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Hallo GCLGamer, Genauso wie die GCL Division I gestartet hat, ist natürlich auch die Division II schon seit zwei Wochen im Spielbetrieb. Es gibt einige neugegründete Teams mit starker Besetzung! Dazu zählt zum einen TBA Soon aus Gruppe 2, die mit Jürgen @DangledYouOut Kloster und Christoph @IiVAPOR100iI Stotz zwei ECL Pro erfahrene Spieler in ihren Reihen haben. Auch die Arctic Panther haben mit Marc @Drew-LeBlanc19 Demeter und Lizenzspieler Matt @Trollstivegen Trolli einiges an Pro Erfahrung vorzuweisen. Ebenso zu erwähnen sind die Berliner Wolves und Huskies eSports, welche über einen Kader voller erfahrener und talentierter Spielern verfügen! Desweiteren sind auch altbekannte Teams wie Gleumes Hockey Krefeld und der SC Rackelhahn eV auf die GCL Bühne zurückgekehrt - insbesondere Gleumes zählt gemeinsam mit den Black Sharks zum erweiterten Kreis der Titelanwärter. Werfen wir einen genaueren Blick auf den Saisonstart einiger Teams 👇 HOT: 🔥 Nach den ersten zwei gespielten Wochen kristallisierten sich die Arctic Panther als hottestes Team des Saisonstarts heraus. Nach acht Spiele verbuchten die arktischen Raubkatzen perfekte acht Siege und rangieren so ganzen oben im Tableau der Gruppe 1! Einen guten Start erwischten ebenfalls die legendären Clowns On Ice. Mit 13 Punkten nach sechs Spielen verbuchte das Traditionsteam einen sehr soliden Start in die Saison. TBA Soon führt die Gruppe 2 mit 24 Punkten aus zehn Spielen an. Wie bereits erwähnt verdankt das neugegründete Team seinen Erfolg den beiden Neuzugängen @DangledYouOut und @IiVAPOR100iI. Insbesondere Jürgen @DangledYouOut Kloster dürfte sich in der Zweitklassigkeit der GCL aufgrund seines Skillsets stellenweise unterfordert fühlen. Dicht auf den Fersen sind die Krefelder von Gleumes Hockey. Mit 23 Punkten aus zwölf Spielen legte man ebenfalls einen soliden Start in Division II hin. Ist da sogar noch Luft nach oben? COLD: 🧊 In Gruppe 1 sind der ERSC Amberg Esports und Quack Attack noch nicht richtig aus den Startlöchern gekommen. Beide Teams warten nach sechs absolvierten Partien immer noch auf die ersten Punkte! Auf der anderen Seite stehen die Real Rookies nach zwei Niederlagen noch ohne Punkte da. Genug Zeit für die Rookies weitere Punkte im Kampf um die Postseason einzusammeln! Auch die Mighty ICE Reapers müssen nach mageren drei Punkten aus acht Spielen noch ihr Punktekonto aufbessern, wenn sie ein Wörtchen um die Playoffs mitsprechen wollen. GOALIE: Marcus @Lafunzel Lafuente | Arctic Panther Die Arctic Panther sind nach acht Spielen ungeschlagen. Einen großen Anteil am Erfolg der Raubkatzen hat Goalie @Lafunzel! Der Linksfänger weist nach sechs Spielen eine Fangquote von 82,69% vor und sicherte sich bereits zwei Shutouts in der laufenden Saison! Honorable Mention: @Asap_Kev231 & @TheBert DEFENSEMAN: Maximilian @usairways48 Reiter | Arctic Panther In der Defensive konnte der Augsburger Fliegersammler @usairways48 überzeugen! Reiter steht mit 17 Punkten als punktbester Verteidiger an der Spitze der Division II. Zwei Tore, gepaart mit 15 Vorlagen zeigen das Talent des Fuggerstädters und das den Panthers ein langer Weg in dieser Saison bevorstehen könnte! Honorable Mention: @Altenpfleger_89 & @MSK-89-91 FORWARD: Edgard @Edgard Goechon Goechon | Black Sharks Jeder zweite Schuss ein Treffer… Nein, wir sind nicht auf dem Jahrmarkt sondern bei den Black Sharks! Denn @Edgard Goechon konnte bereits 18 Tore nach acht Spielen erzielen - wobei jeder zweite Schuss sein Ziel ins Glück fand (50% Schussquote)! Hinzu kommen noch 18 weitere Assists die ihn an Rang 3 der Topscorer Wertung katapultieren. Honorable Mention: @DangledYouOut & @IiVAPOR100iI Mit den Favoriten der Arctic Panther, Huskies eSports und der Black Scorpions können wir einen engen Kampf um die Topseeds der Playoffs erwarten. Alle Teams konnten bereits einige Punkte auf ihr Konto verbuchen und ihrem Namen als Favorit alle Ehre machen. Ebenso sind mit TBA Soon, Gleumes Hockey Krefeld und den Black Sharks die Favoritenrollen in Gruppe 2 klar verteilt. Die Saison ist noch lang und wir erwarten enge Duelle um den Kampf für die Playoffs! Marc @Drew-LeBlanc19 Demeter Christopher @Yandereflieger Schäufele Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg

Hallo GCLGamer, die zweite Woche der GCL10 liegt hinter uns und so langsam zeichnet sich ein erkennbares Bild in der Tabelle. Während der ZSC Esports mit 14 Siegen aus 14 Spielen von der Spitze grüßt, sind die Verfolger aus Lugano und München dem dreifachen DACH-Meister dicht auf den Fersen. Ebenfalls die Deadly Phantoms starteten perfekt in die Saison und sicherten sich die volle Punkteausbeute nach den ersten sechs Spielen. Gemeinsam mit dem Deggendorfer SC Esports haben beide Teams die wenigsten Spiele auf dem Konto aller Teams der Liga - wir dürfen uns also auf eine Menge Action dieser beider Teams gefasst machen! Am anderen Ende des Tableaus sieht die Welt etwas trister aus. Die Aufsteiger der Old Dirty Primates und des HC Ambri Esports warten nach zehn Spielen noch vergeblich auf den ersten Sieg. Macht sich hier die fehlende Erfahrung auf Division I Niveau bemerkbar? Um die Weichen gen Klassenerhalt zu stellen ist noch genug Zeit, doch dafür müssen schleunigst die ersten Punkte her! In ein paar Tagen werden wir wieder etwas schlauer sein. Werft gerne einen Blick auf die besten Plays der vergangenen Woche 👇 GOALIE: Lukas @Luki_Luki_99 Weingart | Beastie Boys Mit dem Schlussmann der für Furore sorgenden Beastie Boys, haben wir unseren zweiten Goalie der Woche! Mit 199 Schüssen in 12 Spielen kassierte @Luki_Luki_99 die Zweitmeisten der gesamten Liga auf sein Gehäuse. Dem talentierten Torhüter aus der Landeshauptstadt Nordrhein-Westfalens gelang es 169 dieser Schüsse zu parieren und musste lediglich 30 mal hinter sich greifen. Die Fangquote von knapp 85% und ein Gegentorschnitt von 2,5 katapultieren Weingart in die Top 10 des Goalierankings der GCL10. Insbesondere seine starken Leistungen im Matchup gegen die Eisbären Lauf Gaming, mit Savepercentages jenseits der 90%, legen den Grundstein für den Erfolg seines Teams. Ein Shutout blieb dem Düsseldorfer bisher leider verwehrt, doch seine 17 Shutoutperiods zeigen nochmal die Consistency des Linksfängers. Eins steht fest: performt Weingart weiter auf diesem Niveau wird der erste Shutout nur eine Frage der Zeit sein - ebenso wie eine Playoffteilnahme der Beastie Boys? Honorable Mentions: Dave @Asche Schäfer & Marcel @Capitano_82 Houdelet DEFENSEMAN: Tim @LeMalkin71 Strompf | RB Munich eSports Der Assistantcaptain des ECL'23 Spring Pro Teilnehmers aus München legte einen nahezu perfekten Start in seine persönlich neunte GCL Saison hin. Mit 15 Punkten in 10 Spielen rangiert Strompf auf Platz 2 der punktbesten Verteidiger dieser Saison (Platz 1: Christian @GERxVillain Ungeheuer 9G + 33A in 14GP). Drei Tore und zwölf Vorlagen steuerte der wackere Defensivmann zum Saisonstart der roten Bullen bei. Das individuelle Skillset, sowie die starke Kollektivleistung der Münchener wird durch eine glatte +/- Bilanz von +31 abgerundet! Sehr auffällig hier, dass @LeMalkin71 mit 36 Interceptions im internen Defendervergleich relativ weniger Scheiben abfängt. Eine Erklärung für diese Statline könnte Strompfs physisches Spiel sein: Mit 39 Hits in gerade einmal 10 Spielen setzt er Duftmarken und scheut sich nicht vor Open Ice Hits oder hitzigen Kämpfen an der Bande. Mit seinem neuen Defensivpartner Willy @willywonkaaa Fynn scheint er besonders gut zu harmonieren, welches sich nahezu sofort auf dem Scoreboard widerspiegelt. Honorable Mentions: Christian @GERxVillain Ungeheuer & Johannes @Johannes.Helmbrecht Helmbrecht FORWARD: Lennart @Lennart Hansen Hansen | Nürnberg IceTigers eSports TooEzXx aka @Lennart Hansen ist unser Angreifer der Woche 2! Der linke Flügelspieler der Nürnberg IceTigers eSports rangiert mit 29 Punkten in 10 Spielen auf Platz 7 der punktbesten Feldspieler der GCL10! Mit 19 Toren erzielt Hansen sogar die viertmeisten Treffer der gesamten Liga und untermauert seine Ambitionen mit einer starken Schussquote von knapp 40%. Wenn Hansen abfeuert wird es brandgefährlich. Das bekamen insbesondere