Die Adler Mannheim (Mannheim Eagles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Mannheim, Germany. They compete in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the top professional ice hockey league in Germany. The team was founded in 1938 and has won the German championship six times. They play their home games at the SAP Arena, which has a capacity of 15,000 spectators.
The Adler Mannheim are one of the most successful and popular ice hockey teams in Germany. In addition to their six championships, they have also won the DEL2 (second-tier league in Germany) championship three times and have been a regular playoff team in the DEL. The team has a large and passionate fan base in Mannheim and the surrounding region, and their games are well-attended.
Some of the team's most notable players include Stefan Ustorf, Nathan Robinson, and Rob Zepp. The Adler Mannheim have also had several players go on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL) in North America, including Thomas Greiss and Marcel Goc. The Adler Mannheim have a long-standing rivalry with the Eisbären Berlin, another successful team in the DEL, and their games against each other are always highly anticipated by fans.