What does DEL stand for?

DEL stands for Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

How many teams play in the DEL?

The DEL currently consists of 14 teams.

Who won the most recent DEL championship?

Eisbären Berlin won the most recent DEL championship in 2026.

Deutsche Eishockey Liga DEL 2015-2016

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League naming history:

1994 - 1996DEL (Krombacher Deutsche Eishockey Liga)

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DEL Team Rosters

2015-2016

2015-2016 Season

EHC München finished first in the 2015-16 DEL standings with 94 points. Eisbären Berlin (92 points) and Iserlohn Roosters (91 points) followed.

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2015-2016 DEL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	EHC München	52	25	14	6	7	160	124	36	94	1.81	Champion
2.	Eisbären Berlin	52	27	18	4	3	152	136	16	92	1.77	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Iserlohn Roosters	52	23	12	5	12	162	143	19	91	1.75	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	52	25	19	4	4	151	118	33	87	1.67	Final loss
5.	Düsseldorfer EG	52	26	20	3	3	152	132	20	87	1.67	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	52	23	20	5	4	161	152	9	83	1.60	Semifinal loss
7.	Kölner Haie	52	20	23	8	1	146	138	8	77	1.48	Semifinal loss
8.	ERC Ingolstadt	52	23	22	0	7	155	161	-6	76	1.46	Playoffs Qualifier loss
9.	Straubing Tigers	52	22	24	3	3	147	159	-12	75	1.44	Quarterfinal loss
10.	Adler Mannheim	52	20	24	5	3	138	146	-8	73	1.40	Playoffs Qualifier loss
11.	Hamburg Freezers	52	18	22	6	6	142	166	-24	72	1.38	Did not make playoffs
12.	Augsburger Panther	52	20	27	4	1	158	185	-27	69	1.33	Did not make playoffs
13.	Krefeld Pinguine	52	15	26	5	6	136	164	-28	61	1.17	Did not make playoffs
14.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	15	31	4	2	143	179	-36	55	1.06	Did not make playoffs

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2015-2016 DEL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Patrick Reimer (F)	52	26	38	64	53
2.	Steven Reinprecht (F)	46	19	36	55	6
3.	Will Acton (F)	46	16	39	55	67
4.	Daniel Pietta (F)	47	15	37	52	22
5.	Jon Matsumoto (F)	52	20	29	49	54

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2015-2016 DEL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Chet Pickard (G)	26	2.39	.930
2.	Tomas Duba (G)	19	2.38	.930
3.	Mathias Niederberger (G)	42	2.27	.930
4.	Dennis Endras (G)	36	2.20	.930
5.	Gustaf Wesslau (G)	45	2.59	.928

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2015-2016 DEL Demographics

DEL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/23/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	ERC Ingolstadt	-
10/20/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Kölner Haie	Schwenninger Wild Wings	2 - 3 (OT 62:21)
10/20/2026 05:30 PM UTC	ERC Ingolstadt	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	3 - 2
10/18/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	EHC München	6 - 2
10/18/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Kölner Haie	Fischtown Pinguins	4 - 1

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DEL Transactions

DEL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Joonas Nättinen (F)	Ilves	Iserlohn Roosters	Details
10/14/2026	Confirmed	Eugen Alanov (F)	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Fischtown Pinguins	Details
10/14/2026	Confirmed	Mirko Pantkowski (G)	Löwen Frankfurt	Straubing Tigers	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	Ethan Prow (D)	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Ässät	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Keean Washkurak (F)	Belleville Senators	Fischtown Pinguins	Details

2026-2027 DEL Free Agents

Team	Player
Schwenninger Wild Wings	Danny O'Regan (F)
Augsburger Panther	Cody Kunyk (F)
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Charlie Gerard (F)
Augsburger Panther	Anthony Louis (F)
Schwenninger Wild Wings	Jordan Szwarz (F)

2027-2028 DEL Free Agents

Team	Player
Eisbären Berlin	Ty Ronning (F)
Kölner Haie	Marcel Noebels (F)
Kölner Haie	Patrick Russell (F)
EHC München	Taro Hirose (F)
Augsburger Panther	Kyle Mayhew (D)

DEL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Adler Mannheim	31	20 500	6'0"	194 lbs	29.48
2.	Augsburger Panther	28	5 125	6'0"	196 lbs	28.04
3.	Düsseldorfer EG	32	12 500	5'11"	185 lbs	28.47
4.	EHC München	29	9 997	6'0"	192 lbs	28.86
5.	ERC Ingolstadt	28	10 797	6'0"	187 lbs	28.11
6.	Eisbären Berlin	29	10 791	6'0"	194 lbs	28.14
7.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	26	6 113	6'0"	187 lbs	29.65
8.	Hamburg Freezers	29	5 154	6'0"	192 lbs	28.93
9.	Iserlohn Roosters	27	4 799	6'0"	190 lbs	27.89
10.	Krefeld Pinguine	29	7 960	6'0"	194 lbs	27.10
11.	Kölner Haie	27	6 278	6'1"	196 lbs	29.04
12.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	29	4 574	6'1"	196 lbs	28.69
13.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	26	4 003	6'0"	192 lbs	27.88
14.	Straubing Tigers	26	5 195	6'0"	187 lbs	28.73

