What league does Straubing Tigers play in?

Straubing Tigers play in the DEL.

When was Straubing Tigers founded?

Straubing Tigers was founded in 2002 in Straubing, GER, Germany.

Where is Straubing Tigers based?

Straubing Tigers is based in Straubing, GER.

Who is the head coach of Straubing Tigers?

The head coach of Straubing Tigers is Tom Pokel.

What arena does Straubing Tigers play in?

Straubing Tigers play their home games at Eisstadion am Pulverturm in Straubing, GER.

What are the team colors of Straubing Tigers?

The team colors of Straubing Tigers are Blue + White.

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2023-2024 Season

Straubing Tigers were 32-15-5 in the 2023-24 DEL season with 94 points, 3rd overall.

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2023-2024 Straubing Tigers Roster

Straubing Tigers — 2023-2024 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Florian Bugl (G)	24	2002	Landshut, GER	6'1"	187	L
	#29	Philipp Dietl (G)Loan	22	2004	Bogen, GER	5'10"	159	L
	#35	Hunter Miska (G)	31	1995	Stacy, MN, USA	6'2"	174	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#92	Marcel Brandt (D/LW)	34	1992	Dingolfing, GER	5'9"	190	L
	#61	Justin Braun (D)	39	1987	Minneapolis, MN, USA	6'2"	205	R
	#9	Stephan Daschner (D)	38	1988	Ingolstadt, GER	5'10"	192	R
	#17	Adrian Klein (D)	23	2003	Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab, GER	6'3"	212	L
	#34	Benedikt Kohl (D)	38	1988	Berchtesgaden, GER	5'11"	176	R
	#32	Cody Lampl (D)	40	1986	Ketchum, ID, USA	5'10"	192	R
	#52	Nicolas Mattinen (D)	28	1998	Orleans, ON, CAN	6'5"	216	R
	#43	Philip Samuelsson (D)	35	1991	Leksand, SWE	6'2"	194	L
	#13	Mario Zimmermann (D)	25	2001	Altötting, GER	5'10"	172	L
FORWARDS
	#77	Matt Bradley (C)	29	1997	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	190	R
	#73	Linus Brandl (C)	21	2005	Mannheim, GER	6'0"	190	R
	#19	Tim Brunnhuber (C)	27	1999	Eggenfelden, GER	6'0"	209	L
	#10	Michael Clarke (C)	32	1994	London, ON, CAN	5'11"	183	L
	#22	Mike Connolly (LW)"A"	37	1989	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'9"	181	L
	#42	Cole Fonstad (C/LW)	26	2000	Estevan, SK, CAN	5'11"	168	L
	#88	JC Lipon (RW)	33	1993	Regina, SK, CAN	6'0"	190	R
	#49	Marcel Müller (LW/C)	38	1988	Berlin, GER	6'4"	229	L
	#8	Josh Samanski (C/LW)	24	2002	Erding, GER	6'3"	190	L
	#27	Sandro Schönberger (LW)	39	1987	Weiden, GER	6'2"	190	L
	#20	Justin Scott (C)	31	1995	Burlington, ON, CAN	6'1"	194	L
	#71	Tyler Sheehy (C)	30	1995	Burnsville, MN, USA	5'11"	179	R
	#6	Parker Tuomie (RW)	30	1995	Haßfurt, GER	5'10"	185	L
	#89	Mark Zengerle (C/RW)	37	1989	Rochester, NY, USA	5'8"	183	R
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 13Av Age: 29.60 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Straubing Tigers Staff

Head CoachTom Pokel
Asst. CoachRobert Leask
Goaltending CoachManuel Litterbach
Sports ManagerJason Dunham
Team ManagerSophie Bergbauer
CEOGaby Sennebogen
Conditioning CoachGiovanni Willudda
Equipment ManagerJeff Maxwell
Massage TherapistReinhard Hoffmann
Physical TherapistAlexander Duschl
Physical TherapistRobert Kolpepaj
Physical TherapistPeter Kunzmann
Skills CoachAleksandrs Kercs Jr.

