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 2017-2018

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League naming history:

1994 - 1996DEL (Krombacher Deutsche Eishockey Liga)

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DEL Team Rosters

2017-2018

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2017-2018 DEL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	EHC München	52	30	-	11	6	5	183	128	55	107	2.06	Champion
2.	Eisbären Berlin	52	29	-	13	4	6	169	131	38	101	1.94	Final loss
3.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	52	25	-	12	10	5	152	126	26	100	1.92	Semifinal loss
4.	ERC Ingolstadt	52	20	-	19	6	7	147	137	10	79	1.52	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Adler Mannheim	52	21	-	22	6	3	151	149	2	78	1.50	Semifinal loss
6.	Kölner Haie	52	21	-	22	5	4	148	142	6	77	1.48	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	52	19	-	20	6	7	153	146	7	76	1.46	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Iserlohn Roosters	52	21	-	24	6	1	138	154	-16	76	1.46	Playoffs Qualifier loss
9.	Fischtown Pinguins	52	21	-	23	4	4	146	163	-17	75	1.44	Quarterfinal loss
10.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	19	-	23	7	3	123	130	-7	74	1.42	Playoffs Qualifier loss
11.	Düsseldorfer EG	52	17	-	22	4	9	133	154	-21	68	1.31	Did not make playoffs
12.	Augsburger Panther	52	17	-	25	4	6	151	158	-7	65	1.25	Did not make playoffs
13.	Straubing Tigers	52	17	-	27	2	6	137	177	-40	61	1.17	Did not make playoffs
14.	Krefeld Pinguine	52	11	-	25	6	10	141	177	-36	55	1.06	Did not make playoffs

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2017-2018 DEL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Keith Aucoin (F)	52	11	53	64	18
2.	Marcel Müller (F)	43	24	28	52	48
3.	Will Acton (F)	51	18	30	48	30
4.	Chad Kolarik (F)	47	23	23	46	14
5.	Felix Schütz (F)	50	18	28	46	30

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2017-2018 DEL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Niklas Treutle (G)	25	1.89	.944
2.	Gustaf Wesslau (G)	25	2.35	.930
3.	Danny aus den Birken (G)	25	2.08	.929
4.	Dustin Strahlmeier (G)	43	2.34	.927
5.	Timo Pielmeier (G)	35	2.22	.927

DEL Stories

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2017-2018 DEL Demographics

DEL Games

date	home	visiting	score
05/03/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Adler Mannheim	Eisbären Berlin	1 - 4
04/30/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Eisbären Berlin	Adler Mannheim	3 - 4 (OT 83:45)
04/28/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Adler Mannheim	Eisbären Berlin	1 - 5
04/26/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Eisbären Berlin	Adler Mannheim	5 - 1
04/24/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Adler Mannheim	Eisbären Berlin	3 - 7

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DEL Transactions

09/08/2026

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William Worge Kreü (D)

Adler Mannheim

HC Ambrì-Piotta

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Jean-Sébastien Dea (F)

Eisbären Berlin

Retired

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09/04/2026

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09/01/2026

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Martin Has (D)

Eisbären Berlin

Unknown

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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
Löwen Frankfurt	Linus Fröberg (D)
Löwen Frankfurt	Ty Glover (F)
Iserlohn Roosters	Dennis Lobach (F)
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Julian Melchiori (D)
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Fabio Pfohl (D)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

DEL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Adler Mannheim	35	12 608	6'0"	198 lbs	27.94
2.	Augsburger Panther	29	5 195	5'11"	192 lbs	28.55
3.	Düsseldorfer EG	28	5 166	6'0"	192 lbs	27.64
4.	EHC München	31	12 651	6'0"	192 lbs	27.68
5.	ERC Ingolstadt	29	5 368	6'0"	190 lbs	29.34
6.	Eisbären Berlin	29	6 324	6'0"	192 lbs	27.62
7.	Fischtown Pinguins	26	2 183	5'11"	187 lbs	29.85
8.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	29	15 361	6'0"	192 lbs	29.48
9.	Iserlohn Roosters	28	5 473	6'0"	192 lbs	29.50
10.	Krefeld Pinguine	33	5 727	6'0"	196 lbs	27.30
11.	Kölner Haie	30	6 267	6'1"	194 lbs	29.07
12.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	28	5 674	6'1"	196 lbs	29.43
13.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	27	4 922	6'0"	190 lbs	27.67
14.	Straubing Tigers	27	5 359	6'0"	190 lbs	29.15

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Mario Valery-Trabucco (F)	2026-2027	Venezuela	-	3	7	0	7	18
2.	Artur Tyanulin (F)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	3	3	2	5	2
3.	Brendan Ranford (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	3	0	4	4	0
4.	Jyrki Jokipakka (D)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	3	0	4	4	0
5.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	4	0	4	4	0
6.	Trent Bourque (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	2	0	3	3	2
7.	Ivan Komirist (D)	2026-2027	ESC Dresden U20	DNL U20 Div. I	2	0	3	3	6
8.	Henrik Törnqvist (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Liiga	2	2	0	2	2
9.	Mathias From (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	3	2	0	2	0
10.	Ruslan Iskhakov (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	3	2	0	2	0

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Regular Season

DEL All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1036	264	535	799
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)	979	245	400	645

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)	1036	264	535	799
5.	Thomas Greilinger (F)	734	249	313	562

DEL All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1036	264	535	799
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)	979	245	400	645

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

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1036	264	535	799
2.	Moritz Müller (D)	1027	45	214	259
3.	Mirko Lüdemann (D)	1016	151	326	477
4.	Niki Mondt (F)	982	90	208	298
5.	Philip Gogulla (F)	979	245	400	645

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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	46	47	101
2.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2004-2005	52	29	94
3.	Robert Hock (F)	2007-2008	56	24	87
4.	Jiri Lala (F)	1995-1996	50	36	85
5.	Steve Walker (F)	2007-2008	53	27	85

DEL All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sergei Berezin (F)	1995-1996	45	49	80
2.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	46	47	101
3.	Bobby Reynolds (F)	1995-1996	50	44	80
4.	Michael Wolf (F)	2007-2008	56	44	71
5.	Ahren Spylo (F)	2007-2008	56	41	64

DEL All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2004-2005	52	65	94
2.	John Chabot (F)	1995-1996	50	65	81
3.	Robert Hock (F)	2007-2008	56	63	87
4.	Steve Walker (F)	2007-2008	53	58	85
5.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	46	54	101

DEL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Shane Peacock (D)	2005-2006	51	37	265
2.	Jason Marshall (D)	2006-2007	46	17	253
3.	Andrew Rymsha (F)	1998-1999	50	39	245
4.	Mike Stevens (F)	1998-1999	44	21	233
5.	Mike Stevens (F)	2001-2002	56	31	228

Deutsche Eishockey Liga DEL 2017-2018

DEL Team Rosters

2017-2018 DEL Standings

2017-2018 DEL Player Stats

2017-2018 DEL Goalie Stats

DEL Stories

2017-2018 DEL Demographics

DEL Games

DEL Transactions

2026-2027 DEL Free Agents

2027-2028 DEL Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

DEL Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

DEL All-Time Points

DEL All-Time Goals

DEL All-Time Assists

DEL All-Time Penalty Min.

DEL All-Time Games Played

DEL All-Time Points Per Game

DEL All-Time Points Per Season

DEL All-Time Goals Per Season

DEL All-Time Assists Per Season

DEL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of DEL Champions

DEL Awards