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The Füchse Duisburg are a German
ice hockey
team formerly a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and currently plays in the Regionalliga.
In 2005, they earned promotion to Germany's top league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where they would play the next four seasons. On March 16, 2009, it was announced that the team would leave the DEL and will play in the Regionalliga NRW for the 2009-10 season.
Germany
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team formerly a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and currently plays in the Regionalliga.
History
Known in English as the "Duisburg Foxes," the team was founded in 1971.In 2005, they earned promotion to Germany's top league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where they would play the next four seasons. On March 16, 2009, it was announced that the team would leave the DEL and will play in the Regionalliga NRW for the 2009-10 season.
Names
- Duisburger SC (1971–1987)
- Duisburger SV (1987–1991)
- EV Duisburg (1991–2004)
- Füchse Duisburg (2004–present)