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"Oberliga next season is not an issue"

2021-03-15T19:37:32.692Z


The new Löwen boss Jürgen Rumrich in an interview about solidarity on and next to the ice, cleaning handles and the Tölzer offspring.


The new Löwen boss Jürgen Rumrich in an interview about solidarity on and next to the ice, cleaning handles and the Tölzer offspring.

Bad Tölz - In terms of sport, there is nothing to complain about with the Tölzer Löwen.

After six wins in a row you are in third place in the DEL 2. Nevertheless, there is a lot to do for the new managing director of the Tölzer Eissport-Gesellschaft: Jürgen Rumrich (52) has to bring the season to a proper end and at the same time take care of the new one .

It is important to create the framework conditions for a game operation in DEL 2, although Tölz's main sponsor Wee is in the chalk.

He has to take care of new and old sponsors and put together a team and coach.

Rumrich makes it clear that he accepts the challenge.

He comes from Miesbach, lives in Landshut, has found temporary accommodation in Sachsenkam, but is looking for an apartment in the city.

Because he would like to help Tölzer ice hockey to develop further in the long term.

Mr. Rumrich, four managing directors have taken turns in this office since the bankruptcy in 2009.

How long do you plan to stay on the job?

(laughs) As a matter of principle, I don't concern myself with the past.

I like what I've been through for a week.

I already plan to do this for the longer term.

Not an easy task, especially in this situation - are you aware of that?

I had many conversations with ECT President Hubert Hörmann and his deputy Josef Hintermaier as well as with Birgitt Breiter, who managed the business on an interim basis.

The conversations were open and everything came up on the table.

The situation is no longer a surprise to me - I know what I'm getting myself into.

And you still said yes?

Yes i love the challenge.

Tölz has developed very well in recent years and has become a good DEL 2 location.

The economic side is also part of it.

I would like to help continue and develop it.

The current season may have to end without any payments from the main sponsor, but you need to plan the upcoming season now - another big challenge?

Yes, of course, but we have made plans with and without wee.

We work very intensively, there are many minds who give a lot of thought.

I am confident that we can plan for the second division and get a good team together.

How is that supposed to work without Wee, who would normally have paid a high six-figure amount?

We already have a few ideas how we can cope with this.

It's our turn, but I can't comment on it yet.

Your predecessor Christian Donbeck has focused very much on the main sponsor in the past.

Many small and medium-sized donors fell by the wayside.

They would be important again, right?

I don't know what was before.

Wee is a big sponsor, and of course having one like that has the advantage that it is going in a good financial direction.

The disadvantage, however, is that if the sponsor breaks away, you have more difficulties.

You have to try to spread that over several shoulders.

It is of course important to maintain the current status of the sponsors so that they remain loyal to us.

I will introduce myself to you and get to know you.

We are the smallest location in DEL 2, we only work together.

I already experienced that after a week here: Everyone is ready to help, I like that.

That must also be the goal that we help together so that Tölz can continue to offer successful ice hockey.

Looking for sponsors is hard work, are you the right person to clean the door?

(laughs) You can ask me that in a year or ask the sponsors.

No, seriously, I have no problem reaching out to people at all.

I see sponsors not just as donors, but as partners; a win-win situation should be created for both sides.

In the future, it could be a possibility that sponsors can also better exchange ideas with one another.

We have ideas to try different things.

The season will go on for a while, but now is the time to plan for the upcoming season.

It is important to keep important players.

How far have the negotiations come?

I talk to all the players to get to know them, or - I already know most of them - to have a casual chat and find out what kind of plans they have.

It is important to get an overview of where the journey is going for each individual.

There is probably a list of priorities, which positions are at the top?

The most important thing is to know who will be the coach next year.

And who is it?

We are currently talking to Kevin Gaudet about a contract extension and we are talking about the new season.

We are on a good way.

Other clubs are certainly interested in players like Max French, Marco Pfleger or Reid Gardiner.

A contract extension is probably necessary if you want to keep it ...

That is clear.

I'm not that new to the business, I already know that you have to react quickly now.

We have a good team, even if it's a small squad, we have strong individual players, and the team works very well as a team.

Of course there are players who have offers from other clubs, that's quite normal if they are good.

You are of course also playing for contracts for the new season.

But everyone knows what he has about Tölz.

We're trying to keep the core of the team.

It's been sporty - again since you've been here!

(laughs) Yeah, I'll take it on my head then.

Seriously: This team has a great character, they never give up, that's what sets them apart.

There is such a list where the players can sign up for an appointment with you ...

Yes, there are, but all of them are not through yet.

Regarding the economic area: Are you still working with controller Birgitt Breiter?

Great, she supports me very well, is still responsible for the numbers, the bookkeeping and brings an incredible amount of knowledge.

She took on many tasks when she was running the business on an interim basis.

This now helps you to find your way in yourself.

The cooperation between the first team and the junior teams is very important to the main club EC Bad Tölz.

How important is the ECT youth for you?

A very high one.

It was the same for me in Schwenningen, for example.

I helped to ensure that the club got five stars in the DEB youth program.

My philosophy is to bring as many players as possible from your own offspring to the top.

The identification with the team is more evident here than anywhere else.

Ice hockey in Tölz has a long tradition.

This is where players come from below and are trained here.

I know the junior managers Florian Funk and Klaus Kathan very well and have already played with both of them.

We sit down in good time and talk to each other about interesting players.

We already have new funding agreements with Niklas Hörmann and Anton Engel.

That must be our way.

It shouldn't happen in the future that top players like the Heigl brothers are trained in Tölz and then migrate?

Yes.

Both sides have to win.

The youngsters, the players have to see, there is a perspective, I can get a taste of the professional team here.

And we have to try to give them the opportunity to develop here.

Of course, we have strong competition from Salzburg, Mannheim and now also Munich.

But we still have to find ways to keep top players like that.

Against this background: Is it important to get the fifth star in the five-star program - that is, a sports boarding school?

That goes very far now.

I know it costs a lot.

I'm not really into that yet either.

When it has worked out here, you can certainly talk to the ice club about it.

You said you know what you're getting into.

How exactly does it look financially, do the fans have to worry?

No.

The season is assured.

For the coming season we have Plan A and Plan B - but both for DEL 2.

Oberliga is not an issue?

No, Oberliga is not an issue.

But we also need support, such as the campaign with the waiver of season tickets.

We can only master all of this together.

The fact that the current season is secured is certainly also due to the government's corona aid package.

Is there a boomerang to be feared here, i.e. that there will be high repayment claims in the end?

In principle, you always have to be careful when you receive earmarked money from the state.

But I do think that I have very competent people who only apply for what one can apply for.

We won't have to repay a horrific amount.

Source: merkur

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