Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players. The famous Eisstadion at the Brehmstrasse was the home venue for most of the team's history. The team now plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League, abbreviated DEL); the home venue is the ISS Dome.
The club was founded on November 8, 1935 as Düsseldorfer Eislauf Gemeinschaft (DEG) and was renamed DEG Metro Stars on March 1, 2002. It was renamed again as Düsseldorfer Eislauf-Gemeinschaft (DEG) in 2012.
German champions 1967, 1972, 1975, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996German Runner-up, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2006, 2009DEB-Pokal winners 2006DEB-Pokal Runner-up, 2005NRW state champion 1946Champion in the 2. Bundesliga 2000 (the DEG was two years in the 2nd division due to financial problems)2nd place in Eurocup 19913rd place in Eurocup 19971967: Hans-Joachim Schmengler, Rainer Gossmann, Kurt Jablonski, Erik Böttcher, Dieter Hoja, Wolfgang Wylach, Jürgen Breidenbach, Karl Heitmüller, Horst Roes, Karl-Heinz Löggow, Reinhold Rief, Ferdinand Werdermann, Ingo Lingemann, Horst Hübbers, Josef Reif, Peter Gregory, Otto Schneitberger, Peter Schmitz.Head coach: Hans Rampf
1972: Rainer Makatsch, Manfred Fleischer, Erich Weide, Heiko Antons, Frank Neupert, Jürgen Schwer, Harald Kadow, Otto Schneitberger, Rudolf Potsch, Peter Müller, Klaus Volland, Anton Pohl, Wolfgang Boos, Hubert Engel, Josef Reif, Walter Köberle, Peter Hejma, Walter Stadler, Vladimir Vacatko, Erwin Zeidler.Head coach: Xaver Unsinn
1975: Otto Schneitberger, Georg Kink, Horst-Peter Kretschmer, Walter Köberle, Wolfgang Boos, Walter Stadler, Sepp Reif, Petr Hejma, Vladimir Vacatko, Agar, Rainer Makatsch, Heiko Antons, Russel Wiechnik, Gerd Baldauf, Jürgen Schwer, Klaus Volland, Hans Clouth, Michael Clouth, Michael Muus, Manfred Fleischer.Head coach:Chuck Holdaway
1990: Helmut de Raaf, Markus Fleming, Uli Hiemer, Mike Schmidt, Rick Amann, Andreas Niederberger, Stefan Königer, Christoph Kreutzer, Jürgen Schulz, Gerd Truntschka, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine, Peter Lee, Andreas Brockmann, Dieter Hegen, Oliver Kasper, Manfred Wolf, Roy Roedger, Lane Lambert, Dieter Willmann, Peter Hejma Jr.Head coach: Peter Johansson (during Playoffs: Peter Hejma)
1991: Helmut de Raaf, Markus Fleming, Uli Hiemer, Mike Schmidt, Rick Amann, Andreas Niederberger, Christoph Kreutzer, Jürgen Schulz, Christian Althoff, Robert Sterflinger, Gerd Truntschka, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine, Peter Lee, Andreas Brockmann, Dieter Hegen, Oliver Kasper, Thomas Werner, Michael Fleming, Olaf Scholz, Brian Hannon, Rainer Zerwesz, Don McLaren, Henrik Hölscher, Dieter Willmann, Peter Hejma Jr.Head coach: Hans Zach
1992: Helmut de Raaf, Christian Frütel, Uli Hiemer, Mike Schmidt, Rick Amann, Andreas Niederberger, Robert Sterflinger, Christof Kreutzer, Christian Althoff, Gerd Truntschka, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine, Peter Lee, Benoit Doucet, Dieter Hegen, Mike Lay, Andreas Brockmann, Rainer Zerwesz, Olaf Scholz, Henrik Hölscher, Udo Schmid.Head coach: Hans Zach
1993: Helmut de Raaf, Christian Frütel, Uli Hiemer, Mike Schmidt, Rick Amann, Andreas Niederberger, Christoph Kreutzer, Rafael Jedamzik, Robert Sterflinger, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine, Peter Lee, Benoit Doucet, Andreas Brockmann, Ernst Köpf, Wolfgang Kummer, Lorenz Funk Jr., Dale Derkatch, Steve Gotaas, Mark Jooris, Bernd Kühnhauser, Christian Schmitz, Tino Boos, Mike Lay, Rainer Zerwesz, Henrik Hölscher.Head coach: Hans Zach
1996: Helmut de Raaf, Carsten Gossmann Abwehr, Peter Andersson, Brad Bergen, Uli Hiemer, Torsten Kienass, Andreas Niederberger, Sergej Sorokin, Robert Sterflinger, Andreas Brockmann, Benoit Doucet, Lorenz Funk Jr., Dieter Hegen, Ernst Köpf, Alexej Kudaschov, Bernd Kühnhauser, Wolfgang Kummer, Patrick Lebeau, Mikko Mäkelä, Gordon Sherven, Bernd Truntschka, Chris Valentine.Head coach: Hardy Nilsson, Assistant coach: Martin Karlsson
Updated March 4, 2017.