die Düsseldorfer EG eSports, sowie der schweizer Ligakonkurrent Ambri Esports zu spüren als es dem Rechtsschützen gelang Back-to-Back 6 Punkte Spiele auf das virtuelle Eis zu zaubern! Trotzdem Hansen zwei Spiele weniger absolvierte als seine Sturmkollegen Akin @DaMan Isik und Luca @cpt_dirtyDangler Knoll führt er ebenfalls die interne Scoringliste an - ein weiteres Indiz für die Wichtigkeit Hansens im Spiel der fränkischen IceTigers. Gleichzeitig zeigt seine +/- Bilanz von +5 bei 19 gescoreten Punkten die Schwächen der Nürnberger auf. Nach einem durchwachsenen Saisonstart gilt es nun die Baustellen in der Defensive zu beseitigen und zeitgleich die offensive Effizienz beizubehalten. Sollte dies gelingen sehen wir TooEzXx weiterhin in den Top 10 Forwards der GCL10! Honorable Mentions: Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg & Stephan @Steve Koeckli HOT: 🔥 RB Munich eSports: Nach einem späten Start in die Saison haben die Münchner einen Sprint mit zehn Spielen in vier Tagen hingelegt. Neun dieser Spiele wurden regulär gewonnen, nur einen Ausrutscher leistete man sich bei der OT-Niederlage gegen die Eisbären Lauf Gaming. Die Abläufe scheinen trotz Rotation zwischen den fünf Stürmern der Bullen zu klicken. Fels in der Brandung der wie immer souverän auftretende Marcel @Capitano_82 Houdelet. Spannend wird wie sich die roten Bullen gegen die Teams aus den Top 4 schlagen wird und ob hier dann wieder Top-Star und Leihspieler Arttu @laitineen64 Laitinen ins Lineup rotiert oder auf die eigenen Stürmer vertraut wird. Beastie Boys: Eine überraschend starke Performance in Gameweek 2 legten die Biestigen Buben auf das virtuelle Eis. Mit einem OT Win gegen die Nürnberg IceTigers eSports sowie einem regulären 3:1 Sieg gegen ECL '23 Spring Pro Absteiger Eisbären Lauf Gaming holte man sich zwei Siege die so im Vorhinein wahrscheinlich nicht eingeplant waren. Auch gegen die Canucks erkämpfte man sich zwei wichtige Siege um den Klassenerhalt - oder vielleicht sogar noch mehr? Wenn die Beasties gegen ihre direkten Konkurrenten so weiter spielen und hier und dort den ein oder anderen Punkt von oben klauen, könnten sie ein Anwärter für die Pre-Playoffs sein. Hervorzuheben ist definitiv Torhüter Lukas @Luki_Luki_99 Weingart, welcher in 12 Spielen wahnsinnige 169 Schüsse gehalten und damit einen großen Anteil am bisherigen Saisonverlauf der Beastie Boys hat. Routinier Martin @Backstyla Katholing ist mit zehn Toren aus den ersten 12 Spielen der Go-To-Guy des Aufsteigers. ZSC Esports: Auch in Woche zwei waren die Züricher sehr aktiv und konnten sich die volle Punkteausbeute aus zehn gespielten Partien sichern. Auch wenn man Schwierigkeiten hatte das gewohnte Spiel gegen den HC Lugano eSports auf das virtuelle Eis zu bringen, ging der ZSC ohne Ausrutscher durch alle Partien. Die Tormaschine läuft und die beiden Winger Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg und Alex @IDangledYouOut Wagner grüßen mit je 62 und 57 Scorerpunkten aus 14 Spielen von der Spitze der Statline. Besonders erwähnenswert ist das Debut des Academy-Neuzugangs Damien @xCocii Baynes, welcher in seinen ersten vier Partien gleich 21 Punkte verbuchen konnte. COLD: 🧊 Ambri eSports: Die Mannen aus der italienischen Schweiz bekommen den Fuß leider nicht in die Tür. 31 Gegentore aus den letzten vier Spielen sind für den Ligaerhalt einfach deutlich zu viel. Eine Starting Six scheint sich ebenfalls noch nicht gefunden zu haben. Wenn sich nicht schleunigst die Wende anbahnt sehen wir den amtierenden GCL Division II Champion schon nächste Saison wieder in der Zweitklassigkeit der DACH-Meisterschaft wieder. Nürnberg IceTigers eSports: Die Franken sind weiterhin auf Playoff-Kurs, jedoch hatte man sich von diesem mit ECL Pro-Erfahrung gespickten Kader in der Jubiläumsausgabe der GCL im Vorhinein sicher mehr erwartet als ein Record von 6-5-1 aus den ersten beiden Wochen. Punktlose Niederlagen gegen die direkten Konkurrenten HC Lugano eSports und RB Munich eSports sowie Ausrutscher gegen SC Bern eSports und die Beastie Boys dürfen sich die Mannen um ihren talentierten Kapitän Luca @cpt_dirtyDangler Knoll nicht mehr erlauben, wenn sie nicht in der ersten Playoff Runde auf einen absoluten Top-Favoriten treffen wollen, was ein schnelles Aus bedeuten könnte. Stark jedoch, Left Wing Lennart @Lennart Hansen Hansen mit 29 Scorerpunkten und 19 Buden aus zehn Spielen. Old Dirty Primates: Wie auch in der vorherigen Woche müssen wir leider die Old Dirty Primates hier erwähnen. Auch in der zweiten Woche wurde man regelrecht auseinandergenommen und fing sich selbst gegen Mitaufsteiger EHC Olten eSports satte zehn Gegentore. Niemand soll nach einem Drittel der gespielten Spiele schon abgeschrieben werden, aber falls hier noch ein Funken Hoffnung aufkommen soll, müssen die Primaten ihr System umstellen und einen Weg finden ihre Goalies zu entlasten, so dass sich diese nicht jedes zweite Spiel einen Sonnenbrand von der Torleuchte über ihrem Gehäuse zuziehen. Random Facts: Deutsche Kühnhackl: Rene @rene hackberger Hackberger steht mit 22 geblockten Schüssen deutlich an der Spitze dieser Liste. For the Boys, Buddy! Just Hasek Things: Joshua @Hasek-39-- Plattner macht seiner ID alle Ehre. Bereits 15 Schüsse wehrte er akrobatisch mit sogenannten "Desperation Saves" ab. Ein Hexer. Fair Play Award: Kein einziges Mal gesündigt hat DEG-Routinier Patrick @Pattila_74 Eder in der laufenden Saison. Bei acht Einsätzen hat er stets versucht fair und korrekt zu spielen (Walter Frosch Fans wissen Bescheid). Wir sehen uns nächste Woche wieder. Play hard and smart! Alex @IDangledYouOut Wagner Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg

Hallo GCLGamer, das Weekly Recap ist zurück! Wie bereits in der GCL7 möchten wir euch auch in dieser Saison einen wöchentlichen Rückblick liefern mit den besten Performances, interessanten Statistiken und einem kleinen Power Ranking. Dabei stellen wir euch den besten Stürmer, Verteidiger und Goalie der jeweiligen Woche vor, sowie einer Top 3 jener Teams welche regelrecht on fire oder cold zu sein scheinen. Leider können wir nicht jeden Spieler mitsamt seinen individuellen Leistungen highlighten, daher stimmen wir die Auswahl der Spieler demokratisch innerhalb des Writing Staffs ab. Teilt gerne eure Meinung in den Kommentaren, falls uns eine überragende Performance auf dem virtuellen Eis durch die Hände geglitten ist! Die erste Woche der Jubiläumssaison liegt nun hinter uns. Den Startschuss gab es am vergangenen Dienstag mit der Division II Partie zwischen den beiden Veteranenteams der Clowns on Ice und dem EV Duisburg. Mit großer Vorfreude präsentierte uns Kommentator Alexander @BloodyLP Blattmann das Matchup im GCL10 Broadcast auf twitch.tv/sportsgamerdach. Während sich die Clowns mit einem 4:3 den ersten Sieg der Saison sicherten, schlugen die Füchse aus Duisburg im Rückspiel zurück. Mark @FoxGoalie Thiel entschied das zweite Spiel in Overtime zugunsten der Duisburger! Auch in der kommenden Woche werden wir mit weiteren Broadcasts live sein. Der League Staff wird euch wie gewohnt über den Community Discord-Server informieren. Werfen wir nun einen Blick auf die besten Performer aus Woche 1 👇 GOALIE: Sandro @I-THE_EAGLE-I Wüller | HC Lugano Esports "Ein Adler der versucht hat zu fliegen, hast du eingesperrt!" Aber nicht Sandro @I-THE_EAGLE-I Wüller! Der hessische Schlussmann glänzte in Woche 1 der GCL10 und legte den Grundstein für den guten Start des HC Lugano. Die Eidgenossen starteten mit voller Punktzahl und sicherten sich in den Partien gegen die Nürnberg IceTigers Esports und dem schweizer Ligakonkurrenten von Ambri Esports gleich vier Siege. Wüller bestach bereits mit soliden Leistungen in der vergangenen ECL'23 Spring Lite und scheint dort weiterzumachen wo er aufgehört hat. Gleich zwei Shutouts sicherte er sich am ersten Spieltag gegen die fränkischen Ice Tigers und parierte alle 20 Schüsse auf sein Gehäuse. Im zweiten Matchup musste @I-THE_EAGLE-I dreimal hinter sich greifen, glänzt jedoch mit überragenden Fangquoten jenseits der 80%. Mit einem Gegentorschnitt von 0,75 und einer Savepercentage von 93,18% rangiert Wüller ganz oben in den derzeitigen Goalie Rankings. Performed