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Sensational start to the season: Landshut celebrates an 8-1 win!
Krefeld Pinguine start the DEL2 2025/2026 season with a deep squad and new promotion ambitions.
Sensational start to the season: Landshut celebrates an 8-1 win!
The new 2025/2026 season started with exciting games in the DEL2 on September 20, 2025. Right from the start, the teams were able to demonstrate their skills, and the spectators in the arenas were excited to see what the first games had in store.
EV Landshut, under the leadership of new head coach Uwe Krupp, caused a sensation with an impressive 8-1 win against the Ravensburg Towerstars. Krupp, a former Stanley Cup winner, is determined to lead his club back into the ice hockey spotlight. The goals for Landshut were scored by David Elsner (8th minute, power play), Tor Immo (11th minute), David Stieler (16th minute, power play), Yannick Wenzel (17th and 47th minute, power play), Tobias Schwarz (29th minute, shorthanded), Tobias Lindberg (38th minute) and Oliver Stümpel (51st minute). Ravensburg only had to rely on Erik Karlsson's goal (38th minute), which impressively underlined Landshut's dominance. del-2.org reports that this clear victory sets the tone right at the start of the season.
The exciting start to the season
The Düsseldorfer EG, which is returning to the DEL2 after being relegated from the Penny DEL, celebrated a successful start against Starbulls Rosenheim. After a dramatic extra time, the Düsseldorf team prevailed 5:4. The goals for Düsseldorf were scored by Lucas Lessio (2nd minute), Ture Linden (11th minute), Max Faber (23rd minute) and Leon Niederberger (30th minute). C.J. scored for Rosenheim. Stretch (7th minute), Sebastian Zwickl (17th minute) and Shane Hanna (17th minute) before Emil Quaas' decisive goal (63rd minute) in extra time. Coach Rich Chernomaz was faced with the challenge of reorganizing the team's personnel, but the first win shows that the team has the potential to get back into the ice hockey league. eishockey-online.news has highlighted that Düsseldorf will be a hot potato in the promotion fight if the team chemistry is right.
Another notable result came from the Eispiren Crimmitschau, who defeated the Krefeld Pinguine 4-1. Tim McGauley scored twice (24th and 29th minutes), followed by Johannes Schmid (51st minute) and Corey Mackin (58th minute). Krefeld was only able to score through David Czerny (47th minute). The Krefeld Pinguine, who had a strong audience at the Yayla Arena last season, are facing another challenging season after their fourth year in the DEL2.
The overview of the first games
Here is an overview of the results of the first games:
| Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| EV Landshut | 8:1 | Ravensburg Tower Stars |
| Dusseldorf EC | 5:4 (n.V.) | Starbulls Rosenheim |
| Ice Pirates Crimmitschau | 4:1 | Krefeld penguins |
| Bietigheim Steelers | 1:2 | EC Kassel Huskies |
| EC Bad Nauheim | 4:3 (n.P.) | EHC Freiburg |
| Blue Devils grazing | 4:3 | ESV Kaufbeuren |
| Polar Bears Regensburg | 4:2 | Lusatian foxes |
At the end of the match day it becomes clear that the tension and balance of the DEL2 remains high. Teams like the Kassel Huskies and the Krefeld Pinguine, who are hoping for better times, are just as much in focus as the newly crowned winners, who are preparing for an exciting season. The ability for any club to beat anyone on a good day is highlighted by experts as a major plus point for the league that all teams will want to take advantage of.