Lausitzer Füchse

EHC Lausitzer Füchse
City:	Weißwasser, Saxony
League:	DEL2
Founded:	1932
Home Arena:	Eisstadion Weißwasser; (capacity: 2,750)
Colors:	Blue, Yellow;
Franchise history
1936–1948:	TSV Weißwasser
1948–1950:	Kristall Weißwasser
1950–1952:	BSG Ostglas Weißwasser
1952–1953:	BSG Chemie Weißwasser
1953–1990:	SG Dynamo Weißwasser
1990–1991:	PEV Weißwasser
1991–1994:	ES Weißwasser
1994–2002:	ESG Sachsen „Die Füchse" Weißwasser/Chemnitz
2002–present:	EHC Lausitzer Füchse GmbH

The Lausitzer Füchse (literally Lusatian Foxes) is a professional ice hockey team based in Weißwasser, Saxony. They currently play in DEL2,^[1] the second level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the 2nd Bundesliga. he Weißwasser U23 team, ES Weißwasser, currently plays in the Regionalliga East.

History

The team was founded in 1932 as TSV Weißwasser. TSV won its first official game against Spremberg, 5-0 on December 17, 1933. The club won the regional Silesian Championship in 1937 and 1938 and played in the 1937 German Championship. They are most significant for their remarkable domination as SG Dynamo Weißwasser in the DDR-Oberliga, winning 25 league championships.

After the German reunification the team could not hold its strength, financial problems and relegation from the top-tier followed.

Honours

East German ice hockey champions: (25) - 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1989, 1990^[2]