Friday, 24. April 2026 |
EHC Red Bull München: First personnel decisions for the 2026–27 season
Six players will no longer be wearing the Red Bulls jersey next season. With Konrad Abeltshauser—who joined the organization in January 2016 at the age of 23—one of the most influential players in the club’s recent history is leaving EHC Red Bull Munich.
The defenseman won the German championship with Munich in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2023 and reached the Champions League final in 2019. With 571 DEL and 63 CHL appearances, Abeltshauser has the second-most competitive games in Red Bulls history, behind Maximilian Kastner.
Five more players are leaving—talks with Brooks are ongoing
Nikolaus Heigl, Vadim Schreiner, and Simon Wolf are also leaving the club. All three completed significant portions of their training at the Red Bull Hockey Academy. In addition, EHC Red Bull München and Dillon Heatherington as well as Alberts Smits are parting ways. Club officials are still in talks with Adam Brooks.
21 players confirmed for the 2026/27 season
A total of 21 players from the current roster will continue to play for Coach Oliver David’s team in the 2026/27 season. Antoine Bibeau, Matthias Bittner, and Mathias Niederberger are under contract as goalies for the upcoming season. On defense, Maximilian Daubner, Rio Kaiser, Ryan Murphy, Ville Pokka, Phillip Sinn, and Fabio Wagner are part of the roster. On offense, Chris DeSousa, Yasin Ehliz, Markus Eisenschmid, Brady Ferguson, Gabriel Fontaine, Patrick Hager, Taro Hirose, Maximilian Kastner, Philipp Krening, Jeremy McKenna, Veit Oswald, and Tobias Rieder have valid contracts.
EHC Red Bull München would like to thank all players from the 2025/26 season for their dedication and performance. The organization wishes the professionals who will no longer be playing for Munich next season all the best and much success, both in their athletic and personal lives.
Current roster of EHC Red Bull München for the 2026/27 season:
Goaltenders (3): Antoine Bibeau (AL), Matthias Bittner, Mathias Niederberger
Defensemen (6): Maximilian Daubner, Rio Kaiser, Ryan Murphy (AL), Ville Pokka (AL), Phillip Sinn, Fabio Wagner
Forwards (12): Chris DeSousa (AL), Yasin Ehliz, Markus Eisenschmid, Brady Ferguson (AL), Gabriel Fontaine (AL), Patrick Hager, Taro Hirose (AL), Maximilian Kastner, Philipp Krening, Jeremy McKenna (AL), Veit Oswald, Tobias Rieder
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