Hamburg Freezers
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The Hamburg Freezers are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) that play their games in Hamburg, Germany
. Originally known as the Munich Barons
from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz
relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the Freezers.
Goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère
suited up for the Freezers during the 2004–05 NHL lockout season. Giguère played six games for Hamburg and posted a .925 save percentage
, with a goals against average
of 2.39.
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...
. Originally known as the Munich Barons
Munich Barons
The Munich Barons were a professional ice hockey team between 1999 and 2002 run by the Anschutz Entertainment Group in the German Ice Hockey League ...
from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz
Philip Anschutz
Philip Frederick Anschutz is an American entrepreneur. Anschutz bought out his father's drilling company in 1961 and earned large returns in Wyoming. He has invested in stocks, real estate and railroads...
relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the Freezers.
Goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère
Jean-Sébastien Giguère
Jean-Sébastien Giguère is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League . He played major junior with the Verdun Collège Français and Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , where he was drafted 13th...
suited up for the Freezers during the 2004–05 NHL lockout season. Giguère played six games for Hamburg and posted a .925 save percentage
Save percentage
Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...
, with a goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
of 2.39.
Season records
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tie | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Rank | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 2002–03 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2002–03 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 9th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Krefeld Pinguine became German Champions... |
52 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 0 | - | 77 | 154 | 152 | 8 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2003–04 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 10th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Frankfurt Lions became German Champions, and the Wölfe Freiburg were relegated back to the 2... |
52 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 3 | - | 95 | 151 | 115 | 3 | Lost in Semifinals |
| 2004–05 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 11th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Eisbären Berlin became first time German Champion, a feat they will repeat a number of times in the next seasons... |
52 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | - | 76 | 133 | 148 | 8 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2005–06 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 12th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The German champion Eisbären Berlin defended its title in the final game on 17 April 2005... |
52 | 29 | 17 | - | 0 | 6 | 85 | 144 | 145 | 6 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2006–07 2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 13th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The league was played with 14 clubs in the 2006-07 season, the same number as the previous season... |
52 | 32 | 19 | - | 1 | 2 | 83 | 169 | 153 | 7 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2007–08 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 14th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 15 Teams played after the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg received the license and were admitted to play in the DEL. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 56 regular season games... |
56 | 28 | 20 | - | 1 | 7 | 87 | 194 | 171 | 7 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2008–09 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 15th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 16 Teams played after the 2. Bundesliga Champion, the Kassel Huskies received the license to play in the DEL... |
52 | 27 | 19 | - | 2 | 4 | 82 | 158 | 147 | 8 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2009–10 2009–10 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoffSource:... |
56 | 20 | 31 | - | 4 | 1 | 61 | 162 | 200 | 14 | No Playoffs |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff -Playoff... |
52 | 23 | 21 | - | 3 | 5 | 69 | 135 | 161 | 11 | No Playoffs |