbreviations: P = Games played, OTW = Overtime win, PW = Win after penalty shootout, OTL = Overtime loss, PL = Loss after penalty shoutout, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, (C) = Defending champion, (N) = New club
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Play-offs
The four rounds of the 2006-07 play-offs were played under the following system:- Preliminary round: Best-of-three
- First round: Best-of-seven
- Semi finals: Best-of-five
- Finals: Best-of-five
Like the regular season, in the play-offs games will be decided by penalty shoot-outs (P) after a five minute overtime (OT) sudden-death. In all play-off rounds the higher placed team from the regular season has home advantage in the uneven numbered games (Game 1, 3, 5, 7) and the other team in the even numbered games (Game 2, 4, 6).
Preliminary round
Team Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Hamburg Freezers Krefeld Pinguine 5-3 5-3 — Frankfurt Lions Eisbären Berlin 3-4 2-1 6-0
First round
Team Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Adler Mannheim Frankfurt Lions 4-3 OT 6-2 2-1 2-4 3-2 — — DEG Metro Stars Hamburg Freezers 3-2 4-0 5-4 OT 1-3 6-1 — — Sinupret Ice Tigers Hannover Scorpions 3-5 2-3 3-0 3-2 3-2 OT 3-2 OT — ERC Ingolstadt Kölner Haie 1-5 1-4 6-2 0-1 OT 6-4 1-5 —
Semi finals
Team Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Adler Mannheim Kölner Haie 7-2 6-4 2-0 — — DEG Metro Stars Sinupret Ice Tigers 2-3 3-4 P 5-4 OT 0-1 —
Finals
Team Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Adler Mannheim Sinupret Ice Tigers 3-2 OT 6-2 5-2 — — - The Adler Mannheim are the 2006-07 champions of the DEL.
Play-off tree
Regular season
Player Club Games Goals Assists Points 
David McLlwainKölner Haie 52 21 41 62 François FortierHamburg Freezers 52 28 31 59 Brad SmythBrad SmythBrad Smyth is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...Hamburg Freezers 52 23 36 59 François MéthotFrancois MethotFrançois Méthot is an ice hockey centre currently playing for the Krefeld Pinguine in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga...Adler Mannheim 52 19 38 57 
Herberts VasiljevsKrefeld Pinguine 51 30 24 57
Play-offs
Player Club Games Goals Assists Points Colin ForbesAdler Mannheim 11 4 10 14 Jame PollockJame PollockJame Pollock is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany.-Playing career:...Sinupret Ice Tigers 13 5 9 14 David McLlwainKölner Haie 9 4 10 14 Jason JaspersJason JaspersJason Jaspers is a professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Playin career:...Adler Mannheim 11 6 7 13 
Brian SwansonBrian SwansonBrian Swanson is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Alaska Aces of the East Coast Hockey League.-Playing career:...Sinupret Ice Tigers 13 4 7 11