Sport Ice Hockey Number of teams 16 People also search for 1996–97 DEL season | Season champions Adler Mannheim Season champion Adler Mannheim | |
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League Deutsche Eishockey Liga | ||
The 1997–98 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 4th season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League).
Contents
- Regular season
- Phase II
- Round 1 Playoff Qualifications
- Round 2 Playoff Qualifications
- Playoff
- Finals
- References
Adler Mannheim became the DEL Champion for the second time in a row, winning a German title for the third time in their history. The season had its share of instability. After the 15th regular season round, the Kaufbeurer Adler were insolvent and the Düsseldorfer EG left the league after season end.
Regular season
As in the previous season two rounds/phases were played. In the first round, all teams played one home and one away game with each other for a total of 28 rounds. The first 6 placed teams continued playing for the playoff placements German: Meisterrunde). The 9 last placed teams had to fight it out for the last 2 playoff spots.
Phase II
Two teams qualified for the playoff spots 7 and 8.
Round 1 Playoff Qualifications
The first round of playoff qualifications was played as a best-of-five series.
Round 2 Playoff Qualifications
The second round of playoff qualifications was played as a best-of-three series.
The Hannover Scorpions and Krefeld Pinguine qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff
The playoffs were played in a best-of-five format.
Finals
With the last game, the Adler Mannheim became repeat DEL Champion and won the German Champion title for the 3rd time in the club history.