Lausitzer Füchse
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| Lausitzer Füchse | |
| Founded | 1932 Gemeinschaft Eishockey (Association Ice Hockey) 1950 BSG Ostglas Weißwasser 1952 BSG Chemie Weißwasser 1953 SG Dynamo Weißwasser 1990 PEV Weißwasser 1991 ES Weißwasser 1994 ESG Sachsen „Die Füchse" Weißwasser/Chemnitz 2002 EHC Lausitzer Füchse GmbH |
| Home ice | Eisstadion Weißwasser |
| Based in | Weißwasser Weißwasser Weißwasser is a town in Upper Lusatia in eastern Saxony, Germany.Weißwasser is the third largest town in the Görlitz district after Görlitz and Zittau. The town's landmark is its water tower.- History :... |
| Colours | white, blue, yellow, wine-red |
| League | 2nd Bundesliga 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :... |
| Head coach | Dirk Rohrbach |
| Owner | City of Weißwasser Weißwasser Weißwasser is a town in Upper Lusatia in eastern Saxony, Germany.Weißwasser is the third largest town in the Görlitz district after Görlitz and Zittau. The town's landmark is its water tower.- History :... |
The Lausitzer Füchse (literally Lusatia
Lusatia
Lusatia is a historical region in Central Europe. It stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the east to the Elbe valley in the west, today located within the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg as well as in the Lower Silesian and Lubusz voivodeships of western Poland...
n Foxes) is a German ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team, based in Weißwasser
Weißwasser
Weißwasser is a town in Upper Lusatia in eastern Saxony, Germany.Weißwasser is the third largest town in the Görlitz district after Görlitz and Zittau. The town's landmark is its water tower.- History :...
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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History
The team was founded already in 1932 but is most significant for its remarkable domination as SG Dynamo Weißwasser in the GDR ice hockey league with over 25 championships. After the German reunificationGerman reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
the team could not hold its strength, financial problems and relegations followed.
After the 2006/2007 season the team has won the best-of-seven play-down series against Dresdner Eislöwen
Dresdner Eislöwen
The Dresden Eislöwen are a professional ice hockey team in the 2nd Bundesliga. The team is based in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. They play their home games at the EnergieVerbund Arena which hosts up to 4.100 spectators....
with 4-2 and remains in the 2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...
while the Eislöwen have to play in the Oberliga
Oberliga (Ice Hockey)
The Oberliga is currently the third tier of ice hockey in Germany. In the 2007-08 season, the Oberliga is split in a northern and a southern group.-1948-58:...
in the 2007/2008 season.