Overview
- Eisbären Berlin officially presented Éric Dubois as their new head coach following the departure of Serge Aubin, who has signed to coach SC Bern.
- Dubois arrives from DEL rival ERC Ingolstadt where he served last season as an assistant coach under Mark French.
- The 56-year-old has a long playing and coaching resume that includes 12 professional seasons, time in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and nine years in the Winnipeg Jets organization working with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.
- Sport director Stéphane Richer said the club was convinced by Dubois’s ideas and concepts and framed the hire as a move to continue the Eisbären’s established culture.
- The club has not released contract length or broader staff changes yet; the key question now is how Dubois’s development focus will affect the team’s roster and youth pipeline after five championships in six years under Aubin.