Ice hockey in Zweibrücken
Ice hockey has been played in Zweibrücken in the Palatinate regionsince the 1950s. EHC Zweibrücken Hornets is currently playingin the Regionalliga Süd-West . The HC Two Bridges "Flyers" played in the 1980 two years in the league .
history
Ice hockey came to the city through soldiers of the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed in Zweibrücken . In 1955 the ice rink called Peter Cunningham Memorial Arena was opened on Zweibrücken Air Base . It was initially the venue for the Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers . In the late 1960s, the US Air Force took over the air base and the ice rink.
Zweibrücker ice sports community
Zweibrücker EG played in the then third-class regional league in 1971/72 . Today only ice hockey referees are organized in the ZEG .
HC Zweibrücken Flyers
The HC Zweibrücken played from 1983 to 1985 in the league and qualified for the relegation with the 2nd Bundesliga . The club took over financially and stopped playing. Today the HCZ only provides a hobby team.
| season | society | league | space |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980/81 | HC Flyers | Regionalliga South-West | Runner-up |
| 1981/82 | HC Flyers | Regionalliga South-West | 4th Place |
| 1982/83 | HC Flyers | Regionalliga South-West | Runner-up promotion |
| 1983/84 | HC Flyers | Oberliga Nord | 3rd place / qualification 2nd BL 6th place |
| 1984/85 | HC Flyers | Oberliga Nord | 5th place / qualification 2nd BL 10th place |
| 1985/86 | HC Flyers | Oberliga Nord | retreat |
EHC Zweibrücken Hornets
| EHC Zweibrücken Hornets | |
|---|---|
| Greatest successes | |
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Winner of the main round RL-Süd / West 2020 |
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| Club information | |
| history | EHC Zweibrücken (founded 1987) |
| Location | Zweibrücken |
| league | Regionalliga South-West |
| Venue | Zweibrücker ICE-ARENA |
| capacity | 1,250 seats |
| Season 2019/20 | Main Round Winner |
The EHC Zweibrücken was founded in 1987. The stadium went to the city in 1992 and later to a private operator. Since then, the club has mainly played in the regional league, although it has been participating in the league in Baden-Württemberg since 2002. The venue is the Zweibrücken ICE-ARENA .
The 1st team currently (2017) plays in the fourth highest division, the Regionalliga Süd-West . The Hornets became champions of the Regionalliga Süd-West for the first time in the 2016/17 season after the final against the Eisbären Heilbronn.
The 2nd team takes part in the - fifth class - Landesliga Baden-Württemberg and the Rhineland-Palatinate League. In the youngsters of the EHCZ, the youth teams from the U8 age group to youth take part in games in the Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg areas. For this purpose, there is a team of cold start flyers organized as a hobby under the umbrella of the EHCZ
1st team
| season | league | space |
|---|---|---|
| 1987/88 | State League Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| 1988/89 | State League Rhineland-Palatinate | Ascent |
| 1989/90 | Regional league middle | 8th. |
| 1990/91 | Regional league middle | Runner-up |
| 1991/92 | Regional league middle | 3. |
| 1992/93 | Regionalliga North | 13. |
| 1993/94 | Regionalliga North | 14th |
| 1994/95 | 2nd League North | 11. |
| 1995/96 | 2nd League North | 11. / Descent |
| 1996/97 | ||
| 1997/98 | ||
| 1998/99 | ||
| 1999/2000 | Regionalliga Hessen-Rhineland-Palatinate | Runner-up |
| 2000/01 | Regionalliga Hessen-Rhineland-Palatinate | Runner-up |
| 2001/02 | Rhineland-Palatinate League State League Baden-Württemberg |
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| 2002/03 | Baden-Württemberg League (4th division) | 5. |
| 2003/04 | Baden-Württemberg League (4th division) | 7. / PO 5. |
| 2004/05 | Baden-Württemberg League (4th division) | 7th |
| 2005/06 | Baden-Württemberg League (4th division) | Runner-up |
| 2006/07 | Baden-Württemberg League (4th division) | 5. |
| 2007/08 | Regionalliga South-West | 6th |
| 2008/09 | Regionalliga South-West | 6th |
| 2009/10 | Regionalliga South-West | 9. |
| 2010/11 | Regionalliga South-West | 6th |
| 2011/12 | Regionalliga South-West | 7th |
| 2012/13 | Regionalliga South-West | 6th |
| 2013/14 | Regionalliga South-West | 6th |
| 2014/15 | Regionalliga South-West | 3. |
| 2015/16 | Regionalliga South-West | Runner-up |
| 2016/17 | Regionalliga South-West | master |
| 2017/18 | Regionalliga South-West | 5. |
| 2018/19 | Regionalliga South-West | Runner-up |
| 2019/20 | Regionalliga South-West | Main Round Winner |
2nd team
| season | league | space |
|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | Landesliga Baden-Württemberg Rhineland-Palatinate League |
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| 2007/08 | Landesliga Baden-Württemberg Rhineland-Palatinate League |
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| 2008/09 | Rhineland-Palatinate League | 3. |
| 2009/10 | Rhineland-Palatinate League | 6th |
| 2010/11 | Rhineland-Palatinate League | 3. |
| 2011/12 | District League Rhineland-Palatinate | 2. |
| 2012/13 | District League Rhineland-Palatinate | master |
| 2013/14 | District League Rhineland-Palatinate | master |
| 2014/15 | District League Rhineland-Palatinate | 4th |
| 2015/16 | Rhineland-Palatinate League | 5. |
| 2016/17 | State League Baden-Württemberg | 6th |
| 2017/18 | State League Baden-Württemberg | 8th. |
Source: icehockeypage.de
Other clubs
- Ice hockey goldies Zweibrücken
- Ice sports club "Huskies" Zweibrücken
- AFJHC Zweibrücken
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://ehc-zweibruecken.de/index.php/verein/vereins-info-s
- ↑ A fast sport on runners ( Memento from February 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ History icehockeypage
