EHC Red Bull München

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.

Red Bull München
NicknameRed Bulls
CityMunich, Bavaria
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded1998 (1998)
Home arenaOlympia Eishalle
(capacity: 6,256)
ColoursNavy, White, Red, Yellow
       
Owner(s)Red Bull GmbH
General managerChristian Winkler
Head coachDon Jackson
CaptainPatrick Hager
Websiteredbullmuenchen.de
Franchise history
1998–2003HC München 98
2003–2004EHC München
2004–2013EHC München Spielbetriebs
2013–presentEHC Red Bull München
Championships
Playoff championships4 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2023)

Between 2016 and 2018, the club has won 3 DEL titles in a row, as well as German Cup in 2010. The team plays its home games at Olympia Eishalle.

History

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
Outside Olympia Eishalle in Munich, Germany.
Main article: Olympia Eishalle

The team's home arena is called Olympia Eishalle, which seats 6,256 spectators.

New arena
Main article: SAP Garden

SAP Garden is a planned 10,500-capacity indoor arena, to be built in Oympiapark, Munich. It is expected to be completed in 2024 at the earliest.

Honours

Domestic

European

Players

Current roster

Updated 16 February 2023.[2]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
16 Germany Konrad Abeltshauser D L 30 2016 Bad Tölz, Germany
32 Germany Nicolas Appendino D L 24 2020 Kempten, Germany
33 Germany Danny aus den Birken G L 38 2015 Düsseldorf, Germany
24 United States Jonathon Blum D R 34 2021 Long Beach, California, United States
6 Germany Daryl Boyle (A) D R 36 2014 Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada
61 Germany Sebastian Cimmerman F L 20 2021 Wickede, Germany
70 Germany Maximilian Daubner D L 25 2017 Deggendorf, Germany
82 Canada Chris DeSousa C L 32 2022 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
20 Germany Andreas Eder RW R 27 2022 Tegernsee, Germany
42 Germany Yasin Ehliz LW L 30 2018 Bad Tölz, Germany
52 Germany Patrick Hager (C) C L 34 2017 Stuttgart, Germany
57 Sweden Emil Johansson D L 27 2023 Växjö, Sweden
93 Germany Maximilian Kastner F L 30 2015 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
88 Germany Julian Lutz LW L 19 2021 Weingarten, Germany
58 United States Ryan McKiernan D R 33 2022 White Plains, New York, United States
35 Germany Mathias Niederberger G L 30 2022 Düsseldorf, Germany
8 United States Austin Ortega RW R 29 2021 Escondido, California, United States
27 Germany Veit Oswald F L 18 2022 Landshut, Germany
84 Canada Trevor Parkes RW R 32 2018 Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
44 United States Zach Redmond D R 34 2020 Traverse City, Michigan, United States
18 Germany Justin Schütz LW L 22 2018 Kassel, Germany
36 Germany Yannic Seidenberg LW L 39 2013 Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
12 United States Ben Smith (A) RW R 34 2021 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
9 Canada Ben Street C L 36 2021 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
37 Germany Maksymilian Szuber D L 20 2020 Opole, Poland
11 Germany Frederik Tiffels LW L 27 2021 Köln, Germany
91 Germany Filip Varejcka F L 22 2019 München, Germany

References
  1. "EHC receives DEL License" (in German). ehc-muenchen.de. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. "EHC Red Bull München - Team" (in German). redbullmuenchen.de. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.


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