The situation for the eight-time champions Kölner Haie in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) is becoming more and more threatening.
In the basement duel with the Iserlohn Roosters, the team of former national coach Uwe Krupp conceded a 2:3 after extra time on the 50th matchday (1:1, 1:0, 0:1, 0:1) and slipped out after the 14th defeat penultimate place in the table for the past 15 games.
The tail light descends from the DEL. With a point average of 1.12, Krefeld is ahead of them, but the Penguins have played seven games fewer than the KEC (1.25). Joe Whitney scored the winning goal in Iserlohn after 52 seconds in extra time.
Cologne’s archrival Düsseldorfer EG also lost 2:3 (1:1, 1:1, 0:1) to runner-up Grizzlys Wolfsburg in their own hall. The Lower Saxony thus consolidated their second place in the table behind champions Eisbären Berlin, the DEG is ninth.