Tornado Luxembourg is a professional ice hockey team in Luxembourg City. The team sometimes plays in FFHG Division 3. However, they are not eligible for the championship because they are a foreign team.
| Tornado Luxembourg | |
|---|---|
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| City | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| League | Luxembourg Championship FFHG Division 3 |
| Founded | 1987[1] |
| Home arena | Kockelscheur Arena |
| Colours | blue, white, red |
| General manager | Monique Scheier-Schneider |
| Head coach | Joakim Eriksson |
| Website | https://www.tornadoluxembourg.com/ |
Tornado also participates in the Luxembourg Championship and the Luxembourg Cup.
History edit
Tornado Luxembourg debuted in the 1987-88 season, and played in the Rheinland-Palatinat Liga, a German regional league, which they won. They then finished second in the qualification round for the Regionalliga Mitte Group, and thus qualified for the 1988-89 season. They only played in the Regionalliga for the 1988-89 season, as they finished in eighth place in their group, and failed to qualify for the following season.
Prior to 2005, the Tornado played in the Rheinland-Palatinat Liga. Monique Scheier-Schneider negotiated with the French Ice Hockey Federation to get permission to play in the French Division 3. As part of the agreement, the team is eligible for promotion to the top Ligue Magnus tier, but are ineligible to become the French champion and represent France at international competitions for club teams. Schneider commented on the agreement by saying, "I think it's fair since we are already Luxembourg's champion by regularly beating our only competitor, the Beaufort club". Schneider has operated the Tornado as an amateur team which does not play its players, and covers its costs by a sponsorship from Škoda Auto.[2]
In Luxembourg, the club won the Luxembourg Championship seven times between 1994 and 2003, and the Luxembourg Cup eight times; in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2012.
During the 2012-2013 forward Colm Cannon became the all-time leading goal scorer of the Tornados.
With there being so few ice hockey players in Luxembourg, there are generally a number of players from Tornado on the national team. Eight players from Tornado Luxembourg played for the national team in 2009.
Roster edit
Forwards edit
| Number | Name | Nationality | Height/Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Colm Cannon |  Luxembourg |
186 cm/86 kg |
| 10 | Benny Welter | Luxembourg |
180 cm/80 kg |
| 11 | Robert Beran | Luxembourg |
180 cm/80 kg |
| 77 | Eric Wambach | Luxembourg |
185 cm/82 kg |
| 18 | Jean-Marie Funk | Luxembourg |
172 cm/86 kg |
| 83 | Thierry Holtzem | Luxembourg |
187 cm/80 kg |
| 42 | Steven Minden | Luxembourg |
175 cm/70 kg |
| 22 | David Donzel |  France |
179 cm/75 kg |
| 64 | Pierre Huther | France |
178 cm/84 kg |
| 15 | Patrick Schon | Luxembourg |
191 cm/83 kg |
| 25 | Daniel Androne |  Belgium |
? cm/? kg |
| 5 | Georges Scheier | Luxembourg |
180 cm/70 kg |
| 27 | Sampsa Jarvenpaa |  Finland |
187 cm/82 kg |
| 23 | Frank Schram | Luxembourg |
185 cm/92 kg |
| 9 | Jeff Meyer | Luxembourg |
182 cm/92 kg |
| 28 | Fredrik Olsen |  Denmark |
? cm/? kg |
| 16 | Markus Eriksson |  Sweden |
? cm/? kg |
| 28 | Jani Rautjarvi | Finland |
? cm/? kg |
| 4 | Agi Ichinorov |  Mongolia |
169 cm/62 kg |
| 69 | Teemu Hinkula | Finland |
184 cm/80 kg |
| 20 | Michal Loksa |  Czech Republic |
? cm/? kg |
Defence edit
| Number | Name | Nationality | Height/Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ronny Scheier | Luxembourg |
180 cm/80 kg |
| 3 | Serge Milano | Luxembourg |
172 cm/80 kg |
| 12 | François Schons | Luxembourg |
180 cm/70 kg |
| 7 | Rafael Springer | Luxembourg |
190 cm/83 kg |
| 17 | Kai Linster | Luxembourg |
186 cm/82 kg |
| 21 | Christophe Hernandez | Luxembourg |
178 cm/87 kg |
| 19 | Yves Barthels | Luxembourg |
190 cm/86 kg |
| 33 | Thierry Magalhaes | Luxembourg |
184 cm/71 kg |
| 6 | Julius Faenoe | Denmark |
? cm/? kg |
| 2 | Jason Maclean |  Canada |
190 cm/85 kg |
| 6 | Gilles Biever |
Luxembourg||? cm/? kg | |
| 27 | Christopher Maratea (Captain) |
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Goaltenders edit
| Number | Name | Nationality | Height/Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Gilles Mangen | Luxembourg |
176 cm/70 kg |
| 21 | Julien Dequidt | France |
? cm/? kg |
| 1 | Yann Livolant | Luxembourg |
175 cm/100 kg |
Results edit
Germany edit
Rheinland-Palatinat Liga
- 1986-87 1st place
- 1987-88 1st place
- 1989-1990: second place
- 1990-1991: fourth place
- 1991-1992: fourth place
- 1992-1993: second place
- 1997-1998: second place
- 1998-1999: second place
- 2001-2002: second place
France edit
- 2007-2008: third place
- 2008-2009: third place in Group H
- 2009-2010: Carry off play-down tournament faced with Asnières 2.
- 2010-2011: seventh place in Group C
Luxembourg edit
- Luxembourg Championship winners 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1999-00, 1998-99, 1997-98, 1996-97, 1993-94
- Luxembourg Cup winners 2012-13, 2011-12, 2006-07, 2002-03, 1998-99, 1996-97, 1995-95, 1993-94
References edit
- ^ Team profile
- ^ "La Ligne Bleue N°35". Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace (in French). 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2019-05-17.