2014–15 DEL season

2014–15 DEL season
2014–15 DEL season
League	Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Sport	Ice Hockey
Duration	12 September–24 April
Number of games	364
Number of teams	14
Total attendance	2,336,670
Average attendance	6,419
Regular season
Season champions	Adler Mannheim
Top scorer	Steven Reinprecht; (Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers); (67 points)
Finals
Champions	Adler Mannheim
Runners-up	ERC Ingolstadt
DEL seasons
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 21st season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. It started on 12 September 2014 and ended on 22 April 2015.

Teams

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers

Schwenninger Wild Wings

Straubing Tigers

EHC Wolfsburg

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Teams of the 2014–15 DEL season

Team	City	Arena
Augsburger Panther	Augsburg	Curt Frenzel Stadium
Eisbären Berlin	Berlin	O2 World
Düsseldorfer EG	Düsseldorf	ISS Dome
Hamburg Freezers	Hamburg	Color Line Arena
ERC Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt	Saturn Arena
Iserlohn Roosters	Iserlohn	Eissporthalle Iserlohn
Kölner Haie	Cologne	Lanxess Arena
Krefeld Pinguine	Krefeld	König Palast
Adler Mannheim	Mannheim	SAP Arena
Red Bull München	Munich	Olympia Eishalle
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Nuremberg	Nuremberg Arena
Schwenninger Wild Wings	Villingen-Schwenningen	Helios Arena
Straubing Tigers	Straubing	Eisstadion am Pulverturm
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	Eisarena Wolfsburg

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Adler Mannheim	52	33	3	2	14	173	123	+50	107	Advance to playoffs
2	EHC München	52	28	5	4	15	166	127	+39	98
3	ERC Ingolstadt	52	29	1	5	17	182	152	+30	94
4	Hamburg Freezers	52	27	1	7	17	161	154	+7	90
5	DEG Metro Stars	52	24	6	3	19	157	151	+6	87
6	Iserlohn Roosters	52	23	5	7	17	179	150	+29	86
7	EHC Wolfsburg	52	22	6	6	18	152	136	+16	84	Advance to playoff qualification round
8	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	52	21	6	5	20	170	145	+25	80
9	Eisbären Berlin	52	20	7	4	21	162	143	+19	78
10	Krefeld Pinguine	52	20	7	2	23	156	168	−12	76
11	Kölner Haie	52	19	4	6	23	124	149	−25	71
12	Augsburger Panther	52	14	3	5	30	139	185	−46	53
13	Straubing Tigers	52	10	5	5	32	103	168	−65	45
14	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	12	3	1	36	106	179	−73	43

Source: DEL

Results

Matches 1–26

Home \ Away	AUG	BER	DÜS	HAM	ING	ISE	KÖL	KRE	MAN	MUN	NÜR	SCH	STR	WOL
Augsburg		4–1	7–4	6–4	3–2 ^OT	1–4	5–2	3–2 ^OT	0–3	2–3	1–4	4–0	3–1	5–4 ^OT
Berlin	5–1		2–1	7–3	2–5	1–3	2–3 ^SO	4–3 ^SO	2–4	2–3	3–0	2–1	5–1	1–0
DEG	5–4 ^SO	5–2		4–1	2–3	5–3	5–4	0–1	2–3	1–2 ^OT	4–3 ^SO	4–1	6–3	2–3 ^SO
Hamburg	5–0	3–4 ^SO	2–4		4–3	4–3	1–3	3–1	6–3	3–6	8–1	3–1	4–5	3–1
Ingolstadt	2–4	3–2	5–4	3–4 ^SO		5–2	2–3 ^OT	6–3	1–2	4–3	5–0	7–4	5–1	2–4
Iserlohn	1–2	2–5	8–0	2–1 ^SO	3–5		4–1	4–2	3–4 ^OT	3–2	1–2 ^OT	4–3	3–2	6–1
Köln	1–0	2–3 ^OT	2–1	5–1	4–5	2–4		0–1	0–3	2–1 ^OT	5–3	1–4	3–2	1–4
Krefeld	2–1 ^OT	4–3	3–2 ^OT	3–2 ^OT	6–4	1–4	3–0		5–2	2–5	5–3	3–1	7–3	0–6
Mannheim	4–3 ^SO	6–4	3–2	1–4	5–2	4–3	4–1	5–1		4–0	4–0	4–1	4–0	7–3
Munich	4–3	1–3	4–3	0–3	4–1	1–2 ^OT	4–1	4–5 ^SO	2–5		4–1	7–0	2–1	3–0
Nürnberg	5–1	3–1	1–4	6–1	9–1	3–2 ^SO	4–3 ^SO	3–2	1–2	2–3 ^SO		2–3	2–1	6–3
Schwenningen	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–3	0–3	3–2	3–6	3–2	5–2	1–3	1–3		6–1	1–9
Straubing	4–2	5–4	1–2 ^OT	2–5	2–4	3–2 ^OT	3–2 ^SO	1–3	1–5	2–7	5–4	2–1		0–4
Wolfsburg	5–4 ^OT	4–3 ^OT	7–0	2–5	3–5	3–2	3–0	4–5 ^SO	5–6 ^SO	1–5	4–3 ^SO	1–2 ^SO	2–1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches 27–52

