2020–21 DEL2 season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2020–21 DEL2 season

| league = DEL2

| sport = Ice Hockey

| logo =

| pixels =

| caption =

| color = #a01720

| color_text = white

| duration = 6 November 2020 – 22 May 2021

| no_of_teams = 14

| no_of_games = 364 (52 per team)

| attendance =

| TV = Sprade TV
eoTV

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = EC Kassel Huskies

| top_scorer = Marco Pfleger (Tölzen Löwen)

| top_scorer_link =

| relegate = No relegation
(relegation suspended for season)

| relegate_to = Oberliga

| finals = Playoffs

| finals_link =

| finals_champ = Bietigheim Steelers

| finals_MVP = Norman Hauner (Steelers)

| finals_MVP_link =

| seasonslist = DEL2 seasons

| seasonslistnames = DEL2

| prevseason_link = 2019–20 DEL2 season

| prevseason_year = 2019–20

| nextseason_link = 2021–22 DEL2 season

| nextseason_year = 2021–22

}}

The 2020–21 DEL2 season was the eighth season since the founding of the DEL2, the second tier of German ice hockey, set below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The season began on a delayed start date of 6 November 2020 after being rescheduled from 2 October 2020,{{cite web | url=https://www.del-2.org/nachrichten/del2/5332-del2_gezwungen_saisonstart_nochmals_zu_verschieben/ | title=DEL2 gezwungen Saisonstart nochmals zu verschieben | publisher=DEL2 | date=14 August 2020 | accessdate=7 February 2021 | language=German | trans-title=DEL2 forced to postpone the start of the season again }} and concluded with the end of the playoffs on 22 May 2021. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, DEL2 along with DEL and DEB agreed to a set of health rules and guidelines to ensure a safe and consistent work environment for everyone involved with hockey in Germany.{{cite web | url=https://www.deb-online.de/2020/07/16/task-force-eishockey-praesentiert-umfassendes-hygiene-und-zuschauerkonzept/ | title=Task Force Eishockey präsentiert umfassendes Hygiene- und Zuschauerkonzept | publisher=Deutscher Eishockey Bund | date=16 July 2020 | accessdate=7 February 2021 | language=German | trans-title=Task Force Ice Hockey presents a comprehensive hygiene and spectator concept }} Fans were excluded from attending matches. The DEL2 board agreed to suspend relegation to the Oberliga for the season, resulting in no relegation play-offs being contested.{{cite web | url=https://www.del-2.org/nachrichten/del2/5081-del2_beendet_saison_vorzeitig/ | title=DEL2 beendet Saison vorzeitig | publisher=DEL2 | date=10 March 2020 | accessdate=7 February 2021 | language=German | trans-title=DEL2 ends season prematurely }} The season also marked the first time the league implemented promotion to DEL.{{cite web | url=https://www.penny-del.org/news/penny-del-und-del2-einigen-sich-ueber-auf-und-abstieg-fuer-die-saison-2021-22/11737 | title=PENNY DEL und DEL2 einigen sich über Auf- und Abstieg für die Saison 2021/22 | publisher=Deutsche Eishockey Liga | date=23 October 2020 | accessdate=7 February 2021 | language=German | trans-title=PENNY DEL and DEL2 agree on promotion and relegation for the 2021/22 season }}

Teams

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| caption= DEL2 teams for the 2020–21 season.

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| label=Bietigheim

| position=bottom

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{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Bayreuth

| position=bottom

| lat_deg=49 | lat_min=57 | lat_sec=0

| lon_deg=11 | lon_min=35 | lon_sec=0

| region=DE

}}

{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Crimmitschau

| position=left

| lat_deg=50 | lat_min=49 | lat_sec=5

| lon_deg=12 | lon_min=23 | lon_sec=15

| region=DE

}}

{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Dresden

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| lat_deg=51 | lat_min=2 | lat_sec=0

| lon_deg=13 | lon_min=44 | lon_sec=0

| region=DE

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{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Heilbronn

