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.
Head coach: Hans Rampf
Head coach: Xaver Unsinn
Head coach:Chuck Holdaway
Head coach: Peter Johansson (during Playoffs: Peter Hejma)
Head coach: Hans Zach
Head coach: Hans Zach
Head coach: Hans Zach
Head coach: Hardy Nilsson, Assistant coach: Martin Karlsson
Updated August 13, 2016.