Home \ Away	AUS	BER	DÜS	HAM	ING	ISE	KÖL	KRE	MAN	MUN	NÜR	SCH	STR	WOL
Augsburg		2–6	1–4	3–4	6–7	7–4	3–1	2–3	3–1	2–3	2–10	5–2	4–1	2–3
Berlin	6–4		5–2	4–3 ^SO	3–2 ^OT	2–3	6–1	4–6	0–2	5–0	3–2 ^SO	4–0	2–0	3–1
DEG	3–1	4–3 ^SO		2–6	3–1	3–6	3–2	4–5	2–4	7–3	6–5	4–0	3–2 ^SO	3–1
Hamburg	4–0	1–4	2–3		2–1	9–4	3–2	5–6 ^SO	2–3	2–1	4–1	2–0	3–2	5–4
Ingolstadt	6–3	5–3	2–1	9–0		3–4 ^SO	5–3	3–4	2–3	3–2	2–1	3–1	6–1	2–4
Iserlohn	5–2	5–3	8–1	4–1	3–4 ^SO		7–1	9–1	6–3	2–3 ^OT	3–4 ^SO	3–1	2–3	2–4
Köln	5–4 ^OT	3–4 ^SO	1–3	1–4	3–2	3–4 ^SO		4–2	5–3	2–1	3–2	3–1	1–0	1–2 ^OT
Krefeld	6–2	4–1	2–3	3–2 ^OT	1–3	2–4	3–5		5–2	2–4	3–6	6–1	2–0	1–2
Mannheim	3–2	3–2	3–4 ^OT	1–2	2–4	4–2	2–3	5–1		4–5	3–1	5–2	3–0	3–4 ^OT
Munich	4–2	6–3	2–3	4–2 ^OT	4–2	8–1	4–2	3–1	1–3		4–2	5–2	5–4 ^OT	2–1
Nürnberg	4–2	1–3	4–1	5–0	6–1	5–1	4–2	6–3	4–0	5–4 ^SO		6–1	3–2 ^SO	1–4
Schwenningen	6–1	4–3 ^OT	1–3	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–6	7–2	1–5	4–0	7–5		3–2 ^SO	0–2
Straubing	0–1	3–2	1–4	6–3	2–5	4–1	0–2	1–3	1–4	4–0	2–1 ^SO	4–3 ^SO		3–2 ^SO
Wolfsburg	4–3	4–2	1–2	3–2	2–4	2–3 ^OT	1–2	5–2	2–0	0–6	1–2	3–0	4–2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Steven Reinprecht	52	21	46	67	+24	20	F
Kevin Clark	52	32	34	66	+29	78	F
Patrick Reimer	52	29	33	62	+25	44	F
Brandon Buck	51	28	31	59	+20	6	F
Daniel Pietta	52	17	42	59	+21	38	F
Nick Petersen	51	22	31	53	+11	60	F
Ken André Olimb	51	13	39	52	+1	18	F
Garrett Roe	51	13	38	51	+21	56	D
Ryan MacMurchy	42	21	29	50	+24	68	F
Marco Rosa	52	9	37	46	+1	18	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: DEL.org

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Niklas Treutle	1744:03	60	2.06	782	92.3	1
Felix Brueckmann	1387:58	48	2.07	671	92.8	3
Dennis Endras	2391:45	93	2.33	1095	91.5	6
Sébastien Caron	1905:49	79	2.49	1038	92.4	3
Petri Vehanen	2485:11	104	2.51	1254	91.7	4

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: DEL.org

Playoffs

Playoff qualification

The playoff qualification was played between 4–8 March 2015 in a best-of-three mode.

