| 2011–12 DEL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Number of games | 728 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Total attendance | 2,205,541 (6,059 per game) |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Eisbären Berlin |
| Top scorer |  Norm Milley(EHC Wolfsburg) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Eisbären Berlin |
| DEL seasons | |
The 2011–12 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 18th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Eisbären Berlin won the league championship after posting the top record during the regular season.
| Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eisbären Berlin | 52 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 171:140 | 95 |
| 2. | ERC Ingolstadt | 52 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 168:150 | 93 |
| 3. | EHC Wolfsburg | 52 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 174:122 | 91 |
| 4. | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 171:148 | 90 |
| 5. | Hamburg Freezers | 52 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 149:149 | 83 |
| 6. | Straubing Tigers | 52 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 161:151 | 80 |
| 7. | DEG Metro Stars | 52 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 162:167 | 80 |
| 8. | Augsburger Panther | 52 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 135:131 | 79 |
| 9. | Kölner Haie | 52 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 135:145 | 78 |
| 10. | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 150:150 | 77 |
| 11. | EHC München | 52 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 124:135 | 71 |
| 12. | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 126:153 | 69 |
| 13. | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 52 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 122:165 | 55 |
| 14. | Hannover Scorpions | 52 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 119:161 | 51 |
The playoff qualifications were played between March 14, and 16, 2012 in a Best-of-three mode.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEG Metro Stars | 2–0 | Iserlohn Roosters | 4–1 | 7–4 | – |
| Augsburger Panther | 0–2 | Kölner Haie | 1–5 | 1–3 | – |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Eisbären Berlin | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Kölner Haie | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Eisbären Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Straubing Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | EHC Wolfsburg | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Straubing Tigers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Eisbären Berlin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adler Mannheim | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Adler Mannheim | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Hamburg Freezers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ERC Ingolstadt | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Adler Mannheim | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ERC Ingolstadt | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | DEG Metro Stars | 1 | ||||||||||||
The quarterfinals will be played in a Best-of-seven mode starting March 21 until April 3, 2012.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisbären Berlin | 4–0 | Kölner Haie | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | – | – | – |
| Adler Mannheim | 4–1 | Hamburg Freezers | 4–0 | 8–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | – |
| EHC Wolfsburg | 0–4 | Straubing Tigers | 1–2 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 3–7 | – | – | – |
| ERC Ingolstadt | 4–1 | DEG Metro Stars | 5–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 (OT) | 6–1 | 4–3 | – | – |
The semifinals were played in a Best-of-five mode starting April 5 to 11, 2012.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisbären Berlin | 3–1 | Straubing Tigers | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | |
| ERC Ingolstadt | 1–3 | Adler Mannheim | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–6 |
The finals will be played in a Best-of-five mode starting April 15 to 24, 2012.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisbären Berlin | 3–2 | Adler Mannheim | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 6–5 (OT) | 3–1 |
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