Information on the ice hockey playoffs at EHC Red Bull München

Friday, 07. March 2025 | Information on the ice hockey playoffs at EHC Red Bull München

What you need to know about the ice hockey playoffs at SAP GardenTicket sales, mode of play, dates// CURRENTThe ice hockey playoffs in the PENNY DEL are just around the corner. EHC Red Bull München will be competing again this year. Find out everything you need to know about the "hottest" time of the year and the home games at SAP Garden here.

Four-time German ice hockey champions EHC Red Bull Munich will face Adler Mannheim in this year's quarter-finals of the play-offs. Ticket sales for the two quarter-final home games at the SAP Garden have already started. All detailed ticket information can be found here.

Playoff dates

These are the dates: - Quarterfinal 1: Sunday, March 16, time tba | Adler Mannheim - EHC Red Bull Munich

- Quarter-final 2: Wednesday, March 19, time tba | EHC Red Bull Munich - Adler Mannheim

- Quarter-final 3: Friday, March 21, time tba | Adler Mannheim - EHC Red Bull Munich

- Quarter-final 4: Sunday, March 23, time tba | EHC Red Bull Munich - Adler Mannheim

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, while seventh to tenth place play in the first playoff 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 are determined in a best-of-three series, in which two wins are required to advance to the next round. The team that finished the DEL main round in a higher position in the standings has the so-called "home right". 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, in the event of a draw after 60 minutes, there will no longer be a five-minute overtime period followed by a penalty shoot-out. 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 22 March 2008, the third quarter-final duel between the Cologne Sharks and Adler Mannheim was 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.