The Essen Mosquitoes are a professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
team from
Essen,
Germany
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that competed in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from
1999–2000 until the
2001–02 when they lost their license due to insolvency. After this the team played in the
2.Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
, and now play in the
Oberliga Nord.
Deutsche Eishockey Liga teams
Ice hockey teams in Germany
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