Eisbear frustration after a tight defeat: scandal about mosquito fans!

Eisbear frustration after a tight defeat: scandal about mosquito fans!

On January 12, 2025, 867 spectators came to the ice hockey arena to track the exciting derby between the hammer polar bears and the Hannover Scorpions. In the end, the polar bears had to give up 3: 4 in penalty shooting. However, this was not the only excitement on this matchday. The security situation was tense because fans of the Essen mosquitoes were among the audience and the police were alerted. Managing Director Martin Köchling took this measure after there had already been an incident at the beginning of the year in which the guest cabin of the polar bears had been robbed in Essen, which triggered a wave of outrage.

The polar bears went out of the game with a certain pride despite the defeat. Trainer Casey Fratkin praised the performance of his team, while sporting director Ibo Weißleder made his frustration over the mosquito fans clear and emphasized how important it was to address such incidents. "It is unacceptable that such incidents happen," said Weißleder and referred to the difficulties that the association had after the theft of the valuables in the polar bear's guest cabin

incidents and security concerns

The previous incident took place on December 31, 2024 when the home game of the mosquitoes was canceled against the Hammer Eisbären. At that time, the mosquitoes led 5: 3 when the polar bears were stolen during the second third in the guest cabin. This led to an immediate refusal of the polar bears to continue the game. The police were informed and initiated investigations, but remains unclear how the perpetrators were given access to the guest cabin. The Moskitos Essen informed their fans about Instagram about the incident, while the discussion about security measures in the Essen Arena won.

The mosquitoes also considered legal steps against Fratkin, which criticized the security precautions in the hall as inadequate. The official statement of the mosquitoes for this incident will be published in the coming days in order to obtain a clear position on the current events.

sporting developments

In the game against the Scorpions, the Hammer Eisbären scored their goals through Miro Markkula in the 13th minute, Gianluca Balla in the 36th minute and Joshua Greuss in the 54th minute. However, this strong performance was not rewarded when the Scorpions by goals from Jordan Knackstedt, Brett Cameron and Artur Kruminsch, all of which fell in the second half in a short period of time, won the upper hand. Christoph Kabitzky saw the decisive penalty shootout as the decisive shooter for the Hanoverians.