Tornado Luxembourg
| Tornado Luxembourg | |
|---|---|
| City | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| League |
Luxembourg Championship FFHG Division 3 |
| Founded | 1987[1] |
| Home arena | Kockelscheur Arena |
| Colours |
blue, white, red |
| General manager | Monique Scheir |
| Head coach | Joakim Eriksson |
Tornado Luxembourg is an ice hockey team in Luxembourg City. The team plays in FFHG Division 3. However, they are not eligible for the championship because they are a foreign team.
Tornado has also participated in the Luxembourg Championship, and the Luxembourg Cup.
History
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. They then played in the Rheinland-Palatinat Liga until 2005, when they joined the FFHG Division 3, the fourth level of French ice hockey.
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
Forwards
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
| 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 |
Goaltenders
| 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
Germany
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
- 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
- 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