2003–04 DEL season

2003-04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
League Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Sport Ice Hockey
Number of teams 14
2003-04
Season champions Frankfurt Lions

The 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 10th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). The Frankfurt Lions became German Champions, and the Wölfe Freiburg (English: Freiburg Wolves) were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga after a single season.

A visible change for the fans was the league corporate sponsorship by the German Yellow Pages (German: Gelbe Seiten) who signed a 3-year agreement, later extended ending 2009.

Regular season

The regular season start was on September 4, 2003. The first 8 teams qualified for the playoffs, the last two are to go into playdowns, to determine which team will be relegated.

Team GP Win SOW SOL Lost GF:GA Points
1. Eisbären Berlin 52295612171:126103
2. Nürnberg Ice Tigers 52268216179:12896
3. Hamburg Freezers 52284317151:11595
4. Kölner Haie 52263914160:13493
5. Frankfurt Lions 52265417177:14892
6. Adler Mannheim 52264616151:12492
7. ERC Ingolstadt 52283219132:11892
8. DEG Metro Stars 52244222141:12982
9. Augsburger Panther 52215521180:17778
10. Krefeld Pinguine 52166426127:14964
11. Kassel Huskies 52166426129:16664
12. Iserlohn Roosters 52145726137:16959
13. Hannover Scorpions 52132532127:17548
14. Wölfe Freiburg 5274536142:24134
GP = Games Played; SOW = Shootout Win; SOL = Shootout Loss; GF:GA = Goals for and against
Color code:        = Direct Playoff qualification,        = Season ends,        = Playdown/Relegation

Playdowns

The two lastplaced teams Hannover Scorpions and Wölfe Freiburg played a Best-of-seven series play-down starting March 10, 2004.

Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Hannover Scorpions Wölfe Freiburg 4:1 5:2 2:6 2:1 OT 4:0 1:0
OT = Overtime

The Wölfe Freiburg had to leave the DEL after only one season, returning to the 2. Bundesliga.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Eisbären Berlin 4
8. DEG Metro Stars 0
1. Eisbären Berlin 3
7. ERC Ingolstadt 0
2. Nürnberg Ice Tigers 2
7. ERC Ingolstadt 4
1. Eisbären Berlin 1
5. Frankfurt Lions 3
3. Hamburg Freezers 4
6. Adler Mannheim 2
3. Hamburg Freezers 2
5. Frankfurt Lions 3
4. Kölner Haie 2
5. Frankfurt Lions 4

References

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