Overview

• Eisbären Berlin confirmed Patrick Khodorenko suffered a severe knee injury in the 3–0 win over Ingolstadt and will undergo surgery soon.
• Sporting director Stéphane Richer called the news a shock and pledged full support for the forward’s recovery.
• To reinforce the roster, Berlin issued a Förderlizenz to 21-year-old Lennard Nieleck from partner club Lausitzer Füchse.
• Nieleck and 19-year-old defenseman Moritz Kretzschmar debuted the same evening in a 1–4 Champions Hockey League loss to Frölunda in Berlin.
• The setback marks a fifth long-term absence for the club; Khodorenko had produced one goal and two assists in four DEL games since his Sept. 24 arrival from Lukko Rauma.