Düsseldorfer EG Dismisses Sportdirektor and Coaching Staff After Historic Relegation

The 90-year-old ice hockey club initiates a leadership overhaul following its first-ever drop from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

The Düsseldorfer EG (DEG) has been relegated from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the first time in its 90-year history after finishing 14th in the 2024/25 season.
Sportdirektor Niki Mondt has been dismissed with immediate effect, ending his tenure that began in 2017.
The contracts of head coach Steven Reinprecht and assistant coach Saku Martikainen, hired in 2024 to stabilize the team, will not be renewed.
The personnel changes follow a comprehensive analysis conducted by the shareholders of DEG Eishockey GmbH to address the club's performance issues.
DEG expressed gratitude to Mondt, Reinprecht, and Martikainen for their contributions and wished them success in their future endeavors.