2nD Division 1th League - Playoff 1996/97
1. Bundesliga - Playoffspiele 1996/97

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Eight Final

                                  03/07 03/09 03/14 03/16 03/18
EC Bad Tölz - EHC Trier            4:1   2:6   4:3   1:4   5:3
Heilbronner EC - Iserlohner EC     6:4   3:5   6:3   3:4  10:0
TSV Erding - ETC Timmendorf        7:0   2:5   5:1   2:3   6:4
EHC Freiburg - EC Hannover         4:3  12:3   5:7   7:5
EHC Neuwied - ETC Crimmitschau     3:2   5:1   4:8   5:2
EV Duisburg - Deggendorfer EC      4:6   2:5   4:6
ESC Essen - ERC Selb               6:2   5:1   6:2
EC Bad Nauheim - EV Landsberg      4:1   2:5   8:4   5:2

Games 1, 3 and 5 are home games for the first mentioned team.

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Quarter Final

                                  03/21 03/23 03/25
EC Bad Tölz - EC Bad Nauheim       1:10  0:1
TSV Erding - Deggendorfer EC       3:0   5:2
EHC Neuwied - EHC Freiburg         5:2   2:5   6:3
Heilbronner EC - ESC Essen         8:4   2:3   5:3

Games 1 and 3 are home games for the first mentioned team.

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Semi Final

                                  03/27 03/29 03/31
TSV Erding - EC Bad Nauheim        6:2   3:5   7:2
EHC Neuwied - Heilbronner EC       5:4   5:4+

Games 1 and 3 are home games for the first mentioned team.
+ overtime

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Final

                                  04/04 04/06
EHC Neuwied - TSV Erding          11:3   4:2

Games 1 and 3 are home games for the first mentioned team.

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Rank 3 Games

                                  04/04 04/06
Heilbronner EC - EC Bad Nauheim    3:5   7:6+

Games 1 and 3 are home games for the first mentioned team.
+ overtime