Overview

• The season opens September 9 when Eisbären Berlin host newly promoted Dresdner Eislöwen in Berlin
• An outdoor Winter Game will be staged January 10 at Dresden’s Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion before over 30,000 spectators
• The schedule pauses November 3–12 for the Deutschland Cup and January 28–February 24 for the Winter Olympics
• Berlin and Köln renew their April final on September 14, and Augsburger Panther begin the campaign with Bavarian derbies against Nürnberg Ice Tigers (September 12) and EHC Red Bull München (September 19)
• Playoffs start March 17 with a best-of-three opening round and conclude by May 7 with the championship series