Fireworks brought a first-class open-air spectacle to a close. There were briefly long faces at the Dresdner Eislöwen after missing out on victory in the Winter Game against champions Eisbären Berlin in front of 32,248 spectators in the sold-out Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. But the DEL East duel was a complete success, even if the bottom team was disappointed after Ty Ronning's equalizer two minutes before the end and Liam Kirk's winning goal in overtime. All ice hockey fans went home with the realization that the sport has a first division future in Dresden.
Despite the precarious sporting situation of the newly promoted DEL team and despite the freezing cold of up to ten degrees below zero, the coaches, players and spectators, who had flocked to the arena from all over Germany and even from the Czech Republic, enjoyed the intoxicating atmosphere of this special game and were full of praise.
