Thursday, 28. August 2025 | Heigl, Kaiser, Krening & Sinn receive development contracts with ESV Kaufbeuren
Heigl, Kaiser, Krening, and Sinn receive production licensesQuartet gains playing experience at ESV Kaufbeuren// TEAMEHC Red Bull München has granted Nikolaus Heigl, Rio Kaiser, Philipp Krening, and Phillip Sinn development licenses. All four are now also eligible to play for ESV Kaufbeuren in DEL2.In addition to the goalie duo Simon Wolf (Eisbären Regensburg) and Matthias Bittner (Tölzer Löwen), four other top Red Bulls talents will thus have the opportunity to gain additional playing experience in Germany's second-highest league. Decisions on the assignments for Kaufbeuren will be made in close consultation with the Munich coaching team.
Neville Rautert, Assistant Managing Director Sports: "The development of our young players is extremely important to us. That's why we're happy to have a partner in Kaufbeuren who offers our talents the chance to get more game practice. All four have shown strong performances so far and will therefore also get the chance to showcase themselves in Munich. The guys who aren't in our squad on match day can still gain experience at professional level in the DEL2."
The 22-year-old Heigl had already benefited from a development license in the 2023/24 season and scored eight points in 13 games for Kaufbeuren in DEL2. Last season, the forward was an integral part of the Munich squad, playing 47 games for the Red Bulls.
Defenseman Kaiser made seven appearances in the DEL2 last season thanks to a development license with the Lausitzer Füchse. The 18-year-old, who was under contract with Eisbären Berlin before moving to the Bavarian capital, also made seven DEL appearances and 25 games for the Peterborough Petes in the Canadian junior league OHL in the 2024/25 season.
The two 21-year-old newcomers Krening and Sinn were on the ice for EC Red Bull Salzburg last year. Forward Krening played 43 games for the Austrian champions, in which he scored four times and set up seven goals. Defensive talent Sinn played 45 games in the ICEHL for Salzburg. He scored one goal and provided seven assists.
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