Start of the PENNY DEL 2025/26 season: Adler Mannheim awaits the Tigers!

Start of the PENNY DEL 2025/26 season: Adler Mannheim awaits the Tigers!

After much anticipation, the time has finally come: PENNY DEL has published the schedule for the 2025/26 season. Next Monday, September 9th, 2025, the league starts with an exciting opening game: The Eisbären Berlin, the reigning champions, meet the Dresden Eislöwen, who are new this season. This opening is eagerly awaited by many fans and could promise an exciting start to the season. The Adler Mannheim have their first home game on Friday, September 12, 2025, against the Straubing Tigers, which the fans are already looking forward to.

Overall, we can expect an exciting year in ice hockey. On the first matchday, which is also the start of the season, in addition to the Adler Mannheim game, the following games will also be played:

• Kölner Haie gegen EHC Red Bull München
• Nürnberg Ice Tigers gegen Augsburger Panther
• Löwen Frankfurt gegen Grizzlys Wolfsburg
• Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven gegen Schwenninger Wild Wings
• ERC Ingolstadt gegen Iserlohn Roosters

Important dates of the season

The main round will end on Sunday, March 15, 2026, and the playoffs will start on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. The new German champion will then be determined by May 7, 2026 at the latest. There are also some interruptions this season: There will be a break at the beginning of November for the German Cup to take place, and due to the Winter Olympics in Milan there will be another league break from February 1st to 22nd, 2026. The Straubing Tigers inform that all games will be broadcast live on MagentaSport, while DF1 shows a game on free TV every Sunday.

The dates are particularly important for Adler Mannheim fans. Here are the most important games at a glance:

• Erstes Heimspiel: 12. September 2025 gegen Straubing Tigers
• Erstes Derby gegen Löwen Frankfurt: wird in der ersten Saisonhälfte ausgetragen
• „Das Spiel der leuchtenden Herzen“: 23. Dezember 2025 gegen Eisbären Berlin
• Jahresauftakt am 02. Januar 2026 gegen Dresdner Eislöwen
• Letztes Hauptrundenspiel: 15. März 2026 gegen Wild Wings

Events and advance sales

There are also a number of events planned for fans. The “The boys are back in town” party will take place on Friday, August 1st, 2025, followed by an autograph session with the INTER insurance group on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025. Advance individual ticket sales and special match days will be announced soon. The games can also be downloaded from the Adler Mannheim homepage, which fuels further anticipation.

This year promises to be full of exciting ice hockey moments. It remains to be seen whether the Adler Mannheim can inspire the fans and perhaps even compete for the championship. But one thing is certain: enthusiasm for this sport will continue to grow in the region.