I Played at a few rinks in Germany, Austria, and Italy. They so cool. I had a view of the mountains from the ice. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Love your videos, thanks for the great insights! Just one quick fact, the club itself was founded in 1863, as a sports and athletics club, but they actually only started playing hockey in 1951/1952. There are a lot of hockey clubs in Germany that started playing hockey way earlier. Cheers
You could check out de.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSV_Schongau or de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eishockey_in_Deutschland Unfortunately there‘s no English version or just a very abridged one. Google translator etc. might help more with that.
Founded in 1863, TSV Schongau (TSV = Turn- und Sportverein = Gymnastics and Sports Club) is, like most German sports clubs, a multi-sport club. In the early days, gymnastics was the main activity. Today, active members are also offered soccer, badminton, swimming and a few other sports. The ice hockey section, now known as the Schongau Mammuts, was founded in 1951. So this is by no means the oldest ice hockey club in Germany - not even close. And I think you know that too. Too bad, the video would actually be interesting enough, so there's no need for such annoying click-bait.
Honestly, I didn’t! Thanks for the info, when you look at the list for all the hockey teams in the league online it says it was found 1863, which is a later date than anything else listed for the DEL, DEL2, etc! Where did you find all this, would love to read more, thanks again!
Wow great video Robert love how you are exploring more of European hockey! Whilst the community in some countries isn't as big there are still loyal fans all around. You should check out the Polish ice hockey scene if you ever get a chance, anyways great video will definitely subscribe
Hey Robert, thank you for this interesting Video. Im from Schongau and my uncle is actually playing for the Schongau Mammuts. His name is Steiner. I found you through your video about Nick Mattinen and i found it pretty interesting and well-made. Just as this video. This is even more interesting for me, cause it is my home :D Although it was pretty weird to see every-day-places like the trainstation in a video haha. Keep up the great work man!
You don’t often see these lower leagues in different countries so I find this very interesting. I would love to see you join a college hockey team in the USA and Canada. I live nearby Quinnipiac in Hamden Connecticut which is the hometown of goaltender Jonathan Quick which would be fun to see a video on them. They have a great arena which is unique as it’s a two in one. One side is a 4,000 seat hockey arena the other is a 5,000 seat basketball arena back to back.
@@RobertGreeley well you always have a hockey friend in Connecticut. There are a lot of great teams and venues here for a small state. Mattire Family Arena at Sacred Heart in Fairfield CT is also a great place as well it’s the newer arenas built in 2022 and their locker room could envy a lot of NHL teams
Love these videos. Always dreamed about traveling Europe and visiting a bunch of lower divisional teams. As well as the top divisions of course 😅. I think they're due for an upgraded arena 🤣 casually 161 years old
@@RobertGreeley 23669, Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. The „Beach Devils Timmendorfer Strand“ We Play in „Reginalliga Nord“ also one of Germany 4th leagues. We are directly located at the baltic sea. The next Season starts in October. The Website of the Team is: Beach-Devils de
I honestly wish that do the handshake things after every games in the NHL because I feel like seeing the other team just celebrate on their opposing teams Ice is a little too much and causes a lot of overreaction
What a fantastic experience! Thank you for taking us into the behind-the-scenes. Must have been so special to share this experience with a close friend! 😄 Also -- that steak sandwich looked fantastic.
Special thanks to Seb for helping out with the German translations! Check out his hockey Instagram here: instagram.com/sebpurehockey/ EDIT: Hey everyone! Little correction on this video, turns out the organization was founded in 1863, and they added their hockey club in 1951! So, that wouldn't make it the oldest one. Special thanks to the ones who pointed this out!