EHC Wolfsburg vs. Krefeld Pinguine

4 March	EHC Wolfsburg		4–3	Krefeld Pinguine	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Sebastian Furchner (PP) – 09:35		First period		08:36 – Joshua Meyers 19:18 – Marcel Mueller
Christoph Hoehenleitner – 31:05		Second period		31:19 – Mueller
Marco Rosa (PP) – 48:15		Third period		No scoring
Tyler Scofield – 77:50		Overtime		No scoring
Felix Brueckmann (22 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats		Tomáš Duba (22 saves / 26 shots)

6 March	Krefeld Pinguine		2–0	EHC Wolfsburg	König Palast, Krefeld	Recap
No scoring		First period		No Scoring
Daniel Pietta – 33:17 Marcel Mueller (SH) – 39:48		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Tomáš Duba (34 saves / 34 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brueckmann (32 saves / 34 shots)

8 March	EHC Wolfsburg		3–2	Krefeld Pinguine	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
No Scoring		First period		01:32 – Mike Mieszkowski
Tyler Haskins (PS) – 23:19 Matthew Dzieduszycki – 36:11		Second period		39:16 – Daniel Pietta
Haskins – 54:58		Third period		No scoring
Felix Brueckmann (41 saves / 43 shots)		Goalie stats		Tomáš Duba (26 saves / 29 shots)

Wolfsburg won series 2–1

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. Eisbären Berlin

4 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		6–2	Eisbären Berlin	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
Leonhard Pföderl – 07:03 Pföderl – 18:33 Patrick Reimer – 19:30		First period		No scoring
Corey Locke – 33:11 Kyle Klubertanz (PP) – 35:29		Second period		43:27 – Frank Hördler
Pföderl (ENG) – 57:05		Third period		45:56 – Jullian Talbot
Jochen Reimer (30 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (23 saves / 28 shots) Mathias Niederberger (2 saves / 2 shots)

6 March	Eisbären Berlin		6–3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	O₂ World, Berlin	Recap
Antti Miettinen (SH) – 04:58 Henry Haase – 08:13 Jullian Talbot (PP) – 15:24		First period		03:22 – Leonhard Pföderl (PP)
Marcel Noebels (PP) – 23:29 Miettinen – 27:18		Second period		No scoring
Petr Pohl (PP) – 51:57		Third period		54:05 – Patrick Buzas 57:35 – Jason Jaspers (PP)
Petri Vehanen (33 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats		Jochen Reimer (15 saves / 20 shots) Andreas Jenike (13 saves / 14 shots)

8 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		3–2	Eisbären Berlin	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Yasin Ehliz – 31:24 Steven Reinprecht – 36:30		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		41:31 – Jullian Talbot 51:46 – Casey Borer (PP)
Jason Jaspers (PP) – 52:57		Overtime		No scoring
Jochen Reimer (30 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (23 saves / 28 shots)

Nuremberg won series 2–1

Bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Adler Mannheim	4

8	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	1
			1	Adler Mannheim	4

			7	EHC Wolfsburg	0
2	EHC München	0

7	EHC Wolfsburg	4
						1	Adler Mannheim	4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
						3	ERC Ingolstadt	2
3	ERC Ingolstadt	4

6	Iserlohn Roosters	3
			3	ERC Ingolstadt	4

			5	Düsseldorfer EG	1
4	Hamburg Freezers	3

5	Düsseldorfer EG	4

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played between 11–24 March 2015 in a best-of-seven mode.

