VFE Ulm/Neu-Ulm in high altitude: On the way to the playoff qualification!

The VFE Ulm/Neu-Ulm remains on the road to success in the ice hockey Bavaria league. In the last two games, the team had convincing victories: 5: 2 against HC Landsberg and 6: 3 against EC Pfaffenhofen. These results have increased the distance to Seventh-placed ERV Schweinfurt to nine points, which reinforces the chance of a playoff qualification.

With only four outstanding games until the end of the regular round, the team is under pressure to keep the good shape. The VFE Ulm/Neu-Ulm against TSV Erding could achieve direct qualifications for the playoffs next Friday at 8 p.m. Coach Michael Bielefeld emphasizes that the team thinks from game to game and focuses on the upcoming challenges.

insights into the coming season and the competition

The 2024/2025 season of the ice hockey Bavaria league begins on October 12, 2024 and comprises a simple round with 30 games. The last matchday of the preliminary round takes place on January 26, 2025. For the teams in places 7 to 10, a pre-play-off is set in the "Best-of-3" mode, the dates of which fall to January 31, February 2 and 4, 2025.

The subsequent playoffs begin with a quarter-finals in the "Best-of-7" mode for the eight best-placed teams of the preliminary round, which will be held between February 7 and 23, 2025. The semi -final games are scheduled for the period from February 28 to March 14, 2025, while the final will take place from March 16 to 30, 2025. The winner of the final series is not only Bavarian ice hockey champions, but also sporty promoters in the Oberliga-South.

In addition to the fight for the championship, the lower places of the preliminary round will also be decisive, since the teams in ranks 9 to 16 compete in a relegation round and the losers of the Play-Downs descend into the Landesliga. The first matchday of this relegation round falls on February 7, 2025. The entire set of rules and the appointments were published by the Bavarian Ice Sports Association, such as the Allgäuer Zeitung reported.