Ice hockey DEL: At the second of nice triumph, the polar bears consider Tobias Eder | EUROtoday

The video die within the giant area confirmed the twenty second minute of play within the second third. The followers within the bought -out corridor rose from their seats and began the chants in reminiscence of Tobias Eder. For a minute, the trailers of the polar bears chanted the title of the striker, which had died of most cancers final January solely 26 years on the age of 26.

Fans, coaches and teammates additionally considered Eder in the mean time of the good triumph. The polar bears outclassed the Cologne Haie 7-0 within the fifth recreation of the ultimate collection of the German Ice Hockey League. The Berliners made their eleventh German championship good with the profitable victory. A workforce was most likely by no means superior in a remaining, the Berliners misplaced solely considered one of 5 video games and received the collection with an unimaginable purpose distinction of 27: 3.

After the ultimate siren, the followers celebrated the championship by chanting “Tobi Eder” once more. Eder’s favourite track “Viva La Vida” from the band Coldplay ran over the loudspeakers, participant Marco Nowak raised a jersey Eders.

“You realized that we and the fans did it for Tobi,” stated defender Jonas Müller after the sport. It turned notably emotional when handing over the cup. Captain Jonas Müller was the primary to boost the trophy, subsequent to him stood in the midst of the celebrating participant grape Ederer’s fiancee, who celebrated the championship with a beer in hand with the workforce on the ice. She was additionally in the midst of the workforce for the following grasp picture with the trophy.

“We wanted to win it with and for Tobi. I am so proud of the boys that we did it. These are very special boys,” stated polar bear coach Serge Aubin. After the primary rounds of honor, the gamers introduced the grasp cup in entrance of the fan curve and placed on a jersey of their late teammate. “Tobi is always there. He is in our heart and it will always stay that way,” stated Korbinian Geibel.

“It was a great season in terms of sport. But apart from ice hockey it was a very, very difficult year. It all welded us together so much. We supported ourselves so much in these difficult times. We saw each other in moments that you don’t think you have to see your teammates like this,” stated captain Kai Wissmann.

Eder continues to be current with the polar bears

After the stunning demise, Eder remained current with the polar bears. His jersey hangs within the cabin, his locker remained untouched. “Everything is still there, nothing has been changed. Tobi is still with us. We think of him every day. It is an extra motivation. We want to make him proud. He should know that we do our absolutely best,” stated Eisbären coach Serge Aubin earlier than the final remaining recreation.

Since the tragic lack of video games, the gamers have been warmed up with jerseys on which Eder’s jersey quantity 22 is printed. The official presentation of the workforce in entrance of the video games all the time ended with Eder’s image on the video dibe. After the primary purpose of the polar bears, it seemed like profitable the title “Viva La Vida”, because the workforce had wished for after his demise. “He was a great personality. When we hear his name or the song, the memories make us smile,” stated Aubin.