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Straubing Tigers Captains

"A"

Mike Connolly

Team Captaincy History

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Straubing Tigers Facts

Plays in: Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Team Colors: Blue + White
Town: Straubing, GER Map
Founded: 2002

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Nationalities

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Experience

Straubing Tigers: 3 505 GP
NHL: 875 GP
WC: 68 GP
OG: 8 GP
SHL: 225 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 8 GP
Liiga: 6 GP
KHL: 69 GP
Czechia: 3 GP
AHL: 2 220 GP
DEL: 5 881 GP

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Arena Information

Arena Name: Eisstadion am Pulverturm
Location: Straubing, GER
Capacity: 5 635
Construction Year: 1967

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Straubing Tigers Games

Straubing Tigers — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/25/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Augsburger Panther	Straubing Tigers	-	DEL
10/23/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Straubing Tigers	Kölner Haie	-	DEL
10/18/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Straubing Tigers	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	3 - 2	DEL
10/16/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Löwen Frankfurt	Straubing Tigers	1 - 4	DEL
10/11/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Adler Mannheim	Straubing Tigers	2 - 1	DEL

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Latest Transactions

Straubing Tigers — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Mirko Pantkowski (G)	Löwen Frankfurt	Details
08/01/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jean-Christophe Beaudin (F)	HK Sochi	Details
07/20/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jamieson Rees (F)	Belleville Senators	Details
07/17/2026	Loan	leaving	Moritz Kukuk (D)	Eisbären Regensburg	Details
07/16/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jakub Skarek (G)	San Jose Sharks	Details
07/13/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Zac Leslie (D)	HC Bolzano	Details
07/10/2026	Loan	leaving	Max Bleicher (D)	Eisbären Regensburg	Details
06/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Hudson Elynuik (F)	Florida Everblades	Details

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Straubing Tigers History and Standings

Straubing Tigers — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	DEL	10	6	3	-	1	0	39	27	20	2	2	-
2025-2026	DEL	52	32	17	-	2	1	180	150	101	1.94	3	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	DEL	52	21	24	-	6	1	159	158	76	1.46	7	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	DEL	52	25	15	-	7	5	167	130	94	1.81	3	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	DEL	56	25	17	-	9	5	190	166	98	1.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	DEL	54	29	17	-	1	7	188	158	96	1.78	4	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	DEL	37	15	16	-	2	4	103	102	53	1.43	4	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	DEL	52	34	18	-	8	4	175	136	98	1.88	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	DEL	52	21	19	-	6	6	159	151	81	1.56	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2017-2018	DEL	52	17	27	-	2	6	137	177	61	1.17	13	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	DEL	52	18	24	-	3	7	147	168	67	1.29	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016	DEL	52	22	24	0	3	3	147	159	75	1.44	9	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	DEL	52	10	32	0	5	5	103	168	45	0.87	13	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	DEL	52	17	23	-	3	9	136	153	66	1.27	12	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	DEL	52	21	24	-	4	3	133	145	74	1.42	9	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	DEL	52	20	20	-	8	4	161	151	80	1.54	6	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	DEL	52	15	24	-	9	4	145	159	67	1.29	13	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	DEL	56	18	27	-	5	6	149	193	70	1.25	13	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	DEL	52	17	25	-	7	3	144	164	68	1.31	13	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	DEL	56	12	34	-	4	6	132	197	50	0.89	14	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	DEL	52	12	28	-	8	4	135	189	56	1.08	12	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	Germany2	52	26	14	-	4	8	158	140	94	1.81	5	Promoted
2004-2005	Germany2	52	31	11	-	6	4	207	138	109	2.1	1	Final loss
2003-2004	Germany2	48	22	12	-	7	7	170	121	87	1.81	3	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Germany2	56	23	21	-	6	6	191	176	87	1.55	8	Quarterfinal loss

Straubing Tigers Tournament Statistics

Straubing Tigers — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	-	0	0	3	11	0	0	3	Final loss
	Champions HL	6	2	2	-	1	1	14	14	9	1.5	15	Eighth Final Loss
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	0	0	24	11	15	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2008-2009	DEB-Pokal	2	2	0	-	0	0	10	4	6	3	1	Semifinal loss