| position=right

| lat_deg=49 | lat_min=9 | lat_sec=0

| lon_deg=9 | lon_min=13 | lon_sec=0

| region=DE

}}

{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Kaufbeuren

| position=top

| lat_deg=47 | lat_min=52 | lat_sec=48

| lon_deg=10 | lon_min=37 | lon_sec=21

| region=DE

}}

{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Freiburg

| position=top

| lat_deg=47 | lat_min=59 | lat_sec=41

| lon_deg=7 | lon_min=50 | lon_sec=59

| region=DE

}}

{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Landshut

| position=top

| lat_deg=48 | lat_min=31 | lat_sec=0

| lon_deg=12 | lon_min=8 | lon_sec=0

| region=DE

}}

{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Weißwasser

| position=left

| lat_deg=51 | lat_min=30 | lat_sec=0

| lon_deg=14 | lon_min=38 | lon_sec=0

| region=DE

}}

{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Ravensburg

| position=left

| lat_deg=47 | lat_min=46 | lat_sec=59

| lon_deg=9 | lon_min=36 | lon_sec=41

| region=DE

}}

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| Germany

| label=Bad Nauheim

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| lon_deg=8 | lon_min=45 | lon_sec=0

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}}

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| lon_deg=8 | lon_min=40 | lon_sec=56

| region=DE

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| Germany

| label=Kassel

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| lon_deg=9 | lon_min=30 | lon_sec=00

| region=DE

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{{ Location map~

| Germany

| label=Bad Tölz

| position=right

| lat_deg=47 | lat_min=45 | lat_sec=00

| lon_deg=11 | lon_min=33 | lon_sec=00

| region=DE

}}

}}

In 2020–21 the DEL2 had 14 teams competing in the league.{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/del2/2020-2021 | title=DEL 2: 2020-2021 Standings | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=8 February 2021 }}

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+ style="background:#a01720; border-top:#a01720 5px solid; border-bottom:#a01720 5px solid;color:white"| 2020–21 DEL2 teams
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EC Bad Nauheim{{flagicon|Hesse}} Bad NauheimColonel-Knight-Stadion{{flagicon|FIN}} Hannu Järvenpää{{flagicon|GER}} Marc El-Sayed
Tölzer Löwen{{flagicon|Bavaria}} Bad TölzHacker-Pschorr-Arena{{flagicon|CAN}} Kevin Gaudet{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Schlager
Bayreuth Tigers{{flagicon|Bavaria}} BayreuthKunsteisstadion{{flagicon|FIN}} Petri Kujala{{flagicon|SVK}} Ivan Kolozvary
Bietigheim Steelers{{flagicon|Baden-Württemberg}} Bietigheim-BissingenEgeTrans Arena{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Naud{{flagicon|GER}} Nikolai Goc
Eispiraten Crimmitschau{{flagicon|Saxony}} CrimmitschauEisstadion im Sahnpark{{flagicon|CAN}} Mario Richer{{flagicon|GER}} Adrian Grygiel
Dresdner Eislöwen{{flagicon|Saxony}} DresdenEnergieVerbund Arena{{flagicon|GER}} Andreas Brockmann{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Pielmeier
Löwen Frankfurt{{flagicon|Hesse}} FrankfurtEissporthalle Frankfurt{{flagicon|GER}} Franz-David Fritzmeier{{flagicon|CAN}} Adam Mitchell
EHC Freiburg{{flagicon|Baden-Württemberg}} FreiburgFranz Siegel Stadion{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Russell{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Rießle
Heilbronner Falken{{flagicon|Baden-Württemberg}} HeilbronnKolbenschmidt Arena{{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Stewart{{flagicon|USA}} Derek Damon
EC Kassel Huskies{{flagicon|Hesse}} KasselEissporthalle Kassel{{flagicon|CAN}} Tim Kehler{{flagicon|GER}} Denis Shevyrin
ESV Kaufbeuren{{flagicon|Bavaria}} KaufbeurenErdgas Schwaben Arena{{flagicon|USA}} Rob Pallin{{flagicon|CAN}} Tyler Spurgeon
EV Landshut{{flagicon|Bavaria}} LandshutEisstadion am Gutenbergweg{{flagicon|SWE}} Leif Carlsson{{flagicon|GER}} Tim Brunnhuber
Lausitzer Füchse{{flagicon|Saxony}} WeißwasserEisstadion Weißwasser{{flagicon|CAN}} Corey Neilson{{flagicon|CAN}} Clarke Breitkreuz
Ravensburg Towerstars{{flagicon|Baden-Württemberg}} RavensburgEissporthalle Ravensburg{{flagicon|CAN}} Rich Chernomaz{{flagicon|GER}} Vincenz Mayer

