SC Riessersee is a professional
ice hockey
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team based in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Oberbayern
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Geography
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,
Germany
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. They currently play in The
Oberliga, the third level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season, they played in the
2nd Bundesliga. They play their home games at the ''Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum''.
The club is the most historic club in the German professional league being the club with most German championships.
Famous players who played in the club are the current President of the German Icehockey Federation Franz Reindl and Ignaz Berndaner, both local players and national players and Olympic medallists in the 1972 Olympic games at Innsbruck.
The SC Riessersee has played in its history 26 championship finals, being considered today a cult club in German sports.
Achievements
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German championship:
**Winners (10): 1927, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1960, 1978, 1981
**Finalist (16): 1925, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1979
*German Oberliga Champion:
**Winners (1): 2011
Famous players and coaches
In the Hall of Fame of the German Ice Hockey Museum are persons who have made a special contribution to the ice hockey sport in Germany. So far 19 players and coaches from the club have been admitted to the Hall of Fame.
Bibi Torriani
Richard "Bibi" "Riccardo" Torriani (1 October 1911 – 3 September 1988) was a Swiss ice hockey player and coach, and luge athlete.
He played for HC Davos from 1929 to 1950, and served as captain of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey t ...
coached SC Riessersee during the
1957–58 season, and was later inducted into the
IIHF Hall of Fame
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as a player.
NHL Players at the SC Riessersee
In the beginning of October 2012 during the
2012–13 NHL lockout
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in the United States hockey league, the forward
Matt D'Agostini
Matthew Vincent D'Agostini (born October 23, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (NL). He was drafted in the sixth round, 190th overall, by the Montreal ...
of the
St. Louis Blues
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and
Rick DiPietro
Richard W. DiPietro Jr. (born September 19, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current co-host of ESPN 98.7 FM's "DiPietro and Rothenberg" with Dave Rothenberg. He is also an analyst on National Hockey League (NH ...
of the
New York Islanders
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played at the SC Riessersee. In November 2012,
Ottawa Senators
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-forward
Erik Condra
Erik Paul Condra (born August 6, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in 372 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Dallas Stars. He is currently a player development ...
also joined the team.
Current
Chicago Blackhawks
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forward and olympic silver medallist
Dominik Kahun played for SC Riessersee in September and October 2014 in the beginning of his career.
References
External links
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SCRiessersee.de – official website*
Ice hockey teams in Germany
Sport in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Deutsche Eishockey Liga teams
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