Nürnberg Ice Tigers
| Nürnberg Ice Tigers | |
|---|---|
Arena Nürnberger Versicherung (capacity: 7,672) | |
| Colours | |
| Owner(s) | Wolfgang Gastner |
| General manager | Wolfgang Gastner, André Dietzsch |
| Head coach | Tom Rowe |
| Captain | Marcus Weber |
| Website | icetigers.de |
| Franchise history | |
| Nürnberg Ice Tigers | |
 Current season | |
The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
History
The roots of the team can be traced back to SG Nürnberg, an ice hockey club that played in the 2nd Bundesliga from 1958 until it was closed down in 1980 due to financial issues. Today's team was founded in 1980 as EHC Nürnberg 1980 e.V., as a non-profit organization. Play started in 1980–81 in the Bavarian state ice-hockey league (German: Eishockey-Bayernliga). After a single season, the team moved up to the Southern Regional League (German: Regionalliga Süd), and was promoted again after just one season in 1983 to the 3rd-tier German Ice Hockey League (German: Oberliga Süd).
By 1987, EHC Nürnberg 1980 moved up to the
EHC Nürnberg 1980 was admitted to the DEL as a founding member on 13 June 1994, one of 6 teams from the 2nd Bundesliga. As the DEL replaced the 1st Bundesliga and now represents the highest level of German professional ice hockey, this resulted in a promotion. In the
For the following
In 2006, the Ice Tigers and Bionorica AG signed a three-year agreement, giving Bionorica the naming rights to the team. Starting with the
During the
Logos
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EHC 80 Nürnberg,
1980–1995 -
Nürnberg Ice Tigers, since 2020
Players and personnel
Current roster
Updated 6 April 2024.[2]
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 
|
Evan Barratt | C | L | 25 | 2023 | Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States |
| 9 | 
|
Justus Böttner | D | L | 21 | 2023 | Arnstadt, Germany |
| 90 |
|
Constantin Braun | D | L | 36 | 2023 | Lampertheim, Germany |
| – |
|
Josef Eham | F | L | 21 | 2024
|
Hausham, Germany |
| 95 |
|
Charlie Gerard | C | R | 28 | 2023 | Rocky River, Ohio, United States |
| 72 |
|
Leon Hungerecker | G | L | 26 | 2022 | Lüneburg, Germany |
| 6 |
|
Julius Karrer | D | L | 23 | 2020 | Berlin, Germany |
| 73 |
|
Roman Kechter | F | R | 20 | 2022 | Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany |
| 21 |
|
Max Kislinger | C | R | 26 | 2018 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| 26 |
|
Dennis Lobach | RW | R | 24 | 2021 | Schweinfurt, Germany |
| 14 |
|
Cole Maier | C | R | 28 | 2023 | Pequannock, New Jersey, United States
|
| 23 |
|
Lukas Ribarik | F | L | 22 | 2021 | Nürnberg, Germany
|
| 82 |
|
Hayden Shaw | D | L | 27 | 2022 | Woodbury, Minnesota, United States |
| 13 |
|
Ryan Stoa | LW | L | 37 | 2021 | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |
| 31 |
|
Niklas Treutle | G | L | 32 | 2017 | Nürnberg, Germany
|
| 48 |
|
Jake Ustorf | F | L | 26 | 2021 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States |
| 24 |
|
Marcus Weber (C) | D | L | 31 | 2013 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Head coaches
- Jozef Golonka, 1994–95
- Jan Eysselt, 1995–97
- Vladimir Vasiliev, 1997–98
- Peter Ihnačák, 1998–00
- Bob Murdoch, 2000–02
- Mike Schmidt, 2002–03
- Greg Poss, 2003–05
- Benoît Laporte, 2005–08
- Andreas Brockmann, 2008–12
- Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, 2012–13
- Tray Tuomie, 2013–14
- Martin Jiranek, 2014
- Rob Wilson, 2015–18
- Kevin Gaudet, 2018
- Martin Jiranek, 2018–19
- Kurt Kleinendorst, 2019–20
- Frank Fischöder, 2020–21
- Tom Rowe, 2021–present
All-time records
- Most DEL games for the club: 524 Patrick Reimer
- Most DEL goals for the club: 218 Patrick Reimer
- Most DEL penalty minutes for the club: 576 John Craighead
References
- ^ Auf den Spuren des EHC Nürnberg 1980 e.V., ehc80.eu
- ^ "Nürnberg Ice Tigers current roster" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.