Maybe the best game of the Berlin Mauer Niederberger

At his farewell performance for Champion Eisbären Berlin, national goalkeeper Mathias Niederberger showed one of his most spectacular performances. At his probably future employer EHC Red Bull Munich, Niederberger was 5: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) on Wednesday evening the match winner in the fourth play-off final. After the ninth win of the record champion of the German Ice Hockey League, the Berlin field players euphorized on the ice, threw helmets and bats away and stormed on Niederberger.

• Aubin's great praise for Niederberger
• on par with DEG, sharks and eagles
• sticking point: Early shooting gate does not count
• The fast end is happy to

Aubin's great praise for Niederberger

"That was perhaps the best game I have ever seen from him," cheered the Eisbären master coach Serge Aubin at Magentasport and his Munich colleague Don Jackson also praised: "He was the big difference, no question." The former Berlin master coach was still happy: Niederberger should play for the EHC in the coming season. "I gave everything I had," said the goalie.

In addition to the 29-year-old Düsseldorfer in Berlin Tor, merciless efficiency and routine old stars were responsible for the decisive third victory in the best-of-five series. At 10:09 p.m. the polar bears cheered in the golden confetti rain in Munich with the master cup. Shortly before, the 37-year-old defender Frank Hördler had been awarded the most valuable player in the DEL play-offs. Three goals from Matthew White (9/37./60. Minute) and other goals by Frans Nielsen (25th) and Marcel Noebels (26th) ensured the necessary third victory in the final series.

on par with DEG, sharks and eagles

With the ninth title, the polar bears passed the eight times masters of Düsseldorf, Cologne and Mannheim, all of whom all collected in the former Bundesliga. The Berliners thus confirmed the title from last year, which was still earned under different conditions. With even stricter Corona regulations, the past season had taken place without any spectators. In the play-offs, only two wins to progress or winning the title were necessary in the play-offs.

In the meantime, fans have long been approved in the halls and the 5533 spectators in the sold-out small Munich Olympichalle ensured a more atmospheric master framework than in 2021. The audience was quickly contested in view of the clarified and self-confident polar bear. FC Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann in the audience also brought the EHC luck.

sticking point: Early shooting gate does not count

The home side started pushing, but cramped too quickly in view of the pressure to have to win. The early sticking point in the game was the ninth minute: a EHC goal by Justin Schütz was not recognized correctly due to a disability in Niederberger. Shortly afterwards the Berliners struck. A dream pass of the Routine and Finals MVP Frank Hördler (Aubin: "He is a legend") explained a dream pass. This had an effect. Self -confidence grew with the polar bears. In the middle section, an ice -cold double strike by the polar bears then made the preliminary decision.

The fast end is happy to

Initially, the 38-year-old long-time Danish NHL star Nielsen met for the third time in the final series. Just 51 seconds later, Noebel's striker increased. At the latest after a new shine in Niederberger in the 35th minute against Ben Street seemed clear: the EHC must continue to wait for the fourth title win. Again White by deflected shot and a hit into the empty network in the final minute made the Berlin final victory perfect after four out of five possible games. This should also have been pleased with national coach Toni Söderholm: of the two final teams, a good half a dozen players could join the squad for the World Cup in Finland (May 13th to 29th) next week.