Cologne's sharks triumph: 5: 3 against polar bears and climbing in the table!

On January 8, 2025, exciting games took place in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL). Loud ice hockey.info the Cologne sharks defeated the ice bears 5: 3 in the Lanxess-Arena before 18.490. The sharks were already in the lead in the 2nd minute through Parker Tuomie and were able to expand them by goals by Frederik Storm (21st), Louis-Marc Aubry (30th), Alexandre Grenier (35th, outnumber) and Maximilian Kammerer (46.). The Eisbären Berlin, on the other hand, scored their hits by Lean Bergmann (16th), Liam Kirk (22nd) and Gabriel Fontaine (30th)

In another game, the Adler Mannheim had to accept a 1-2 defeat against the Straubing Tigers after penalty shootout, as also from ice hockey.info reported. Yannick Proske took care of the Mannheimers in the 16th minute, but the Tigers were able to compensate for Mario Zimmermann (48th) and finally won by a goal by Elis Hede in penalty shootout. This defeat was the fourth in series for Mannheim, which further slipped in the table in the table. On the 34th matchday, ERC Ingolstadt was able to claim his lead in Iserlohn, while the Eisbären Berlin celebrated a victory against the Nuremberg Ice Tigers and thus remained on the heels.

Cologne sharks consolidate top position

The Cologne Haie had already collected important points on December 28, 2024 when they defeated the Adler Mannheim with 4: 1, as Sportschau . Maximilian Kammerer scored two goals in this game (26th, 46th), while Alexandre Grenier (40th, PowerPlay) and Frederik Storm (55.) contributed the other two goals for Cologne. This victory was the 14th win of the season for the Cologne team and the first after a negative series of four league defeats. With this success, the sharks defended its place in the top group of the DEL and expanded its lead over the Straubing Tigers to four points. 

The Eisbären Berlin, on the other hand, celebrated a clear 7: 3 victory against the Schwenninger Wild Wings, with Liam Kirk out of the end with four goals.