Nothing stands in the way of the start of the season: The Hanover Indians, like local rivals Scorpions and all other top division clubs, have received approval to play from the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB). In the past two years the Indians had to tremble for their license. In 2019, missing documents had to be submitted. In the summer of 2020, those responsible for the horse tower even fought in front of the DEB court in Munich and had success against the previously denied license refusal.
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Twelve teams are involved in the south group, the mosquitos Essen are back in the north group, which increases the strength of the season to 14 teams. So all the northern upper division can calculate with 26 home games in the regular season. The DEB has not yet published a game plan. One thing is certain, however: The Indians will play a game against the Crocodiles Hamburg on their own ice on September 24th – the official opening game that will be played for the first time.
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The ECH has strengthened its goalkeeper position with Jan Dalgic (ESV Kaufbeuren) and David Miserotti-Böttcher (Dresdner Eislöwen) with two players from DEL 2. Joe Kiss (Dresdner Eislöwen), Mike Miezkowski (Löwen Frankfurt) and Robin Palka (EV Landshut) also come from this division.
Tobias Möller (SC Riessersee), Kyle Gibbons, Robin Thalmeier (both Star Bulls Rosenheim) and Jayden Schubert (Rostock Piranhas) move from the league to the horse tower. Niko Esposito-Selivanov (Lake Superior State / USA) and Johan Schreiber (Vimmerby HC / Sweden) also come from abroad.
Top scorer Brett Bulmer (Tilburg Trappers) as well as Michael Burns (Icefighters Leipzig), Santeri Ovaska (Passau Black Hawks), David Trivellato (Hammer Eisbären), Lukas Schaffrath (Rostock), Thore Weyrauch have left the horse tower and with it the team of coach Lenny Soccio (Eispiraten Crimmitschau) and David Zabolotny (Comarch Cracovia).
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