Advance sales for the test match against Wolfsburg have started – secure your tickets now!

Advance sales for the test match against Wolfsburg have started – secure your tickets now!

Summer may be in full swing, but fans of Cologne ice hockey can already look forward to the upcoming test games in the new season. How the sharks According to reports, advance sales for the preparatory game against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg have already begun. The duel will take place in the Haie Center on Wednesday, September 3rd at 6:00 p.m. The ticket prices for seats are 25.00 euros, while reduced tickets start at 19.72 euros. Standing places are also cheap at 19.72 euros (reduced 15.00 euros). Particularly pleasing for wheelchair users: They can purchase special tickets for just 10.00 euros. The reduced prices do not only apply to fans who have season tickets for the 2025/2026 season.

An additional highlight for ice hockey enthusiasts will be on Friday, August 15th, when the guest game between the Dresdner Eislöwen and the Iserlohn Roosters takes place in the Haie Center. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. while the game begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for this event are also available!

View of the ice hockey landscape in Germany

Ice hockey is one of the most popular sports in Germany, right after football and handball. This is shown not only by the enthusiastic spectator numbers in the stadiums, at the ice hockey games of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) and also by the high number of members in the German Ice Hockey Association, which was around 25,860 in 2024. The DEL itself, which was founded in 1994 and replaced the ice hockey Bundesliga, recorded record sales of 173.6 million euros in the 2023/24 season. An average of 7,162 spectators per game shows that ice hockey is very popular in Germany.

For those who would like to find out more about the ice hockey scene, there are a variety of attractive test games and main round games. For example, advance ticket sales for the preparatory game against the Kassel Huskies start on August 1st, 2023. Season ticket holders have the opportunity to secure their seats a few days in advance, starting on August 15th, 2023 for the main round games, such as at the Lions Frankfurt is reported.

An unforgettable event

The passion for ice hockey is deeply rooted in Germany; the first official game took place in Berlin in 1897. This tradition and growing interest are reflected in the average number of viewers. In the 2022/23 season there were at least 5,965 spectators per game. Over 4.87 million Germans identify strongly with the sport, which shows that ice hockey lives in the hearts of fans.

The upcoming test matches not only offer the opportunity to see the new players in action, but also to meet old friends again and jump out of their chairs together when the team scores goals. All of this makes ice hockey an incomparable experience that creates excitement not only in the stadiums but also among spectators at home.

So if you don't want to miss the first test games in Cologne, you should get tickets as quickly as possible. It is certain that both the players and the fans are working towards an exciting and entertaining ice hockey year 2025/2026. The anticipation is already palpable!