Hamburg Crocodiles
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The Hamburg Crocodiles are an ice hockey team in Hamburg
, Germany
. They currently play in the Verbandsliga Nord, one of the German regional leagues.
, the second level of German ice hockey. In 2000, the former NHL player, Phil Bourque
played for the Crocodiles.
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. They currently play in the Verbandsliga Nord, one of the German regional leagues.
History
The club was founded in 1990. In 1998, they were promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga can stand for:*Bundesliga , the name for the premier league of any sport in Germany or Austria*2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the 2nd Division in German football...
, the second level of German ice hockey. In 2000, the former NHL player, Phil Bourque
Phil Bourque
Phillipe Richard Bourque is a former American professional ice hockey player. He was never selected in the NHL Entry Draft; instead, he was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 4, 1982.-Playing career:...
played for the Crocodiles.