Blue Devils Weiden: spirit of optimism before the duel against Huskies!

Blue Devils Weiden: spirit of optimism before the duel against Huskies!

Next Sunday, October 5, 2025, things will get hot in the Probonio Arena when the Blue Devils Weiden meet the Kassel Huskies. The game starts at 5:00 p.m. and promises to provide exciting hockey action. The Blue Devils have already made a promising start this season and will be hoping to maintain their form after experiencing some ups and downs in recent games. Ice hockey.net reported that the Blue Devils returned to the second highest German ice hockey league last year after a 30-year absence. Despite initial difficulties, they were classified as relegation candidates and were able to improve their performance after a bumpy phase with many injuries and a bankruptcy filing by sponsor Ziegler Holding GmbH.

"There is something!" Could you say, because the support of the fans and a new investor - the Birch Group - gave the association new support. This positive development is reflected in the previous achievements: after the main round, the Blue Devils ended the season in 7th place and made it into the DEL2 playoff quarter-finals, which is a great success for the club. In the second year after the ascent, the goal is to reach the playoffs again.

New additions and injuries

The team squad has experienced some changes. The Blue Devils want to continue their way with a younger and faster team. Marco Wölfl left the club and switched to the Hanover Scorpions. In his place, Michael McNiven was hired as a new goalkeeper, which, however, is due to injury. Felix Noack will initially support the team in the goal, while Sebastian Wieber and Connor McLeod can also be welcomed as new players.

"The team has a good hands," some fans mean, especially after four defenders left the club, while three experienced newcomers - Daniel Schwaiger, Manuel Edfelder and Calvin Pokorny - were added. Louis Marusch, another new addition, is also expected. Unfortunately, Vladislav Filin and Dominik Bohac are missing due to injury. On the offensive, the best storm series with Tomas Rubes, Luca Glasser and Tyler remains intact, while Nick Jermain, Zach Tsekos and Cedric Schiemenz increase the rows. In addition, three new U21 newcomers-Paul Vinzens, Georg Thal and Noah Samanski-were hired.

Previous seasonal achievements

The Blue Devils had a solid start to the main round, with three wins from their first four games. The results show that the team worked itself: they won against Kaufbeuren (4: 3), were able to clearly prevail against EHC Freiburg (4: 0) and won a narrow victory against Krefeld (2: 1 n.p.). Ultimately, however, the team had to give up 2: 4 against the Lausitzer Füchse on October 3.

With the Kassel Huskies, another opponent is now waiting for the Blue Devils. The huskies are an established team in the DEL2 and are certainly a hard nut. "We are ready for the challenge," is the setting in the Weiden camp. The DEL2 table shows how close the teams are together. DEL2.org offers a comprehensive overview of the league, the tension increases!

Overall, the Blue Devils Weiden are on the right track, and with the support of the fans and the right team spirit, all signs are on success. The hope of reaching the playoffs again is alive.