10 Chris Valentine12 Peter-John Lee13 Walter KöberleGoaltenderHelmut de Raaf; DEG: 1980 - 1996; Seasons: 11; Games: 497; Goals: 0; Assists: 7; Points: 7; Penealty minutes: 155; Championships: 5DefencemenRick Amann; DEG: 1987 - 1996; Seasons: 9; Games: 446; Goals: 85; Assists: 160; P: 245; PM: 602; Ch: 4Frank Dueckerhoff; DEG: 1980 - 1985; Seasons 5; G: 60; Goals: 0: Assists: 0: P: 0; PM: 2: Ch: 0Ulrich Hiemer; DEG: 1986 - 1996; Seasons: 10; G: 482; Goals: 141; Assists: 288; Points: 429; PM: 794; Championships: 5Andreas Niederberger; DEG: 1986 - 1998; Seasons: 12; Games: 593; Goals: 77; Assists: 256; P: 333; PM: 262; Ch: 5Mike Schmidt; DEG: 1984 - 1993; Seasons: 9; Goals: 63; Assists: 288; P: 351; 571 Penalty minutes; Championships: 4Robert Sterflinger; DEG: 1985 - 1997; Seasons: 9; G: 405; Goals: 32; Assists: 75; P: 107; PM: 258; Ch: 4ForwardsChris Valentine; DEG: 1984 - 1996; Seasons: 12; G: 571; Goals: 365; Assists: 598; P: 963; PM: 912; CH: 5;Peter-John Lee; DEG: 1983 - 1993; Seasons: 10; G: 450; Goals: 340; Assists: 334; P: 674; PM: 492; CH: 4;Peter Hejma Sen.; DEG: 1970 - 1981; Seasons: 9; G: 359; Goals: 240; Assists: 274; P: 514; PM: 261; Ch: 2Dieter Hegen; DEG: 1989 - 1998; Seasons: 7; G: 341; Goals: 238; Assists: 266; P: 464; PM: 292; Ch: 4Andreas Brockmann; DEG: 1988 - 2000; Seasons: 10; G: 507; Goals: 158; Assists: 264; P: 422; PM: 542; Ch: 6 (5x Bundesliga/DEL; 1x 2. Bundesliga)Ben Doucet; DEG: 1991 - 1998; Seasons: 7; G: 340; Goals: 159; Assists: 234; P: 393; PM:521; Ch: 3Gerd Truntschka; DEG: 1989 - 1992; Seasons: 3; G: 195; Goals: 61; Assists: 207; P: 268; PM: 183; Ch: 3Tore Vikingstad; DEG: 2003 - 2008; Seasons: 7; G: 355; Goals: 107; Assists: 171; P: 278; PM: 210; Ch: 1 (DEB-Cup 2006)Brendan Shanahan; DEG: 1994; Seasons: 1; G: 3;Daniel Kreutzer; DEG: 1996/97 and since 2002; still active1930s - Bobby Bell1952/1953 - Rainer Hillmann1950s - Clare (Jimmy) Drake1950s - Gerald Strong1956-1958 - Frank Trottier1958-1962 - Vlastimil Suchoparek1962-1965 - Engelbert Holderied1965-1969 - Hans Rampf1969/1970 - Dr. Ladislav Horsky1970-1972 - Xaver Unsinn1972/1973 - Jiri Pokorny1973-1976 - Chuck Holdaway1976/1977 - Hans Rampf, followed by George Agar1977/1978 - Rudi Hejtmanek1978/1979 - Otto Schneitberger1979-1982 - Gerhard Kießling1982/1983 - Jaromir Frycer1983-1984 - Heinz Weisenbach1984-1987 - Otto Schneitberger1987/1988 - Brian Lefley1988-1989 - Peter Johannson1989-1990 - Peter Hejma1990-1995 - Hans Zach1995-1997 - Hardy Nilsson1997 - Hans Zach1997/1998 - Chris Valentine1998-1999 - Czeslaw Panek1999-2001 - Gerhard Brunner2001-2004 - Michael Komma2004 - Walter Köberle as interimcoach2004-2005 - Butch Goring2005-2007 - Don Jackson2007 - Slavomir Lener2007-2008 - Lance Nethery as interim coach2008-2010 - Harold Kreis2010–2012 - Jeff Tomlinson2012–2014 - Christian Brittig2014– - Christoph Kreutzer 
