Frankfurt Lions
Encyclopedia
The Frankfurt Lions were a 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.
in 1959. After the section split from the club on March 5, 1991, the hockey team was renamed the Frankfurter ESC "Die Löwen" (meaning the Lions). When the DEL formed in 1994, the team became known as the Frankfurt Lions.
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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...
club from Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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 section of the renowned sports club Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
in 1959. After the section split from the club on March 5, 1991, the hockey team was renamed the Frankfurter ESC "Die Löwen" (meaning the Lions). When the DEL formed in 1994, the team became known as the Frankfurt Lions.
Successes
The Lions won their only DEL championship in 20042003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
The 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 10th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Frankfurt Lions became German Champions, and the Wölfe Freiburg were relegated back to the 2...
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| Goaltenders: | Ian Gordon, Marc Dillmann |
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