Despite recent rather rare successes, around 900 fans once again came to the Landsberg ice rink for the home game against the Devils Ulm. Lukas Hess put the Riverkings ahead twice, Klingler equalised twice for the Swabians. The 3:2 winning goal for Ulm in overtime was lucky; based on the course of the game and the distribution of chances, Landsberg would have deserved the extra point.
The extra point came two days later in Amberg, although it didn't look like it after the first period. Although the HCL was once again superior, they fell behind 0:3 after two defensive mistakes and an overtime goal; Brandon Walkom was responsible for all three goals on the Amberg side.
With a lot of fighting spirit and commitment, the Riverkings worked their way back to 3:3 until the final period with goals from Victor Östling, Filipp Bergsdorf and Frantisk Wagner in front of numerous fans who had travelled to the Upper Palatinate. In the 54th minute, Binder even gave the visitors the lead for the first time with a goal from behind the net, but Walkom's fourth goal saved Amberg in overtime.

There, however, Kasten gave his team-mates and the Landsberg fans something to cheer about with an unstoppable shot into the corner to make it 5:4 after just 35 seconds.

A good 700 spectators attended the game against the Cubs. They initially saw a stronger Munich team, which was promptly awarded a penalty after just 18 minutes. Landsberg keeper Musa saved it, but he was powerless when professional loanee Muteba made it 1-0 five minutes later.
For the remainder of the game, an open exchange of blows developed, in which, however, the hosts were to keep the better end for themselves. First, Haist equalised with a header from a Mulas corner in the 40th minute, and just five minutes later he set up Bazdrigiannis to make it 2:1 with a precise shot from 16 metres.
In the second half, Landsberg's defence was initially called upon again before the home side were able to exploit two weaknesses in the Löwen goalkeeper's clearance. Mulas then made it 3:1 with a 25-metre lob before Sgodzaj only had to slot home after another misplaced pass to make it 4:1.
'We were able to keep adding to our tally against the league leaders,' summarised coach Alex Schmidt. 'The team put their opponents under pressure and forced them to make mistakes.'

After a bumpy start to the season, TSV Landsberg have now worked their way up to ninth place in the table.

Schmidt can look back on a career as a coach that includes a number of well-known positions. After coaching various youth teams at TSV 1860 Munich for a long time, he was promoted to head coach of the then second division club. He later coached Jahn Regensburg and Dynamo Dresden, also in the 2nd Bundesliga. Most recently, he worked at Austrian Bundesliga club Klagenfurt.
'I wanted to take the step back home and still tackle an ambitious football project,' said the Augsburg native. 'I was convinced of Nico Held and his goals in Landsberg right from the start,' says the 56-year-old. The 'Youth Campus', which was initiated by department head Held and his deputy Muriz Salemovic, is intended to promote talent from the region. 'We can't take any big financial steps, we have to become a training club,' says Held.
However, Schmidt's first priority is to collect the necessary points in the Bayernliga as quickly as possible. 'Sporting success is the top priority so that we can soon find calmer waters,' says department head Held.

The 34-year-old has an impressive career to date. He brings with him the experience of 137 DEL2 games and 466 Oberliga games, in which he scored over 300 points.
HCL vice-president Michael Grundei is accordingly happy about the prominent new signing. 'With Christopher Kasten, we have been able to sign a real top defenceman. As captain in Memmingen, he has shown that he can not only play an important role on the ice, but also in the locker room.'
Kasten himself is also looking forward to the new task. 'Having worked in Landsberg for quite a time, the move was a natural choice. I had good discussions with the people in charge and the coach here, who I still know as a player.' He likes the idea 'and the concept of playing at the top of the Bayernliga with a young squad and fast, passionate ice hockey,' Kasten continued in his first statement.

After the past Bayernliga season, the magazine regularly honours the best players of the past season and this time three Riverkings landed on the podium.
Lukas Hess was voted best rookie of the season. Landsberg's Frantisek Wagner came second in the vote for the overall best player (out of over 300 players). Martin Hoffmann also came second in the Coach of the Year voting.
"We are of course very proud that three players from our club did so well! It's a reward for their hard work during the season," said club president Frank Kurz. "We are even prouder that all three will continue to be active for us on and off the ice in the coming season."