The Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks) are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.

The team colours are red and white.

The Kölner Haie play their home games in the DEL (German Ice Hockey League) and DEB-Pokal (German Ice Hockey Federation Cup) at the Lanxess Arena (previously known as the Kölnarena), which opened in 1998, located in Cologne-Deutz. With room for 18,500 spectators, the Lanxess Arena is amongst the biggest multi-functional arenas in Europe, and the Haie have the second highest average attendance in European ice hockey behind Swiss team SC Bern. Previously, the Haie played their home games at the Eisstadion an der Lentstrasse. A strong local rivalry exists between the Kölner Haie and the DEG Metro Stars, of neighboring Düsseldorf. Games between the two teams often attract sell-out crowds.

[edit] Championship teams

Since 1998 home ice: The Lanxess Arena.

• 1976/77: Erich Kühnhackl, Craig Sarner, Marcus Kuhl, Detlef Langemann, Henryk Jaworowski, Peter Schiller, Udo Kießling, Franz Hofherr, Kjell-Rune Milton, Carl-Gustaf Richter, Hans Rothkirch, Matthias Maurer, Wim Hospelt, Michael Muus, Harald Krüll, Dieter Langemann, Youkko Oestyllae, Bernd Beyerbach, Axel Richter, Wolf Herbst

• 1978/79: Erich Kühnhackl, Hardy Nilsson, Marcus Kuhl, Dick Decloe, Udo Kießling, Harald Krüll, Walter Stadler, Franz Hofherr, Henryk Jaworowski, Peter Schiller, D. Langemann, Vic Stanfield, Hans Rothkirch, Georg Kink, Miroslav Sikora, Christian Nikola, Siegfried Hardt, Claus Verleih, Rainer Makkatsch

• 1983/84: Gerd Truntschka, Miroslav Sikora, Holger Meitinger, Marcus Kuhl, Ulli Hiemer, Peter Schiller, Toni Forster, Udo Kießling, Rainer Phillip, Drew Callander, Rob Tudor, Christoph Augsten, Peter Gailer, Werner Kühn, Uwe Krupp, Guido Lenzen, Jörg Parschill, Rene Ledock, Richard Trojan, Jörg Lautwein, Georg Giovannakis, Helmut de Raaf, Peter Zankl

• 1985/86: Miroslav Sikora, Gerd Truntschka, Helmut Steiger, Doug Berry, Peter Schiller, Udo Kießling, Boguslav Maj, Brian Young, Uwe Krupp, Christoph Augsten, Steve McNeil, Gordon Blumenschein, Holger Meitinger, Werner Kühn, Justyn Denisiuk, Rene Ledock, Marc Otten, Bodo Kummer, Richard Trojan, Helmut de Raaf, Alexander Lange, Thomas Bornträger

• 1986/87: Miroslav Sikora, Gerd Truntschka, Helmut Steiger, Doug Berry, Holger Meitinger, Udo Kießling, Boguslav Maj, Udo Schmid, Dieter Hegen, Christoph Augsten, Tom Thornbury, Brian Young, Andreas Pokorny, Werner Kühn, Rene Ledock, Thomas Gröger, Justyn Denisiuk, Marc Otten, Helmut de Raaf, Alexander Lange, Thomas Bornträger

• 1987/88: Miroslav Sikora, Gerd Truntschka, Helmut Steiger, Doug Berry, Holger Meitinger,Udo Kießling, Roger Nicholas, Udo Schmid, Dieter Hegen, Robert Sterflinger, Tom Thornbury, Thomas Brandl, Andreas Pokorny, Werner Kühn, Peter Romberg, Thomas Gröger, Ernst Köpf, Helmut de Raaf, Marcus Beeck, Jörg Jung, Dirk Voss

• 1994/95: Sergei Berezin, Peter Draisaitl, Luciano Borsato, Thomas Brandl, Jörg Mayr, Leo Stefan, Andreas Lupzig, Jayson Meyer, Herbert Hohenberger, Michael Rumrich, Mirko Lüdemann, Tobias Abstreiter, Ralf Reisinger, Stefan Mann, Rainer Zerwesz, Andreas Pokorny, Franz Demmel, Patrick Carnbäck, Karsten Mende, Alexander Genze, Martin Ondrejka, Nikolai Borschevsky, Christian von Trzcinski, Josef Heiß, Olaf Grundmann

• 2001/02: Markus Jocher, Petri Liimatainen, Toni Porkka, Andreas Renz, Brad Schlegel, John Stewart Miner, Jörg Mayr, Mirko Lüdemann, Alex Hicks, Collin Danielsmeier, Éric Bertrand, Thomas Schinko, Björn Barta, Benjamin Hinterstocker, Alexander Kuzminski, Christoph Ullmann, Vitali Stähle, Niklas Sundblad, Tino Boos, Dave McLlwain, Andre Faust, Jason Young, Dwayne Norris, Corey Millen, Chris Rogles, Dimitri Pätzold, Michael Hirt

[edit] Current roster (2008/2009)

