Ice hockey fever: Penny Del starts on September 9th!

Ice hockey fever: Penny Del starts on September 9th!

The anticipation in the ice hockey world is great! The German Ice Hockey League (Penny DEL) published the schedule for the 2025/26 season. This is on 9. September 2025 heralded with an exciting opening game between the Eisbären Berlin and the Dresden Eislöwen, the new climber. This season marks the 32. Edition of the DEL , and the expectations are high, not least because the Eisbären Berlin as defending champions start against the Cologne Hairs after their triumph in the 2025 playoff final [straubing-tigers.de] (https://www.straubing-igers.de/penny-del-veroeffent-den-fielplan-fuer-fiefanfan-2025-26- Inclusive-Eines-Einfreem-Himmel/).

Am 1. Matchday , the then on 12. September 2025 takes place, six other teams face each other. The fans can look forward to the following duels:

• Kölner Haie against EHC Red Bull Munich
• Nuremberg Ice Tigers against Augsburg Panther
• Löwen Frankfurt against Grizzlys Wolfsburg
• Adler Mannheim against Straubing Tigers
• Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven against Schwenninger Wild Wings
• ERC Ingolstadt against Iserlohn Roosters

season course and framework conditions

The main round is peppered with 364 games and is up to the 15. March 2026 . The ten best teams qualify for the playoffs on 17. March 2026 . And best of all: all games are transferred live to magenta. In addition, fans can see a game of the main round on free TV on DF1 every Sunday, with the first game on 14. September 2025 (Cologne Haie against Eisbären Berlin) is broadcast.

This season the Bullys time at DF1 will also be changed and will start at 4:30 p.m. . A variety of exciting encounters and some highlights will shape the ice hockey year.

promoted and relegated

In the current season, the league of 14 teams is formed, in which the Dresden Eislöwen are there as climbers and the Düsseldorfer eG as relegations from the DEL2 wikipedia.org. This year is played in a double round mode, which means that every team has the chance to play 52 main round games -and both at home and away!

The relegation will be the last of the main round, unless the DEL2 champion successfully requested the license. The awarding of the points is clearly structured: three points for a victory after a regular season, one point for a draw and an additional point for the winner of the extension or penalty shootout.

ready for an exciting season

The table shows that all teams start with 0 points at the beginning of the season. Let's take a look at the current positions:

There is something and the fans can look forward to many exciting ice hockey moments. The ice hockey season 2025/26 promises to become a real spectacle again, which will inspire, whether in the stadium or in front of the television [https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/69.html).