MSC Mambas
The Mendener Skater Club Mambas e. V. is an inline skater hockey club from Menden (Sauerland) , which is named after the poisonous snake genus Mambas . The association was founded in 1995. He has seven teams and is therefore represented in all age groups.
Teams
The inline skater hockey teams take part in the ISHD games.
1. Gentlemen
In 2006 the 1st men's team managed to get promoted back to the 1st Bundesliga North. After a successful season in the 2nd Bundesliga, the Mambas were in second place. In the relegation, the Mambas were able to prevail against the Langenfeld Devils, who then had to make their way to the 2nd BLS, the Mambas rose again to the 1st BLN after a two-year absence. There they secured relegation in 2010 with sixth place. In 2012 the team starts in the 2nd Bundesliga North.
Ladies
The Mambas have a successful women's team that became German runner-up in 2006. The team is active in the first women's league. In addition, they were internationally successful in the Women's European Cup in 2006. They came in second behind Vesterbro Starz.
In 2007 the women reached 3rd place at the Ladies European Cup in Lugano (CH). They were eliminated in the semifinals against Vesterbro Starz, but took 3rd place against Düsseldorf Rams in the third place match.
In the 2007 season, the MSC women became German champions for the first time in the club's history. In the two finals against Bochum they prevailed with 2: 5 (A) and 5: 3 (H).
The next championships followed in 2008, 2009 and 2010. This was the most successful time for the Mambas women. In those years, however, it was never enough to become the German Cup winner. In 2009 and 2010 they were in the final, but lost it.
It wasn't until 2015 that the Mambas women were able to call themselves cup winners for the first time.
In 2014 and 2015 the women reached the playoff final for the German championship. However, it was not enough to win the title in both years.
In 2018, as so often, they reached the final of the German Cup. But unfortunately there was not enough for that in Oberhausen. The women lost against the Langenfeld Devils with 1: 8.
Only in 2019 could the women cheer again. With "the young and wild" the German championship could be reached, where the new Mambas ladies generation prevailed against the Duisburg Ducks. In the same year, this team also reached the final of the European Cup in Denmark. However, this was lost to the hosts with 2: 3.
Juniors
The club has a junior team that was founded in 2006 and is active in the 2nd JLWA.
Youth promotion
The association promotes the next generation. The mambas are represented by one team in each age group.
Street hockey
Since the 2006/2007 season, the Mambas have also had a street hockey department, which is under the title MSC Shadow Warriors in the 1st division of North Rhine-Westphalia.
training
The club trains and plays in the Zöpnekhalle in Sümmern .