Kölner EC
| Kölner Haie | |
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| City | Cologne, Germany |
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Home arena | Lanxess Arena |
| Colors | Red, White, Black |
| General manager | Peter Schönberger |
| Head coach | Cory Clouston |
| Captain | Moritz Müller |
| Website | haie.de |
| Franchise history | |
| 1972– | Kölner Haie |
The Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks) are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.
The Kölner Haie play their home games in the DEL (German Ice Hockey League) and DEB-Pokal (German Cup) at the Lanxess Arena (previously known as the Kölnarena), which opened in 1998, located in Cologne-Deutz. With room for 18,650 spectators, the Lanxess Arena is amongst the biggest multi-functional arenas in Europe, and the Haie have the second highest average attendance in European ice hockey behind Swiss team SC Bern. Previously, the Haie played their home games at the Eisstadion an der Lentstrasse. A strong local rivalry exists between the Kölner Haie and the Düsseldorfer EG, of neighboring Düsseldorf. Games between the two teams often attract sell-out crowds.
In summer, 1972 the hockey department of the Cologne EK which made the puck play in Cologne in different lower classes able of drawing room since 1936 separated from the family association. The members believed to be able to play as an independent association successful hockey, because so more freedom of choice and better financial possibilities existed. 10 August 1972 the independence of the hockey department was decided and Peter Rentergent was appointed the president. Because the KEC remained first still to the old club as an independent department connected – one was called first Kölner EC in the Kölner EK – the team might begin directly in the second division. The KEK was furthermore a member in the German Ice Hockey Federation and, hence, owned a start authorisation for this play class. The new association should be called originally only Kölner EC – what did not admit, however, the association register because of the resemblance to the Kölner EK. Hence, the addition „The sharks“ was added later to the association name. Also in the first logo which the goalkeeper at that time and artist Dieter Horký sketched the shark was illustrated. Today the shark is the unmistakable brand name of the club and since 1995 also officially part of the name.
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