der luganesische Goalie weiter auf diesem Niveau ist für die Bianconeri vieles möglich in der GCL10! Honorable Mentions: Elie @eliekamel87 Kamel & Josh @Hasek-39-- Plattner DEFENSEMAN: Christian @GERxVillain Ungeheuer | ZSC Esports In Woche 1 führt kein Weg an ihm vorbei! Christian @GERxVillain Ungeheuer dominierte in der Eröffnungswoche wie selten ein Verteidiger zuvor. Ganze 16(!) Punkte steuerte der Rechtsverteidiger zum Erfolg seiner Zürcher Löwen bei. Dabei unterstreichte der Frankfurter seine Offensivqualitäten mit 4 Toren und eindrucksvollen 12 Assists. Sehr erwähnenswert hier, dass 9 seiner 12 Vorlagen zeitgleich Primary Assists sind! Gutes Decisionmaking und eine starke Chemie mit seinen Teamkameraden katapultieren Ungeheuer auf Rang 1 des internen Verteidigerrankings. Insbesondere seine Leistung beim 9:0 Auftaktsieg gegen den SCB eSports setzte den Linksschützen ins Rampenlicht der GCL10 als er mit 7 Punkten einen grandiosen Start in seine bereits sechste GCL-Saison hinlegte. Honorable Mentions: Rico @x Holtbeast Reutschner & Timo Claudio @LTorro Dubacher FORWARD: Tobias @blechi12 Blechinger | Deggendorfer SC Esports Der DSC startete furios in die zehnte Auflage der GCL. Einen essentiellen Anteil daran hatte der Rightwinger @blechi12, der sagenhafte 19 Punkte in 4 Spielen erzielen konnte. Mit Siegen gegen die Aufsteiger der Old Dirty Primates und Ambri eSports rangieren die Deggendorfer derzeit mit an der Spitze der Tabelle in Division I. Beim 6:1 Heimsieg gegen die Primates feuerte der bayrische Linksschütze gleich 10(!) Schüsse auf den gegnerischen Kasten ab und konnte sich mit je drei Toren und Assists für eine gute Leistung belohnen. Seine Schussquote von 41,7% unterstreicht noch einmal die Torgefahr Blechingers, lediglich die +/+ Bilanz von +9 deckt bei 21 geschossenen Toren mögliche Schwächen der Mannen von der Donau auf. Finden die Niederbayern eine gute Balance zwischen Defensive und Offensive und behält Tobias @blechi12 Blechinger seinen Scoringtouch steht der womöglich zweiten GCL-Playoffteilnahme nichts im Wege! Honorable Mentions: Alex @IDangledYouOut Wagner & Daniels @CMB-wf- Magonis HOT 🔥 HC Lugano Esports: Nach einem kleinen Kaderumbruch im Vergleich zur vergangenen ECL '23 Spring starten die Bianconieri mit vier überzeugenden Siegen gegen Aufsteiger Ambri eSports und den ECL Lite Kontrahenten Nürnberg IceTigers eSports. Gerade gegen einen vermutlich direkten Konkurrenten um die direkten Playoff-Platzierungen aus Nürnberg konnte man ein Ausrufezeichen setzen und gewann beide Spiele! Wie bereits erwähnt verbuchte Schlussmann Sandro @I-THE_EAGLE-I Wüller hierbei sofort zwei Shutouts zum Auftakt! Der Transfer von Rico @x Holtbeast Reutschner scheint sich besonders im Aufbauspiel bezahlt zu machen. ZSC Esports: Der amtierende Meister ließ keinen Zweifel daran, dass sie auch dieses Jahr wieder ihre Vormachtstellung im DACH-Bereich behaupten wollen. Gegen zwei gestandene GCL Division I Teams mit den eSports Abteilungen des SC Bern und der Düsseldorfer EG wurden mit einem Torverhältnis von gesamt 27:2 ein Statement gesetzt. Hervorzuheben hier Christian @GERxVillain Ungeheuer mit unglaublichen 16 Scorerpunkten in vier Spielen als Verteidiger, sowie Neuzugang Elie @eliekamel87 Kamel mit zwei Shutouts und 14 gehaltenen Schüssen in den ersten zwei Partien gegen den Schlittschuhclub aus Bern! Deggendorfer SC Esports: Das eingespielte Team um Kapitän Philip @Phlabsolon Absolon ließ gegen die beiden Aufsteiger Ambri eSports und die Old Dirty Primates die Muskeln spielen. Dennoch einen Punkt ließ man in der OT gegen die Eidgenossen aus Ambri liegen. Es wird sich zeigen ob die Offensiv-Power auch gegen Teams aus dem oberen Tableau reichen wird oder die vermeintlich defensiven Schwächen dort eiskalter ausgenutzt werden. Einen Traumstart legte Rechtsaußen Tobias @blechi12 Blechinger mit 19 Scorerpunkten und 10 Toren aus den ersten vier Spielen hin. COLD 🧊 DEG eSports: Einen Fehlstart legen in der ersten Woche die Düsseldorfer Veteranen hin. Mit 25 Gegentreffern aus den ersten vier Partien liegen die Schwächen auf der Hand. Die DEG kommt noch nicht zu ihrem gefürchteten Spiel mit einer Vielzahl von Schüssen von der blauen Linie, vermutlich weil sich die Gegner im Vorhinein schon darauf einstellen. Muss man hier variantenreicher werden? Old Dirty Primates: Als Aufsteiger hat man sich einen schwierigen Start erwartet. Trotz guten Leistungen kassierte man bis jetzt aber noch einen Tick zu viel Gegentore um sich als unangenehmer Gegner zu erweisen. Die nächste Woche wird für die Primaten richtungsweisend sein, ob sie ein Wörtchen um den Klassenerhalt mitreden können oder der Rückstand dann schon zu groß sein wird. SCB eSports: In Abwesenheit von ihrem vermutlich derzeit wichtigsten Spieler Brian @brianabey Abey traten die Bären gegen Zürich an. Obwohl hier die Ausgangslage klar war, verkaufte man sich schlechter als es in der Vergangenheit der Fall war. Auch wenn man gegen die Löwen nicht mit Punkten rechnete hat das überraschende und deutliche Pokalaus gegen das GCL Division II Team Black Sharks am gleichen Abend für Verwunderung gesorgt und ist der Grund warum der Schlittschuhclub auf dieser Liste landet. Einen Lichtblick gab es jedoch am Sonntagabend: durch einen Doppelsieg gegen die Hannover Indians Esports konnte man sich wichtige Punkte sichern, um potentiell nächste Woche schon nicht mehr als Cold Team zu gelten. Random Facts: Goon: Der Deggendorfer Kapitän Philip @Phlabsolon Absolon geht mit hartem Beispiel voran. 34 Hits fuhr er zu Ende und verbrachte in den ersten vier Partien 12 Minuten auf der Sünderbank. Dauerfeuer: Ambri Schlussmann Roman @FrenchGoalie Lefebvre bekam bisher stolze 107 Schüsse auf sein Gehäuse. 80 davon konnte er abwehren. PP-Spezialist: Slowakischer Neuzugang Roland @jasomnajlepsi Szvetko wird von den Bianconeris bestens in das Überzahlspiel eingebunden und konnte bereits drei Powerplay Treffer erzielen. Wir sehen uns wieder mit dem Weekly Recap in Woche 2! Alex @IDangledYouOut Wagner Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg

SportsGamers, the 10th iteration of the German Championship League is about to start. To celebrate our Anniversary Season we wanted to look back on the past nine seasons. Who was involved in the GCL, which players dominated the scene and who finally crowned themselves Champions of the "DACH-region". Many players and teams joined and left the virtual hockey stage during the years as it all started back in NHL18 - when it all began as the GEL in the inaugural season. We especially want to thank @Hennisch and @Franky__2768 who paved the way for German NHL Esports and made all those seasons possible, with all their effort they put in as the years and NHL titles passed by! In Season 2 the newly named GCL joined NHLGamer (now SportsGamer) where the DACH-Championship is still played to this day. Let's not waste any further time and jump straight into the past nine GCL Seasons - feel free to share your memories with us in the comments down below! GEL: Inter Iceland vs. Clowns On Ice Back in autumn of 2017 is where it all started. The inaugural season of DACH eHockey action was organized on a separate platform. A big thank you to @Hennisch, @LosTypos, @GreatOne139 and @Franky__2768 who were indispensable with all their enthusiasm to build a competetive platform for NHL18 6v6 hockey in Germany, Austria and Switzerland! The GEL kicked off on October 27th 2017 as 11 teams participated in Season 1. Many of those teams are still active nowadays, with the well-known juggernauts Deadly Phantoms, Clowns on Ice, EV Duisburg and the legendary Inter Iceland. After various tournaments in the past it was safe to say that all of those four teams were the favourites on the GEL title. Inter Iceland, who should spend several seasons in ECL Pro led by their Captain Joshua @Hasek-39-- Plattner, paved their way to the final against the Clowns On Ice. Two highly skilled teams matched up in the finals as Inter crowned themselves champions with a 4:2 serieswin around ECL Season 1 veteran Alex @IDangledYouOut Wagner. Stefan @Stefan_397 Hämmerle was one of the dominating players in that year as he gained the topscoring title in the regular season and playoffs. Hämmerle is still to this date one of the most skilled Forwards the German community has to offer. A place among the Top-10-All-time-Scorers on SportsGamer.gg underlines the skillset of the Bavarian Left wing! GCL2: Deadly Phantoms HC vs. The Black Jacks Over the course of NHL18 the German EASHL League was implemented on NHLGamer. Rebranded as the GCL the second season kicked off in March 2018. 