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.

Düsseldorfer EG
CityDüsseldorf, Germany
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded1935
Home arenaISS Dome
(capacity: 13,400)
Colors   
Owner(s)Harald Wirtz
Head coachThomas Dolak
CaptainPhilip Gogulla
Websitedeg-eishockey.de
Franchise history
1935–2002Düsseldorfer EG
2002–2012DEG Metro Stars
2012–Düsseldorfer EG
Current season

The club was founded on 8 November 1935 as Düsseldorfer Eislauf Gemeinschaft (DEG) and was renamed DEG Metro Stars on 1 March 2002. It was renamed again as Düsseldorfer Eislauf-Gemeinschaft (DEG) in 2012.

Honors

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  • 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
  • Beat the NHL BLUE ALL-STARS team 3–1 in the first cross-league game in the team's history.

Players

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Current roster

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Updated 29 September 2024.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
7   Sinan Akdag D L 34 2023 Rosenheim, Germany
94   Tyler Angle C L 24 2024 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
88   Torsten Ankert D R 36 2023 Essen, Germany
58   Max Balinson D L 28 2024 Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
24   Alexander Blank F L 22 2022 Berlin, Germany
92   Jakub Borzecki RW R 22 2022 Syracuse, New York, United States
16   Kyle Cumiskey D L 37 2020 Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
67   Bernhard Ebner D L 34 2012 Schongau, Germany
28   Alexander Ehl RW R 24 2019 Landshut, Germany
5   Nicolas Geitner D L 25 2019 Düsseldorf, Germany
87   Philip Gogulla (C) LW L 37 2022 Düsseldorf, Germany
40   Henrik Haukeland G L 29 2022 Fredrikstad, Norway
35   Leon Hümer G L 19 2024 Büdingen, Germany
11   David Lewandowski F L 17 2024 Düsseldorf, Germany
3   Alec McCrea D R 29 2022 San Diego, California, United States
22   Oliver Mebus D L 31 2023 Dormagen, Germany
21   Brendan O'Donnell LW L 32 2021 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
44   Jacob Pivonka C L 24 2024 Olathe, Kansas, United States
33   Nikita Quapp G L 21 2024 Ravensburg, Germany
72   Bennet Roßmy LW L 21 2023 Zittau, Germany
86   Drake Rymsha C R 26 2024 Huntington Woods, Michigan, United States
9   Rick Schofield C L 37 2024 Pickering, Ontario, Canada
42   Luis Üffing F L 24 2023 Peißenberg, Germany
55   Moritz Wirth D L 25 2023 Frankfurt, Germany


Honored members

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Coaches

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  • 1930s – Bobby Bell
  • 1952–53 – Rainer Hillmann
  • 1950s – Clare (Jimmy) Drake
  • 1950s – Gerald Strong
  • 1956–58 – Frank Trottier
  • 1958–62 – Vlastimil Suchoparek
  • 1962–65 – Engelbert Holderied
  • 1965–69 – Hans Rampf
  • 1969–70 – Dr. Ladislav Horsky
  • 1970–72 – Xaver Unsinn
  • 1972–73 – Jiri Pokorny
  • 1973–76 – Chuck Holdaway
  • 1976–77 – Hans Rampf
  • 1977 – George Agar
  • 1977–78 – Rudi Hejtmanek
  • 1978–79 – Otto Schneitberger
  • 1979–82 – Gerhard Kießling
  • 1982–83 – Jaromir Frycer
  • 1983–84 – Heinz Weisenbach
  • 1984–87 – Otto Schneitberger
  • 1987–88 – Brian Lefley
  • 1988–89 – Peter Johannson
  • 1989–90 – Peter Hejma
  • 1990–95 – Hans Zach
  • 1995–97 – Hardy Nilsson
  • 1997 – Hans Zach
  • 1997–98 – Chris Valentine
  • 1998–99 – Czeslaw Panek
  • 1999–01 – Gerhard Brunner
  • 2001–04 – Michael Komma
  • 2004 – Walter Köberle
  • 2004–05 – Butch Goring
  • 2005–07 – Don Jackson
  • 2007 – Slavomir Lener
  • 2007–08 – Lance Nethery
  • 2008–10 – Harold Kreis
  • 2010–12 – Jeff Tomlinson
  • 2012–14 – Christian Brittig
  • 2014–17 – Christoph Kreutzer
  • 2017–18 – Mike Pellegrims
  • 2018 – Tobias Abstreiter
  • 2018–22 – Harold Kreis
  • 2022–23 – Roger Hansson
  • 2023–presentThomas Dolak

References

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