The Löwen Frankfurt (English: Frankfurt Lions) are a professional ice hockey team based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. They currently play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
The club was founded in 2010 after the Frankfurt Lions had ceased operations. The Frankfurt Lions were a separate professional organisation that competed in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1994 to 2010 and won the German championship in 2004.
Löwen Frankfurt were established independently and began play in the lower divisions of German ice hockey. This club won promotion to the second-tier DEL2 in 2014, and to the DEL itself in 2022.
The Löwen play in the ice rink on Ratsweg. This was opened in 1981 and was long considered one of the most modern halls of its kind in Germany. It consists of 6,990 spectator spots, of which approximately 3,500 are seated and 3,500 standing. Löwen Frankfurt have 41 registered fan clubs.
Home arena The team's home arena is called Eissporthalle Frankfurt (Eissporthalle am Ratsweg), which holds 6,990 spectators. The arena has been home to Löwen Frankfurt (and earlier to the Frankfurt Lions) since 1991.
Honours Deutsche Eishockey Liga Winners: 2003–04 (as Frankfurt Lions) Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 Winners: 2017, 2022 Runners-up: 2019 Oberliga West Winners: 2014 Runners-up: 2013 Regionalliga West Winners: 2011
Players
Current roster Updated 11 April 2025.
Retired numbers
Löwen Frankfurt retired numbersNo.PlayerPositionCareer in FrankfurtNo. retirement 2 Michael Bresagk D 1997–2010 February 15, 2014 11 Pat Lebeau LW 2002–2007 February 15, 2014 27 Trevor Erhardt F 1983–1988, 1991–1993 February 15, 2014 28 Jason Young C 2003–2010 February 15, 2014 34 Ian Gordon G 2003–2010 February 15, 2014
Notes Retired jerseys include players who played for Eintracht Frankfurt, ESC Frankfurt and Frankfurt Lions Trevor Erhardt’s jersey had already been unofficially retired prior to 2014
Head coaches The following list shows all head coaches of Löwen Frankfurt.
Andrej Jaufmann, 2010–2011 Clayton Beddoes, 2011–2012 Frank Gentges, 2012–2013 Tim Kehler, 2013–2015 Rich Chernomaz, 2015–2016 István Antal, 2016 Paul Gardner, 2016–2018 Matti Tiilikainen, 2018–2020 Olli Salo, 2020 Franz-David Fritzmeier, 2020 Bohuslav Šubr, 2021–2022 Gerry Fleming, 2022–2023 Matti Tiilikainen, 2023–2024 Franz-David Fritzmeier, 2024 Tom Rowe, 2024–
References
External links
Official website