Innsbrucker Haie secured leaders Lattner by 2026!

Innsbrucker Haie secured leaders Lattner by 2026!

HC Innsbruck bound his captain Jan Lattner to the club in the long term in an important decision. According to laola1 League extended. Lattner, who has been playing for the Tyrolean since the 2019/20 season, has played almost 300 games for the club during this time and is considered the decisive leader in the head of Head Coach Jordan Smotherman.

In his previous time in Innsbruck, Lattner played a key role and gained valuable experience as captain and vice captain after he was previously active in the EBEL at Orli Znojmo. He expressed the wish to return to the playoffs with his team, since the current season did not meet expectations.

successful reviews and goals for the future

The past season was consistently positive for HC Innsbruck. According to hockey-news , the team experienced an almost perfect basic round, in which it took first place. Particularly noteworthy is the return to the playoffs after five years, which, however, ended with an early departure, which many found a shame because the team appeared strongly.

Jan Lattner has ambitious goals for the coming season. He strives to bring a powerful troop to the ice to achieve constant improvements and to give something back to fans. Head Coach Mitch O’Keefe praised Lattner's contribution to the best season in club history, while sports manager Max Steinacher emphasized the role of the captain as decisive for team success.

ice hockey in Germany

ice hockey is one of the most popular sports in Germany, as ice hockey100 . The sport is organized by the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) and the German Ice Hockey Confederation and has a lively interest among the population. In 2024, Germany took 8th place in the men's IIHF world rankings and won a total of 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at World Championships.

The DEL, which was founded in 1994, achieved a viewer average of 7,162 per game in the 2023/24 season. The league generated record sales of 173.6 million euros in the same season, which underlines the ongoing popularity and growth of ice hockey in Germany.

With the contract extension of Jan Lattner, HC Innsbruck shows that it relies on continuity and stability to repeat the success of last season and to lead the team into a promising future.