Düsseldorfer EG
DEG | |
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City | Düsseldorf, Germany |
League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
Founded | 1935 |
Home arena | ISS Dome |
General manager | Walter Köberle |
Head coach | Christoph Kreutzer |
Captain | Daniel Kreutzer |
Website | deg-eishockey.de |
Franchise history | |
1935–2002 | Düsseldorfer EG |
2002–2012 | DEG Metro Stars |
2012– | Düsseldorfer EG |
Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players. The famous Eisstadion at the Brehmstrasse was the home venue for most of the team's history. The team now plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League, abbreviated DEL); the home venue is the ISS Dome.
The club was founded on November 8, 1935 as Düsseldorfer Eislauf Gemeinschaft (DEG) and was renamed DEG Metro Stars on March 1, 2002. It was renamed again as Düsseldorfer Eislauf-Gemeinschaft (DEG) in 2012.
Honors
- German champions 1967, 1972, 1975, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
- German Runner-up, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2006, 2009
- DEB-Pokal winners 2006
- DEB-Pokal Runner-up, 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
- 3rd place in Eurocup 1997
Championship 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.
Head coach: 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.
Head coach: 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.
Head coach: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 Lee, Andreas Brockmann, Dieter Hegen, Oliver Kasper, Manfred Wolf, Roy Roedger, Lane Lambert, Dieter Willmann, Peter Hejma Jr.
Head coach: Peter Johansson (during Playoffs: 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 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 Jr.
Head coach: 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 Lee, Benoit Doucet, Dieter Hegen, Mike Lay, Andreas Brockmann, Rainer Zerwesz, Olaf Scholz, Henrik Hölscher, Udo Schmid.
Head coach: 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 Lee, Benoit Doucet, Andreas Brockmann, Ernst Köpf, Wolfgang Kummer, Lorenz Funk Jr., Dale Derkatch, Steve Gotaas, Mark Jooris, Bernd Kühnhauser, Christian Schmitz, Tino Boos, Mike Lay, Rainer Zerwesz, Henrik Hölscher.
Head coach: Hans Zach
- 1996: Helmut de Raaf, Carsten Gossmann Abwehr, Peter Andersson, Brad Bergen, Uli Hiemer, Torsten Kienass, Andreas Niederberger, Sergej Sorokin, Robert Sterflinger, Andreas Brockmann, Benoit Doucet, Lorenz Funk Jr., Dieter Hegen, Ernst Köpf, Alexej Kudaschov, Bernd Kühnhauser, Wolfgang Kummer, Patrick Lebeau, Mikko Mäkelä, Gordon Sherven, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine.
Head coach: Hardy Nilsson, Assistant coach: Martin Karlsson
Players
Current roster
Updated September 11, 2015.[1]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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28 | Alanov, EugenEugen Alanov | F | L | 20 | 2014 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazahkstan | |
92 | Brandt, MarcelMarcel Brandt | F | L | 23 | 2015 | Dingolfing, Germany | |
19 | Collins, RobRob Collins (A) | C | R | 37 | 2014 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
4 | Conboy, TimTim Conboy (A) | D | R | 33 | 2014 | Rosemount, Minnesota, USA | |
3 | Daschner, StephanStephan Daschner | D | R | 27 | 2014 | Ingolstadt, Germany | |
44 | Davis, KurtKurt Davis | D | L | 29 | 2014 | Plymouth, Minnesota, USA | |
42 | Dmitriev, AlexeiAlexei Dmitriev | LW | L | 30 | 2012 | Minsk, Belorussian SSR | |
67 | Ebner, BernhardBernhard Ebner | D | L | 25 | 2012 | Schongau, Germany | |
38 | Ficenec, JakubJakub Ficenec | D | R | 38 | 2014 | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia | |
77 | Fischbuch, DanielDaniel Fischbuch | RW | R | 22 | 2011 | Bad Friedrichshall, Germany | |
91 | Gawlik, ChristophChristoph Gawlik | LW | L | 28 | 2015 | Deggendorf, Germany | |
41 | Goepfert, BobbyBobby Goepfert | G | L | 32 | 2011 | Kings Park, New York, USA | |
33 | Kaisler, HagenHagen Kaisler | D | R | 19 | 2012 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
9 | Kammerer, MaximilianMaximilian Kammerer | LW | L | 19 | 2015 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
23 | Kreutzer, DanielDaniel Kreutzer (C) | LW | L | 36 | 2002 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
11 | Lewandowski, EduardEduard Lewandowski | RW | L | 35 | 2015 | Krasnoturyinsk, Russian SFSR | |
