Löwen Frankfurt

German ice hockey club from Frankfurt am Main

For other uses, see Frankfurter Löwen and Frankfurt Lions.

Löwen Frankfurt

City| Frankfurt, Germany
League| Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded| 2010 (2010)
Home arena| Eissporthalle Frankfurt
(cap: 6,990)
Colours| Black, white, orange, silver

Owner(s)| Stefan Krämer
General manager| Daniel Heinrizi
Head coach| Tom Rowe
Captain| Reid McNeill
Website| loewen-frankfurt.de
Current season

The Löwen Frankfurt (English: Frankfurt Lions) are a professional ice hockey team based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. They currently play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

The club is the successor of the Frankfurt Lions, formed in 1991, which experienced its greatest success in 2004 when it won the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. When the Lions folded in 2010 after having had their licence revoked by the DEL a new club was formed, the Löwen Frankfurt, which began play in the lower divisions of German ice hockey. The new club won promotion to the second-tier DEL2 in 2014,[1] and to the DEL itself in 2022.

The Löwen play in the ice rink on Ratsweg. This was opened in 1981 and was long considered one of the most modern halls of its kind in Germany. It consists of 7,000 spectator spots, of which approximately 3,500 are seated and 3,500 standing. Löwen Frankfurt have 36 registered fan clubs.[2]

## Home arena

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Eissporthalle am Ratsweg in Frankfurt, Germany

Main article: Eissporthalle Frankfurt

The team's home arena is called Eissporthalle Frankfurt (Eissporthalle am Ratsweg), which holds 6,946 spectators. The arena has been home to Löwen Frankfurt (and earlier to the Frankfurt Lions) since 1991.

## Honours

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* Deutsche Eishockey Liga
* Winners: 2003–04 (as Frankfurt Lions)
* Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2
* Winners: 2017, 2022
* Runners-up: 2019
* Oberliga West
* Winners: 2014
* Runners-up: 2013
* Regionalliga West
* Winners: 2011

## Players

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* See also: Category:Löwen Frankfurt players

### Current roster

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Updated 29 September, 2024.[3]

No. | Nat | Player  | Pos | S/G | Age  | Acquired  | Birthplace

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83 |  | Kevin Bicker | F | L  | 19  | 2023 | Schwabach, Germany
24 |  | Philipp Bidoul | D | L  | 21  | 2024 | Kempten, Germany
78 |  | Dominik Bokk | LW | R  | 24  | 2022 | Schweinfurt, Germany
86 |  | Cameron Brace | RW | R  | 31  | 2023 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
45 |  | Cody Brenner | G | L  | 28  | 2024 | Bogen, Germany
8 |  | Nathan Burns | LW/C | L  | 31  | 2021 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
61 |  | Sebastian Cimmerman | F | L  | 21  | 2024 | Wickede, Germany
71 |  | Linus Fröberg | C | L  | 31  | 2024 | Karlstad, Sweden
10 |  | Simon Gnyp | D | L  | 23  | 2023 | Burghausen, Germany
1 |  | Thomas Greiss | G | L  | 38  | 2024 | Füssen, Germany
22 |  | Clayton Kirichenko | D | R  | 28  | 2024 | Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
18 |  | Markus Lauridsen | D | L  | 33  | 2024 | Gentofte, Denmark
26 |  | Dennis Lobach | RW | R  | 24  | 2024 | Schweinfurt, Germany
6 |  | Kevin Maginot | D | L  | 30  | 2024 | Mannheim, Germany
52 |  | Maksim Matushkin | D | L  | 34  | 2023 | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
4 |  | Reid McNeill (C) | D | L  | 32  | 2022 | London, Ontario, Canada
75 |  | Julian Napravnik | RW | L  | 27  | 2023 | Bad Nauheim, Germany
77 |  | Lua Niehus | D | L  | 19  | 2023 | Uttendorf, Switzerland
45 |  | Juho Olkinuora | G | L  | 34  | 2024 | Helsinki, Finland
77 |  | Daniel Pfaffengut | C | R  | 28  | 2024 | Kaufbeuren, Germany
15 |  | Carter Proft | C | L  | 30  | 2024 | Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
17 |  | Carter Rowney | RW | R  | 35  | 2022 | Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada
7 |  | Cedric Schiemenz | C | L  | 25  | 2024 | Berlin, Germany
74 |  | Rodion Schumacher | G | L  | 20  | 2024 | Tayga, Russia
64 |  | Markus Schweiger | F | L  | 22  | 2023 | Peißenberg, Germany
13 |  | Hannu Tripcke | F | R  | 19  | 2024 | Mettmann, Germany
76 |  | Daniel Wirt | D | R  | 24  | 2019 | Dortmund, Germany

### Retired numbers

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Legends Game in 2014. Löwen Frankfurt retired numbers  No.  | Player  | Position  | Career in Frankfurt  | No. retirement

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2 | Michael Bresagk | D | 1997–2010 | February 15, 2014
11 | Pat Lebeau | LW | 2002–2007 | February 15, 2014
27 | Trevor Erhardt | F | 1983–1988, 1991–1993 | February 15, 2014
28 | Jason Young | C | 2003–2010 | February 15, 2014
34 | Ian Gordon | G | 2003–2010 | February 15, 2014

Notes

* Retired jerseys include players who played for Eintracht Frankfurt, ESC Frankfurt and Frankfurt Lions
* Trevor Erhardt’s jersey has already been unofficially retired prior to 2014

## Head coaches

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The following list shows all head coaches of Löwen Frankfurt.

* Andrej Jaufmann, 2010–2011
* Clayton Beddoes, 2011–2012
* Frank Gentges, 2012–2013
* Tim Kehler, 2013–2015
* Rich Chernomaz, 2015–2016
* István Antal, 2016
* Paul Gardner, 2016–2018
* Matti Tiilikainen, 2018–2020
* Olli Salo, 2020
* Franz-David Fritzmeier, 2020
* Bohuslav Šubr, 2021–2022
* Gerry Fleming, 2022–2023
* Matti Tiilikainen, 2023–2024
* Franz-David Fritzmeier, 2024
* Tom Rowe, 2024–

## References

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1. ^ "Löwen Frankfurt". www.del-2-eventgame.org (in German). Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
2. ^ "Fan-Klubs". www.loewen-frankfurt.de (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
3. ^ "Löwen Frankfurt Team" (in German). Löwen Frankfurt. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Löwen Frankfurt.

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