The German champion sought a competitive advantage in a surprising way.
The players of Eisbären Berlin do not come second in the struggles. PDO
Eisbären Berlin, the most successful club in the history of the German DEL league, is leaving no stone unturned to win its third consecutive championship next spring.
The players practiced different fighting techniques on the ice in case the opponents provoked them and the situation would lead to a fight.
The team flew a coach from the United States. The players were guided by the NHL club that cooperated with the Los Angeles Kings for years Jeremy Clark.
Clark knows what he’s talking about when he teaches martial arts. The man has a black belt in Brazilian jujutsu. He also runs his own wrestling gym in Minnesota.
Clark’s core message to the players was that they must not give up if an opponent starts a fight. He launched the team’s slogan “no polar bears are beaten” according to the team’s name.
After a special training session in Germany, it has been considered whether the big club will be identified as a hooligan-like and fight-hunting group in the future.
At least the polar bear attacker doesn’t believe this Andi Eder.
– I don’t think coach Clark wants to make us next Mike Tysons or Arthur Abrahams. Rather, he wants us to be confident if a fight breaks out in the game. We know how to defend ourselves and not get knocked out. These were the first steps of training today, he thought to Saksalaislehti For Bild.
There is also a Finnish color in the team. Also familiar from the NHL Markus Niemeläinen lute in the back lines of the team. The tenacious Finnish defender has only played two matches this season due to injury.