Iserlohn no longer last
Cologne’s angry coach leaves the interview in a hurry
February 13, 2024, 11:31 p.m
The Kölner Haie lose their home game against the Iserlohn Roosters in the DEL. The coup leaves the Sauerlanders in last place for the time being. Haie coach Uwe Krupp is annoyed and ends the interview after the game early. There was one question he didn’t like.
Leaders Eisbären Berlin made a mistake in the DEL after the international break. The nine-time champions lost 0:3 (0:0, 0:1, 0:2) to the strong Schwenninger Wild Wings at the start of the 45th matchday. Seven games before the end of the main round, the capital club leads the table with three points ahead of pursuers Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven. Tylor Spink (26th), Alexander Karachun (46th) and Kyle Platzer (59th) shot the Wild Wings to their 19th home win and initially into fourth place. The Schwenningers have a good chance of qualifying directly for the DEL play-offs for the first time. The lead over the Kölner Haie is five points.
Poor discipline was the Berliners’ downfall in the third period – including national player Frederik Tiffels, who received a five-minute penalty and then had to leave the ice plus a game-time penalty. “We’re not happy with our game and our discipline. That’s actually not our style. I have no doubt that we can fix that. That wasn’t our night,” said polar bear Serge Aubin, unusually clearly annoyed.
The fight to stay in the league is also coming to a head. The Iserlohn Roosters left last place for the first time since matchday 15 after winning 5:4 (0:2, 2:1, 3:1) in Cologne. This was temporarily taken over by the Augsburg Panthers, who can only join the Eisbären on Friday. Cologne coach Uwe Krupp was visibly frustrated and quickly left the MagentaSport interview. “In the end, we made individual mistakes at the wrong moment. They happen to you throughout the game, but they shouldn’t happen to you at the wrong time.”
When asked about his team’s possible susceptibility to counterattacks, Krupp said: “No, those weren’t counterattacks. They were simply two mistakes that Iserlohn took advantage of. That wasn’t a structural thing, those were individual mistakes by two experienced players. We can discuss that for a long time now and think about how bad we are or we say we made two mistakes at the wrong moment. We still have seven games to win points and I hope the team understands that.” He then canceled the Magenta interview.
The Roosters were very happy. “When we look at the table, we are no longer last and that is a nice feeling,” said coach Doug Shedden. Michael Dal Colle played a major role in the victory with one goal and three assists. “It feels very good. The best feeling of the season. We have to keep going like this,” said the match winner happily. The Nuremberg Ice Tigers are back in the middle of the relegation battle after the 3:4 (2:0, 1:3, 0:1) against the Straubing Tigers. The Franconians are only five points ahead of Augsburg. However, Düsseldorfer EG is only one point away from first place for the pre-play-offs.