Lions Sign Former Vernon Viper Magowan:

The DEL Frankfurt Lions have signed former
Vernon Vipers forward Kenny Magowan.

The Frankfurt Lions are a professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.  Magowan will join former Vernon Vipers forward Lanny Gare (1997-1999) who is in his third season with the Lions.  Magowan spent the past three seasons with the DEL Adler Mannheim Eagles.  An ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Württemberg.  In 25 games last season with the Eagles Magowan collected (2-goals-7-assists-9-points).  Magowan played two seasons in Vernon (1998-2000) played in 118 games with the Vipers collecting (46-goals-62-assists-108-points).

Kenny Magowan's Player Profile:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=15121

This is posted on the Lions website:

Ken Magowan strengthens the lions

22nd October, 2014

DEL-experienced forward celebrates his debut as a lion with the play against home Bietig on Friday.

Ken Magowan strengthens from now on the team of the lions Frankfurt. Last the 33-year-old was active for the eagles Mannheim in the DEL. Already on today's Wednesday Ken Magowan has arrived in Frankfurt.

Sports manager Rich Chernomaz is glad to have the Canadian aboard: „ Ken is fit and hotly on hockey. It is a power Forward with a gate nose and is used to playing on a high level. Also humanely he brings exactly this what we have searched. Hence, we are glad that it is from now on a lion. “

Ken Magowan burns on his first application in this season: „ It was a long summer for me and I am happy to be now here. During my time in Mannheim I was anyway already several times in Frankfurt and, hence, know already the town. Only now I am no more tourist, but a lion. I also know the ice gymnasium of course as a player and I am glad about the first home match on Sunday. “

Ken Magowan was born on the 22nd July, 1981 in Kelowna (Canada) and began his hockey career in 1998 near Vernon Vipers (BCHL). Already in this time the left shooter on strong 68 points came in 58 plays and became in 2000 from New Jersey Devils (NHL) gedraftet.

On his other career way he was used predominantly in the AHL and ECHL, before it pulled him in 2007 first to Germany in the 2 federal league to the SC Riessersee. There he could be convincing right away and was taken a year later by the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg (DEL) under contract.

Immediately in the first year he matured to an important component of the team and achieved 57 points in 52 plays. Then after three successful years he changed in 2011 to the eagle Mannheim. With the eagles he came up to the end of the season 2013/4 on 64 points in 101 plays.

The DEL-experienced forward and the lions have come to an agreement about a collaboration till the seasonal end with an on both sides option .Gemäß this the lions Frankfurt can solve the contractual relationship up to the 31st January, 2015 again or change Ken Magowan in the period from the 15th December, 2014 to the 31st January, 2015 in a higher league.

With the lions Frankfurt Ken Magowan will receive the number 15 and celebrate his first application as a lion on the Friday evening with the play against league leaders home Bietig Steelers.