EHC Red Bull München
| Red Bull München | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nickname | Red Bulls |
| City | Munich, Bavaria |
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Home arena | SAP Garden (capacity: 11,250) |
| Colours | Navy, white, red, yellow |
| Owner(s) | Red Bull GmbH |
| General manager | Christian Winkler |
| Head coach | Toni Söderholm |
| Captain | Patrick Hager |
| Website | www |
| Franchise history | |
| 1998–2003 | HC München 98 |
| 2003–2004 | EHC München |
| 2004–2013 | EHC München Spielbetriebs |
| 2013–present | EHC Red Bull München |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 4 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2023) |
 Current season | |
Eishockeyclub Red Bull München (or EHC Red Bull München; English: Munich Red Bulls Ice Hockey Club) is a professional ice hockey team based in Munich, Germany. The club is a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey.
Between 2016 and 2018, the club won 3 DEL titles in a row, as well as a German Cup in 2010. The team plays its home games at Olympia Eishalle.
History
[edit]After the establishment of the club Eishockeyclub HC München 1998 on 19 January 1998, HC Munich began play in the Bezirksliga, where they won the district championship.
The club quickly moved up the ranks in German hockey in their first decade, winning league titles in both the Bayernliga. In 2003 the club changed its name to Eishockeyclub München. After getting promoted in 2003 from the Bavarian League to the Oberliga, the senior team was outsourced from the club to the EHC München Spielbetriebs GmbH in 2004. The club gained promotion to the 2.Bundesliga, whose championship they won in 2010.
By July 2010, EHC München had earned promotion into Germany's top league, the DEL.[1] Furthermore, the club managed to reach the playoffs in its first season in the DEL. After financial problems the team got a new sponsor in 2012 and was renamed EHC Red Bull München. Since 1 May 2013, the company and the team have been owned by Red Bull GmbH and the company was renamed EHC Red Bull München GmbH.
Home arena
[edit]
The team's home arena is called Olympia Eishalle, which seats 6,256 spectators.
New arena
[edit]SAP Garden is a planned 10,500-capacity indoor arena, to be built in Olympiapark, Munich. It is expected to be completed in 2024 at the earliest.
Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- Deutsche Eishockey Liga
- Deutscher Eishockey-Pokal
Winners: 2010
- 2. Bundesliga
Runners-up: 2009
- Bayernliga
- Bezirksliga
- Landesliga
- Oberliga
European
[edit]- Champions Hockey League
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Updated 19 August 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "EHC receives DEL License" (in German). ehc-muenchen.de. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in German)
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