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| Full name | Frankfurt Lions |
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| Founded | 1959 |
| Based In | Frankfurt |
| Arena | Eissporthalle Frankfurt (Capacity: 6,946) |
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Team Colors | |
| GM | Dr. Stephan Werner |
| Head Coach | Rich Chernomaz |
| Website | http://www.frankfurt-lions.de/ |
The Frankfurt Lions are a professional men's ice hockey team from Frankfurt, Germany, in the German Elite League Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Currently, the team plays at Eissporthalle Frankfurt.
History[]
The hockey team was founded as a section of the famous sports club Eintracht Frankfurt 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 the Lions). When the DEL formed in 1994, the team became known as the Frankfurt Lions.
Successes[]
Although the Frankfurt Lions traditionally have competitive teams each season, the Lions won the Deutsche Eishockey Liga championship in 2004.
The 2003-2004 Team Roster Included: Ian Gordon, Marc Dillmann; Peter Ratchuk, Paul Stanton, François Bouchard, Jonas Stöpfgeshoff, Mikael Magnusson, Dan Peters, Sebastian Klenner, Michael Bresagk; Patrick Lebeau, Jesse Belanger, Dwayne Norris, Jason Young, Martin Reichel, Michael Hackert, David Sulkovsky, Mike Harder, David Gosselin, Christian Kohmann, Mark Etz, Markus Jocher ; Rich Chernomaz (coach).
Current Roster (2009-2010)[]
| Number | Name | Position | Date of birth | Nationality | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Ian Gordon | Goalkeeper | May 15, 1975 | 
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2003 |
| 43 | Thomas Ower | Goalkeeper | December 27, 1985 |
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2008 |
| 2 | Michael Bresagk | Defense | February 24, 1970 |
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1997 |
| 6 | Michel Periard | Defense | November 10, 1979 | 
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2009 |
| 7 | Nicholas Angell | Defense | October 31, 1979 | 
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2009 |
| 8 | Sebastian Osterloh | Defense | February 20, 1983 |
|
2006 |
| 9 | Lasse Kopitz | Defense | May 21, 1980 |
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2007 |
| 26 | John Slaney | Defense | February 7, 1972 |
|
2008 |
| 51 | Daniel Kunce | Defense | July 17, 1971 | 
|
2008 |
| 72 | Sean Blanchard | Defense | March 29, 1978 |
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2009 |
| 11 | Eric Schneider - C | Forward | September 15, 1977 |
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2009 |
| 12 | Ilya Vorobyev | Forward | March 16, 1975 | 
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2007 |
| 14 | Simon Danner | Forward | December 25, 1986 |
|
2005 |
| 15 | Aleksander Polaczek | Forward | August 9, 1980 |
|
2009 |
| 16 | Tobias Wörle | Forward | August 1, 1984 |
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2006 |
| 17 | Thomas Oppenheimer | Forward | December 16, 1988 |
|
2006 |
| 19 | Christoph Gawlik | Forward | August 10, 1987 |
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2008 |
| 21 | Josh Langfeld | Forward | July 17, 1977 |
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2008 |
| 24 | Jamie Wright | Forward | May 13, 1976 |
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2008 |
| 28 | Jason Young | Forward | December 16, 1972 |
|
2003 |
| 39 | Derek Hahn | Forward | December 27, 1977 |
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2007 |
| 41 | Joey Tenute | Forward | April 2, 1982 |
|
2009 |
| 44 | Jeff Ulmer | Forward | April 27, 1977 |
|
2009 |
| Rich Chernomaz | Coach | September 1, 1963 |
|
2003 |
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