The sold-out 100.5 Arena is buzzing with excitement at the 34th Ice Hockey Uni Cup!

12/12/2023

On December 7, there was a lot of excitement in the 100.5 Arena. Ice hockey and cheerleading teams from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and medicine faculties faced each other in the sold-out hall. The aim of everyone involved was to win the coveted thyssenkrupp Trophy and thrill the cheering fans. On this evening, all teams succeeded in doing the latter in equal measure. Dressed in imaginative costumes, the ice hockey teams and cheerleaders impressed everyone watching.
Hockey players on the ice Copyright: © Sarah Rauch

The Ice Hockey Uni Cup is organized by the HSZ together with the participating student councils and has developed into a real cult event over the past 34 years. As every year, the event was completely sold out within an hour.

The creative themes that the student councils come up with are an annual highlight. With elaborate costumes and self-built backdrops, the cheerleaders and players entered the ice rink and evoked the atmosphere of the Olympic Games. The mechanical engineering student council chose the medieval theme. The medical student council dressed up as jungle animals. The Electrical Engineering student council imitated their rival student councils in tunics and checked shirts.

Traditionally, the proceeds from the EUC are donated to charitable organizations. Each year, an international and a local cause are supported. For many years now, the international organization Right to Play has received half of the donations. Right To Play enables disadvantaged children to run around and play in an informal setting. This year, Café Zuflucht of Refugio e.V. was chosen as the local organization. Refugees receive legal advice and other support at the Café Zuflucht advice center. Both recipients were delighted with the donation from the student councils.

At the end of the successful event, the Medical Strikers from the medical student council were able to celebrate a double victory. The cheerleaders impressed the jury with their choreography and were awarded the FuFah honorary prize. After a close competition under high tension, the ice hockey team from the Medical Student Council also managed to prevail in the final round against their opponents, the Aachen Steelers from the Mechanical Engineering Student Council, by 24 points to 21. The ET Lions took third place.