Hamburg Freezers

Nürnberg almost qualified for playoffs

Nürnberg Ice Tigers made a jump to the 7th spot in the DEL table with a surprising 5-2 away win against current champions Eisbären Berlin. They now have six points more than the non-playoff spots with two games left to play. In the other match of the day Krefeld Pinguine beat Hamburg Freezers 3-2 SO on the road to become 3rd.

Freezers release their CEO

The Hamburg Freezers of the DEL have released their CEO Michael Pfad who was in charge of that position for the last two and a half years. Uwe Frommhold  who is the CEO of the AEG Facilities Germany will work as a substitute for Pfad as an interim solution. According to Matthieu van Veen, Senior Vice President of AEG Sports Europe, the reason for the change was that Pfad had other plans with the Freezers than the other persons in charge.

Kölner Haie defend top position

DEL leaders Kölner Haie today defended their top position by winning 4-3 at home against the Hamburg Freezers. For the Sharks it was their 6th win in their 6th match this season. For more information on the league click here.

Hamburg without Aubin for six weeks

DEL club Hamburg Freezers can't count with their Canadian forward Serge Aubin for the next six weeks. The 37-year old veteran received a broken thumb in the European Trophy game against Eisbären Berlin on Sunday. The OP was scheduled for today.

European Trophy schedules

European Trophy announced today the schedule for the 2012/13 season. Find the complete fixture list here.

2012 European Trophy with 32 teams

The next European Trophy will pass from current 24 teams to a new formula with 32 participants. New teams to get in are Swiss CP Bern, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, le EV Zug and ZSC Lions, German ERC Ingolstadt and Hamburg Freezers, Swedeish Brynäs IF and Finnish JYP Jyväskylä.