22 | Mapes, CoreyCorey Mapes | D | L | 23 | 2013 | Heilbronn, Germany | |
14 | Milley, NormNorm Milley | RW | R | 35 | 2015 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
21 | Minard, ChrisChris Minard | W | L | 34 | 2015 | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada | |
17 | Mondt, NikiNiki Mondt | C/D | L | 37 | 2012 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
16 | Niederberger, LeonLeon Niederberger | RW | L | 19 | 2015 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
35 | Niederberger, MathiasMathias Niederberger | G | L | 23 | 2015 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
40 | Olimb, Ken AndréKen André Olimb | C | L | 26 | 2013 | Oslo, Norway | |
29 | Preibisch, AlexAlex Preibisch | RW | R | 24 | 2012 | Cologne, Germany | |
8 | Ronnberg, JoonasJoonas Ronnberg | D | L | 32 | 2015 | Vantaa, Finland | |
27 | Schüle, TimTim Schüle | D | L | 25 | 2015 | Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany | |
20 | Strodel, ManuelManuel Strodel | LW/C | L | 23 | 2011 | Buchloe, Germany | |
71 | Turnbull, TravisTravis Turnbull | C/RW | R | 29 | 2014 | Chesterfield, Missouri, USA |
Honored members
- 10 Chris Valentine
- 12 Peter-John Lee
- 13 Walter Köberle
Notable alumni
- Goaltender
- Helmut de Raaf; DEG: 1980 - 1996; Seasons: 11; Games: 497; Goals: 0; Assists: 7; Points: 7; Penealty minutes: 155; Championships: 5
- Defencemen
- Rick Amann; DEG: 1987 - 1996; Seasons: 9; Games: 446; Goals: 85; Assists: 160; P: 245; PM: 602; Ch: 4
- Frank Dueckerhoff; DEG: 1980 - 1985; Seasons 5; G: 60; Goals: 0: Assists: 0: P: 0; PM: 2: Ch: 0
- Ulrich Hiemer; DEG: 1986 - 1996; Seasons: 10; G: 482; Goals: 141; Assists: 288; Points: 429; PM: 794; Championships: 5
- Andreas Niederberger; DEG: 1986 - 1998; Seasons: 12; Games: 593; Goals: 77; Assists: 256; P: 333; PM: 262; Ch: 5
- Mike Schmidt; DEG: 1984 - 1993; Seasons: 9; Goals: 63; Assists: 288; P: 351; 571 Penalty minutes; Championships: 4
- Robert Sterflinger; DEG: 1985 - 1997; Seasons: 9; G: 405; Goals: 32; Assists: 75; P: 107; PM: 258; Ch: 4
- Forwards
- Chris Valentine; DEG: 1984 - 1996; Seasons: 12; G: 571; Goals: 365; Assists: 598; P: 963; PM: 912; CH: 5;
- Peter-John Lee; DEG: 1983 - 1993; Seasons: 10; G: 450; Goals: 340; Assists: 334; P: 674; PM: 492; CH: 4;
- Peter Hejma Sen.; DEG: 1970 - 1981; Seasons: 9; G: 359; Goals: 240; Assists: 274; P: 514; PM: 261; Ch: 2
- Dieter Hegen; DEG: 1989 - 1998; Seasons: 7; G: 341; Goals: 238; Assists: 266; P: 464; PM: 292; Ch: 4
- Andreas Brockmann; DEG: 1988 - 2000; Seasons: 10; G: 507; Goals: 158; Assists: 264; P: 422; PM: 542; Ch: 6 (5x Bundesliga/DEL; 1x 2. Bundesliga)
- Ben Doucet; DEG: 1991 - 1998; Seasons: 7; G: 340; Goals: 159; Assists: 234; P: 393; PM:521; Ch: 3
- Gerd Truntschka; DEG: 1989 - 1992; Seasons: 3; G: 195; Goals: 61; Assists: 207; P: 268; PM: 183; Ch: 3
- Tore Vikingstad; DEG: 2003 - 2008; Seasons: 7; G: 355; Goals: 107; Assists: 171; P: 278; PM: 210; Ch: 1 (DEB-Cup 2006)
- Brendan Shanahan; DEG: 1994; Seasons: 1; G: 3;
- Daniel Kreutzer; DEG: 1996/97 and since 2002; still active
Coaches
- 1930s - Bobby Bell
- 1952/1953 - Rainer Hillmann
- 1950s - Clare (Jimmy) Drake
- 1950s - Gerald Strong
- 1956-1958 - Frank Trottier
- 1958-1962 - Vlastimil Suchoparek
- 1962-1965 - Engelbert Holderied
- 1965-1969 - Hans Rampf
- 1969/1970 - Dr. Ladislav Horsky
- 1970-1972 - Xaver Unsinn
- 1972/1973 - Jiri Pokorny
- 1973-1976 - Chuck Holdaway
- 1976/1977 - Hans Rampf, followed by George Agar
- 1977/1978 - Rudi Hejtmanek
- 1978/1979 - Otto Schneitberger
- 1979-1982 - Gerhard Kießling
- 1982/1983 - Jaromir Frycer
- 1983-1984 - Heinz Weisenbach
- 1984-1987 - Otto Schneitberger
- 1987/1988 - Brian Lefley
- 1988-1989 - Peter Johannson
- 1989-1990 - Peter Hejma
- 1990-1995 - Hans Zach
- 1995-1997 - Hardy Nilsson
- 1997 - Hans Zach
- 1997/1998 - Chris Valentine
- 1998-1999 - Czeslaw Panek
- 1999-2001 - Gerhard Brunner
- 2001-2004 - Michael Komma
- 2004 - Walter Köberle as interimcoach
- 2004-2005 - Butch Goring
- 2005-2007 - Don Jackson
- 2007 - Slavomir Lener
- 2007-2008 - Lance Nethery as interim coach
- 2008-2010 - Harold Kreis
- 2010–2012 - Jeff Tomlinson
- 2012–2014 - Christian Brittig
- 2014– - Christoph Kreutzer
References
- ↑ "Düsseldorfer EG - Kader" (in German). www.deg-eishockey.de. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
External links
- Official Website (German)
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