15 Teams joined the league as the dominating era of the Deadly Phantoms started. Winning 26 out of the 28 regular season games brought them #1 overall seed, only falling short against EV Duisburg and the Puck Panthers, led by Reto @Swiss Moger Dubacher. Swiss outfit The Black Jacks joined the German powerhouse at the top of the table with 22 wins. The Swiss managed to build a very dominant squad around Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi who led his team with 65 points in 18 Games! Trinidad Tobago joined the two dominant forces in the semifinals - a squad full of non-DACH players which was later prohibited as the licenseplayer rule was implemented just one season later. A dominating finals performance by the Deadly Phantoms was crowned with a 4:3OT Win in Game 5 against The Black Jacks. Stefan @Rayman Mieth was the leagues MVP as he scored stunning 90 points in 22 regular season games and superthroned his performance in the postseason with 40 points in just 13 games! GCL3: Deadly Phantoms HC vs. Silver Sword Griffins Right after the release of NHL19 the third GCL season started! 14 Teams in one group. Top 8 made it to the playoffs. Just as in the previous season the Deadly Phantoms should sit on top - a picture that the DACH community had to get used to for several seasons in a row! 25-1-0 and a whopping 187 goals scored underlines the dominance of DPH! A great squad formed by Frank @Franky__2768 Münch as he got Tim @Timasy Heß from their competitors Clowns On Ice into the team. Among the dominating teams in the league the well-known faces were joined by a new squad: The Silver Sword Griffins. A team consisting out of a big core that later formed back to Inter Iceland such as Stefan @Charly Braun and Much @Much1979 Ramu! The Griffins added some Latvian Skillset to their roster which is still known nowadays especially from their performances in the RCL and WECL! Steffen @Seibertus94 Leuchtenberger and Daniel @DangerBrooklyn Göpfert joined the GCL as DEG eSports. The first official eSports Team from the DEL which is still competing in today's ECL and GCL! Especially @DangerBrooklyn was and still is feared for his dangerous deflections in front of the net. In the finals DPH clashed with the German-Latvian Silver Sword Griffins which is one of the most intense and tight finals in GCL history. Game 7 was needed to crown the new DACH-Champion as Superstar @Timasy scored the OT GWG to clinch the second straight title after a cheeky assist by his Center Simon @PlaymakerSJ Junker. GCL4: Deadly Phantoms HC vs. The Black Jacks In the 4th iteration of the GCL we have seen 18 teams participating. Divided in two groups, Top 5 of each group made the playoffs including a Best-Of-3 Preplayoff Round for the first time! With EV Füssen Esports a second official Esports Team from Germany joined the competetive eHockey scene in the GCL and what a start it should be for the Bavarian boys. Stefan @Stefan_397 Hämmerle continued his dominating individual performances with 88 points in 16 games which guaranteed Füssen rank 1, right in front of their Swiss counterpart The Black Jacks! The Deadly Phantoms repeated their perfect regular season and grabbed overall seed #1 with a record of 16-0. Felix @ProfaneKiss Kiss joined DPH after many succesful seasons with Clowns on Ice and had immediate impact on their game. Nowadays the Austrian playmaker still belongs to the most skilled players in the community and highlights his skillset with many impressive seasons on ECL Elite and Pro Level! One of the biggest newcomers in that season were the Eisbären Regensburg who improved from a 2-24-0 record in the previous season to 9-7-0 and a spot in the Preplayoffs against the Niederrhein Canucks. Stefan @Toews19 Schoierer led the squad on and off the ice. 48 points in 16 games meant a spot among the best scores of the league and simultaneously the best scorer who did not play for one of the Top 4 Teams in GCL4! The Polarbears swept the Canucks in Round 1 but eventually fell short to DPH in the Quarterfinals. With Werewolves HC a new hot team on the block made their way to the Playoffs. Bastian @ali-kn Wolf, Waldemar @Wowa_1995 Kern and Max @Toneee9 Tonitz built an impressive and highly skilled trio. Unfortunately their rather succesful debutseason ended with a Game 7 Loss to The Black Jacks in the Quarterfinals. For the second time in GCL history we should see a finals clash between the "Eidgenossen" and the Deadly Phantoms. In contrast to GCL2 the series was very tight and the Swiss squad seemed to close the gap towards DPH more and more with each season. But just as last season the Phantoms kept the upper hand as the series went to 7 games yet again. Simon @PlaymakerSJ Junker decided the Championship in Overtime as he scored the 2:1 OT GWG. Cornerstone for this seasons success was Patrick @RPH_31 Braun with an impressive 89.01% Savepercentage during the Regular Season and Playoffs! GCL5: BRAYCE Phantoms vs. Shooting Stars In GCL5 we have seen quite a few changes and exciting developments in the DACH-Community. The Black Jacks signed a contract with the NLA powerhouse from Zürich and became the official Esports Team of ZSC Lions! The Eisbären Regensburg rebranded as EBR Esports Official and signed a contract with the Oberliga Team from Regensburg, Bavaria. Aswell as the Deadly Phantoms HC signing with BRAYCE and joining the league as the BRAYCE Phantoms! At the same time the German Championship League was divided into two divisions. While eleven Teams participated in Division 1, fourteen squads competed in Division 2 to gain promotion to the highest tier. The legendary Clowns On Ice eventually gained promotion, thanks to an exciting 4:3 final against UKnighted HC, a team consisting of many ECL1 veterans such as Dave @Asche Schäfer and Marko @Nr-0847 Reza. As already teasered in the previous paragraphs the new BRAYCE Phantoms continued their phenomenal dominance and secured seed #1 with a record of 18-1-1. The Shooting Stars (previously EV Füssen Esports), ZSC Lions and EBR Esports Official formed the Top 4 in this season. EV Duisburg could not compensate the departure of Defenseman Niklas @xXPsykoSkillsXx Schmitz who joined the Phantoms right at the start of NHL20 - a record of 2-15-3 was not enough to secure a spot for Division 1 in GCL6, meaning they were the first team to get relegated into Division 2. Stephan @Krinke Krinke, a player who is competing in NHL since day one, was able to carry the Augsburg Panther to the Playoffs. Unfortunately the Bavarians fell short to ZSC Lions and got swept in the Quarterfinals in GCL5. While the BRAYCE Phantoms secured their 4th consecutive finals appearance, the Lions got steamtrained by the Shooting Stars in the Semifinals. A 4-0 sweep was a very surprising result back then considering the ECL Pro performances by the Swiss outfit. Tim @Timasy Heß was the MVP in the regular season and the playoffs as he led the Phantoms to a dominant and well deserved 4:0 Finals victory against the underdogs of the Shooting Stars. Four consecutive GCL Championships for the Phantoms already. Is there any possibility to stop their dominance? GCL6: BRAYCE Phantoms vs. ZSC Esports The 6th GCL took yet another all-time-high as 37 teams competed in two Divisions. We have not seen any changes in Division 1 as 12 teams participated and the Top 8 once again made the postseason. The number of Division 2 teams increased to 25 teams where the Red Light Jokers grabbed the title and promotion to the highest tier in GCL hockey as they beat the KSE Teutons in five games. Herzog @HerzogMagnus Magnus put one of the most impressive Division 2 performances on the virtual ice as he scored 181 points in 40 games (Regular Season + Playoffs) - unfortunately for him it was not enough to win the Championship but their finals appearance still meant promotion to Division 1 in the following GCL7! For the first time the GCL Cup was played, too. A format well-known from real life sports, especially Football such as the DFB-Pokal or FA Cup, all teams across both Divisions participated in a Best-Of 1 Knockout Tournament. Inter Iceland crowned themselves first GCL Cup Champs with a 5:2 victory against ZSC Esports in the Final. The previously mentioned Werewolves HC signed a deal with the Oberliga Team ECDC Memmingen Indians and paved their way to their second semifinals appearance. But again they fell short in 6 games - this time to the dominant BRAYCE Phantoms. The regular season was a wild ride as we have seen many new players mix the league up. Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg scored 49 points in 22 games and helped his team EBR Esports Official to grab overall seed #2 with a record of 18-4-0. The squad around captain Jonas @kandykills Fleischmann continued their strong form as they beat the Central Hockey Canucks in the Quarterfinals in 6 games. Patrick @Pathen-21- Hendrix and Matteo @DiMatteo70 Guenther played an impressive season for the Canucks from the lower Rhine Valley but the Polarbears from Bavaria seemed to be too strong in the postseason. Another squad worth mentioning was EIS FORCE Hockey. Shooting stars Nico @Nicoli2311 Schubert and Patrick @Paddyy1903 Steinmüller helped the young rookies to sneak on overall seed #6 and forced game 7 in the Quarterfinals against ZSC Esports. In the end the Swiss outfit maintained their role as the favourites on another GCL Finals appearance but the young guns from EIS FORCE Hockey mixed Division 1 up as no team ever before! In the end we should see a final between the Phantoms and the virtual Lions from Zürich for a third time in six seasons. After the first night it seemed that the momentum has shifted as ZSC Esports got a 2-0 serieslead against titleholders from BRAYCE. But on night two the Phantoms striked back. A few tactical adjustments changed the whole gameplay as they won four straight to secure their 5th consecutive GCL Championship! GCL7: ZSC Esports vs. Team LEISURE Due to the pandemic GCL7 set another record as 49 teams registered to play in the DACH Championship. To prevent bigger skillgaps in the divisions the League Adminstration decided to divide the league into three Divisions! AM United won the first Championship in Division 3 as they beat the DEL2 Squad of EC Bad Nauheim Esports with a stunning sweep. The Division 2 Finals went to seven games as Deggendorfer SC Esports managed to beat Swiss counterpart SCB Esports as the lowest seed in the playoff bracket. An impressive run by the Bavarians around Assistant-Captain Johannes @Johannes.Helmbrecht Helmbrecht who later that year won the Silvermedal in the German 1v1 Championship eDEL! At the start of NHL21 many changes took place as ECDC Memmingen Esports signed a deal with the German Esports Organization PENTA. Kevin @Kevinator-373 Würterle and Dominik @Domi_PENTA Rühl led the squad on and off the ice which unfortunately ended in yet another semifinal loss to ZSC Esports. Good comfort should follow later as they won the GCL Cup in a thrilling Overtime Win against Team LEISURE (previously BRAYCE Phantoms) as Akin @DaMan Isik scored a cheeky shortside snipe to win their first title! The Swiss Lions managed to kick the Phantoms off the "regular season" throne as they secured #1 seed with a record of 24-1-1. Max @Toneee9 Tonitz joined the team from Memmingen and had a massive impact on their game which eventually led to the promotion to ECL Elite, too! Captain Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi grabbed the virtual Hart Trophy scoring 79 points in 24 games. Especially the chemistry with his wingers Alex @IDangledYouOut Wagner and Claudio @Freeman7187 Salamoni is what made ZSC so dangerous in that season! But was it enough to finally get their hands on that GCL Trophy? We will find out later! The BRAYCE Phantoms signed a deal with Team LEISURE. Instead of Black-Red-White the record champs swapped their colours to a more conservative Blue-Gold and had to compensate the departure of Tim @Timasy Heß who joined YMCA Esports in ECL Elite and later that season ZSC Esports - which is still to date one of the most surprising transfers in GCL History! EBR Esports Official changed their colours, too, as they rebranded as noRex Gaming. Overall seed #4 and another Quarterfinals win against the Central Hockey Canucks meant their second consecutive semifinals appearance. But it should not be enough to beat Team LEISURE as they fell short in 6 games. Worth mentioning is the performance of their Finnish Licenseplayer Mikka @Stigi Heinonkoski who scored 33 goals in 24 regular season games - the most goals of all GCL Players in that season. So, for the second straight year we should see another Finals clash between ZSC Esports and Team LEISURE. But this time the outcome was different to what we have seen in the previous seasons. The virtual Lions swept the 5-time defending Champion in icecold fashion and secured their first GCL Championship in their 4th final! Reto @afc_Tschitsch Ulrich had an incredible postseason run as he recorded 6 shutouts in 12 games. One of the most dominating Playoffruns we have seen so far! GCL8: ZSC Esports vs. Deadly Phantoms In the 8th iteration of the GCL we have seen a remodelling of the league structure due to the fact that only one DACH Championship was played in NHL22. On top the GCL 1v1 was played for the first time, too! 80 players took part in the first Online VS DACH Championship on SportsGamer! In the end the Austrian Max @Toneee9 Tonitz became the inaugural champ as he beat Kevin @Kevinator-373 Würterle in a tight final. But back to 6s action! 47 teams competed in one division which was split into four groups. Back to the roots the Deadly Phantoms once again secured seed #1 in the postseason with a record of 22-0-0 in their group. Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg joined the ECL Elite juggernaut ZSC Esports from noRex Gaming together with his teammate Christian @Fightlocke3 Schubert. Christian @GERxVillain Ungeheuer who developed to one of the best Defenseman in the German scene followed his two former noRex members after spending one season with the Phantoms in ECL'22 Spring Pro! noRex Gaming reset their roster as the young and very talented winger Damien @xCocii Baynes brought in Roope @pikkuroger Bergström who eventually scored 95 points in 14 games and secured a spot among the Top 10 scorers of GCL8! Another very young and ambitious Esports Team joined the league as the formerly Nürnberg Niddhoggr signed a deal with the DEL squad Nürnberg Ice Tigers. Especially Luca @cpt_dirtyDangler Knoll and Lennart @Lennart Hansen Hansen are two players who should be on everyones mind for the near future! The Franconian Ice Tigers paved their way straight to the quarterfinals but fell short to Team NGU (previously named PENTA) in five games. Team NGU, Deadly Phantoms and ZSC Esports were joined by a new highly effective team named Hyperion (previously named KSE Teutons). Veteran Stefan @Rayman Mieth had more than impressive numbers in GCL8 and always seemed to be in the right spot especially in the combination with young gun Paul @Pauner08 Weingart. In the semifinals Hyperion was defeated by ZSC Esports in five games who claimed their third consecutive GCL final. On the other hand the Deadly Phantoms swept Team NGU - Aleksi @MozjaTG Kähkonen joined on loan from ECL Elite Squad Tunnel Vision and had big impact on DPHs success. They left the underdogs no chance as we should see the same two teams clashing in the final round for the 5th time in eight seasons. Alexander @BloodyLP Blattmann casted the finals and it was more exciting than ever. After session one the Lions took the 2:1 serieslead against the Phantoms with two clear victories and finished the job on the second night as they secured the title in six games. Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi decided game 6 in Overtime and became the hero to bring the title to Zürich, Switzerland for the second straight year. To top things off ZSC Esports secured the first GCL double that night, too, as they beat Hyperion in the GCL Cup Final 3:2. Was this the final end of the Phantoms dominance? GCL9: ZSC Esports vs. Deadly Phantoms Last season started right after ECL'23 Winter was finished! Just as in GCL8 the 1v1 Championship was played, too. In the end Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg crowned himself GCL9 1v1 Champ with a 3:1 Finals win against his ZSC teammate Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi! The League Administration decided to reset the league structure into two divisions as 16 teams, split into two groups, competed in Division 1 as the Top 4 of each group made the playoffs. 32 Squads participated and fought for promotion in Division 2. We witnessed the first Swiss Final between Ambri eSports and EHC Olten eSports as Ambri grabbed the Division 2 crown and secured the Division 2 Championship in five games. Kris @iWeeb22 Webdano had an incredible season with 111 points in 32 games (Regular Season + Playoffs). Worth mentioning that the Swiss outfit managed to gain promotion as the lowest seed just as Deggendorfer SC Esports a few seasons ago, too. In the GCL Cup ZSC Esports defended their title in Overtime against - who else - than the Deadly Phantoms. Chris @GERxVillain Ungeheuer decided the Final in Overtime after being down by one goal in the last minute in regular time. Worth mentioning is the performance of Division 2 Squad Old Dirty Primates. The Primates advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Cup and were beaten by the Schlittschuhclub Bern but showed their qualities in this competition. The best finish by a Division 2 team in the GCL Cup to date! The Deadly Phantoms melted with former squad Hyperion to form a new strong roster as longterm Captain Frank @Franky__2768 Münch took a step back and players like Maximilian @gzell60 Käsmaier and Dominik @CashAllGreen Bellersheim stepped into the Starting Six. The Phantoms grabbed Overall seed #2 right behind their eternal rivals of ZSC Esports and were followed by a quite surprising new team on the block. The Predators finished on rank two of Group 2! Slovakian Licenseplayer Roland @jasomnajlepsi Nemec carried the newcomers with his impressive skillset and underlined his ambitions with 31 points in 12 games. With Hannover Indians Esports, HC Lugano Esports and EHC Kloten Esports, who started as Gleumes Hockey Krefeld in the season before, three new official Esports teams joined the German Championship League. Unfortunately non of these teams were able to hold on to their ambitions and their run was finished after 16 games in the regular season. With Eisbären Lauf Gaming a new exciting and very ambitious squad joined the stage of Division 1 eHockey! Max @theburner18 Spachmüller and Thomas @newman_2909 Neumann were able to create a talented roster with a good mixture of experience by adding the legendary Josh @Hasek-39-- Plattner to their team. Unfortunately it should not be enough for a first playoff appearance in GCL9 but that did not stop them by spending their first season on Pro Level in ECL'23 Spring! In the Playoff bracket we have seen a similar image as in the previous GCLs. ZSC Esports, Deadly Phantoms and Team NGU paved their way to the Top 4 and were joined by Tobias @Hohner Hohner's Esports squad from RB Munich who beat the Predators in Round 1 of the postseason. Unfortunately for them they were not able to keep up with the speed of the ZSC Lions as they got swept despite a top notch performance by their Goalie Marcel @Capitano_82 Houdelet. So, for a fourth straight season the two juggernauts of the DACH Community clashed in the GCL Finals! As we saw Alexander @BloodyLP Blattmann in the Commentator Box one more time the virtual Lions took a 3:0 serieslead after night one. Thanks to a clutch performance by licenseplayer Lenne @kemppainen39 Kemppainen who took over the position in the right Defense. In the second session the Phantoms striked back as they claimed victory in Games 4 and 5 and it seemed like the momentum has shifted as their confidence rised and they aimed for that reverse sweep. Alex @IDangledYouOut Wagner, who rotated from Goaltender back into the right offensive position, decided Game 6 early on and ZSC Esports secured their back-to-back-to-back title with a 5:1 win! GCL10: After a title for Inter Iceland in the inaugural GCL Season 1, the Deadly Phantoms were able to secure five(!) titles in a row! After their relegation from ECL Elite the momentum shifted towards their Swiss competitors as they secured three GCL Championships in a row now. In GCL10 both squads are heavy favourites on the title in the anniversary season yet again. Especially in a Best-Of-7 Playoffseries it is tough for any team in the league to kick ZSC or DPH from their throne. With RB Munich Esports and Eisbären Lauf Esports two more teams gained Pro Experience in ECL'23 Spring. It will be interesting to see if the experience on higher level will help them in the German Championship League, too. HC Lugano Esports had an incredible ECL Lite campaign, only falling short to the later champions of Mustaa Kultaa in the Quarterfinals. We can be excited to see if the Swiss outfit is able to compensate the departure of Jürgen @DangledYouOut Kloster into Division 2 and getting in Slovakian Forward Roland @jasomnajlepsi Nemec instead. Nürnberg Ice Tigers Esports also took steps into the right directions as they transferred two-time eNLA Champ Mirco @Tron1x90 Komir before last ECL'23 Spring Lite campaign who helped them to advance to the second round of the postseason. Especially in a season with big rotations expected due to holidays and vacation anything might happen. Once again a big thank you to @wobfighter, @adu83, @ManU287, @Drobele, @Myiama and @Justmaniac for organizing the jubilee Season for competetive 6s in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Will ZSC Esports get their hands on their 4th title in a row? Will the Deadly Phantoms be back on top? Or are we seeing an underdog paving their way to the finals and managing to surprise every player in a scene? Alexander @BloodyLP Blattmann will be back in the booth again and joined by @RPH_31, @kandykills and @theburner18 live on twitch.tv/sportsgamerdach as we will present you a weeekly Broadcast! We wish everyone an exciting GCL10 season. Play hard and smart and we will see you again in the Playoffs! Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg

SportsGamers, last week we have seen one of the most intense ECL Neo finals here on SportsGamer.gg! The German outfit Flaschback Skwad faced the Darra Stars in the Best-of-5 final. After being down 1-2 in the series, the experienced Germans managed to turn the finals around to bring the first ECL Neo title to the DACH-community. We could not have asked for any more tension than an exciting deciding game 5 OT-thriller as the "Skwad" managed to equalize a two-goal-deficit in the dying seconds of the game. Assistant-Captain Jonas @kandykills Fleischmann was the OT-hero as he hit the championship shot with a cheeky deflection! Captain Stefan @Toews19(BarriosLucas18) Schoierer was one of the most prolific scorers in the regular season (18GP: 36G + 38A) and during their playoff run (16GP: 31G + 19A). After a more than dominant playoff run the Germans stayed focussed and maintained their status as one of the juggernauts in ECL'23 Spring Neo! Flaschback Skwad's road to the championship: #6 seed from Group 2 with the record 16-2-0 Round 1: vs Freunde des Alkohols 3-0 Round 2: vs FOX RIVER PENITENTIARY 3-1 Quarterfinals: vs Engerau Pythons 3-0 Semifinals: vs Kettukarkki 3-1 Finals: vs Darra Stars 3-2 The championship roster: #19 @xeffektiiv (yasokuhlx) #74 @Laurentius (Larphox) (A) #89 @hoffmann_1995 (Waldstadt_0812) #24 @derfe (Fe-Hockey24) #41 @kandykills (A) #69 @Toews19 (BarriosLucas18) (C) #76 @Boogeyman (Alpenvulkan76) #81 @KlOis #91 @Jesufin On behalf of the whole community we want to thank all participants and congratulations to the Flaschback Skwad!

