Ice hockey fever: Kassel and Krefeld fight in the exciting DEL2 play-offs!

Ice hockey fever: Kassel and Krefeld fight in the exciting DEL2 play-offs!

Kassel, Deutschland - The Play-offs of the DEL2 season 2024/2025 are just around the corner after the main round was completed with 52 match days. The Kassel Huskies secured first place while the Krefeld penguins took second place. From next week, eight of the 14 DEL2 teams will be fighting for the championship title and the coveted promotion places for the German Ice Hockey League (DEL). The top six teams in the main round are qualified for the quarter -finals, with the first four teams having home advantage.

In the pre-play-offs that started on March 5, the EHC Freiburg and the Blue Devils Weiden prevailed and secured the last two places for the quarter-finals. These pre-play-offs were held as the best-of-thread series, while the quarter-finals will play against each other as a best-of-Seven series. The games for the quarter -finals are scheduled for the 12th, 14th, 16th and 18th of March, followed by possible games on March 21, 23 and 25.

Current play-off pairings and teams

The participating teams in the quarter -finals are the Kassel Huskies, Krefeld Penguins, Ravensburg Towerstars, Dresdner Eislöwen, Starbulls Rosenheim and EV Landshut. These clubs are considered favorites, especially the Kassel Huskies, who, under the leadership of coach Louis Brune and their top goal scorer Tristan Keck, go into the play-offs with 38 goals. The quarter-final duel between the Dresden Eislöwen and the Starbulls Rosenheim could be particularly exciting, since a candidate will leave here.

according to Ice hockey News are the Ravensburg Towerstars also serious contenders to the championship. They take third place in the main round and have the best power play in the league. The EV Landshut is the first opponent to wait for the Towerstars. The EHC Freiburg is considered an underdog against the strong Kassel Huskies.

streaming and schedule

All games of the DEL2 play-offs are broadcast live by the streaming provider Sportdeutschland.tv. Individual tickets cost 8.90 euros per game. The complete schedule for the play-offs provides for exciting encounters that are considered important by the teams for both the championship title and for promotion to the DEL.

The final games begin on April 17 and could continue until April 29. In the past play-offs, the Dresden Eislöwen and the Bietigheim Steelers, who had to go to the Playdowns, disappointed. However, the current achievements show that the teams from Kassel, Krefeld, Dresden, Rosenheim and Landshut are much more positioned in the current season.

The Official schedule was published, including 364 games, including some necessary appointment. In order to grant the players recovery phases, the number of weekly game days was reduced.

The competitive pressure is high, and fans can look forward to exciting duels, in which not only the title, but also the longed -for promotion is at stake.