2012–13 DEL season
The DEL 2012/13 season was the 19th season since the founding of the German Ice Hockey League, the highest league in the German Ice Hockey. The season started with the Main Round on 14 September 2012, and ended with the fourth final of the play-offs on 21 April 2013.
Masters were the polar bears Berlin, which thus won their seventh title.
After the season, the Arena Hannover GmbH, Hannover Scorpions sold on May 24, 2013 to Villingen -Schwenningen, where they will compete with the name of the former second division Schwenningen Wild Wings in the DEL.
- 4.1 Qualification
- 4.2 Play-off Tree
- 4.3 quarterfinals
- 4.4 Semi-finals
- 4.5 final
Participant
Mode
As in previous years, a double round was played. The top six teams qualified directly for the play- offs, the teams will play in the squares 7-10 in best-of -three series two more play-off participants. The quarter-final series were played in the mode Best of Seven, semifinals and finals in the Best of Five mode.
Main Round
Final Table
As of March 10, 2013 Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTG = Wins after Overtime, PSG = Wins after the shootout, OTV = Losses after Overtime, PSV = Losses after the shootout, L = Loss, GP = Total Points, T = Goal, GT = Goals against, Str = penalty minutes
Notes:
- Direct qualification for the play- offs
- First Play -off round
- Finished season
Best Scorer
Status: End of Season 2012/13
Best Goalkeeper
( Goalkeepers with at least 15 games )
Abbreviations: Sp = Games, Min = Ice Age ( in minutes), GT = Goals against, Sv % = held shots (in%), GTS = Gegentorschnitt, SO = shutouts; Bold: Optimum Value
Play-offs
Qualification
The qualifiers were in the mode " Best of Three" discharged and were held on 13, 15 and 17 March, 2013.
HR = Main Round
Play-off - tree
Quarterfinals
The quarter-final matches have been played in the mode " Best of Seven" and took place on the 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th and March 30th, 2013
HR = Main Round
Semifinal
The semi-finals were held in the " Best of Five" mode and took place on April 3rd, 5th and 7th 2013.
HR = Main Round
Final
The finals were held in the " Best of Five" mode and took place on April 14th, 16th, 19th and 21st 2013.
HR = Main Round
Squad of the German Master
Goalkeepers: Sebastian Elwing, Rob Zepp
Defender: Jens Baxmann, Dominik Bielke, Constantin Braun, Ryan Caldwell, Henry Haase, Frank Hördler, Mark Katic, Jimmy Sharrow, Thomas Supis
Attacker: Jamie Arniel, Laurin Brown, Daniel Brière, Florian Busch, Mads Christensen, Matt Foy, Claude Giroux, Corey Locke, TJ Mulock, Tyson Mulock, Darin Olver, André Rankels, Vincent Schlenker, Julian Talbot, Barry Tallackson, Daniel White, Sven Ziegler
Coaching staff: Don Jackson, Vince Malette, Hartmut Nickel
Awards
- Player of the Year - Andreas Holmqvist, Kölner Haie
- Forward of the Year - Michael Wolf, Iserlohn Roosters
- Defender of the Year - Andreas Holmqvist, Kölner Haie
- Goalkeeper of the Year - Dennis Endras, Adler Mannheim
- Rookie of the Year - Bernhard Ebner, Düsseldorf EC
- Lockout Player of the Year - Christian Ehrhoff, Krefeld Penguins
- Cable Guy of the Year - John Tripp, Kölner Haie
- Coach of the Year - Uwe Krupp, Cologne Sharks
- Robert Müller Fair Play Trophy - Krefeld Penguins
- MVP of the playoffs - Constantin Brown, Polar bears Berlin
Lockout
The following NHL players spent the lockout in the 2012/13 season in the German Ice Hockey League:
Polar bears Berlin
- Claude Giroux Canada (Philadelphia Flyers)
- Canada Daniel Brière (Philadelphia Flyers)
- Canada Jamie Benn ( Dallas Stars )
Adler Mannheim
- Germany Dennis Seidenberg (Boston Bruins )
- Germany Jochen Hecht ( Buffalo Sabres )
- Marcel Goc Germany (Florida Panthers )
- Jason Pominville ( Buffalo Sabres )
- Germany Alexander Sulzer ( Buffalo Sabres )
Krefeld penguins
- Germany Christian Ehrhoff ( Buffalo Sabres )
EHC München Red Bull
Hannover Scorpions
- Germany Thomas Greiss (San Jose Sharks )
Marketing
From the 2012/13 season, a Sunday game will be shown on free- TV channel Servus TV ever.
Laola1.tv transferred per a Friday game on the stream, and there were the highlights of all the matches.