2000–01 DEL season

2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
SportIce hockey
Number of teams16
2000–01
Season championsAdler Mannheim
DEL seasons

The 2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 7th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League). The Adler Mannheim won the DEL Championship the fourth time in 5 seasons, extending their dominance in German ice hockey. It was also the fifth time in their history they held the German Champion title.

A change was brought to the format of play. The first 8 placed teams in the regular season would go into playoffs, while the season would end for the other teams. There would be no relegation.

Regular season

All teams played each other 4 times, for a total of 60 rounds. The first 8 placed teams qualified for the playoffs.

Team GP W SOW SOL L GF:GA Points
1. Adler Mannheim 60 31 9 4 16 205:144 115
2. Kölner Haie 60 29 6 12 13 186:154 111
3. Munich Barons (M) 60 29 5 7 19 175:150 104
4. Nürnberg Ice Tigers 60 27 7 8 18 191:171 103
5. Kassel Huskies 60 28 6 7 19 176:156 103
6. Revierlöwen Oberhausen 60 25 12 3 20 187:151 102
7. Hannover Scorpions 60 29 3 6 22 203:182 99
8. Berlin Capitals 60 25 7 9 19 191:173 98
9. Krefeld Pinguine 60 23 4 11 22 182:177 88
10. Frankfurt Lions 60 23 5 8 24 189:189 87
11. Düsseldorfer EG (N) 60 17 10 5 28 133:164 76
12. Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings 60 20 4 8 28 174:207 76
13. Eisbären Berlin 60 19 6 4 31 192:221 73
14. Augsburger Panther 60 18 8 3 31 187:242 73
15. Iserlohn Roosters (N) 60 16 7 6 31 152:189 68
16. Essen Mosquitoes 60 15 7 5 33 173:226 64
GP = Games played, W = Win, SOW = Shootout win, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss
   = Qualified for playoffs    = Season end

Playoff

The playoffs were played in a best-of-five format.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Adler Mannheim 3
8 Berlin Capitals 2
1 Adler Mannheim 3
7 Hannover Scorpions 0
2 Kölner Haie 0
7 Hannover Scorpions 3
1 Adler Mannheim 3
3 Munich Barons 1
3 Munich Barons 3
6 Revierlöwen Oberhausen 0
3 München Barons 3
5 Kassel Huskies 1
4 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 1
5 Kassel Huskies 3

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals started March 23, 2001.

Game 1 2 3 4 5
Adler Mannheim – Berlin Capitals 3:2 5:1 3:4 4:3 2:3 3:0
Kölner Haie – Hannover Scorpions 0:3 1:3 1:5 3:4 – –
Munich Barons – Revierlöwen Oberhausen 3:0 4:2 3:2 4:2 – –
Nürnberg Ice Tigers – Kassel Huskies 1:3 3:2 1:2 3:4 3:4 –

Semifinals

Semifinals started April 3.

Game 1 2 3 4 5
Adler Mannheim – Hannover Scorpions 3:0 7:2 7:5 6:1 – –
München Barons – Kassel Huskies 3:1 3:2 2:3 3:1 6:5 –

Finals

The DEL finals started on April 14 with a homegame for Adler Mannheim who had a better regular season standing.

Game 1 2 3 4 5
Adler Mannheim – München Barons 3:1 4:1 1:4 2:1 2:1 –

The Adler Mannheim extended their dominance by winning the DEL Championship for the 4th time.

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