Format

Fourteen teams competed in the 2019–20 DEL2 regular season that ran from 6 November 2020 to 11 April 2021. No team was promoted or relegated to Oberliga. Each team played each other twice in the regular season, home and away, for a total of 52 matches each. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs, played in a best of five format.{{cite web | url= https://www.del-2.org/spielmodus/ | title= Spielmodus Saison 2020/2021 | publisher= www.del-2.org | first= | last= | date= | accessdate= 8 February 2021 | language=German | trans-title=Game mode for the 2020/2021 season }}

For the first time in DEL2 history, sporting promotion to DEL was introduced. Relegation from DEL to DEL2 was suspended for the season. Financial account examination was an additional requirement for the DEL2 champion to obtrain a DEL licence to secure promotion. Löwen Frankfurt, EC Kassel Huskies and Bietigheim Steelers all applied for their financial accounts to be examined.{{cite web | url=https://www.grizzlys.de/news_1335.html | title=Grizzlys geben Lizenzunterlagen ab | publisher=Grizzlys Wolfsburg | date=25 May 2020 | accessdate=8 February 2021 | language=German | trans-title=Grizzlys hand in license documents }}

Regular season

=Results=

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=Standings=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT

|update=8 April 2021

|source=[https://www.kicker.de/del-2/tabelle www.kicker.de] [https://www.del-2.org/liga/tabelle/117/ www.del-2.org]

|team14=BT |team4=BS |team13=DE |team11=BN |team1=KH |team9=EC |team6=EK |team10=EL |team8=HF |team12=FU |team5=LF |team7=RT |team2=TL |team3=WF

