When was Frankfurt Lions founded?

Frankfurt Lions was founded in 1959 in Frankfurt, GER, Germany.

Where is Frankfurt Lions based?

Frankfurt Lions is based in Frankfurt, GER.

Who is the head coach of Frankfurt Lions?

The head coach of Frankfurt Lions is Pentti Matikainen.

Who is the captain of Frankfurt Lions?

The captain of Frankfurt Lions is Toni Porkka.

What arena does Frankfurt Lions play in?

Frankfurt Lions play their home games at NIX Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, GER.

Who is the general manager of Frankfurt Lions?

The general manager of Frankfurt Lions is Gisela Thomas.

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

Frankfurt Lions were 25-23-1 in the 1996-97 DEL season with 47 points, 11th overall.

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1996-1997 Frankfurt Lions Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
DEL
1.	François Sills (F)	48	9	37	46	20	-	9	5	5	10	10
2.	Iiro Järvi (RW)	48	13	23	36	44	-	9	2	8	10	14
3.	Dave Archibald (C/W)	34	10	19	29	48	-1	9	4	3	7	16
4.	Tony Virta (RW/C)	48	13	13	26	40	-	8	1	2	3	56
5.	Brad Jones (C)	37	14	11	25	89	-	9	5	3	8	18
6.	Ilya Vorobyov (C/RW)	32	12	13	25	36	2
7.	Kai Rautio (D)	47	11	12	23	14	-	9	2	4	6	4
8.	Toni Porkka (D)	48	8	15	23	66	-	9	0	4	4	10
9.	Timo Peltomaa (RW)	47	7	16	23	86	-	9	0	4	4	6
10.	Thomas Popiesch (F)	48	8	11	19	24	-	9	2	7	9	16
11.	Jürgen Schaal (F)	47	4	9	13	16	-	9	3	1	4	8
12.	Igor Schultz (F)	43	7	5	12	48	-	2	0	0	0	0
13.	Joni Lehto (D)	18	5	4	9	10	-	9	1	8	9	16
14.	Sergei Shendelev (D)	20	4	5	9	16	-	9	2	3	5	6
15.	Petr Kopta (F)	45	3	6	9	34	-	9	2	1	3	29
16.	Rudolf Gorgenländer (D)	46	2	6	8	53	-	9	0	1	1	0
17.	Andrei Lomakin (LW)	12	3	4	7	10	-	3	0	0	0	0
18.	Florian Storf (D)	47	1	3	4	26	-	9	0	0	0	0
19.	Brian Hannon (RW)	28	0	4	4	8	-	9	2	2	4	14
20.	Greg Thomson (D/F)	45	0	4	4	30	-	9	1	1	2	12
21.	Daniel Gauthier (C)	8	1	0	1	6	-6
22.	Pavel Vit (D/F)	29	1	0	1	8	-	3	0	0	0	25
23.	Anton Raubal (D)	12	0	1	1	6	-
24.	Matthias Kliemann (F)	6	0	0	0	0	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
DEL
1.	Rupert Meister (G)	15	2.87	.882	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2.94	.889
2.	Jukka Tammi (G)	40	2.86	.880	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4.27	.829

1996-1997 Frankfurt Lions Staff

Head CoachPentti Matikainen
Head CoachPeter Obresa
Asst. CoachPeter Obresa
General ManagerGisela Thomas
Franchise OwnerGerd Schröder
Franchise OwnerGisela Thomas
Franchise OwnerClaus Wisser

Team Staff History

1996-1997 Frankfurt Lions Captains

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Toni Porkka

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1996-1997 Frankfurt Lions Demographics

Frankfurt Lions Facts

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Town: Frankfurt, GER Map
Founded: 1959

1996-1997 Frankfurt Lions Roster Facts

Nationalities

10 players
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2 players
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Experience

Frankfurt Lions: 1 641 GP
NHL: 807 GP
WC: 124 GP
OG: 50 GP
SHL: 18 GP
Liiga: 2 252 GP
AHL: 612 GP
DEL: 2 017 GP
NL: 8 GP

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Arena Information

Arena Name: NIX Eissporthalle
Location: Frankfurt am Main, GER
Capacity: 6 990
Construction Year: 1981