SportsGamers, the Player Spotlight series is making its return with the objective of showcasing gamers that would perhaps otherwise fall outside normal reporting, but that we want to get to know better. Our strength is this community, so let's get to know each other! After lots of eHockey action we are back with yet another highly requested episode of our "Player Spotlight" series! This time we are back with Josh @Hasek-39-- Plattner. Austrian Goalie, Inter Iceland legend and current captain of Eisbären Lauf Gaming! 1. When did you start playing EASHL? I started playing EASHL back in NHL13. I started to play with Stephan @Krinke Krinke and Alexander @Fire_019 Eder. We are still very good friends and we have played several ECL and GCL seasons together! 2. You have played your first ECL back in Season 4. What are your highlights of your EASHL career so far? The time with the legendary Silver Sword Griffins back in ECL 6, 7 and 8. A very skilled team full of loyal and friendly characters. I am glad that I met people such as Rihards @xLVxRitchey Bartuševičs, P @PSchibra Schibra and Ak @ProMinx24 Kungs. I will never forget ECL 6 Elite - defensivewise the best team I ever played for. 3. After serving several seasons as Captain of the legendary "Inter Iceland", what do you enjoy most about playing for Eisbären Lauf Gaming now? I really started to enjoy the game again. No drama, less stress, just focussing on the game itself. I am really impressed by the team spirit within the squad and it is really fun to see how every individual player manages to improve steadily. On top of that I am very happy to help the team with my experience and try to give them the edge in tough situations. 4. What is your favourite dish? I have to go with Calamari fritti! 5. You're GM for a day and have to pick your favourite GCL (only DACH-players) and ECL lineup. Who would you pick and why? GCL: @Keuschemisch - @Original-SnuS - @IDangledYouOut @Toneee9 - @xXPsykoSkillsXx @afc_Tschitsch I have to go with Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi at Center. Several consecutive seasons on the highest level and matured in his defensive game a lot. On the left wing I would pick Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg who is currently probably the best player in the DACH-area. Incredible skillset and good two-way-game. Alex @IDangledYouOut Wagner gets my spot on the right wing. Every team would be glad to have a player like him in their team. My two defensemen have to be Max @Toneee9 Tonitz and Niklas @xXPsykoSkillsXx Schmitz. Great decisionmaking, solid defense but also a threat in the offensive end on the ice. Both are the best on their positions for years now! Reto @afc_Tschitsch Ulrich is my favourite Goalie in the GCL. Developed to one of the best between the pipes and his stats during the last seasons underline that! Honorable Mentions: Simon @PlaymakerSJ Junker, Stefan @Stefan_397 Hämmerle & Patrick @RPH_31 Braun ECL: @Vilupoika - @ADETIKKI - @Eki @l-Furyan-l - @xLVxRitchey @ICappeI 6. Would you rather be an average hockeyplayer or the best EA Sports NHL player? I would rather be an average hockeyplayer. As a kid I always dreamed of becoming a professional hockey goalie but unfortunately it was not possible due to financial reasons. 7. How do you spend you freetime besides playing EA Sports NHL? In the summertime you will find me at the lakeside here in Kärnten, Austria. This really helps me to relax after a stressful day at work. Besides that I really like to grind Rainbow Six Siege with my friends! 8. What’s the most memorable NHL gaming moment of your career so far? Actually I have to pick the promotion with Eisbären Lauf Gaming into ECL '23 Spring Pro! After my retirement as Inter Iceland captain I still kept the Pro Qualifier spot. Nobody really believed in us before we started into the season but it makes me proud to see how the team develops and how we manage to win games and gain important points to try to stay in the league. It is an honour to play with such great teammates! 9. Pizza with or without pineapple? Definitely without. I am an oldschool-guy and always go for pepperoni on my Pizza! 10. High-scoring game or OT drama? As a Goalie I have to go for OT drama. Those are the games why I'm playing EASHL! 11. Which hockey team do you support in real life? I am a big fan of the New York Rangers. Back then I always admired Hendrik Lundqvist! 12. Do you have any certain rituals before league games? I listen to music, try to calm down, relax and think of good moments from earlier seasons in my career! 13. Who is the best player in the ECL and GCL (only-DACH)? Casper @ICappeI Lundgren & Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg. 14. What kind of holiday is your favorite and why? I am a simple man. Mallorca! Good weather, party all night and enjoying some cold beverages. 15. Who would you like to see featured next in “Player Spotlight”? I would love to see my former teammate Stephan @Krinke Krinke. He has been in the EASHL community since day 1! Feel free to also suggest who you'd want to see in the Player Spotlight-series. Also, if there are any questions you'd like us to add to the arsenal, let us know!

SportsGamers, not only Division 1 hockey was played in the DACH area! The Swiss NLA team of Ambri eSports secured the Division 2 title in the German Championship League and secured promotion to the top 16 of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Despite starting into the playoffs as the lowest seed, the Swiss outfit managed to cruise through the postseason including two sweeps and a breathtaking game 7 drama in the semifinals. Ambri Forward Kris @iWeeb22 Webdano secured the topscoring title in the regular season (26G + 35A in 16GP) aswell as the playoffs (24G + 25A in 15 GP). On behalf of the whole SportsGamer community we would like to congratulate Ambri eSports and a warm thank you to all other participants in Division 2! Ambri eSports' road to the Championship: #8 overall seed from group 2 with the record 8-6-2 Quarterfinals: vs EV Duisburg (1) 4-0 Semifinals: vs Old Primates (2) 4-3 Finals: vs EHC Olten eSports (3) 4-0 The winning roster: GOALTENDERS #39 Roman @FrenchGoalie Lefebrve DEFENSEMEN #85 Samuele @Bergente85 Del Curto (A) #89 Brendan @JPBROO Laroux (C) FORWARDS #9 Kris @iWeeb22 Webdano #10 John @x-bluewhite-x Leclair #21 Sakari @Sekotettu Kaulaote #24 Giulio @Giulio2497 Costa #69 Hector @flamingo81403 Savage (A) #70 Crazy @Barclay11 Machete We wish all DACH teams good luck in the upcoming ECL'23 Spring!

