The Riverkings were honoured to host this year's official opening match of the Ice Hockey Bayernliga and, to mark the occasion, organised a celebration for fans of all clubs outside the Landsberg ice rink several hours before the game. On the ice, in front of 2,000 spectators (more than ever before at a season opener), the crowd was treated to a fast-paced, high-quality and, at times, dramatic match lasting a good two hours.
After Wagner had put Landsberg ahead early on and Heckenberger had equalised for Schweinfurt, the puck found the back of the visitors' net three times between the 14th and 16th minutes, prompting the visiting goalkeeper to make way for his substitute. Until the middle of the second period, the Riverkings valiantly defended their surprise 4–1 lead against the championship favourites. However, during a brief spell of weakness, the Mighty Dogs managed to equalise at 4–4 within three minutes.
In a closely contested final period, Erdt then put the HCL back in front at 5–4. Despite being two men down, Freidenfels scored an empty-net goal in the final second of the match to seal a frenetically celebrated 6–4 victory.

The Riverkings didn't let anything slip in the last two games of the regular season. In their home game against the Devils from Ulm, they initially struggled to get going in front of over 1,300 spectators, with the score remaining 2-2 until the middle of the second period. But then Victor Östling put on his very own show. On his 30th birthday, the Swede playing for Landsberg contributed a total of four goals to the ultimately clear 6-3 victory.

In Pfaffenhofen, Mika Reuter then had his run. After Callaghan and Voit had put Landsberg in the lead, Reuter single-handedly scored the remaining four goals to secure a 6-0 away win.

With these two victories, HCL not only secured direct entry into the play-offs, but also home advantage in the first (and possibly decisive seventh) game. Their opponents in the quarter-finals are EHC Klostersee, who moved up to fifth place with a last-minute winning goal after being behind 2:6 in Schongau.

HC Landsberg Riverkings - Devils Ulm 6-3. - Goals for Landsberg: Östling (4), Reuter (2), Grözinger.

EC Pfaffenhofen - HC Landsberg Riverkings 0-6. - Goals for Landsberg: Reuter (4), Callaghan, Voit.

Landsberg made a dominant start to the game in Kirchheim, but initially failed to score against the Landesliga team, although they dominated the game for long stretches. Shortly before the break, however, Kilian Pittrich redeemed TSV with his goal for a well-deserved 1:0 (43').
In the second half, Landsberg didn't let anything get in their way, had the game completely under control and added two more goals. Luca Dollinger scored in the 68th minute and Maxi Seemüller added the final goal with a penalty in the 87th minute to make it 3-0, which ultimately saw the team advance to the second round of the cup with confidence.
After an overall convincing preparation, TSV Landsberg will start the points round with an away game on Tuesday, 22 July, at Bayernliga promoted Schwaig. Coach Alexander Schmid hopes to be able to use captain Holdenrieder again.

At their neighbours in the table, the visitors left no doubt from the start as to who would take a decisive step towards relegation on this day. After just five minutes, all Sgodzaj had to do was slot home to make it 1-0 after a fine assist from Berwein. After 19 minutes, Penka made it 2-0 with a fine lob over the Grünwald goalkeeper, and shortly afterwards Auburger made it 3-0 with a spectacular shot from 20 metres.

Berwein, who was outstanding on the day, then made it all clear. He increased the score to 4:0 after half an hour with a spectacular side-footed shot and then made it 5:0 with a well-placed shot before the break.

Landsberg could afford to shift down a gear after the break and still managed to score another goal: Bazdrigiannis ran straight at the Grünwald goalkeeper after a precise pinpoint pass in the 76th minute and converted with nerves of steel to make the final score 6:0.

No wonder that TSV head of football Nico Held was more than satisfied afterwards. 'We started the season with one goal scored and one point after eight games. The fact that we have now achieved our major goal two match days before the end deserves my utmost respect. My thanks go to our sponsors, the helpers, the coaching and support team and, of course, the team.'

Vice President Michael Grundei: "Of course we want to continue working with "Hoffi". We are absolutely convinced by him and think it's great how he works with the young players and has moulded them into a team together with the experienced players. We want to continue to work together on the team's success in the future, and Martin is an important, if not the most important building block for this."
Hoffmann himself was 'grateful for the trust' and "proud to be able to continue on my path at HCL. The early contract extension is a sign of appreciation for me, but also an incentive for my future work." The past season had 'highs and lows, but we learnt from them and grew as a team.'
After a bumpy start to the season, the Riverkings were initially at the bottom of the table, but worked their way up to the play-offs with outstanding performances, where they only lost in the seventh game against Erding, who were later promoted to the Oberliga.