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Frankfurt Lions History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2009-2010	DEL	56	28	20	-	6	2	191	161	98	1.75	2	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	DEL	52	21	20	-	6	5	152	152	80	1.54	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2007-2008	DEL	56	24	15	-	8	9	188	172	97	1.73	4	Semifinal loss
2006-2007	DEL	52	24	21	-	4	3	171	171	83	1.6	8	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	DEL	52	18	23	-	5	6	124	137	70	1.35	9	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	DEL	52	30	14	-	5	3	197	124	103	1.98	1	Semifinal loss
2003-2004	DEL	52	26	17	-	5	4	177	148	92	1.77	5	Champion
2002-2003	DEL	52	14	26	-	6	6	133	171	60	1.15	13	Saved in relegation
2001-2002	DEL	60	20	31	-	7	2	156	199	76	1.27	11	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	DEL	60	23	24	-	5	8	189	189	87	1.45	10	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	DEL	56	24	20	-	8	4	190	175	92	1.64	7	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	DEL	52	25	18	-	5	4	184	168	89	1.71	4	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	DEL	48	27	14	-	6	1	160	126	61	1.27	2	Semifinal loss
1996-1997	DEL	48	21	23	-	4	1	136	142	47	0.98	12	Saved in relegation
1995-1996	DEL	50	22	20	-	5	3	189	162	52	1.04	8	Last 16 loss
1994-1995	DEL	44	16	22	-	5	1	110	140	38	0.86	10	Last 16 loss

Frankfurt Lions Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2008-2009	DEB-Pokal	2	2	-	0	0	3	5	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	ECC	2	2	0	-	-	6	10	0	0	3	-
1998-1999	Euro HL	6	4	-	1	1	20	34	3	0.5	4	Did not make playoffs

Frankfurt Lions Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Christian Billich (F)	2026-2027	EHC Freiburg	DEL 2	3	0	0	0	2
2.	Tobias Schwab (F)	2026-2027	EC Lauterbach 2012	Regionalliga	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2009-2010	View Roster	5'11"	190 lbs	30.17
2008-2009	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	30.96
2007-2008	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	29.00
2006-2007	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	28.88
2005-2006	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	29.42

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	206	98	183	281
2.	Jason Young (F)	328	85	177	262
3.	Chris Snell (D)	244	64	122	186
4.	Rob Doyle (D)	253	41	134	175
5.	Dwayne Norris (F)	195	75	97	172

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	206	98	183	281
2.	Jason Young (F)	328	85	177	262
3.	Jeff Ulmer (F)	163	79	86	165
4.	Dwayne Norris (F)	195	75	97	172
5.	José Charbonneau (F)	200	66	90	156

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	206	98	183	281
2.	Jason Young (F)	328	85	177	262
3.	Rob Doyle (D)	253	41	134	175
4.	John Chabot (F)	134	29	131	160
5.	Chris Snell (D)	244	64	122	186

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Chris Snell (D)	244	64	186	667
2.	Jason Young (F)	328	85	262	619
3.	Michael Bresagk (D)	572	26	90	558
4.	Rob Doyle (D)	253	41	175	481
5.	José Charbonneau (F)	200	66	156	415

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michael Bresagk (D)	572	26	64	90
2.	Jason Young (F)	328	85	177	262
3.	Toni Porkka (D)	258	21	55	76
4.	Rob Doyle (D)	253	41	134	175
5.	Victor Gervais (F)	250	64	91	155

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Robert Reichel (F)	67	66	144	2.15
2.	Doug Weight (F)	7	6	15	2.14
3.	Jiri Lala (F)	91	54	146	1.60
4.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	206	98	281	1.36
5.	Devin Edgerton (F)	48	30	63	1.31

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	46	47	101
2.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2004-2005	52	29	94
3.	Jiri Lala (F)	1995-1996	50	36	85
4.	Jeff Ulmer (F)	2009-2010	56	37	74
5.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2003-2004	51	23	69

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	46	47	101
2.	Jeff Ulmer (F)	2009-2010	56	37	74
3.	Jiri Lala (F)	1995-1996	50	36	85
4.	François Sills (F)	1995-1996	50	32	66
5.	Devin Edgerton (F)	1999-2000	48	30	63

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2004-2005	52	65	94
2.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	46	54	101
3.	John Chabot (F)	1998-1999	49	52	59
4.	Jiri Lala (F)	1995-1996	50	49	85
5.	Chris Taylor (F)	2007-2008	56	49	66

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Steve Kelly (F)	2006-2007	47	38	209
2.	Jason Marshall (D)	2007-2008	44	11	179
3.	Paul Stanton (D)	2002-2003	49	32	167
4.	Chris Snell (D)	1997-1998	45	39	161
5.	Chris Snell (D)	1998-1999	49	51	157

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Team names:

- Eintracht Frankfurt (1959-1991)
- Frankfurter ESC "Die Löwen" (1991-1994)
- Frankfurt Lions (1994-2010)