Kastner can write club history, Weber the model student
Most playoff games for München from the current squad are on the account of Maximilian Kastner. The 32-year-old has appeared 93 times in the final round of the DEL so far. He is missing just five appearances to draw level with the club's record holder Daryl Boyle (98).
Jakob Weber (two games) has significantly less playoff experience in the DEL. However, the 21-year-old youngster set another record: he was the only München player to appear in all 52 games in the previous regular season.
Two playoff series between München and Mannheim
München and Mannheim have met twice in the DEL playoffs so far. The Red Bulls won the first semi-final in 2017/18 4-1 and a few days later clinched their third consecutive championship title. A year later, the next meeting took place in the final. There, Jackson's team had to admit defeat 1-4. At the same time, after winning eleven consecutive series (from 2016 to 2019), München's longest playoff run since their promotion in 2010 came to an end.
The quarter-finals, and with them the third playoff series between the two teams in DEL history, starts on March 16 (Sunday | 2:00 pm) in Mannheim, before the Red Bulls host the Adler for the first time in the second quarterfinal game on March 19 (Wednesday | 7:30 pm) at SAP Garden. Assistant coach Allard believes the Red Bulls are well prepared: “We have analyzed the Adler Mannheim in depth. We have gone into the smallest details.”
The playoff dates at a glance:
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Quarter-final 1: Sunday, March 16, 2:00 pm | Adler Mannheim – EHC Red Bull München
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Quarter-final 2: Wednesday, March 19, 7:30 pm | EHC Red Bull München – Adler Mannheim - get your tickets now
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Quarter-final 3: Friday, March 21, 7:30 pm | Adler Mannheim – EHC Red Bull München
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Quarter-final 4: Sunday, March 23, 7:00 p.m. | EHC Red Bull Munich – Adler Mannheim - get your tickets now