2017–18 DNL season

The 2017-18 DNL season was the 18th season of the Deutsche Nachwuchsliga, a junior hockey league in Germany. 15 teams participated in the league, and Jungadler Mannheim won the championship.

First round

Group A

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Jungadler Mannheim	12	11	0	1	0	70:16	34
2.	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	12	8	2	0	2	41:31	28
3.	Düsseldorfer EG	12	5	0	4	3	39:37	19
4.	Augsburger EV	12	5	2	0	5	45:39	19
5.	ESV Kaufbeuren	12	3	2	0	7	43:62	13
6.	ERC Ingolstadt	12	3	1	1	7	29:45	12
7.	Iserlohner EC	12	0	0	1	11	24:61	1

Group B

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Kölner EC	14	10	2	0	2	81:31	34
2.	EC Bad Tölz	14	9	0	3	2	61:46	30
3.	Krefelder EV 1981	14	8	1	0	5	53:43	26
4.	EV Landshut	14	7	1	1	5	57:35	24
5.	EV Regensburg	14	5	3	1	5	43:38	22
6.	Starbulls Rosenheim	14	5	0	2	7	41:61	17
7.	Schwenninger ERC	14	2	1	0	11	34:82	8
8.	ESC Dresden	14	2	0	1	11	38:72	7

Final round

Red Group

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Jungadler Mannheim	28	24	1	1	2	156:47	75
2.	Kölner EC	28	19	2	3	4	122:81	64
3.	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	28	12	2	2	12	85:88	42
4.	Düsseldorfer EG	28	11	3	2	12	91:87	41
5.	EC Bad Tölz	28	11	3	0	14	110:118	39
6.	Augsburger EV	28	9	3	0	16	102:132	33
7.	Krefelder EV 1981	28	7	0	5	16	68:115	26
8.	EV Landshut	28	4	1	2	21	59:125	16

Blue Group

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EV Regensburg	28	17	3	2	6	129:74	59
2.	Starbulls Rosenheim	28	17	2	1	8	122:86	56
3.	ESC Dresden	28	14	2	1	11	96:96	47
4.	Iserlohner EC	28	12	2	2	12	79:87	42
5.	ERC Ingolstadt	28	12	1	2	13	98:101	40
6.	Schwenninger ERC	28	9	3	3	13	92:93	36
7.	ESV Kaufbeuren	28	7	4	2	15	86:123	31
8.	EV Füssen	28	7	0	4	17	86:128	25

Playoffs

Semifinals

	Series	1	2	3
Düsseldorfer EG – Jungadler Mannheim	0:2	1:5 (1:1, 0:3, 0:1)	3:7 (1:3, 1:3, 1:1)
Eisbären Juniors Berlin – Kölner EC	2:0	0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1)	7:3 (3:0, 2:3, 3:0)	6:2 (2:1, 3:0, 1:1)

Final

	Series	1	2	3
Eisbären Juniors Berlin – Jungadler Mannheim	0:2	5:2 (3:1, 0:1, 2:0)	3:7 (0:2, 0:3, 3:2)	3:4 OT (3:1, 0:2, 0:0, 0:1)

Division I Qualification

Group A

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EC Bad Tölz	6	4	1	0	1	23:19	14
2.	EV Landshut	6	3	0	0	3	25:15	9
3.	ESC Dresden	6	2	0	1	3	24:28	7
4.	Starbulls Rosenheim	6	2	0	0	4	20:30	6

Group B

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Augsburger EV	6	6	0	0	0	46:15	18
2.	EV Regensburg	6	3	0	0	3	23:24	9
3.	Krefelder EV 1981	6	2	0	1	3	17:28	7
4.	Iserlohner EC	6	0	1	0	5	14:33	2

Division II Qualification

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	SC Riessersee	6	3	1	1	1	29:21	12
2.	EV Füssen	6	3	0	0	3	27:27	9
3.	ESV Kaufbeuren	6	2	1	0	3	29:29	8
4.	ES Weißwasser	6	2	0	1	3	26:34	7

DNL2

First round

North

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	ES Weißwasser	14	13	0	1	0	115:34	40
2.	ESV 03 Chemnitz	14	8	1	1	4	59:42	27
3.	EJ Kassel	14	7	2	0	5	49:54	25
4.	EC Bad Nauheim	14	7	1	0	6	58:53	23
5.	ESC Moskitos Essen	14	6	0	2	6	63:54	20
6.	Löwen Frankfurt	14	2	4	1	7	45:73	15
7.	EHC Wolfsburg	14	3	0	1	10	39:76	10
8.	ECC Preussen Berlin	14	2	0	2	10	33:75	8

South

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EV Füssen	14	12	1	0	1	79:34	38
2.	SC Riessersee	14	11	0	1	2	83:31	34
3.	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen	13	7	0	0	6	73:48	21
4.	Deggendorfer SC	14	5	1	1	7	52:56	18
5.	Mannheimer ERC	13	5	1	1	6	52:61	18
6.	EC Peiting	14	5	0	1	8	45:69	16
7.	EV Ravensburg	13	3	1	0	9	45:71	11
8.	Heilbronner EC	13	2	0	0	11	34:93	6

Blue Group Qualification

• ES Weißwasser – EV Füssen 3:5 (2:0, 1:1, 0:4)
• ES Weißwasser – EV Füssen 3:7 (0:1, 2:2, 1:4)

Final round

North

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	ES Weißwasser	42	31	5	1	5	274:120	104
2.	EC Bad Nauheim	42	25	2	4	11	207:140	83
3.	ESV 03 Chemnitz	42	25	2	4	11	172:132	83
4.	ESC Moskitos Essen	42	22	1	3	16	194:149	71
5.	EJ Kassel	42	20	4	2	16	180:171	70
6.	EHC Wolfsburg	42	10	1	3	28	129:229	35
7.	Löwen Frankfurt	42	6	5	2	29	132:212	30
8.	ECC Preussen Berlin	42	7	2	3	30	95:230	28

South

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	SC Riessersee	38	29	1	3	5	250:89	92
2.	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen	38	25	2	0	11	219:127	79
3.	Deggendorfer SC	38	19	4	2	13	161:128	67
4.	EV Ravensburg	38	16	1	2	19	152:182	52
5.	Mannheimer ERC	38	13	4	3	18	157:173	50
6.	EC Peiting	38	8	1	3	26	115:204	29
7.	Heilbronner EC	38	3	1	2	32	103:299	13

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