2. Bundesliga

Hannover Indians file for insolvency

German 2. Bundesliga team Hannover Indians filed for insolvency. This was announced today by their manager Dirk Wroblewski. This means that the team is relegated to Oberliga, the third tier in German ice hockey. If the Indians finnish their league schedule is still not known and has to bedecided by the liquidator.

2. Bundesliga game postponed

The regular season match between German 2. Bundesliga teams Starbulls Rosenheim and Lausitzer Füchse, scheduled for today, has been postponed in the last moment. The Foxes had only very few players available after losing many players to injuries and illness in the last days. A new date for the match is going to be announced soon.

Bundesliga game postponed

The game ESV Kaufbeuren-SC Riessersee in German 2. Bundesliga was postponed due to security reasons. There was too much snow on the roof. A new date has not yet been determined.

Crimmitschau signs two NHL stars

The current lockout in the NHL allows teams allover Europe to strengthen their rosters. German 2. Bundesliga club ETC Crimmitschau now signed Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia Flyers) and Chris Stewart (St. Louis Blues) for at least the next 30 days with the help of their sponsors. The two childhood friends are expected to arrive this afternoon in the Eastern German town.

Landshut Cannibals get unusual sponsor

German 2. Bundesliga team Landshut Cannibals signed a sponsoring deal with a local brothel. In the future the players will wear warm-up jerseys with the name of the brothel "Lustra" and its logo - a kissing mouth. This gets the Cannibals 5,000€ per season. As unusual as this seems at first view, there is already some connection between the club and the brothel as it is owned by the mother of former Landshut Cannibals player Peter Baumgartner who in 2010 became DEL champion with the Hannover Scorpions.

Landshut is 2.Bundesliga Champs

Landshut closed out the series tonight with a big 7:1 victory winning the series 4-2. Once Rosenheim took a 2-1 series lead winning both their matches in overtime, Landshut showed their dominance outscoring Rosenheim 21:7 in the last three matches. Landshut can now ask submit their paperwork to join the DEL.

Dresdner Eislöwen become fraud victim

German 2. Bundesliga club Dresdner Eislöwen has been repeatedly the victim of one or more persons this season who have used the bank account details of third persons to buy a large amount of tickets to damage the club's reputation and its finances. According to the club the amount of money used for illegal ticket purchases is higher than €50.000. The case has been handed to the police while the club has cancelled all the illegal purchases and gave the money back to all people whose bank details had been used.