2007–08 DEL season


The 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 14th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Fifteen teams played after the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg received the license and were admitted to play in the DEL. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 56 regular-season games per club. The top six clubs at the end of the regular season qualified for the first round of the play-offs. The clubs seven to ten played a preliminary round to determine the last two places for the first round. For the teams placed eleven to fifteen, the season ended. No club was relegated from the DEL in this season.
The Eisbären Berlin won their third championship in four years.

Regular season

The final table operates under the following points system: Three points for a win, two for a win after overtime or penalties, one for a loss after overtime or penalties and no points for an outright loss.
TeamGPWOTWSOWOTLSOLLGoalsPoints
1.Sinupret Ice Tigers5633133511206:144115
2.Eisbären Berlin5633233114231:165113
3.Kölner Haie5628634312192:146109
4.Frankfurt Lions5624534515188:17297
5.Iserlohn Roosters5625444118208:19696
6.Adler Mannheim5624352220180:17492
7.Hamburg Freezers5623141720194:17187
8.Hannover Scorpions5620433917171:17186
9.DEG Metro Stars5623233322169:17385
10.ERC Ingolstadt5619743122180:19083
11.Krefeld Pinguine5622213523191:19380
12.Augsburger Panther5616343228158:18767
13.Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg5614232134152:20255
14.Straubing Tigers5612044234132:19750
15.EV Duisburg5610323236142:21345

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss

Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff
PlayerClubGamesGoalsAssistsPoints
Robert HockIserlohn Roosters56246387
Steve WalkerEisbären Berlin53275885
Peter SarnoHamburg Freezers56264874
Michael WolfIserlohn Roosters56442771
Ivan ČiernikKölner Haie56382866

Playoffs

The four rounds of the 2007-08 play-offs were played under the following system:
Unlike the regular season, in the play-offs games will not be decided by penalty shoot-outs but in overtime sudden-death. In all play-off rounds the higher placed team from the regular season has home advantage in the uneven numbered games and the other team in the even numbered games.

Qualifying round

Qualifications
Series123RS
Hamburg FreezersERC Ingolstadt2:13:55:4 OT4:3
Hannover ScorpionsDEG Metro Stars1:24:32:41:2 OT

RS = Regular season; OT = Overtime

Quarterfinals

Semi finals

Finals

Top scorers