Overview

• Ty Ronning opened the scoring after 3:17 and extended his streak of scoring involvement to 29 straight games.
• New signing Andreas Eder scored as the club finally raised its championship banner bearing his late brother Tobias Eder’s No. 22 after an earlier hydraulic delay.
• Dresden marked its first-ever DEL goals through Austin Ortega and Trevor Parkes before 14,200 spectators in the sold-out Uber Arena.
• Coverage cast Berlin as clear favorites with dynasty chatter returning, though early CHL defeats to Lukko Rauma and Grenoble highlighted potential vulnerabilities.
• Next up for the champions are road games at Kölner Haie on September 14 and Adler Mannheim on September 19, billed as early tests of staying power.