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

Frankfurt Lions — 1996-1997 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	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	-

Frankfurt Lions — 1996-1997 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	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

"C"

Toni Porkka

"A"

Team Captaincy History

1996-1997 Frankfurt Lions Demographics

Frankfurt Lions Facts

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Team Colors: -
Town: Frankfurt, GER Map
Founded: 1959

1996-1997 Frankfurt Lions Roster Facts

Nationalities

10 players
7 players
3 players
3 players
2 players
1 player

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

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

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

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Latest Transactions

Frankfurt Lions — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
12/06/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Adrian Foster (F)	Örebro HK	Details
08/26/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Aleksander Polaczek (F)	Hamburg Freezers	Details
08/18/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Eric Schneider (F)	EHC München	Details
07/24/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Sean Blanchard (D)	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Details
07/19/2010	Confirmed	leaving	John Slaney (D)	HC Plzeň 1929	Details
07/19/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Jeff Ulmer (F)	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	Details
07/13/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Thomas Oppenheimer (F)	Hamburg Freezers	Details
07/13/2010	Confirmed	leaving	Simon Danner (F)	DEG Metro Stars	Details

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Frankfurt Lions History and Standings

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

Frankfurt Lions Tournament Statistics

Frankfurt Lions — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2008-2009	DEB-Pokal	2	0	-	0	2	0	3	5	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	ECC	2	-	0	-	2	0	6	10	0	3	-
1998-1999	Euro HL	6	1	-	1	4	3	20	34	0.5	4	Did not make playoffs

Frankfurt Lions Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Frankfurt Lions — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Tobias Schwab (F)	2026-2027	EC Lauterbach 2012	Regionalliga	8	7	12	19	2
2.	Christian Billich (F)	2026-2027	EHC Freiburg	DEL 2	15	3	0	3	6
3.	Stefan Mann (F)	2026-2027	Bad Muskau Bombers	Bezirksliga	2	0	3	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Frankfurt Lions — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2009-2010	View Roster	5'11"	190 lbs	30.25
2008-2009	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	30.96
2007-2008	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	29.04
2006-2007	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	28.96
2005-2006	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	29.62

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Frankfurt Lions — 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

Frankfurt Lions — 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

Frankfurt Lions — 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.

Frankfurt Lions — 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

Frankfurt Lions — 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

Frankfurt Lions — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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

Frankfurt Lions — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	DEL	46	47	54	101	2.20	84
2.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2004-2005	DEL	52	29	65	94	1.81	44
3.	Jiri Lala (F)	1995-1996	DEL	50	36	49	85	1.70	18
4.	Jeff Ulmer (F)	2009-2010	DEL	56	37	37	74	1.32	22
5.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2003-2004	DEL	51	23	46	69	1.35	46

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Frankfurt Lions — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	DEL	46	47	54	101	2.20	84
2.	Jeff Ulmer (F)	2009-2010	DEL	56	37	37	74	1.32	22
3.	Jiri Lala (F)	1995-1996	DEL	50	36	49	85	1.70	18
4.	François Sills (F)	1995-1996	DEL	50	32	34	66	1.32	40
5.	Devin Edgerton (F)	1999-2000	DEL	48	30	33	63	1.31	26

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Frankfurt Lions — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Patrick Lebeau (F)	2004-2005	DEL	52	29	65	94	1.81	44
2.	Robert Reichel (F)	1995-1996	DEL	46	47	54	101	2.20	84
3.	John Chabot (F)	1998-1999	DEL	49	7	52	59	1.20	44
4.	Jiri Lala (F)	1995-1996	DEL	50	36	49	85	1.70	18
5.	Chris Taylor (F)	2007-2008	DEL	56	17	49	66	1.18	48

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Frankfurt Lions — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Steve Kelly (F)	2006-2007	DEL	47	9	29	38	0.81	209
2.	Jason Marshall (D)	2007-2008	DEL	44	2	9	11	0.25	179
3.	Paul Stanton (D)	2002-2003	DEL	49	10	22	32	0.65	167
4.	Chris Snell (D)	1997-1998	DEL	45	13	26	39	0.87	161
5.	Chris Snell (D)	1998-1999	DEL	49	22	29	51	1.04	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)