Tornado Luxembourg
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Tornado Luxembourg is an ice hockey team in Luxembourg City. The team plays in FFHG Division 3
FFHG Division 3
FFHG Division 3 is a professional ice hockey league in France...

, however they are not eligible for the championship because they are a foreign team.

Tornado has also participated in the Luxembourg Championship
Luxembourg Championship (ice hockey)
The Luxembourg Championship is the national ice hockey championship in Luxembourg. It was first played in 1978.-Luxembourg Championship:*2003-2011 Not played*2002-03 Tornado Luxembourg*2001-02 Tornado Luxembourg*2000-01 Tornado Luxembourg...

, and the Luxembourg Cup
Luxembourg Championship (ice hockey)
The Luxembourg Championship is the national ice hockey championship in Luxembourg. It was first played in 1978.-Luxembourg Championship:*2003-2011 Not played*2002-03 Tornado Luxembourg*2001-02 Tornado Luxembourg*2000-01 Tornado Luxembourg...

.

History

Tornado Luxembourg debuted in the 1987-88 season, and played in the Rheinland-Palatinat Liga, a German regional league, which they won. They then finished second in the qualification round for the Regionalliga
Regionalliga (ice hockey)
The Regionalliga is the fourth level of ice hockey in Germany. It was founded in 1961....

 Mitte Group, and thus qualified for the 1988-89 season. They only played in the Regionalliga for the 88-89 season, as they finished in eighth place in their group. They then played in the Rheinland-Palatinat Liga until 2005, when they joined the FFHG Division 3
FFHG Division 3
FFHG Division 3 is a professional ice hockey league in France...

, the fourth level of French ice hockey.

In Luxembourg, the club was won ten national championships (seven in a row from 1996-2003), and six Luxembourg Cups, in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2007.

Their present, Monique Scheier, is also part of the organization committee of the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
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For the 2009-10 season, the team had 26 players, including two national team players, Robert Beran and Benny Welter. Their goaltender was Gilles Mangen.

With there being so few ice hockey players in Luxembourg, there are generally a number of players from Tornado on the national team. Eight players from Tornado Luxembourg played for the national team in 2009.

Forwards

Number Name Nationality Height/Weight
10 Benny Welter   Luxembourg 180 cm/80 kg
11 Robert Beran   Luxembourg 180 cm/80 kg
77 Eric Wambach   Luxembourg 185 cm/82 kg
18 Jean-Marie Funk   Luxembourg 172 cm/86 kg
83 Thierry Holtzem   Luxembourg 187 cm/80 kg
42 Steven Minden   Luxembourg 175 cm/70 kg
22 David Donzel   France 179 cm/75 kg
64 Pierre Huther   France 178 cm/84 kg
15 Patrick Schon   Luxembourg 191 cm/83 kg
25 Daniel Androne   Belgium ? cm/? kg
5 Georges Scheier   Luxembourg 180 cm/70 kg
27 Sampsa Jarvenpaa   Finland 187 cm/82 kg
23 Frank Schram   Luxembourg 185 cm/92 kg
9 Jeff Meyer   Luxembourg 182 cm/92 kg
28 Fredrik Olsen   Denmark ? cm/? kg
16 Markus Eriksson   Sweden ? cm/? kg
28 Jani Rautjarvi   Finland ? cm/? kg
4 Agi Ichinorov   Mongolia 169 cm/62 kg
20 Michal Loksa   Czech Republic ? cm/? kg

Defence

Number Name Nationality Height/Weight
14 Ronny Scheier   Luxembourg 180 cm/80 kg
3 Serge Milano   Luxembourg 172 cm/80 kg
12 François Schons   Luxembourg 180 cm/70 kg
7 Rafael Springer   Luxembourg 190 cm/83 kg
17 Kai Linster   Luxembourg 186 cm/82 kg
21 Christophe Hernandez   Luxembourg 178 cm/87 kg
19 Yves Barthels   Luxembourg 190 cm/86 kg
33 Thierry Magalhaes   Czech Republic 184 cm/71 kg
6 Julius Faenoe   Denmark ? cm/? kg
2 Jason Maclean   Canada 190 cm/85 kg
6 Gilles Biever   Luxembourg ? cm/? kg

Goaltenders

Number Name Nationality Height/Weight
30 Gilles Mangen   Luxembourg 176 cm/70 kg
21 Julien Dequidt   France ? cm/? kg
1 Yann Livolant   Luxembourg 175 cm/100 kg


Germany

Rheinland-Palatinat Liga
  • 1986-87 1st place
  • 1987-88 1st place
  • 1989-1990: second place
  • 1990-1991: fourth place
  • 1991-1992: fourth place
  • 1992-1993: second place
  • 1997-1998: second place
  • 1998-1999: second place
  • 2001-2002: second place

France

FFHG Division 3
FFHG Division 3
FFHG Division 3 is a professional ice hockey league in France...

  • 2007-2008: third place
  • 2008-2009: third place in Group H
  • 2009-2010: Carry off play-down tournament faced with Asnières 2.
  • 2010-2011: seventh place in Group C

Luxembourg

  • Luxembourg Championship winners 2007-08, 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1999-00, 1998-99, 1997-98, 1996-97, 1993-94
  • Luxembourg Cup winners 2006-07, 2002-03, 1998-99, 1996-97, 1995-95, 1993-94
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