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 2020-2021

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League naming history:

1994 - 1996DEL (Krombacher Deutsche Eishockey Liga)

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DEL Team Rosters

2020-2021

2020-2021 Season

Adler Mannheim finished first in the 2020-21 DEL standings with 87 points. EHC München (79 points) and Eisbären Berlin (76 points) followed.

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2020-2021 DEL Standings

2020-2021 DEL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Nord
1.	Eisbären Berlin	38	23	-	9	1	5	137	91	46	76	2.00	Champion
2.	Fischtown Pinguins	38	21	-	14	2	1	124	105	19	68	1.79	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	38	13	-	14	8	3	104	94	10	58	1.53	Final loss
4.	Iserlohn Roosters	37	13	-	12	5	7	113	116	-3	56	1.51	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Düsseldorfer EG	38	14	-	15	4	5	116	119	-3	55	1.45	Did not make playoffs
6.	Kölner Haie	38	11	-	18	4	5	114	135	-21	46	1.21	Did not make playoffs
7.	Krefeld Pinguine	38	4	-	29	1	4	69	166	-97	18	0.47	Did not make playoffs
Süd
1.	Adler Mannheim	38	23	-	5	8	2	116	71	45	87	2.29	Semifinal loss
2.	EHC München	38	24	-	9	2	3	159	102	57	79	2.08	Quarterfinal loss
3.	ERC Ingolstadt	38	15	-	14	5	4	122	104	18	59	1.55	Semifinal loss
4.	Straubing Tigers	37	15	-	16	2	4	103	102	1	53	1.43	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	38	14	-	17	5	2	111	109	2	54	1.42	Did not make playoffs
6.	Augsburger Panther	38	11	-	20	6	1	107	134	-27	46	1.21	Did not make playoffs
7.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	38	10	-	19	1	8	94	141	-47	40	1.05	Did not make playoffs

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2020-2021 DEL Player Stats

2020-2021 DEL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Joe Whitney (F)	37	21	24	45	22
2.	Jason Akeson (F)	38	12	33	45	8
3.	Casey Bailey (F)	37	20	24	44	56
4.	Chris Bourque (F)	38	7	35	42	26
5.	Marcel Noebels (F)	36	6	36	42	12

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2020-2021 DEL Goalie Stats

2020-2021 DEL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Felix Brückmann (G)	19	1.53	.936
2.	Joacim Eriksson (G)	30	2.45	.931
3.	Tomas Pöpperle (G)	13	2.34	.924
4.	Dustin Strahlmeier (G)	23	2.10	.923
5.	Mathias Niederberger (G)	28	2.13	.922

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2020-2021 DEL Demographics

DEL Games

DEL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/12/2026 07:30 PM GMT+1	Iserlohn Roosters	Adler Mannheim	-
11/01/2026 07:00 PM GMT+1	Kölner Haie	Iserlohn Roosters	3 - 2 (SO)
11/01/2026 04:30 PM GMT+1	EHC München	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	2 - 1
11/01/2026 04:30 PM GMT+1	Schwenninger Wild Wings	Krefeld Pinguine	4 - 3 (OT 62:03)
11/01/2026 04:30 PM GMT+1	Löwen Frankfurt	ERC Ingolstadt	5 - 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
Kölner Haie	Marcel Noebels (F)
Eisbären Berlin	Ty Ronning (F)
Kölner Haie	Patrick Russell (F)
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Thomas Heigl (F)
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Samuel Dove-McFalls (F)

DEL Team Comparison (Averages)

2020-2021 DEL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Adler Mannheim	35	5 900	6'0"	190 lbs	27.54
2.	Augsburger Panther	30	4 797	6'0"	190 lbs	28.40
3.	Düsseldorfer EG	26	5 181	6'0"	187 lbs	27.31
4.	EHC München	33	6 303	6'0"	192 lbs	28.42
5.	ERC Ingolstadt	28	3 731	6'0"	187 lbs	26.54
6.	Eisbären Berlin	31	3 708	6'0"	187 lbs	26.23
7.	Fischtown Pinguins	25	2 372	6'1"	192 lbs	29.44
8.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	26	6 028	6'0"	190 lbs	28.88
9.	Iserlohn Roosters	30	4 964	6'1"	190 lbs	27.93
10.	Krefeld Pinguine	31	3 586	6'0"	190 lbs	25.52
11.	Kölner Haie	32	4 786	6'1"	192 lbs	25.78
12.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	28	4 077	6'1"	194 lbs	26.46
13.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	28	5 244	6'0"	190 lbs	27.75
14.	Straubing Tigers	26	6 221	6'0"	190 lbs	29.77

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.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	16	13	20	33	8
2.	Jonas Liwing (D)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	7	10	21	31	-
3.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	15	11	19	30	6
4.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	14	9	17	26	10
5.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	15	6	20	26	6
6.	Pascal Steck (F)	2026-2027	Erding Gladiators	Oberliga	15	7	16	23	4
7.	Nate Schnarr (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	18	7	16	23	4
8.	Christian Bauhof (F)	2026-2027	TSG Reutlingen	Regionalliga	7	12	10	22	4
9.	Robert Sabolic (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice	Alps Hockey League	16	10	12	22	12
10.	Tim Stützle (F)	2026-2027	Ottawa Senators	NHL	17	9	13	22	4

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Regular Season

DEL All-Time Points

DEL — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1051	268	537	805
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)	993	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)	1051	268	537	805
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)	1051	268	537	805
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)	993	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)	1051	268	537	805
2.	Moritz Müller (D)	1042	45	215	260
3.	Mirko Lüdemann (D)	1016	151	326	477
4.	Philip Gogulla (F)	993	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