Overview
- The club announced Pokel's hiring four days after dismissing Tom Rowe following an 8–0 defeat to ERC Ingolstadt.
- Pokel's contract runs through the end of the 2026/27 season.
- Sporting director Jan Barta described Pokel as the preferred candidate who knows the DEL well and can drive the team's development.
- Pokel previously coached the Straubing Tigers for eight years and was named DEL Coach of the Year in 2020.
- Frankfurt's poor start includes 15 points through the early season and two losses against bottom-placed Dresdner Eislöwen.