Eisbären Berlin on the final course: 5-1 victory against Adler Mannheim!

Eisbären Berlin on the final course: 5-1 victory against Adler Mannheim!

On April 6, 2025, decisive games were played as part of the DEL playoffs, which were of great importance for both the Eisbären Berlin and Cologne sharks. In their semi -finals against the Adler Mannheim, the polar bears went 5-1 in front of a home crowd in the arena at the Ostbahnhof as a clear winner. With this victory, the Berliners now lead 3-0 in the best-of-Seven series. Leonhard Pföderl was the outstanding player of the evening and scored two goals. Kai Wissmann, Ty Ronning and Yannick Veilleux contributed further hits for Berlin. Austin Ortega scored the only goal for the Adler Mannheim, who could not surprise 14,200 spectators.

The next game in this series will take place on Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. in Mannheim.

Cologne sharks: Compensation in the series

The Cologne Haie won 2-0 in the game in the parallel game against ERC Ingolstadt. This success was particularly important because the sharks in the best-of-Seven series now lead 2-1. The goal scorers for Cologne were Josh Currie and Fredrik Storm, who finally decided the game with his goal into the empty goal in the 60th minute. The next showdown between these two teams will be in Cologne on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.

The currently running semi -finals are exciting. The Eisbären Berlin, which were last in 2024, win mainly this season thanks to their strong offensive performance and the solid defense. In addition, the DEL playoffs mode has changed this year: the first six places in the main round qualify directly for the quarter-finals. The pre-playoffs have been introduced for the next four teams, and the first rounds of the playoffs are held in the "Best of Three" mode, which followed in the "Best of Seven", which makes the competition for the championship particularly exciting.

The DEL championship final games are scheduled for the period from April 17 to 29, 2025. The games are transferred live to Magenta Sport, with DF1 broadcast selected encounters on free TV.

After the last ten years, the list of DEL champions shows that the Eisbären Berlin has been particularly successful with three titles in the past four years, followed by the EHC Red Bull Munich and Adler Mannheim, who have been able to take the top over the years.

The results of April 4, 2025 before today's events were already promising: On the same day, the Adler Mannheim lost 0-2 against the polar bears, while the Cologne sharks defeated the Ingolstadt 5-2. These encouraging results set the foundation for the current exciting games of the playoffs.

The polar bears and Cologne sharks impressively show their ambitions to win the championship this season, which promises enormous pressure and excitement for the upcoming games.

For more details on the playoffs and the teams, interested parties can find the full reports from SWP track.