|win_BT= 12 |OTwin_BT= 4 |OTloss_BT= 5 |loss_BT= 29 |gf_BT= 145 |ga_BT= 205

|win_BS= 26 |OTwin_BS= 4 |OTloss_BS= 3 |loss_BS= 16 |gf_BS= 183 |ga_BS= 165

|win_DE= 12 |OTwin_DE= 7 |OTloss_DE= 6 |loss_DE= 24 |gf_DE= 140 |ga_DE= 184

|win_BN= 16 |OTwin_BN= 4 |OTloss_BN= 4 |loss_BN= 25 |gf_BN= 156 |ga_BN= 187

|win_KH= 32 |OTwin_KH= 6 |OTloss_KH= 4 |loss_KH= 7 |gf_KH= 210 |ga_KH= 108

|win_EC= 17 |OTwin_EC= 6 |OTloss_EC= 3 |loss_EC= 23 |gf_EC= 156 |ga_EC= 166

|win_EK= 22 |OTwin_EK= 6 |OTloss_EK= 2 |loss_EK= 20 |gf_EK= 181 |ga_EK= 187

|win_EL= 15 |OTwin_EL= 4 |OTloss_EL= 7 |loss_EL= 24 |gf_EL= 162 |ga_EL= 191

|win_HF= 20 |OTwin_HF= 3 |OTloss_HF= 2 |loss_HF= 24 |gf_HF= 173 |ga_HF= 175

|win_FU= 15 |OTwin_FU= 3 |OTloss_FU= 7 |loss_FU= 25 |gf_FU= 141 |ga_FU= 175

|win_LF= 22 |OTwin_LF= 8 |OTloss_LF= 5 |loss_LF= 14 |gf_LF= 158 |ga_LF= 141

|win_RT= 20 |OTwin_RT= 2 |OTloss_RT= 8 |loss_RT= 20 |gf_RT= 155 |ga_RT= 161

|win_TL= 28 |OTwin_TL= 1 |OTloss_TL= 6 |loss_TL= 15 |gf_TL= 210 |ga_TL= 153

|win_WF= 23 |OTwin_WF= 8 |OTloss_WF= 4 |loss_WF= 14 |gf_WF= 177 |ga_WF= 149

|status_text_LF=League Premier

|name_BT=Bayreuth Tigers

|name_BS=Bietigheim Steelers

|name_DE=Dresdner Eislöwen

|name_BN=EC Bad Nauheim

|name_KH=EC Kassel Huskies

|name_EC=Eispiraten Crimmitschau

|name_EK=ESV Kaufbeuren

|name_EL=EV Landshut

|name_HF=Heilbronner Falken

|name_FU=Lausitzer Füchse

|name_LF=Löwen Frankfurt

|name_RT=Ravensburg Towerstars

|name_TL=Tölzer Löwen

|name_WF=EHC Freiburg

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CPO=green1|text_CPO=2021 DEL2 Championship Playoffs

|result1=CPO|result2=CPO|result3=CPO|result4=CPO|result5=CPO|result6=CPO

|result7=CPO|result8=CPO|result9= |result10=

|result11= |result12= |result13= |result14=

|class_rules=
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss

}}

=Top scorers=

These are the top-ten scorers in DEL2 for the 2020–21 season. (Table is created at the conclusion of the DEL2 regular season)

=Top goaltenders=

These are the top-ten goaltenders in DEL2 for the 2020–21 season. (Table is created at the conclusion of the DEL2 regular season)

Playoffs

Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, the relegation play-offs were suspended for the season. The championship play-offs saw the DEL2 champion qualify for promotion to DEL for the first time, as long as the winning team also met financial requirements to obtain a DEL licence.

=Championship=

The championship playoffs reference:{{cite web |title=DEL2 {{!}} Statistik {{!}} Spielpläne - Archiv der DEL2 |url=https://www.del-2.org/liga/archiv/121/spielplan/ |website=www.del-2.org |accessdate=18 March 2020}}

The championship playoffs ran from 22 April 2021 to 22 May 2021. The top eight teams from the regular season qualified and played best-of-five series. Teams were reseeded following the quarter-finals, which meant that Ravensburg, the only lower seed to advance, had to face top seed Kassel in the semi-finals. In the finals, Bietigheim came back from two games down to win the series and the DEL2 championship, 3 games to 2.

{{8TeamBracket-reseed

| RD1-seed1= 1

| RD1-team1= EC Kassel Huskies

| RD1-score1= 3

| RD1-seed2= 8

| RD1-team2= Heilbronner Falken

| RD1-score2= 0

| RD1-seed3= 2

| RD1-team3= Tölzer Löwen

| RD1-score3= 1

| RD1-seed4= 7

| RD1-team4= Ravensburg Towerstars

| RD1-score4= 3

| RD1-seed5= 3

| RD1-team5= EHC Freiburg

| RD1-score5= 3

| RD1-seed6= 6

| RD1-team6= ESV Kaufbeuren

| RD1-score6= 2

| RD1-seed7= 4

| RD1-team7= Bietigheim Steelers

| RD1-score7= 3

| RD1-seed8= 5

| RD1-team8= Löwen Frankfurt

| RD1-score8= 2

| RD2-seed1= 1

| RD2-team1= EC Kassel Huskies

| RD2-score1= 3

| RD2-seed2= 7

| RD2-team2= Ravensburg Towerstars

| RD2-score2= 1

| RD2-seed3= 3

| RD2-team3= EHC Freiburg

| RD2-score3= 2

| RD2-seed4= 4

| RD2-team4= Bietigheim Steelers

| RD2-score4= 3

| RD3-seed1= 1

| RD3-team1= EC Kassel Huskies

| RD3-score1= 2

| RD3-seed2= 4

| RD3-team2= Bietigheim Steelers

| RD3-score2= 3

}}

Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score

References

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