New coach for DEG: Chernomaz wants to create a promotion to the DEL!
New coach for DEG: Chernomaz wants to create a promotion to the DEL!
On May 4, 2025, it became known that Rich Chernomaz took on the role of the new head coach at Düsseldorfer eG (DEG). This happens in a critical phase after the DEG has relegated to the DEL2. Chernomaz, who is 61, has an extensive experience from German leagues in which he has been working since the turn of the millennium. Under his leadership, the course should be set for a successful return to the German Ice Hockey League (DEL).
DEG managing director Andreas Niederberger emphasizes the need for an experienced trainer to cope with the challenge in this upheaval situation. Chernomaz has won the German championship and two DEL2 titles twice. He has spent his last active time in the DEL2 since 2014, where he was able to work out a solid reputation.
Current player transfers and team optimization
Düsseldorfer eG faces the challenge of redesigning your squad planning after the descent. At the moment, the association does not have a single player under contract, which makes the first player commitments necessary in the coming weeks. Chernomaz will get involved in the search for suitable candidates to make the team competitive in the coming year.
As part of the developments in the league, Herford EV signed the 29-year-old Finn Sebastian Moberg from the league competitor Leipzig. Moberg, who was not used due to an injury last season, will play under the head coach Henry Thom, with whom he has already worked in Hamburg. In addition, Marek Racuk and Bastian Eckl will switch from the Bietigheim Steelers to the DEL2. Racuk, the top scorer of the team, scored 72 points in 42 games and was particularly strong in the playoffs with 10 goals and 15 templates.Eckl was also convincing and recorded remarkable 29 goals and 27 templates in 68 missions. At the Bietigheim Steelers, Alexander Dück stays as head coach after letting the team back into the DEL after relegation to the Oberliga. The club also preserves co-trainer Boris Blank to create the best possible prerequisites for the next season.
more games and results
In the DEL2 there were exciting games last weekend. The Krefeld penguins secured the league remaining with a 3-0 win against EV Landshut. Felix Bick managed a shutout. Viewer numbers of 6,187 underline interest in the game. The EC Bad Nauheim was also able to prevail against the Starbulls Rosenheim with a 7: 5 and enthusiastic 3,402 spectators.
In addition, exciting encounters between the EC Kassel Huskies and the ice pirates Crimmitschau took place, where Crimmitschau emerged 4-2 as the winner. The team from Freiburg also won 4: 1 against the themselves.
With these changes and exciting games, the DEL2 is faced with an exciting time, while DEG under the direction of Chernomaz takes on the upcoming challenges in order to be able to start again in the highest German division by the 2025/2026 season. ice hockey News reports of the Personnel Chernomaz and the current situation of the DEG, while DEL 2| Details | |
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