Tuesday, 17. March 2026 |
Information about the 2026 ice hockey playoffs at EHC Red Bull München
Four-time German ice hockey champions EHC Red Bull Munich are through to the play-off semi-finals. The opponent has not yet been determined. Tickets for the two playoff home games are now available in the EHC Red Bull Munich ticket store.
These are the playoff dates for EHC Red Bull Munich:
Quarterfinal 1: Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. | EHC Red Bull Munich - ERC Ingolstadt - 5:6
Quarterfinal 2: Friday, March 27, 7:30 p.m. | ERC Ingolstadt - EHC Red Bull Munich - 1:6
Quarterfinal 3: Sunday, March 29, 7:00 p.m. | EHC Red Bull Munich - ERC Ingolstadt - 5:2
Quarterfinal 4: Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. | ERC Ingolstadt - EHC Red Bull Munich - 7:2
Quarterfinal 5: Thursday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. | EHC Red Bull Munich - ERC Ingolstadt - 6:3
Quarterfinal 6: Saturday, April 4, 2:00 p.m. | ERC Ingolstadt - EHC Red Bull Munich - 3:7
Semifinal 1: April 8, 7:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
Semifinal 2: April 10, 7:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
Semi-final 3: April 12, 2:00 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.
Semi-final 4: April 14 (7:30 p.m.) or April 15 (7:30 p.m.)
*Semi-final 5: April 17
*Semi-final 6: April 19
*Semi-final 7: April 21
*if necessary - times still open
Rules & procedure of the playoffs
Whoever is in the top 10 of the table after the 52 games of the DEL main round has qualified for the playoffs. The field is then initially divided into two groups. The top six automatically qualify for the playoff quarter-finals.
Seventh to tenth place initially contest the first play-off round. The team in seventh place in the table plays against the team in tenth place in the table for a place in the quarter-finals - eighth place faces ninth place. The last two quarter-finalists will be determined in a best-of-three series, in which two wins are required to reach the next round.
The team that finishes the DEL main round in a higher position in the table has so-called home ice. This club starts the play-off round on the first date in front of its own spectators. After that, the venues alternate.
Best-of-seven from the quarter-finals onwards
The playoffs also change the game mode. The first play-off round will be best-of-three (two wins to progress), while the quarter-finals will be best-of-seven (four wins required). In addition, there will no longer be five minutes of extra time followed by a penalty shoot-out in the event of a draw after 60 minutes.
Instead, the game will continue to be played five-on-five. In further "thirds" of 20 minutes each, the game is played until one team scores and wins. This means that the length of a play-off game can vary greatly. On March 22, 2008, the third quarter-final duel between the Cologne Sharks and Adler Mannheim went down as the longest game in DEL history to date, lasting 168 minutes and 16 seconds in a total of nine periods.
Other special features: The obligatory "shake hands" and celebrations with the fans do not take place after the games, but only at the end of the respective series in the playoffs.
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