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Heilbronner Falken

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Heilbronner Falken
CityHeilbronn, Germany
LeagueDEL2
Founded1980
Home arenaKolbenschmidt Arena
(capacity: 4,000)
ColoursBlue, white, red
     
General managerAttila Eren
Head coachAlexander Mellitzer
CaptainDerek Damon
Websitewww.heilbronner-falken.de
Franchise history
1980–1986REV Heilbronn
1986–2003Heilbronner EC
2003–presentHeilbronner Falken

Heilbronner Falken (German: [haɪlˈbʁɔnɐ ˈfalkŋ̍] ; 'Heilbronn Falcons') are a professional ice hockey team based in Heilbronn, Germany. They currently play in DEL2,[1] the second level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the 2nd Bundesliga.

History

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The club was founded as Heilbronner EC in 1986. They were renamed Heilbronner Falken two years later, in 1988. In 2007, the club was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga by virtue of winning the Oberliga.

Current team

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Number Nationality Name Date of birth Birthplace On the team since Last team
1 German Luca Ganz April 21, 2003 Kaufbeuren, GER 2020 Jungadler Mannheim
3 German Matthias Nemec August 31, 1990 Opava, CZE 2019 Ravensburg Towerstars
4 German Brock Maschmeyer July 31, 1992 Bruderheim, CAN 2018 Eispiraten Crimmitschau
5 German Moritz Wirth June 10, 1999 Frankfurt, GER 2019 Bayreuth Tigers
6 German Kevin Maginot July 25, 1994 Mannheim, GER 2019 Löwen Frankfurt
7 German Jan Pavlu July 16, 1994 Bolzano, ITA 2018 Bayreuth Tigers
7 Canadian/German Justin Kirsch April 11, 1992 Chilliwack, CAN 2020 Kassel Huskies
Officials
Position Name Date of Birth Birthplace On the team since last team
Coach  Austria Alexander Mellitzer February 5, 1980 Klagenfurt, Austria 2018 Austria U20

Achievements

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  • Oberliga champion: 2007

References

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  1. ^ "Liga" [League] (in German). DEL2. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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