title: 2014–15 DEL2 season
text: # 2014–15 DEL2 season
  
  The 2014–15 DEL2 season was the second season of operation for the DEL2 (also known as DEL II). Replacing the 2nd Bundesliga, this league represents the second-level of ice hockey in Germany, below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The league operated with 14 teams during the 2014–15 season.
  
  The league was won by the Bietigheim Steelers who also were the regular season winners and defeated the previous seasons champions, the Fischtown Pinguins, in the finals.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  The regular season saw one two new club in the league, Löwen Frankfurt EC Kassel Huskies, the league having expanded from 12 to 14 teams.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bietigheim Steelers (C) | 52 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 227 | 151 | +76 | 114 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 2 | Fischtown Pinguins | 52 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 182 | 147 | +35 | 99 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 3 | EC Kassel Huskies | 52 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 197 | 140 | +57 | 97 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 4 | Löwen Frankfurt | 52 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 219 | 150 | +69 | 97 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 5 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 52 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 186 | 174 | +12 | 88 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 6 | EV Landshut (R) | 52 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 174 | 162 | +12 | 84 | Advanced to playoffs |
  | 7 | SC Riessersee | 52 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 158 | 143 | +15 | 81 | Advanced to pre-playoffs |
  | 8 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 52 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 157 | 150 | +7 | 81 | Advanced to pre-playoffs |
  | 9 | Lausitzer Füchse | 52 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 181 | 184 | −3 | 77 | Advanced to pre-playoffs |
  | 10 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 52 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 171 | 187 | −16 | 77 | Advanced to pre-playoffs |
  | 11 | EC Bad Nauheim | 52 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 167 | 179 | −12 | 74 | Advanced to play-downs |
  | 12 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 52 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 177 | 203 | −26 | 59 | Advanced to play-downs |
  | 13 | Heilbronner Falken | 52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 119 | 224 | −105 | 34 | Advanced to play-downs |
  | 14 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 52 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 123 | 244 | −121 | 30 | Advanced to play-downs |
  
  * ↑ EV Landshut was refused a licence for the 2015–16 season and expelled from the league. For this reason Heilbronner Falken, nominally relegated, remained in the league.
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Championship
  
  The championship play-offs:
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | Bietigheim Steelers | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 7 | SC Riessersee | 1 | 10 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 2 | | | | 1 | Bietigheim Steelers | 4 | | | |
  | | | | | | | 6 | EV Landshut | 0 | | | |
  | | | | 3 | EC Kassel Huskies | 1 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
  | | | | 6 | EV Landshut | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
  | | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | Bietigheim Steelers | 4 |
  | | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 2 | Fischtown Pinguins | 2 |
  | | | | 2 | Fischtown Pinguins | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
  | 8 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 2 | 8 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
  | 9 | Lausitzer Füchse | 1 | | | | 2 | Fischtown Pinguins | 4 | | | |
  | | | | | | | 4 | Löwen Frankfurt | 2 | | | |
  | | | | 4 | Löwen Frankfurt | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 5 | Ravensburg | 0 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Relegation
  
  The relegation play-offs:
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | EC Bad Nauheim | 4 | | | |
  | 12 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 2 | | | |
  | 12 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 2 | 12 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 4 |
  | | | | 11 | Heilbronner Falken | 2 |
  | 10 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 4 | 11 | Heilbronner Falken | 2 |
  | 11 | Heilbronner Falken | 1 | | | |
  