Without much resistance from the Cologne Haie, the outstanding German ice hockey team grabbed the title for the eleventh time. Against the sharks that are not competitive in the final series, the third in the best-of-Seven series was achieved with the third 7: 0 (4: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0). Already in the two previous games, the sharks had been exhausted with 0: 7.
The 14,200 fans in the sold-out arena at the Ostbahnhof intended with “Tobi Eder” speech choirs after the final siren of the ice bear strikers who died at the end of January. “You realized that we did it for Tobi. I'm really proud of the team,” said national defender Jonas Müller at the TV station Magenta Sport. “Everyone has torn their ass open and fought for the other.”
“The whole organization has justified a new dynasty”
The team of coach Serge Aubin is on the best way to the next successful era with the fourth title within five years. Already between 2005 and 2013 the Berliners had become seven times German champions. In the table of the German ice hockey champions, the polar bears moved past the SC Riessersee (10) in third place behind the Berlin skate club (19) and the EV Füssen (16).
Zach Boychuk (3rd minute/30th), Gabriel Fontaine (4th), DEL top scorer Ty Ronning (8th), national striker Marcel Noebels (12th), Yannick Veilleux (24th) and the Cologne-born Frederik Tiffels (54.) scored the goals for the old and new champions. “Hats off to the polar bears. The whole organization has justified a new dynasty,” said Haie coach Kari Jalons appreciatively.
With all the dominance and efficiency of Berlin: The performance of the sharks in its first final series for eleven years was unworthy of a DEL master decision. Rarely before, a final series in the elite league was so one -sided: 27: 3 goals showed the addition of all five final games (4: 1 victories) at the end.
“Our last games were not final. Today the whole team is asked. We want to show everyone that we have not yet given up,” said national striker Justin Schütz, who is moving to the Adler Mannheim in the coming season.
Two goals within 19 seconds
There was not even an announced attempt. After 191 seconds, Cologne's Finnish star coach Jalons took a break and goalkeeper Julius Hudacek from the ice. For him, Tobias Ancicka came between the posts. The polar bears had already scored two goals within 19 seconds. Haie center striker Gregor Macleod had unhappily played the first goal from Boychuk.
With “Hudacek” speaking choirs there was plenty of ridicule for the Slovak, who had previously caught 14 goals in the two final games. After the 2-1 after extending the Cologne team, Hudacek had an unusual cheer in a playoff series in the second final game after just one win in a playoff series and had driven a round of honor to dislike the Berlin.
It didn't get better for the sharks: Ancicka was less than five minutes in the game, when the disc also hit him behind him. Ronning, the outstanding DEL striker this season, shot his eleventh playoff goal and extended his record series of 28 games in a row with at least one point.