Adler Mannheim vs. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers

11 March	Adler Mannheim		2–1	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Matthias Plachta – 20:22 Jon Rheault – 24:37		Second period		37:43 – Leonhard Pföderl
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Dennis Endras (16 saves / 17 shots)		Goalie stats		Jochen Reimer (34 saves / 36 shots)

13 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		3–2	Adler Mannheim	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
Leonhard Pföderl (PP) – 05:44		First period		03:42 – Kai Hospelt 18:28 – Matthias Plachta
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Tim Schuele – 46:04 Corey Locke – 57:48		Third period		No scoring
Jochen Reimer (31 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (14 saves / 17 shots)

15 March	Adler Mannheim		6–1	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Sinan Akdag – 08:17 Kai Hospelt – 14:00		First period		35:00 – Patrick Reimer (EA)
Glen Metropolit – 27:08 Marcus Kink (SH, EA) – 29:12		Second period		No scoring
Frank Mauer – 49:54 Daniel Richmond (PP) – 56:43		Third period		No scoring
Dennis Endras (30 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats		Jochen Reimer (32 saves / 38 shots)

17 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		0–3	Adler Mannheim	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		23:05 – Jochen Hecht (PS) 28:55 – Denis Reul
No scoring		Third period		55:54 – Christoph Ullmann
Jochen Reimer (33 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (41 saves / 41 shots)

20 March	Adler Mannheim		4–3	OT	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period			14:40 – Yasin Ehliz (PP) 15:30 – Leonhard Pföderl
Kai Hospelt (PP) – 25:57 Frank Mauer – 28:27 Christoph Ullmann – 35:38		Second period			30:27 – Marcus Weber
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Mauer – 66:39		First overtime period			No scoring
Dennis Endras (20 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Andreas Jenike (50 saves / 54 shots)

Mannheim won series 4–1

EHC München vs. EHC Wolfsburg

11 March	EHC München		0–4	EHC Wolfsburg	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		24:47 – Christoph Höhenleitner 31:53 – Vincenz Mayer 36:31 – Tyler Scofield
No scoring		Third period		55:59 – Jeffrey Likens (SH)
Florian Hardy (27 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brückmann (31 saves / 31 shots)

13 March	EHC Wolfsburg		3–2	EHC München	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Marco Rosa (PP) – 03:21		First period		No scoring
Tyson Mulock – 28:29		Second period		31:44 – Daniel Sparre (PP)
Timothy Hambly – 40:38		Third period		58:47 – Richard Regehr (PP2, EA)
Felix Brückmann (19 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats		Florian Hardy (13 saves / 16 shots)

15 March	EHC München		0–2	EHC Wolfsburg	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period		08:08 – Aleksander Polaczek
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		59:33 – Sebastian Furchner (ENG)
Florian Hardy (23 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brückmann (27 saves / 27 shots)

17 March	EHC Wolfsburg		4–3	EHC München	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Matthew Dzieduszycki (PP) – 16:17 Sebastian Furchner (PP) – 18:38		First period		05:39 – Jeremy Dehner (PP)
Dzieduszycki (PP) – 28:04		Second period		34:52 – Daniel Sparre
Furchner (PP) – 48:22		Third period		59:40 – Michael Wolf (PP)
Felix Brückmann (27 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Florian Hardy (23 saves / 24 shots)

Wolfsburg won series 4–0

ERC Ingolstadt vs. Iserlohn Roosters

11 March	ERC Ingolstadt		4–3	Iserlohn Roosters	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
Jared Ross (PP) – 02:55 Ross – 18:47		First period		07:34 – Derek Whitmore (PP)
Brendan Brooks – 27:00 Patrick Hager (PP) – 38:47		Second period		24:49 – Whitmore
No scoring		Third period		58:26 – Alexander Foster (PP, EA)
Timo Pielmeier (23 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats		Mathias Lange (26 saves / 30 shots)

13 March	Iserlohn Roosters		6–3	ERC Ingolstadt	Eissporthalle Iserlohn, Iserlohn	Recap
Jonas Liwing – 14:03 Alexander Foster – 14:28		First period		05:43 – Brandon Buck
No scoring		Second period		23:38 – Buck 32:31 – Jean-Francois Boucher
Mike York – 48:07 York – 53:17 York – 57:36 Colten Teubert (SH) – 59:59		Third period		No scoring
Mathias Lange (36 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (32 saves / 37 shots)