Straubing Tigers Retired Numbers

Straubing Tigers Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Straubing Tigers — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	David Elsner (F)	2026-2027	EV Landshut	DEL 2	9	3	9	12	20
2.	Cole Fonstad (F)	2026-2027	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL 2	9	5	5	10	6
3.	Ryan Merkley (D)	2026-2027	HK Dukla Trencin	Extraliga	11	0	10	10	14
4.	Harrison Reed (F)	2026-2027	TecArt Black Dragons Erfurt	Oberliga	9	5	4	9	8
5.	Nicolas Deschamps (F)	2026-2027	Grenoble	Ligue Magnus	10	5	4	9	2
6.	Travis St. Denis (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	ICEHL	11	3	6	9	4
7.	Matt Bradley (F)	2026-2027	HC Bolzano	ICEHL	10	2	7	9	2
8.	Sören Sturm (D)	2026-2027	Selber Wölfe	Oberliga	10	0	9	9	6
9.	Nicolas Mattinen (D)	2026-2027	Adler Mannheim	Champions HL	6	5	3	8	6
10.	Nicolas Mattinen (D)	2026-2027	Adler Mannheim	DEL	10	5	3	8	10

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Straubing Tigers — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.30
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	27.69
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	28.93
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	29.60
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	190 lbs	29.07

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Franchise All-Time Points

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mike Connolly (F)	492	119	286	405
2.	Bill Trew (F)	422	172	193	365
3.	Marcel Brandt (D)	500	100	179	279
4.	Norm Batherson (F)	201	111	151	262
5.	Calvin Elfring (D)	432	80	154	234

Franchise All-Time Goals

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Bill Trew (F)	422	172	193	365
2.	Mike Connolly (F)	492	119	286	405
3.	Norm Batherson (F)	201	111	151	262
4.	Marcel Brandt (D)	500	100	179	279
5.	Jeremy Williams (F)	226	100	88	188

Franchise All-Time Assists

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mike Connolly (F)	492	119	286	405
2.	Bill Trew (F)	422	172	193	365
3.	Marcel Brandt (D)	500	100	179	279
4.	Calvin Elfring (D)	432	80	154	234
5.	Norm Batherson (F)	201	111	151	262

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Andrew Canzanello (D)	376	41	153	561
2.	Éric Meloche (F)	203	59	132	492
3.	Norm Batherson (F)	201	111	262	457
4.	Karl Stewart (F)	276	81	181	450
5.	Sandro Schönberger (F)	652	78	171	424

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sandro Schönberger (F)	652	78	93	171
2.	Marcel Brandt (D)	500	100	179	279
3.	Mike Connolly (F)	492	119	286	405
4.	Calvin Elfring (D)	432	80	154	234
5.	Bill Trew (F)	422	172	193	365

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Pierre Sévigny (F)	54	31	79	1.46
2.	Greg Bullock (F)	68	29	89	1.31
3.	Norm Batherson (F)	201	111	262	1.30
4.	Niklas Hede (F)	121	57	155	1.28
5.	Lee Goren (F)	34	12	38	1.12

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Norm Batherson (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	54	24	56	80	1.48	147
2.	Pierre Sévigny (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	54	31	48	79	1.46	150
3.	Bill Trew (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	56	37	37	74	1.32	50
4.	Norm Batherson (F)	2004-2005	Germany2	51	37	35	72	1.41	98
5.	Niklas Hede (F)	2004-2005	Germany2	52	24	48	72	1.38	20

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Bill Trew (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	56	37	37	74	1.32	50
2.	Norm Batherson (F)	2004-2005	Germany2	51	37	35	72	1.41	98
3.	Pierre Sévigny (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	54	31	48	79	1.46	150
4.	Norm Batherson (F)	2003-2004	Germany2	48	31	38	69	1.44	81
5.	Jeremy Williams (F)	2018-2019	DEL	52	30	27	57	1.10	22

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Norm Batherson (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	54	24	56	80	1.48	147
2.	Pierre Sévigny (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	54	31	48	79	1.46	150
3.	Niklas Hede (F)	2004-2005	Germany2	52	24	48	72	1.38	20
4.	Trevor Gallant (F)	2005-2006	Germany2	50	21	46	67	1.34	89
5.	Greg Bullock (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	54	22	45	67	1.24	131

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Straubing Tigers — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Sena Acolatse (D)	2018-2019	DEL	46	0	11	11	0.24	173
2.	Pierre Sévigny (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	54	31	48	79	1.46	150
3.	Éric Meloche (F)	2008-2009	DEL	49	13	20	33	0.67	148
4.	Norm Batherson (F)	2002-2003	Germany2	54	24	56	80	1.48	147
5.	Brian Maloney (F)	2008-2009	DEL	49	10	17	27	0.55	136