Roosters under pressure: defeat against grizzlys and tied misery!

Roosters under pressure: defeat against grizzlys and tied misery!

On February 2, 2025, the Iserlohn Roosters had to accept a narrow defeat against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg. The away game ended 2: 3 in front of 3,182 spectators in the home ice arena of the Wolfsburg.

The Roosters are in the penultimate place in the table with this result, tied with the bottom of the Augsburg. The Augsburg Panther were able to win 5: 3 in the parallel game against the Schwenninger Wild Wings, but played one more game. In the last three home games, the Roosters were able to score, but not in full.

games and game results

Before the away game in Wolfsburg, the Roosters had recently successfully played in Cologne and won their game 4-0 there. Historically, the Iserlohn had won four times in the last five encounters against the Grizzlys, who started significantly weaker and lost their last three games. Despite the difficult conditions due to an injury -related failure list, the Roosters with Hubert Labrie and Sven Ziegler were able to use two important players. Hendrik Hane stood in the goal again and gave his best.

The first third went goalless. Both teams showed committed performances, but were initially unable to score. In the 26th minute, Darren Archibald scored the 1-0 for Wolfsburg. Just a minute later, Sven Ziegler brought the Roosters back into play with his 17th season.

struggle for points

In the second third, the goals failed to materialize and both teams continued to appear offensive. The final upswing for Iserlohn then came in the third third when Shane Gersich scored 2-1 for the Roosters in the 44th minute. However, the leadership did not last long: Gerrit Fauser equalized in the 48th minute to 2: 2. The crucial moment came just a minute later, when Darren Archibald scored the 3: 2 for the Grizzlys due to an error in the tube's construction phase.

Doug Shedden, coach of the Roosters, took 1:30 minutes before the end Hendrik Hane for an additional field player off the ice to increase the pressure on Wolfsburg. But the equalization did not want to succeed and the Roosters finally had to give up 2: 3. This result marks a critical point in the season, since the Roosters now have to score to break away from the relegation zone. The next challenge is in Bremerhaven after the international break.

del in the upswing

In another context, the German Ice Hockey League (Penny DEL) shows an impressive decline in spectators this season. With over 14.5 million viewers who follow the live games and the conferences in Magenta Sport, the league has achieved an increase of more than 20 percent compared to the previous year. On average, more than 50,000 people see each DEL game, which again means 26 percent more spectators per encounter compared to the past season when an average of 5,879 spectators visited the games.

The Cologne Haie are currently league leaders with an average of 16,901 fans per game. The Eisbären Berlin and Adler Mannheim also attract 13,719 and 11,158 spectators per game. All 14 clubs benefited from an increase in spectators. Almost three million users follow the social media channels of the league and their clubs, which underlines the growing popularity of ice hockey in Germany. The Iserlohn Roosters also hope to benefit from this positive trend.

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