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonas Liwing (D)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	6	10	20	30	-
2.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	12	11	13	24	8
3.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	10	7	15	22	4
4.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	11	9	11	20	6
5.	Pascal Steck (F)	2026-2027	Erding Gladiators	Oberliga	11	6	13	19	2
6.	Marly Quince (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	11	4	14	18	6
7.	Fedor Kolupaylo (F)	2026-2027	Rostock Piranhas	Oberliga	10	5	12	17	6
8.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	11	4	13	17	6
9.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	16	0	16	16	10
10.	Robert Sabolic (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice	Alps Hockey League	10	7	8	15	8

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Regular Season

DEL All-Time Points

DEL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1047	265	537	802
2.	Patrick Reimer (F)	932	349	419	768
3.	Robert Hock (F)	826	234	512	746
4.	Daniel Kreutzer (F)	937	247	471	718
5.	Philip Gogulla (F)	989	248	404	652

DEL All-Time Goals

DEL All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Reimer (F)	932	349	419	768
2.	Michael Wolf (F)	699	309	305	614
3.	Sebastian Furchner (F)	960	266	267	533
4.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1047	265	537	802
5.	Thomas Greilinger (F)	734	249	313	562

DEL All-Time Assists

DEL All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1047	265	537	802
2.	Robert Hock (F)	826	234	512	746
3.	Daniel Kreutzer (F)	937	247	471	718
4.	Patrick Reimer (F)	932	349	419	768
5.	Philip Gogulla (F)	989	248	404	652

DEL All-Time Penalty Min.

DEL All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Sven Felski (F)	794	205	517	1482
2.	Tomas Martinec (F)	574	130	276	1414
3.	Daniel Kreutzer (F)	937	247	718	1360
4.	Robert Leask (D)	821	57	287	1346
5.	David Wolf (F)	607	161	369	1173

DEL All-Time Games Played

DEL All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1047	265	537	802
2.	Moritz Müller (D)	1038	45	215	260
3.	Mirko Lüdemann (D)	1016	151	326	477
4.	Philip Gogulla (F)	989	248	404	652
5.	Niki Mondt (F)	982	90	208	298

DEL All-Time Points Per Game

DEL All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Pavel Bure (F)	1	3	3	3.00
2.	Robert Reichel (F)	67	66	144	2.15
3.	Claude Giroux (F)	9	4	19	2.11
4.	Paul DiPietro (F)	25	21	50	2.00
5.	Brendan Shanahan (F)	2	3	4	2.00

DEL All-Time Points Per Season

DEL All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	DEL	46	47	54	101	2.20	84
2.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2004-2005	DEL	52	29	65	94	1.81	44
3.	Robert Hock (F)	2007-2008	DEL	56	24	63	87	1.55	58
4.	Jiri Lala (F)	1995-1996	DEL	50	36	49	85	1.70	18
5.	Steve Walker (F)	2007-2008	DEL	53	27	58	85	1.60	73

DEL All-Time Goals Per Season

DEL All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Sergei Berezin (F)	1995-1996	DEL	45	49	31	80	1.78	8
2.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	DEL	46	47	54	101	2.20	84
3.	Bobby Reynolds (F)	1995-1996	DEL	50	44	36	80	1.60	44
4.	Michael Wolf (F)	2007-2008	DEL	56	44	27	71	1.27	34
5.	Ahren Spylo (F)	2007-2008	DEL	56	41	23	64	1.14	56

DEL All-Time Assists Per Season

DEL All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2004-2005	DEL	52	29	65	94	1.81	44
2.	John Chabot (F)	1995-1996	DEL	50	16	65	81	1.62	20
3.	Robert Hock (F)	2007-2008	DEL	56	24	63	87	1.55	58
4.	Steve Walker (F)	2007-2008	DEL	53	27	58	85	1.60	73
5.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	DEL	46	47	54	101	2.20	84

DEL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

DEL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Shane Peacock (D)	2005-2006	DEL	51	7	30	37	0.73	265
2.	Jason Marshall (D)	2006-2007	DEL	46	7	10	17	0.37	253
3.	Andrew Rymsha (F)	1998-1999	DEL	50	23	16	39	0.78	245
4.	Mike Stevens (F)	1998-1999	DEL	44	8	13	21	0.48	233
5.	Mike Stevens (F)	2001-2002	DEL	56	16	15	31	0.55	228