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First derby win of the season: Cologne Sharks put the brakes on DEG

The Cologne Sharks finally get their first win against Düsseldorf in the third seasonal special derby. Even before the game, a planned DEG action fails.

,   and  Wendy Allen
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Cologne's Moritz Müller (l) and Düsseldorf's Brendan O'Donnell fight for the puck. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Cologne's Moritz Müller (l) and Düsseldorf's Brendan O'Donnell fight for the puck. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Ice hockey - First derby win of the season: Cologne Sharks put the brakes on DEG

Derby lost, strike missed: Düsseldorfer EG suffered a double defeat at arch-rivals Kölner Haie. Three and a half weeks after the 1:7 in Düsseldorf, the Sharks took revenge on Wednesday with a 3:1 (0:0, 1:1, 2:0) win for the highest derby defeat ever in the history of the German Ice Hockey League.

Goals from Andreas Thuresson (22nd minute), Louis-Marc Aubry (47th) and Tim Wohlgemuth (60th) into the empty Düsseldorf goal gave Cologne their first win in the third prestige duel of the season between the Rhineland rivals. This time only Alexander Blank (35) scored for DEG in front of 18,600 spectators in the sold-out arena.

DEG had already been thwarted before the game. Together with the rock band Die Toten Hosen, the Düsseldorfers had planned to manipulate the Sharks' run-in show. To this end, projectors had already been smuggled into the arena to throw Pacmans with the DEG logo onto the ice before the 241st derby, which would then have eaten little shark portraits. A DEG battle cry by the Toten Hosen should also have been part of the action. However, the projectors were discovered by security staff in a box and removed.

The surprise team Fischtown Pinguins from Bremerhaven, who won 2:1 (0:0, 0:1, 2:0) against runners-up ERC Ingolstadt, remain at the top of the DEL table.

DEL statistics for the derby DEL table

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  1. Despite their best efforts, featuring a collaboration with rock band Die Toten Hosen, Düsseldorfer EG's planned disruption of the Cologne Sharks' run-in show, including projecting Pacmans with the DEG logo onto the ice, was thwarted by security staff who discovered the projectors.
  2. In the sold-out arena of Cologne, home to the Cologne Sharks, a crowd of 18,600 spectators witnessed the historic derby win of the season, as the Sharks defeated DEG with a score of 3:1, avenging their previous 1:7 loss in Düsseldorf.
  3. The Cologne Sharks' first derby win of the season against DEG, their arch-rivals from Düsseldorf, came courtesy of goals from Andreas Thuresson, Louis-Marc Aubry, and Tim Wohlgemuth, while Alexander Blank scored the sole goal for DEG.
  4. Located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the Cologne Sharks and Düsseldorfer EG are two of the most storied rivals in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL), with their latest matchup resulting in a significant 3:1 victory for the Sharks.
  5. In the context of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL), the Cologne Sharks' derby win against DEG marks a significant milestone, as they recorded their highest-ever derby defeat against their arch-rivals, extending their overall record against DEG.
  6. In a season filled with upsets and unexpected results, the Cologne Sharks, representing Cologne, added another feather to their cap by securing a derby win against their North Rhine-Westphalia nemesis, Düsseldorfer EG, in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL).

Source: www.stern.de

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