DEG Metro Stars

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The DEG Metro Stars is the ice hockey team of the German city of Düsseldorf. It was the most successful ice hockey team in Germany for a long time and had many international players.

It was founded on November 8, 1935 as Düsseldorfer Eislauf Gemeinschaft (DEG) and was renamed DEG Metro Stars on March 1, 2002.

1 Greatest prosperities
2 Champion teams
3 Famous players
- 3.1 Retired Numbers
4 Coaches
5 Homepage

[edit] Greatest prosperities

German Championship 1967, 1972, 1975, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
German Vicechampion 1969, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2006
Winner of the DEB-Pokal 2006
2nd place in the DEB-Pokal 2005
NRW state champion 1946
Champion in the 2. Bundesliga 2000 (the DEG was two years in the 2nd division due to financial problems)
2nd place in Eurocup 1991

[edit] Champion teams

1967: Hans-Joachim Schmengler, Rainer Gossmann, Kurt Jablonski, Erik Böttcher, Dieter Hoja, Wolfgang Wylach, Jürgen Breidenbach, Karl Heitmüller, Horst Roes, Karl-Heinz Löggow, Reinhold Rief, Ferdinand Werdermann, Ingo Lingemann, Horst Hübbers, Josef Reif, Peter Gregory, Otto Schneitberger, Peter Schmitz. Trainer: Hans Rampf

1972: Rainer Makatsch, Manfred Fleischer, Erich Weide, Heiko Antons, Frank Neupert, Jürgen Schwer, Harald Kadow, Otto Schneitberger, Rudolf Potsch, Peter Müller, Klaus Volland, Anton Pohl, Wolfgang Boos, Hubert Engel, Josef Reif, Walter Köberle, Peter Hejma, Walter Stadler, Vladimir Vacatko, Erwin Zeidler. Trainer: Xaver Unsinn

1975: Otto Schneitberger, Georg Kink, Horst-Peter Kretschmer, Walter Köberle, Wolfgang Boos, Walter Stadler, Sepp Reif, Petr Hejma, Vladimir Vacatko, Agar, Rainer Makatsch, Heiko Antons, Russel Wiechnik, Gerd Baldauf, Jürgen Schwer, Klaus Volland, Hans Clouth, Michael Clouth, Michael Muus, Manfred Fleischer Trainer:Chuck Holdaway

1990: Helmut de Raaf, Markus Fleming, Uli Hiemer, Mike Schmidt, Rick Amann, Andreas Niederberger, Stefan Königer, Christoph Kreutzer, Jürgen Schulz, Gerd Truntschka, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine, Peter-John Lee, Andreas Brockmann, Dieter Hegen, Oliver Kasper, Manfred Wolf, Roy Roedger, Lane Lambert, Dieter Willmann, Peter Hejma jun. Trainer: Peter Johansson ab Play-offs: Peter Hejma

1991: Helmut de Raaf, Markus Fleming, Uli Hiemer, Mike Schmidt, Rick Amann, Andreas Niederberger, Christoph Kreutzer, Jürgen Schulz, Christian Althoff, Robert Sterflinger, Gerd Truntschka, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine, Peter-John Lee, Andreas Brockmann, Dieter Hegen, Oliver Kasper, Thomas Werner, Michael Fleming, Olaf Scholz, Brian Hannon, Rainer Zerwesz, Don McLaren, Henrik Hölscher, Dieter Willmann, Peter Hejma jun. Trainer: Hans Zach

1992: Helmut de Raaf, Christian Frütel, Uli Hiemer, Mike Schmidt, Rick Amann, Andreas Niederberger, Robert Sterflinger, Christof Kreutzer, Christian Althoff, Gerd Truntschka, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine, Peter John Lee, Benoit Doucet, Dieter Hegen, Mike Lay, Andreas Brockmann, Rainer Zerwesz, Olaf Scholz, Henrik Hölscher, Udo Schmid Trainer: Hans Zach

1993: Helmut de Raaf, Christian Frütel, Uli Hiemer, Mike Schmidt, Rick Amann, Andreas Niederberger, Christoph Kreutzer, Rafael Jedamzik, Robert Sterflinger, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine, Peter-John Lee, Benoit Doucet, Andreas Brockmann, Ernst Köpf, Wolfgang Kummer, Lorenz Funk jun., Dale Derkatch, Steve Gotaas, Mark Jooris, Bernd Kühnhauser, Christian Schmitz, Tino Boos, Mike Lay, Rainer Zerwesz, Henrik Hölscher. Trainer: Hans Zach

1996: Helmut de Raaf, Carsten Gossmann Abwehr: Peter Andersson, Brad Bergen, Uli Hiemer, Torsten Kienass, Andreas Niederberger, Sergej Sorokin, Robert Sterflinger (Rick Amann left the DEG before the Play-Offs), Andreas Brockmann, Benoit Doucet, Lorenz Funk, Dieter Hegen, Ernst Köpf, Alexej Kudaschow, Bernd Kühnhauser, Wolfgang Kummer, Patrick Lebeau, Mikko Mäkelä, Gordon Sherven, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine Trainer : Hardy Nilsson, Co-Trainer : Martin Karlsson

[edit] Famous players

There are some famous players of the DEG:

Goaltender
- Helmut de Raaf; DEG: 1980 - 1996; Saisons: 11; Games: 497; Goals: 0; Assists: 7; Points: 7; Penealty minutes: 155; Championships: 5

Defensive
- Ulrich Hiemer; DEG: 1986 - 1996; Saisons: 10; G: 482; Goals: 141; Assists: 288; Points: 429; PM: 794; Championships: 5
- Andreas Niederberger; defensive; DEG: 1986 - 1998; Saisons: 12; Games: 593; Goals: 77; Assists: 256; P: 333; PM: 262; Ch: 5
- Mike Schmidt; DEG: 1984 - 1993; Saisons: 9; Goals: 63; Assists: 288; P: 351; 571 Penalty minutes; Championships: 4
- Rick Amann; defensive; DEG: 1987 - 1996; Saisons: 9; Games: 446; Goals: 85; Assists: 160; P: 245; PM: 602; Ch: 4
- Robert Sterflinger; DEG: 1985 - 1997; Saisons: 9; G: 405; Goals: 32; Assists: 75; P: 107; PM: 258; Ch: 4

Offensive
- Chris Valentine; DEG: 1984 - 1996; Saisons: 12; G: 571; Goals: 365; Assists: 598; P: 963; PM: 912; CH: 5;
- Peter-John Lee; DEG: 1983 - 1993; Saisons: 10; G: 450; Goals: 340; Assists: 334; P: 674; PM: 492; CH: 4;
- Peter Hejma Sen.; DEG: 1970 - 1981; Saisons: 9; G: 359; Goals: 240; Assists: 274; P: 514; PM: 261; Ch: 2
- Dieter Hegen; DEG: 1989 - 1998; Saisons: 7; G: 341; Goals: 238; Assists: 266; P: 464; PM: 292; Ch: 4
- Andreas Brockmann; DEG: 1988 - 2000; Saisons: 10; G: 507; Goals: 158; Assists: 264; P: 422; PM: 542; Ch: 6 (5x Bundesliga/DEL; 1x 2. Bundesliga)
- Ben Doucet; DEG: 1991 - 1998; Saisons: 7; G: 340; Goals: 159; Assists: 234; P: 393; PM:521; Ch: 3
- Gerd Truntschka; DEG: 1989 - 1992; Saisons: 3; G: 195; Goals: 61; Assists: 207; Punkte: 268; PM: 183; Ch: 3
- Tore Vikingstad; DEG: 2003 - 2006;