SportsGamers, the GCL9 semifinals have arrived! 16 teams started into the season and now we have come down to only four remaining. We have seen some exciting ehockey action in the quarterfinals and are looking forward to see which two teams will pave their way to the finals! In the following we venture a look at the upcoming two semifinal matchups. ZSC Esports (1) vs. Red Bull Munich eSports (6) (written by @OGjahajaha) The back-to-back champion faces another well known opponent from the regular season: Red Bull Munich eSports. The Swiss ECL Elite playoff quarterfinalist clashed with the Red Bulls from Munich on matchday one of the regular season and grabbed full points with two convincing wins (10:3 & 4:0). In the meantime RB Munich eSports brought in Lauri @Lamsa Lamsa (11G+7A) on the right wing and improved their game massively. Underlining their ambitions with a solid 4:1 series victory against the Predators (1:2OT, 4:2, 5:0, 7:3, 4:2) in the first round of the postseason, the Red Bulls will be keen on creating a big upset against the title favorites from Zürich. The virtual Swiss Lions faced Deggendorfer SC Esports in the quarterfinals and it is safe to say that we have seen one of the most dominant playoff performances in GCL history with a 4:0 sweep - three massive wins (12:1, 7:3 & 11:0) followed by an absolute blowout to close the series in game four (24:1). Without any surprise these results catapult the Lions offense to the top of the leaderbords with Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg (15G+27A), Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi (23G+16A) and Chris @GERxVillain Ungeheuer (12G+22A) in just four games played. Both goalies can play a very important role in the upcoming semfinals. While Alex @IDangledYouOut(I_Alex28_I) Wagner sits on top of the table with four wins, SV 87,8% and a GAA of 1.25, he is followed by Red Bulls goaltender Marcel @Capitano_82 (Houddel_RBM) Houdelet who records a more than solid 88,16% and a GAA of 1.8. Houdelet can become the decisive factor in this series considering the fact how many shots he is going to face. Between the pipes RB Munich eSports can lay the foundation for their success but have to be very effective up front to hurt ZSC eSports in their fast pace playing style. If the Swiss juggernauts are able to continue their dominant performances they will advance to their 4th consecutive GCL final! Player to watch: Kevin @KeuschemischBerg & Marcel @Capitano_82(Houddel_RBM) Houdelet Prediction: 4:0 ZSC Esports Deadly Phantoms (2) vs. Team NGU (5) For the 2nd time in a row we are seeing the Deadly Phantoms facing Team NGU in the semifinals of the German Championship League! Last year the Phantoms swept their ECL Pro counterparty on their way to the finals. This season NGU will be keen on beating the German powerhouse and make their first GCL final appearance possible! In the quarterfinals the Phantoms managed to beat the Düsseldorfer EG eSports 4:1 (6:2, 1:4, 3:0, 3:2, 5:1). After a shaky start into the series the 5-time German Champion adapted really well and beat the DEG in very solid fashion. Tim @Timasy Hess moved into the lineup for the last two games and could be a decisive factor for the game of former “Team LEISURE”. Denis @CCBow-501 Roethele is the current topscorer in the team (5G+6A), sharing that spot with Austrian old hand Felix @ProfaneKiss Kiss (9G+2A). Just as in the regular season the linups of the Deadly Phantoms have seen quite some big rotation. In the matchup against the eSports team of the Düsseldorfer EG they were still able to show their qualities and maintain their position as a German juggernaut - no matter the lineup. We can expect Team NGU to be a more competitive opponent in this semifinals series. The squad around Akin @DaMan(Akin_Penta) Isik (6G+8A) and Bryan @CuteTerminator7 Bolliger (6G+10A) managed to beat Swiss outfit SC Bern eSports in the first round (4:2 series) despite their lower seed (4:1, 5:4OT, 1:2OT, 4:3, 0:1, 5:4OT). Forward and loanplayer Patrik @Winci Wenzel (6G+5A) is the player to watch in the upcoming series. The Czech is a great addition to the roster and can decide games with his individual skillset and hockey-IQ. Now they have the chance to show if they drew the right conclusions after being swept in the semifinals of GCL8 by the same opponent. Due to the roster changes for the Deadly Phantoms and the experience Team NGU earned in last ECL’23 Winter we can expect a closer series than in GCL8. Small details will make the difference and decide who will pave their way to the GCL9 finals. Players to watch: Felix @ProfaneKiss Kiss & Patrik @Winci Wenzel Prediction: 4:2 Deadly Phantoms On top of that Quarterfinals of the GCL9 Cup were drawn. The matchups have to be played until Thursday the 23rd March. Play hard and smart! HC Lugano Esports vs. ZSC Esports Lions Academy vs. Deadly Phantoms Düsseldorfer EG Esports vs. Team NGU Old Primates vs. SCB eSports

SportsGamers, The regular season of the 9th iteration of the German Championship League is done. While the two DACH powerhouses ZSC Esports and Deadly Phantoms secured the top seeds for the postseason, we have seen a few new faces stepping up causing quite some surprises in the regular season. Now it is time to take a closer look at the upcoming Best-Of-7 Quarterfinal series in GCL 9! ZSC Esports (1) vs. Deggendorfer SC Esports (8) (written by @OGjahajaha) The back-to-back Champion from Switzerland will face a familiar opponent: DSC Esports. The two teams already met in the regular season with two spectacular goalfestivals (10:6 & 11:2 W for ZSC Esports). While the Swiss juggernauts grabbed the #1 overall seed with a perfect record (14-0-0), the Bavarian underdogs grabbed the last playoffspot with two important wins on their last matchday. While Deggendorf is well known for their quick counterattacks they need to find a way to stabilize their defense. 67 goals conceded in 14 games is the worst defense out of all 16 GCL teams. On the other hand ZSC Esports scored the most goals (104) and conceded the least goals (22) in the whole league. Kevin @Keuschemisch Berg (31G+50A), Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi (34G+29A), Max @Toneee9 Tonitz (6G+47A) and Chris @GERxVillain Ungeheuer (20G+26A) can all be found among the top 4 scorers of the league. For Deggendorfer SC Esports it will be a mammoth task to breakdown their offensive game. Players to watch: Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi & Tobias @blechi12 Blechinger Predicition: 4-0 ZSC Esports Deadly Phantoms (2) vs. Düsseldorfer EG eSports (7) Two of the most experienced teams in the DACH-Community will face each other in the quarterfinals of GCL9! While the Deadly Phantoms have seen quite a few changes to their roster, melting into one team with former ECL Lite Quarterfinalist “Hyperion”, DEG eSports are still led by their two veterans Steffen @Seibertus94(Leuch-T) Leuchtenberger and Daniel @DangerBrooklyn Göpfert. While the Phantoms grabbed rank 1 in group 2 of GCL 9 with a record of 10-1-3, Düsseldorf managed to secure rank 4 in the same group on the last matchday. The matchup in the regular season of these two teams could not have been any more contrary. A 7:0 win for the Phantoms in game 1 faces a 6:5 OT win for DEG eSports in game 2. The key factor for this series will be consistency. The Deadly Phantoms used 12 different players during the regular season while their opponent relied on the same lineup most of the times. Especially DEG topscorer Alexander @Fire_019 Eder (16G+14A) can hurt the German juggernaut on counterattacks. If the Phantoms find their lineup, consistency and rhythm for the playoffs they should advance to the semifinals. Players to watch: Niklas @xXPsykoSkillsXx Schmitz & Alexander @Fire_019 Eder Prediction: 4-1 Deadly Phantoms Predators (3) vs. Red Bull Munich eSports (6) Surely on of the biggest surprises in the 9th campaign of GCL hockey are the Predators! @LTorro managed to create a very balanced team of experienced and very talented young players. Playing all 14 games in the same lineup shows the consistency and is surely one of the reasons for their recent success. Especially Slovakian loanplayer Roland @jasomnajlepsi Nemec (12G+19A) is an exciting player to watch who adds the needed scoring touch to their offensive game. Their regular season record of 10-3-1 on rank 2 of group 2 underline their solid performances. But will they be able to maintain their game in the post season? Red Bull Munich eSports had a tough start to the season but came back on track thanks to a 5 game winning streak in the middle of the season, giving them that decisive push to the playoffs. The experienced Lauri @Lamsa Lamsa added that needed scoring ability. The Finnish loanplayer is always able to create danger around the opponents net and makes his teammates better. While Predators were more consistent during the season, the Red Bulls dropped many points in tight matchups. This can be the x-factor in a long and tight quarterfinalseries. Players to watch: Florian @Flo_goes_grazy(flgr93) Griechbaum & Roland @jasomnajlepsi Nemec Prediction: 4-3 Predators SCB eSports (4) vs. Team NGU (5) Another very tight and exciting series in the quarterfinals of GCL9! The Swiss Esports Squad from Bern managed to secure a strong rank 2 in group 1 right behind their countrymen of ZSC Esports. Winning 7 out of their last 8 games it seems like SCB Esports have found their scoring touch right in time! The ECL Pro Qualifier participant of Team NGU once again added loanplayers Jani @Jaks_10 Sallila and Czech ECL Lite Champion Patrik @Winci Wenzel to their squad. Team NGU recovered from a four game losing streak and finished with a record of 9-4-1, winning even one more game than their quarterfinal opponent from Switzerland! While the Esports team of the “Schlittschuh Club Bern” used 11 players during the regular season, we could find mainly the same lineup for Team NGU on the other side. Akin @DaMan(Akin_Penta) Isik (9G+9A) and Bryan @CuteTerminator7 Bolliger switched roles which seemed to have worked quite well towards the end of the season in combination with one of their two licenseplayers on the other wing! Despite their lower seed but due to their experience on higher level Team NGU should be able to win this series and advance to the top 4 in GCL 9! Players to watch: Bryan @CuteTerminator7 Bolliger & Yves @Bille123(Bille1990) Bill Predicition: 4-2 Team NGU