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 2016-2017

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League naming history:

1994 - 1996DEL (Krombacher Deutsche Eishockey Liga)

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

EHC München finished first in the 2016-17 DEL standings with 107 points. Adler Mannheim (106 points) and Nürnberg Ice Tigers (102 points) followed.

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2016-2017 DEL Standings

2016-2017 DEL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	EHC München	52	31	-	12	5	4	188	122	66	107	2.06	Champion
2.	Adler Mannheim	52	30	-	12	6	4	183	135	48	106	2.04	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	52	27	-	11	7	7	177	132	45	102	1.96	Semifinal loss
4.	Kölner Haie	52	31	-	18	1	2	145	109	36	97	1.87	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	52	25	-	16	5	6	153	128	25	91	1.75	Final loss
6.	Augsburger Panther	52	23	-	18	7	4	155	152	3	87	1.67	Quarterfinal loss
7.	ERC Ingolstadt	52	22	-	22	2	6	159	157	2	76	1.46	Playoffs Qualifier loss
8.	Eisbären Berlin	52	19	-	24	2	7	125	148	-23	68	1.31	Semifinal loss
9.	Straubing Tigers	52	18	-	24	3	7	147	168	-21	67	1.29	Playoffs Qualifier loss
10.	Fischtown Pinguins	52	17	-	27	5	3	144	162	-18	64	1.23	Quarterfinal loss
11.	Düsseldorfer EG	52	16	-	28	7	1	127	161	-34	63	1.21	Did not make playoffs
12.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	12	-	27	9	4	122	156	-34	58	1.12	Did not make playoffs
13.	Iserlohn Roosters	52	13	-	27	4	8	129	171	-42	55	1.06	Did not make playoffs
14.	Krefeld Pinguine	52	11	-	29	6	6	120	173	-53	51	0.98	Did not make playoffs

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2016-2017 DEL Player Stats

2016-2017 DEL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Patrick Reimer (F)	52	26	28	54	18
2.	Steven Reinprecht (F)	52	16	35	51	10
3.	Keith Aucoin (F)	52	15	34	49	52
4.	Leo Pföderl (F)	52	22	26	48	18
5.	Yasin Ehliz (F)	51	16	32	48	32

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2016-2017 DEL Goalie Stats

2016-2017 DEL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Andreas Jenike (G)	23	2.05	.933
2.	Gustaf Wesslau (G)	50	1.87	.932
3.	Danny aus den Birken (G)	28	2.13	.926
4.	Dustin Strahlmeier (G)	35	2.80	.922
5.	Chet Pickard (G)	26	2.98	.920

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2016-2017 DEL Demographics

DEL Games

DEL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/30/2026 07:30 PM GMT+1	ERC Ingolstadt	Eisbären Berlin	-
10/29/2026 07:30 PM GMT+1	Augsburger Panther	Löwen Frankfurt	3 - 2 (OT 64:18)
10/28/2026 07:30 PM GMT+1	Krefeld Pinguine	Schwenninger Wild Wings	6 - 0
10/27/2026 07:30 PM GMT+1	Kölner Haie	Adler Mannheim	5 - 6 (OT 60:38)
10/25/2026 07:00 PM GMT+1	Fischtown Pinguins	ERC Ingolstadt	6 - 2

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DEL Transactions

DEL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/28/2026	Confirmed	Luca Münzenberger (D)	Kölner Haie	EC Kassel Huskies	Details
10/27/2026	Confirmed	Alexander Ruuttu (F)	Adler Mannheim	KooKoo	Details
10/22/2026	Confirmed	Connor Bunnaman (F)	Mountfield HK	Schwenninger Wild Wings	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Joonas Nättinen (F)	Ilves	Iserlohn Roosters	Details
10/14/2026	Confirmed	Eugen Alanov (F)	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Fischtown Pinguins	Details

2026-2027 DEL Free Agents

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

2027-2028 DEL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Eisbären Berlin	Ty Ronning (F)
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Samuel Dove-McFalls (F)
Kölner Haie	Marcel Noebels (F)
Kölner Haie	Patrick Russell (F)
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Thomas Heigl (F)

DEL Team Comparison (Averages)

2016-2017 DEL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Adler Mannheim	30	14 048	6'0"	196 lbs	29.77
2.	Augsburger Panther	28	4 817	6'0"	194 lbs	28.36
3.	Düsseldorfer EG	28	7 710	6'0"	190 lbs	28.75
4.	EHC München	29	11 997	6'0"	194 lbs	28.86
5.	ERC Ingolstadt	27	10 891	6'0"	190 lbs	28.56
6.	Eisbären Berlin	29	11 723	6'0"	196 lbs	27.86
7.	Fischtown Pinguins	29	1 549	6'0"	187 lbs	29.17
8.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	27	14 110	6'0"	190 lbs	29.78
9.	Iserlohn Roosters	27	4 868	6'0"	192 lbs	29.19
10.	Krefeld Pinguine	32	9 207	6'0"	194 lbs	26.88
11.	Kölner Haie	27	6 473	6'1"	196 lbs	29.26
12.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	28	4 518	6'1"	196 lbs	28.93
13.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	30	4 102	6'0"	192 lbs	26.93
14.	Straubing Tigers	26	4 201	6'0"	190 lbs	28.88

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

DEL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonas Liwing (D)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	7	10	21	31	-
2.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	14	11	17	28	8
3.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	12	9	16	25	6
4.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	13	9	14	23	6
5.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	13	5	17	22	6
6.	Robert Sabolic (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice	Alps Hockey League	15	9	12	21	10
7.	Tim Stützle (F)	2026-2027	Ottawa Senators	NHL	14	8	11	19	2
8.	Luis Üffing (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	12	6	13	19	12
9.	Pascal Steck (F)	2026-2027	Erding Gladiators	Oberliga	13	6	13	19	2
10.	Nate Schnarr (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	16	4	15	19	4

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Regular Season

DEL All-Time Points

DEL — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1049	267	537	804
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)	992	248	406	654

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.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1049	267	537	804
4.	Sebastian Furchner (F)	960	266	267	533
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)	1049	267	537	804
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)	992	248	406	654

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)	1049	267	537	804
2.	Moritz Müller (D)	1040	45	215	260
3.	Mirko Lüdemann (D)	1016	151	326	477
4.	Philip Gogulla (F)	992	248	406	654
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

List of DEL Champions

DEL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Eisbären Berlin
2025	Eisbären Berlin
2024	Eisbären Berlin
2023	EHC München
2022	Eisbären Berlin
2021	Eisbären Berlin
2019	Adler Mannheim
2018	EHC München
2017	EHC München
2016	EHC München
2015	Adler Mannheim
2014	ERC Ingolstadt
2013	Eisbären Berlin
2012	Eisbären Berlin
2011	Eisbären Berlin
2010	Hannover Scorpions
2009	Eisbären Berlin
2008	Eisbären Berlin
2007	Adler Mannheim
2006	Eisbären Berlin
2005	Eisbären Berlin
2004	Frankfurt Lions
2003	Krefeld Pinguine
2002	Kölner Haie
2001	Adler Mannheim
2000	München Barons
1999	Adler Mannheim
1998	Adler Mannheim
1997	Adler Mannheim
1996	Düsseldorfer EG
1995	Kölner Haie