15 March	ERC Ingolstadt		3–1	Iserlohn Roosters	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		22:46 – Brooks Macek (SH)
Petr Tatíček – 43:17 John Laliberte – 47:46 John Laliberte (EA, ENG) – 59:39		Third period		No scoring
Timo Pielmeier (27 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Mathias Lange (25 saves / 27 shots) Daniar Dshunussow (9 saves / 9 shots)

17 March	Iserlohn Roosters		5–0	ERC Ingolstadt	Eissporthalle Iserlohn, Iserlohn	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Sean Sullivan – 24:05 Brooks Macek (PP) – 25:40 Brent Raedeke (SH) – 33:57		Second period		No scoring
Sullivan – 52:01 Brodie Dupont (PP2) – 57:08		Third period		No scoring
Daniar Dshunussow (30 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (37 saves / 42 shots)

20 March	ERC Ingolstadt		4–3	2OT	Iserlohn Roosters	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
Aaron Brocklehurst (PP) – 07:08		First period			09:22 – Chris Connolly
Alexandre Picard – 27:25		Second period			24:58 – Sean Sullivan
Dustin Friesen – 47:39		Third period			59:56 – Brent Raedeke (PP, EA)
Jeff Szwez – 82:21		Second overtime period			No scoring
Timo Pielmeier (36 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats			Daniar Dshunussow (36 saves / 40 shots)

22 March	Iserlohn Roosters		6–2	ERC Ingolstadt	Eissporthalle Iserlohn, Iserlohn	Recap
Chad Bassen – 01:17		First period		No scoring
Alexander Foster (PP) – 25:54 Chris Connolly (SH) – 30:44 Dylan Wruck (PP) – 32:40 Colten Teubert – 32:44		Second period		20:32 – Patrick Hager (PP)
Brodie Dupont (PP) – 55:47		Third period		47:33 – Ryan MacMurchy
Mathias Lange (35 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (23 saves / 27 shots) Marco Eisenhut (12 saves / 14 shots)

24 March	ERC Ingolstadt		6–1	Iserlohn Roosters	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
Alexandre Picard – 10:31 Brandon Buck – 19:45		First period		03:52 – Cody Sylvester
Benedikt Kohl – 22:17		Second period		No scoring
Christoph Gawlik – 49:28 Jared Ross – 53:39 Ross (ENG) – 58:07		Third period		No scoring
Timo Pielmeier (29 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Mathias Lange (22 saves / 27 shots)

Ingolstadt won series 4–3

Hamburg Freezers vs. Düsseldorfer EG

11 March	Hamburg Freezers		4–0	Düsseldorfer EG	O₂ World, Hamburg	Recap
Thomas Oppenheimer – 05:52 Matt Pettinger (PP) – 10:28 Garrett Festerling – 17:47		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Mathieu Roy (SH, ENG) – 58:25		Third period		No scoring
Sébastien Caron (21 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats		Tyler Beskorowany (23 saves / 26 shots)

13 March	Düsseldorfer EG		6–3	Hamburg Freezers	ISS Dome, Düsseldorf	Recap
No scoring		First period		14:10 – Matt Pettinger
Daniel Kreutzer – 25:28 Michael Davies (PP) – 33:01 Rob Collins (PP) – 35:21 Davies (PP) – 38:37		Second period		39:55 – Druval Westcott (EA)
Alexei Dmitriev – 56:22 Andreas Martinsen – 57:19		Third period		41:17 – Martin Sertich (PS)
Tyler Beskorowany (13 saves / 16 shots)		Goalie stats		Sébastien Caron (19 saves / 25 shots)

15 March	Hamburg Freezers		3–2	Düsseldorfer EG	O₂ World, Hamburg	Recap
Morten Madsen – 01:00		First period		No scoring
Adam Mitchell (PP) – 25:19		Second period		35:52 – Bernhard Ebner 39:44 – Rob Collins
Thomas Oppenheimer (PP) – 55:30		Third period		No scoring
Sébastien Caron (23 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats		Tyler Beskorowany (22 saves / 25 shots)

17 March	Düsseldorfer EG		2–1	Hamburg Freezers	ISS Dome, Düsseldorf	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Ken André Olimb (PP) – 30:12 Alexander Thiel – 37:06		Second period		33:44 – Adam Mitchell
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Tyler Beskorowany (35 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats		Sébastien Caron (25 saves / 27 shots)

