# Löwen Frankfurt

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 is the successor of the Frankfurt Lions, formed in 1991, which experienced its greatest success in 2004 when it won the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. When the Lions folded in 2010 after having had their licence revoked by the DEL a new club was formed, the Löwen Frankfurt, which began play in the lower divisions of German ice hockey. The new 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 7,000 spectator spots, of which approximately 3,500 are seated and 3,500 standing. Löwen Frankfurt have 36 registered fan clubs.

## Home arena

The team's home arena is called Eissporthalle Frankfurt (Eissporthalle am Ratsweg), which holds 6,946 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

* See also: Category:Löwen Frankfurt players

### Current roster

Updated 29 September, 2024.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 83 | Kevin Bicker | F | L | 20 | 2023 | Schwabach, Germany |
| 24 | Philipp Bidoul | D | L | 21 | 2024 | Kempten, Germany |
| 78 | Dominik Bokk | LW | R | 25 | 2022 | Schweinfurt, Germany |
| 86 | Cameron Brace | RW | R | 31 | 2023 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 45 | Cody Brenner | G | L | 29 | 2024 | Bogen, Germany |
| 8 | Nathan Burns | LW/C | L | 31 | 2021 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 61 | Sebastian Cimmerman | F | L | 22 | 2024 | Wickede, Germany |
| 71 | Linus Fröberg | C | L | 31 | 2024 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 10 | Simon Gnyp | D | L | 23 | 2023 | Burghausen, Germany |
| 1 | Thomas Greiss | G | L | 39 | 2024 | Füssen, Germany |
| 22 | Clayton Kirichenko | D | R | 29 | 2024 | Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada |
| 18 | Markus Lauridsen | D | L | 34 | 2024 | Gentofte, Denmark |
| 26 | Dennis Lobach | RW | R | 25 | 2024 | Schweinfurt, Germany |
| 6 | Kevin Maginot | D | L | 30 | 2024 | Mannheim, Germany |
| 52 | Maksim Matushkin | D | L | 35 | 2023 | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| 4 | Reid McNeill (C) | D | L | 32 | 2022 | London, Ontario, Canada |
| 75 | Julian Napravnik | RW | L | 27 | 2023 | Bad Nauheim, Germany |
| 77 | Lua Niehus | D | L | 19 | 2023 | Uttendorf, Switzerland |
| 45 | Juho Olkinuora | G | L | 34 | 2024 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 77 | Daniel Pfaffengut | C | R | 28 | 2024 | Kaufbeuren, Germany |
| 15 | Carter Proft | C | L | 30 | 2024 | Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada |
| 17 | Carter Rowney | RW | R | 35 | 2022 | Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada |
| 7 | Cedric Schiemenz | C | L | 26 | 2024 | Berlin, Germany |
| 74 | Rodion Schumacher | G | L | 20 | 2024 | Tayga, Russia |
| 64 | Markus Schweiger | F | L | 22 | 2023 | Peißenberg, Germany |
| 13 | Hannu Tripcke | F | R | 19 | 2024 | Mettmann, Germany |
| 76 | Daniel Wirt | D | R | 24 | 2019 | Dortmund, Germany |

### Retired numbers

Löwen Frankfurt retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Position | Career in Frankfurt | No. 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 has 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–