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

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League naming history:

1994 - 1996DEL (Krombacher Deutsche Eishockey Liga)

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2026-2027 Season

Eisbären Berlin lead the 2026-27 DEL standings with 20 points. Adler Mannheim (17 points) and Nürnberg Ice Tigers (16 points) follow.

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2026-2027 DEL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Eisbären Berlin	8	6	-	1	1	0	31	12	19	20	2.50	-
2.	Adler Mannheim	9	5	-	2	0	2	30	24	6	17	1.89	-
3.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	9	5	-	3	0	1	29	23	6	16	1.78	-
4.	EHC München	8	4	-	2	1	1	25	24	1	15	1.88	-
5.	Straubing Tigers	8	4	-	3	1	0	32	24	8	14	1.75	-
6.	Augsburger Panther	8	4	-	3	1	0	27	22	5	14	1.75	-
7.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	8	3	-	2	1	2	26	27	-1	13	1.63	-
8.	Krefeld Pinguine	8	4	-	4	0	0	24	20	4	12	1.50	-
9.	Kölner Haie	8	3	-	3	1	1	32	34	-2	12	1.50	-
10.	Löwen Frankfurt	8	2	-	4	1	1	19	18	1	9	1.13	-
11.	ERC Ingolstadt	8	2	-	4	1	1	21	28	-7	9	1.13	-
12.	Fischtown Pinguins	8	3	-	5	0	0	13	20	-7	9	1.13	-
13.	Iserlohn Roosters	8	1	-	5	1	1	17	34	-17	6	0.75	-
14.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	8	1	-	6	1	0	18	34	-16	5	0.63	-

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2026-2027 DEL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Liam Kirk (F)	8	5	11	16	0
2.	Ty Ronning (F)	8	7	7	14	2
3.	Mathew Santos (F)	7	7	6	13	27
4.	Marcel Noebels (F)	8	7	5	12	0
5.	Max Newton (F)	8	3	9	12	2

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2026-2027 DEL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jonas Neffin (G)	5	0.20	.992
2.	Felix Brückmann (G)	1	1.57	.952
3.	Hannibal Weitzmann (G)	3	1.94	.942
4.	Tobias Ancicka (G)	5	2.03	.940
5.	Kristers Gudlevskis (G)	7	2.02	.934

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2026-2027 DEL Demographics

DEL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/15/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Krefeld Pinguine	-
10/11/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Adler Mannheim	Straubing Tigers	2 - 1
10/11/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Fischtown Pinguins	Eisbären Berlin	0 - 3
10/11/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Iserlohn Roosters	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	3 - 2 (OT 62:29)
10/11/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Kölner Haie	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	4 - 2

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DEL Transactions

DEL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Keean Washkurak (F)	Belleville Senators	Fischtown Pinguins	Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	Markus Niemeläinen (D)	Eisbären Berlin	Tappara	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	Colin Schlenker (D)	Adler Mannheim	EHC Freiburg	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	Phil Varone (F)	HK Dukla Trencin	Krefeld Pinguine	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	Kevin Wall (F)	Krefeld Pinguine	ECDC Memmingen Indians	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)
Augsburger Panther	Kyle Mayhew (D)
Straubing Tigers	Nick Halloran (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

DEL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Adler Mannheim	29	7 558	6'0"	192 lbs	27.66
2.	Augsburger Panther	24	3 561	6'0"	192 lbs	26.75
3.	EHC München	27	5 135	6'0"	185 lbs	28.37
4.	ERC Ingolstadt	26	3 885	6'0"	185 lbs	27.54
5.	Eisbären Berlin	29	9 192	6'1"	192 lbs	26.17
6.	Fischtown Pinguins	27	4 895	6'0"	187 lbs	29.11
7.	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	29	5 002	6'0"	187 lbs	27.76
8.	Iserlohn Roosters	27	3 140	6'0"	183 lbs	25.93
9.	Krefeld Pinguine	27	4 348	6'1"	192 lbs	29.48
10.	Kölner Haie	29	11 445	6'1"	192 lbs	28.72
11.	Löwen Frankfurt	25	3 491	6'1"	190 lbs	27.24
12.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	25	3 481	6'0"	190 lbs	26.76
13.	Schwenninger Wild Wings	26	5 631	6'1"	192 lbs	28.46
14.	Straubing Tigers	26	4 019	6'0"	185 lbs	26.23

Team Comparison History

DEL Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Moritz Müller	39 yrs
2.	Daniel Pietta	39 yrs
3.	Alexander Weiß	39 yrs
4.	Philip Gogulla	39 yrs
5.	Constantin Braun	38 yrs

Tallest
1.	Oliver Mebus	6'9"
2.	Rio Kaiser	6'7"
3.	Kyle Wood	6'7"
4.	Lennart Neiße	6'6"
5.	Carl Konze	6'6"

Heaviest
1.	Konrad Abeltshauser	231 lbs
2.	Brady Austin	231 lbs
3.	Tobias Fohrler	231 lbs
4.	Marcel Müller	229 lbs
5.	Oliver Mebus	227 lbs

Youngest
1.	Maximilian Leister	16 yrs
2.	Max Calce	17 yrs
3.	Jonas Krautloher	17 yrs
4.	Oliver Erthel	17 yrs
5.	Liron Pellizzari	17 yrs

Shortest
1.	Dustin Willhöft	5'7"
2.	Nicolas Appendino	5'7"
3.	Moritz Elias	5'8"
4.	Enrico Henriquez-Morales	5'8"
5.	Kyle Mayhew	5'8"

Lightest
1.	Dustin Willhöft	130 lbs
2.	Maximilian Leister	154 lbs
3.	Bartholomäus Oswald	154 lbs
4.	Dominik Zerhoch	154 lbs
5.	Cody Brenner	159 lbs

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	4	9	17	26	-
2.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	10	11	10	21	8
3.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	8	6	12	18	2
4.	Frédérik Cabana (F)	2026-2027	Heilbronner EC Falken	Oberliga	8	7	8	15	6
5.	Marly Quince (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	9	3	12	15	4
6.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	14	0	15	15	8
7.	Jeremy Welsh (F)	2026-2027	CSM Corona Brasov	Erste Liga	9	5	9	14	0
8.	Pascal Steck (F)	2026-2027	Erding Gladiators	Oberliga	8	4	10	14	0
9.	Linden Vey (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	9	3	11	14	8
10.	Jakob Lilja (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	9	6	7	13	4

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Regular Season

DEL All-Time Points

DEL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Pietta (F)	1044	264	537	801
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)	987	248	403	651

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)	1044	264	537	801
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)	1044	264	537	801
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)	987	248	403	651

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)	1044	264	537	801
2.	Moritz Müller (D)	1035	45	215	260
3.	Mirko Lüdemann (D)	1016	151	326	477
4.	Philip Gogulla (F)	987	248	403	651
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