DEL: EHC Red Bull München introduces new eSports team

Tuesday, 31. January 2023 | DEL: EHC Red Bull München introduces new eSports team

Welcome to the Red Bulls! New eSports team for the Red Bulls 🎮// CURRENTThe leader of the German Ice Hockey League, EHC Red Bull München, is focusing its commitment in the eSports sector on the sports-relevant "6 vs. 6" mode.

The former team of the Herford Ice Dragons will be represented on the national and international stage in the game NHL 23 as "Red Bull Munich eSports" in the future. Our new eSports players compete in the "6 vs. 6" format in the European Championship League (ECL) as well as the German Championship League (GCL).

"Advancing virtual sports"

"We are very proud that we will be a part of the successful Red Bull family in the future. The merger means for us as an eSports team the opportunity to advance the virtual sport in connection with ice hockey. Our goal is to inspire Red Bulls fans with strong performances on the virtual ice from now on," reveals team manager Tobias Hohner.

The ten-man squad around captain Tim Strompf includes both young, talented players and real console veterans. Everything is there, from the year of birth 1982 to 2005. Among the gamers is also Kevin Würterle, who won the eSpengler Cup in the past two years and made it to the top-8 at the IIHF eWorld Championship 2022.

Champions-League-Achtelfinale an der Konsole mit Schütz & Szuber

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Familiar faces for Schütz

On the Red Bulls professional ice hockey team, Justin Schütz is one of the fittest gamers. "My first NHL game was the one from 2007," our forward recalls. Some players from our new eSports team are familiar to him. "I play with Leon Gawanke (Manitoba Moose, AHL), Cedric Schiemenz (Düsseldorfer EG), Taro Jentzsch (Adler Mannheim) and a few friends in a lower league of the GCL. A few years ago, that's how we got in touch," Schütz said.

"We played against each other quite often for fun. Once we even won narrowly. In the meantime, however, we wouldn't stand a chance against the guys anymore," says the 22-year-old.

Schütz was also successful about two months ago. In a show match with his teammate Maksymilian Szuber, the two pros left their rivals from EV Zug no chance and clearly beat Luca De Nisco and Dario Allenspach on the console 9:1.

Soon to start

In the future, you can follow the games of "Red Bull Munich eSports" LIVE on our Twitch channel. The new GCL season starts on February 12, 2023 - it's going to be exciting!