Bitburg wins titles: ice hockey giant triumph in Zweibrücken!

Bitburg wins titles: ice hockey giant triumph in Zweibrücken!

On Sunday evening, February 11, 2025, the decisive game took place in the Rhineland-Palatinate League between the Eifel-Mosel Bären Bitburg and EHC Zweibrücken 1b in Zweibrücken. Bitburg went into the game as leaders, with 13 points from 5 games, while Zweibrücken was on the ice as second in the table with 8 points from 3 games. A victory for Bitburg would have meant the title win, while Zweibrücken also had chances for the title.

The game started very intensely; After 4 minutes the first goal fell - a goal for Bitburg, followed by the equalization through Zweibrücken. In the 11th minute, Bitburg scored a double strike and thus increased the lead to 3: 1. Before the end of the first third, the bear scored another goal, making it 1: 4 for Bitburg.

The course of the game

Bitburg dominated in the middle third and increased to 1: 6, while Zweibrücken left several chances unused. In the last third, Zweibrücken wanted to find back into the game. There were three goals for the hosts, but Bitburg also remained offensive and also scored three goals, so the game ended with 4: 9. With this victory, the Eifel-Mosel Bären Bitburg not only secured the title in the Rhineland-Palatinate League, but also proved the differences between a 1st team and a 1B team in terms of playing and speed.

this season, at the main round 2024/2025, played a total of 9 games and posted an impressive goal balance of +44. In the 8 games of Zweibrücken there was a goal difference of +21 and -23, which illustrates the challenge in front of which the team was facing.

spectator interest and promotion of young talent

The atmosphere in the league was also shown by the number of spectators. While the game between the Eifel-Mosel Bären Bitburg and EHC Zweibrücken 1b took place in front of "0 spectators", other encounters such as Eifel-Mosel Bären Bitburg against EHC Neuwied 1B 335 spectators were present. These numbers reflect the changing interest in the games and underline the need to promote young talents in ice hockey, which is good for the league.

Overall, the Rhineland-Palatinate League enables an exciting competitive platform. The analysis of the past few years shows that a changing number of teams has always been active in the league-from several teams in the early 2000 to a lower number in the past seasons [Rodi-DB] that only 3 teams started in 2020/21.

The challenges that were shown during this season are to be evaluated positively. They show that talented players grow up and is taken care of for the future of ice hockey in Rhineland-Palatinate. The rise of the Eifel-Mosel Bären Bitburg in this main league will be pursued in the upcoming competitions.

Further information on the game courses and the current table can be found on [ice hockey typage.net] that offer regular updates to the encounters and performance of the teams.