The Löwen Frankfurt are a professional

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team based in

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Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are ...

, Germany. They currently play in the

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. The club is the successor of the

Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty. History The hockey team was founded as a se ...

, formed in 1991, which experienced its greatest success in 2004 when it won the

. When the Lions folded in 2010 after having had their licence revoked by the DEL a new club was formed, the Löwen Frankfurt, which began play in the lower divisions of German ice hockey. The new club won promotion to the second-tier

DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the '' Deutsche Eishockey Liga'' (DEL) and ahead of the '' Oberliga''. Founded in 2013 to replace the defunct '' 2nd Bundesliga'', DEL2 is administered by ESBG, ...

in 2014, and to the DEL itself in 2022. The Löwen play in the ice rink on Ratsweg. This was opened in 1981 and was long considered one of the most modern halls of its kind in Germany. It consists of 7,000 spectator spots, of which approximately 3,500 are seated and 3,500 standing. Löwen Frankfurt have 36 registered fan clubs.

Honours

Champions

* Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 Championship:

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and

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Championship:

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Championship: 2011

Runners-up

Championship:

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* Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 Championship:

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Players

Current roster

Updated July 1, 2022.

Retired numbers

;Notes *Retired jerseys include players who played for Eintracht Frankfurt, ESC Frankfurt and

*Trevor Erhardt’s jersey has already been unofficially retired prior to 2014

Head coaches

The following list shows all head coaches of Löwen Frankfurt. * Andrej Jaufmann, 2010–2011 *

Clayton Beddoes Clayton Beddoes (born November 10, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey centre. He played two seasons in the National Hockey League. He last coached the Italian team HC Bolzano, and has coached the Italian ...

, 2011–2012 * Frank Gentges, 2012–2013 *

Tim Kehler Tim Kehler (born July 5, 1971) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He most recently served as head coach of the Ravensburg Towerstars in Germany. Career Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Kehler began his career behind the bench in 20 ...

, 2013–2015 *

Rich Chernomaz Richard Chernomaz (born September 1, 1963) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and executive as well as former ice hockey right winger. He was most recently the head coach of the VIU Mariners Hockey team in the BCIHL. He played 51 National Hockey ...

, 2015–2016 *

István Antal István Antal (18 February 1896 – 11 October 1975) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education and as Minister of Justice in 1944. Born in Kenderes, he knew Miklós Horthy from here, who was born here likew ...

, 2016 * Paul Gardner, 2016–2018 * Matti Tiilikainen, 2018–2020 * Olli Salo, 2020 * Franz-David Fritzmeier, 2020 * Bohuslav Šubr, 2021–2022 *

Gerry Fleming Gerald Alexander Fleming (born October 16, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 11 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. Fleming also played ice hockey for the University of Prince Edward ...

, 2022–''present''

References

External links

Official website
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