The semi-final playoffs are in full swing in the DEL. A top player who storms for the Mannheimer Adler against Ingolstadt is the focus of the Berliner Eisbären for the coming season. It is national player Lean Bergmann (24), as BILD learned exclusively.
The former Iserlohn winger is considered a power forward. Means: Powerful attacker who does not shy away from a duel and is considered a tireless worker on the ice. After taking part in the Olympics in Beijing, he suffered from heart muscle inflammation and is now turning up again in the playoffs. From 2019 to 2012, Bergmann even played 13 games for San Jose in the NHL. He has been on the ice for Mannheim since 2021. However, his contract with the Eagles is about to expire. After embarrassingly missing out on the playoffs as reigning champions, Berlin must make a change. So far there hasn’t been much to see.
After the transfer flops of the Berliners with goalkeeper Jake Hildebrand and ruffian Ryan Olsen (both from Frankfurt) finally a direct hit again. In addition, Frederik Tiffels from Munich and Tobi Eder from Düsseldorf (BILD reported exclusively) are also coming to the Spree. Bergmann, Eder, Tiffels, you can safely count them as top commitments and are real reinforcements – in contrast to Olsen and Hildebrand. According to BILD information, the long-term contract with Bergmann has already been signed.
Rumors are also circulating that the Mannheim striker Nico Kraemmer and Markus Eisenschmid and the Wolfsburg defender Dominik Bittner switch to Munich for the coming season. Also transfer hits, which represent a top reinforcement for the team from Bavaria.