20 March	Hamburg Freezers		4–2	Düsseldorfer EG	O₂ World, Hamburg	Recap
Thomas Oppenheimer – 10:12		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		27:32 – Alexander Thiel
Morten Madsen (PP) – 47:04 Madsen – 52:02 Adam Mitchell (SH, ENG) – 59:01		Third period		54:51 – Michael Davies (PP, EA)
Sébastien Caron (26 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Tyler Beskorowany (31 saves / 34 shots)

22 March	Düsseldorfer EG		4–3	Hamburg Freezers	ISS Dome, Düsseldorf	Recap
Shawn Belle – 08:27		First period		No scoring
Daniel Fischbuch – 25:44 Bernhard Ebner – 29:25		Second period		24:19 – Samuel Klassen
Alexander Preibisch – 53:18		Third period		51:57 – Adam Mitchell 52:53 – Druval Westcott
Tyler Beskorowany (25 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Sébastien Caron (23 saves / 27 shots)

24 March	Hamburg Freezers		1–2	Düsseldorfer EG	O₂ World, Hamburg	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Kevin Clark – 32:28		Second period		29:14 – Manuel Strodel (SH)
No scoring		Third period		40:28 – Travis Turnbull
Sébastien Caron (23 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats		Tyler Beskorowany (32 saves / 33 shots)

Düsseldorf won series 4–3

Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 27 March to 4 April 2015 in a best-of-seven mode.

Adler Mannheim vs. EHC Wolfsburg

27 March	Adler Mannheim		5–4	OT	EHC Wolfsburg	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period			18:46 – Marco Rosa
Matthias Plachta (PP) – 30:25 Glen Metropolit – 38:38		Second period			23:53 – Christoph Höhenleitner 26:46 – Norman Milley 36:07 – Höhenleitner
Sinan Akdag – 50:12 Frank Mauer – 50:31		Third period			No scoring
Jonathan Rheault – 64:00		First overtime period			No scoring
Dennis Endras (13 saves / 17 shots) Youri Ziffzer (9 saves / 9 shots)		Goalie stats			Felix Brückmann (53 saves / 58 shots)

29 March	EHC Wolfsburg		3–5	Adler Mannheim	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Tyler Scofield (PP) – 05:01 Sergej Stas – 07:06 Jeffrey Likens – 07:35		First period		09:58 – Andrew Joudrey (PP) 15:07 – Frank Mauer
No scoring		Second period		39:47 – Matthias Plachta (PP2)
No scoring		Third period		57:00 – Mauer 58:51 – Marcus Kink (ENG)
Felix Brückmann (33 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (29 saves / 32 shots)

31 March	Adler Mannheim		4–0	EHC Wolfsburg	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Andrew Joudrey (PP) – 09:55		First period		No scoring
Mirko Höfflin – 31:23		Second period		No scoring
Jochen Hecht (PP) – 40:41 Denis Reul (ENG) – 59:12		Third period		No scoring
Dennis Endras (27 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Felix Brückmann (37 saves / 40 shots)

2 April	EHC Wolfsburg		3–5	Adler Mannheim	Eisarena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Matthew Dzieduszycki – 20:32 Norman Milley (PP) – 32:24 Sebastian Furchner – 38:13		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		44:48 – Matthias Plachta (PP2) 48:24 – Jochen Hecht (PP) 53:42 – Kurtis Foster 59:28 – Kai Hospelt 59:44 – Andrew Joudrey (ENG)
Felix Brückmann (33 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (29 saves / 32 shots)

Mannheim won series 4–0

ERC Ingolstadt vs. Düsseldorfer EG

27 March	ERC Ingolstadt		1–2	OT	Düsseldorfer EG	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period			06:15 – Alexander Thiel
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Thomas Greilinger – 53:55		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			63:28 – Kristopher Sparre
Timo Pielmeier (20 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Beskorowany (35 saves / 36 shots)

29 March	Düsseldorfer EG		2–5	ERC Ingolstadt	ISS Dome, Düsseldorf	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Alexander Preibisch – 24:32 Thomas Dolak – 27:00		Second period		27:26 – Thomas Greilinger 30:30 – Petr Tatíček 33:00 – John Laliberte 39:53 – Jeffrey Szwez
No scoring		Third period		58:06 – Brandon Buck (PP2)
Tyler Beskorowany (33 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (27 saves / 29 shots)

