Rosenheim - The premature end of the season of the Starbulls Rosenheim is getting closer and closer. After the two highest German ice hockey leagues canceled their season prematurely, the end of the league season 2019/20 now threatens. The opponents of the Starbulls, the Hanover Indians, have already stopped training.
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The German Ice Hockey League announced early on Tuesday evening that the season in DEL and DEL2 had ended prematurely. There is therefore no German champion in 2020, and no champion in the second division. No team descends into the top division.
End of season for the Starbulls? No league information yet
For the Starbulls Rosenheim, who have qualified for the playoffs in the Oberliga, the early end of the season is getting closer. As the opponents in the round of 16 of the Rosenheimer, the Hannover Indians, announced on Tuesday afternoon, the club has currently completely stopped training, the reason for this is the illness of three players. "Even if an infection with the Corona virus seems rather unlikely, you don't want to take any risks," says the Lower Saxony side.
An official statement by the German ice hockey association is not yet available, the playoffs are currently taking place as planned. At SC Riessersee, the games take place - if at all - in front of empty ranks, reports Mercury.
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Source: rosenheim24.de