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Date of birth	Birthplace	Contract
1	Lars Weibel	Goalie		20. May 1974	Lachen, Switzerland	2010
30	Frank Doyle	Goalie		8. September 1980	Guelph, ON	2010
32	Stefan Vajs	Goalie		13. July 1988	Cologne	2010
33	Sandro Agricola	Goalie	/	25. June 1987	Bad Tölz	2009
36	Stefan Horneber	Goalie	/	6. January 1986	Nuremberg	2009
74	Sebastian Kinader	Goalie		25. December 1992	Augsburg	2010
79	Christoph Oster	Goalie		1. July 1991	Wuppertal	2010
12	Mirko Lüdemann	Defender		15. December 1973	Weißwasser	2011
23	Mats Trygg	Defender		1. June 1976	Oslo	2008
26	Sören Sturm	Defender		15. December 1989	Cologne	2009
35	Andreas Renz	Defender		12. June 1977	Schwenningen	2010
73	Julian Eichinger	Defender		7. May 1991	Füssen	2009
76	Dustin Schumacher	Defender		9. June 1991	Cologne	2009
77	Dennis Steinhauer	Defender		7. May 1991	Villingen	2009
81	Torsten Ankert	Defender		22. June 1988	Essen	2008
91	Moritz Müller	Defender/Forward		19. November 1986	Frankfurt am Main	2010
7	Christopher Mauch	Forward		27. June 1990	Rottweil	2009
9	Marcel Müller	Forward		10. July 1988	Berlin	2009
10	Alexej Dmitriev	Forward		24. December 1984	Minsk	2009
14	Daniel Rudslätt	Forward		8. September 1974	Huddinge	2009
15	Todd Warriner	Forward		3. January 1974	Blenheim, ON	2009
16	Tom-Patric Kimmel	Forward		5. May 1990	Düsseldorf	2009
17	Christoph Ullmann	Forward		19. May 1983	Altötting	2009
19	Bryan Adams	Forward		20. March 1977	Fort St. James, BC	2009
21	Christoph Melischko	Forward		25. July 1983	Schongau	2009
24	Mats Schöbel	Forward		5. April 1986	Düsseldorf	2009
27	Ivan Čiernik	Forward		30. October 1977	Levice, Slovakia	2011
36	Kevin Hecquefeuille	Forward		20. November 1984	Amiens, France	2010
37	Kamil Piroš	Forward		20. November 1978	Most, Czech Republic	2009
38	Dusan Frosch	Forward		08. May 1985	Hradec Kralove	2010
46	Gerrit Fauser	Forward		13. July 1989	Nürnberg	2010
71	Dave McLlwain	Forward		9. June 1967	Seaforth, ON	2010
72	Norman Hauner	Forward		4. December 1991	Hückeswagen	2009
78	Christoph Ziolkowski	Forward		7. February 1991	Cologne	2009
79	Marcel Ohmann	Forward		4. April 1991	Neuss	2009
87	Philip Gogulla	Forward		31. July 1987	Düsseldorf	2009
89	Philipp Büermann	Forward		17. March 1989	Bergisch Gladbach	2009
90	Jerome Flaake	Forward		2. March 1990	Guben	2010
	Igors Pavlovs	Head Coach		01. January 1965	Lipetsk	2010
	Rupert Meister	Assistant Coach		11. March 1965	Landshut	2010
	Rodion Pauels	Sportkoordinator		24. January 1963	Cologne	2010

* Förderlicences: Sören Sturm play adjusted for Fischtown Pinguins (2. Liga), Mats Schöbel for SC Riessersee (2. Liga), Christopher Mauch and Tom-Patric Kimmel für Herner EV (OL), Philipp Büermann for EHC Dortmund (RL), Sandro Agricola for EHF Passau Black Hawks (OL).

[edit] Transfers

Out:

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Date of birth	Birthplace	New Team
29	Travis Scott	Goalie		14. September 1975	Kanata, ON	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
32	John Slaney	Defender		7. February 1972	St. John's, NFLD	Frankfurt Lions
16	Sean Tallaire	Forward		3. October 1973	Steinbach, MAN	Kassel Huskies
17	Sebastian Furchner	Forward		3. May 1982	Cologne	EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams
18	Kai Hospelt	Forward		23. August 1985	Cologne	EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams
20	Alexander Oblinger	Forward		17. January 1989	Augsburg	Eisbären Berlin
27	Ivan Čiernik	Forward		30. October 1977	Levice, Slovakia	HC Sibir Novosibirsk
44	Harlan Pratt	Defender		10. December 1978	Redwater, Alberta	ZSC Lions
87	Philip Gogulla	Forward		31. July 1987	Düsseldorf	Buffalo Sabres / Portland Pirates
	Marc Wittfoth	Forward		10. April 1989	Cologne	Wölfe Freiburg
	Doug Mason	Head Coach		20. August 1955	Sudbury, ON	Fired

[edit] Former Coaches

• Clayton Beddoes
• Andreas Lupzig

[edit] Standings

The Sharks celebrate a victory over the Augsburger Panther (season 2005-06).

Pregame festivities at Game 4 of the 2007/08 German Championship final between the Haie and Eisbären Berlin.

[edit] Former Players

• Mike Johnson
• Robert Müller

[edit] Team records

Mirko Lüdemann.

Career Games

• Mirko Lüdemann (800 Games)
• Josef Heiß (690 Games)
• Miroslav Sikora (644 Games)

Career Goals

• Miroslav Sikora (442 Goals)
• Gerd Truntschka (270 Goals)
• Marcus Kuhl (250 Goals)

Career Points

• Miroslav Sikora (838 Points)
• Gerd Truntschka (825 Points)
• Helmut Steiger (500 Points)

Career Penalty Minutes

• Andreas Lupzig (811 Minutes)
• Udo Kießling (791 Minutes)
• Peter Schiller (789 Minutes)

Longest Game

• 168:16 minutes (22. March 2008 - 23. March 2008, Semifinal versus Adler Mannheim, scorer of the game-winning-goal was Philip Gogulla, longest Game in German ice hockey history and 2nd longest ice hockey game of all-time)

[edit] External links

• Official team page