31 March	ERC Ingolstadt		3–2	OT	Düsseldorfer EG	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period			14:25 – Shawn Belle
Brandon Buck (PP) – 28:41 Dustin Friesen (SH) – 32:14		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			41:27 – Travis Turnbull
Patrick Hager – 56:59		First overtime period			No scoring
Timo Pielmeier (34 saves / 36 shots)		Goalie stats			Tyler Beskorowany (39 saves / 42 shots)

2 April	Düsseldorfer EG		2–5	ERC Ingolstadt	ISS Dome, Düsseldorf	Recap
No scoring		First period		15:39 – Brandon Buck
Daniel Kreutzer (PP) – 34:29		Second period		30:53 – Brendan Brooks 38:55 – Thomas Greilinger
Alexander Preibisch – 52:29		Third period		48:42 – Buck 58:30 – Brooks (ENG)
Tyler Beskorowany (24 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (30 saves / 32 shots)

4 April	ERC Ingolstadt		6–2	Düsseldorfer EG	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
John Laliberte – 11:14		First period		No scoring
Patrick Hager – 24:10 Jean-Francois Boucher (EA) – 28:38 Thomas Greilinger (PP) – 38:09		Second period		31:38 – Thomas Dolak
Hager (SH, ENG) – 47:27 Christoph Gawlik – 52:16		Third period		56:22 – Ken André Olimb
Timo Pielmeier (17 saves / 19 shots)		Goalie stats		Tyler Beskorowany (30 saves / 35 shots)

Ingolstadt won series 4–1

Finals

The finals will be played between 10 and 24 April 2015 in a best-of-seven mode.

10 April	Adler Mannheim		2–1	OT	ERC Ingolstadt	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Christoph Ullmann – 28:18		Second period			28:00 – Petr Tatíček
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Ronny Arendt – 64:46		First overtime period			No scoring
Dennis Endras (23 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Timo Pielmeier (43 saves / 45 shots)

12 April	ERC Ingolstadt		5–2	Adler Mannheim	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Brandon Buck (PP) – 20:25		Second period		No scoring
Buck – 45:35 Jared Ross – 48:29 Derek Hahn (PP) – 50:55 Petr Tatíček (ENG) – 59:40		Third period		46:34 – Ronny Arendt 54:44 – Bobby Raymond (SH)
Timo Pielmeier (28 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (18 saves / 22 shots)

14 April	Adler Mannheim		1–6	ERC Ingolstadt	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Kai Hospelt – 05:18		First period		03:30 – Michel Périard (PP)
No scoring		Second period		21:21 – Brendan Brooks 25:09 – Aaron Brocklehurst 38:14 – Jared Ross 38:47 – John Laliberte
No scoring		Third period		43:44 – Brandon Buck (PP)
Dennis Endras (16 saves / 21 shots) Youri Ziffzer (7 saves / 8 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (33 saves / 34 shots)

17 April	ERC Ingolstadt		2–6	Adler Mannheim	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
Alexandre Picard – 06:16		First period		03:37 – Martin Buchwieser 09:17 – Kurtis Foster
Michel Périard (PP) – 27:12		Second period		24:34 – Bobby Raymond 37:08 – Christoph Ullmann
No scoring		Third period		44:59 – Frank Mauer 58:23 – Nikolai Goc (SH, ENG)
Timo Pielmeier (26 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (16 saves / 18 shots)

19 April	Adler Mannheim		3–1	ERC Ingolstadt	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Jonathan Rheault – 13:07 Andrew Joudrey (EA) – 17:19		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		21:06 – Ryan MacMurchy
Jamie Tardif (PP) – 47:30		Third period		No scoring
Dennis Endras (29 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (20 saves / 23 shots)

22 April	ERC Ingolstadt		1–3	Adler Mannheim	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Christoph Gawlik – 28:02		Second period		31:40 – Kurtis Foster (PP)
No scoring		Third period		43:51 – Andrew Joudrey 59:36 – Jonathan Rheault (ENG)
Timo Pielmeier (28 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (26 saves / 27 shots)

Mannheim won series 4–2

References

External links

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