ERC Ingolstadt

ERC Ingolstadt (Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club, German pronunciation: [ˈaɪshɔkeː ʔʊnt ˈʁɔlʃuː ˈklʊp]) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt.

ERC Ingolstadt
CityIngolstadt, Germany
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded1964
Home arenaSaturn Arena
(capacity: 4,815)
Colors     
General managerLarry Mitchell
Head coachDoug Shedden
Websiteerc-ingolstadt.de

History

ERC Ingolstadt was promoted to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 2002 after three consecutive years of playing in the championship finals of Germany's second-tier hockey league, the 2.Bundesliga.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ingolstadt signed National Hockey League (NHL) players Marco Sturm, Andy McDonald, Jamie Langenbrunner and Aaron Ward. Other well-known NHL alumni include goaltender Jimmy Waite, Yves Sarault, Patric Hörnqvist and Jason Holland.

In the 2008–09 season, the team took part in the famous Spengler Cup.[1]

ERC Ingolstadt won its first and only DEL championship in 2014 as an overwhelming underdog entering the playoffs. After finishing in ninth place in the regular season, the Panthers knocked out the three-time defending league champions Eisbären Berlin in overtime of the final game of the playoff qualification round. In the first round of the playoffs, the team of head coach Niklas Sundblad then shocked second-seeded Krefeld Pinguine in five games and then eliminated Hamburg Freezers, who had finished the regular season in first place, in six games. In the championship final, Ingolstadt defeated Kölner Haie in seven games, with goaltender Timo Pielmeier recording a 27-save shutout in Game 7.

By virtue of winning the DEL championship, ERC Ingolstadt was invited to play in the 2014–15 Champions Hockey League.

Season records
Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt, home ice of the Panthers.
SeasonGamesWonLostTieOTLSOLPointsGoals
for		Goals
against		RankPlayoffs
2002–0352212470-6512213512No Playoffs
2003–0452311902-921321187Lost in Semi-finals
2004–0552311803-911491395Lost in Semi-finals
2005–06523317-02981621202Lost in Quarterfinals
2006–07523016-24941801464Lost in Quarterfinals
2007–08563022-318318019010Lost in Premliminary Finals
2008–09522224-426814415512No Playoffs
2009–10563122-30892051817Lost in Semi-finals
2010–11522820-13791531436Lost in Quarterfinals
2011–12522616-23931681502Lost in Semi-finals
2012–13522118-32841611496Lost in Quarterfinals
2013–14522122-42751381499Champions
2014–15522917-32941821523Lost in Final
2015–16522322-43761551618Lost in premliminary playoffs
2016–17522422-24761591577Lost in premliminary playoffs
2017–18522019-32791471374Lost in Quarterfinals
2018–19522319-21861581525Lost in Quarterfinals
2019–20521919-22811641617Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
2020–21382014-22591231095Lost in Semi-finals
2021–22552619-64831761587Lost in premliminary playoffs

Players

Current roster

Updated 20 February 2021.[3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
11 Louis-Marc Aubry C L 30 2020 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
22 Mat Bodie D L 32 2020 East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada
24 Brandon DeFazio LW L 33 2020 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
89 Hans Detsch LW L 27 2019 Landsberg am Lech, Germany
61 David Elsner RW R 30 2015 Landshut, Germany
71 Justin Feser C L 29 2020 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
34 Michael Garteig G L 30 2020 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
10 Mirko Höfflin RW L 29 2019 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
7 Colton Jobke (A) D L 30 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
45 Ben Marshall D L 29 2020 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
52 Petrus Palmu RW L 24 2020 Joensuu, Finland
86 Daniel Pietta C L 35 2020 Krefeld, Germany
27 Garret Pruden D R 23 2019 Bad Nauheim, Germany
20 Emil Quaas D L 25 2020 Berlin, Germany
31 Karri Rämö G L 35 2021 Asikkala, Finland
97 Simon Schütz D L 24 2016 Regensburg, Germany
21 Wayne Simpson (A) RW R 32 2019 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
28 Samuel Soramies F L 23 2020 Heidelberg, Germany
19 Wojciech Stachowiak LW L 22 2020 Gdansk, Poland
9 Frederik Storm LW L 33 2020 Gentofte, Denmark
5 Fabio Wagner (C) D L 26 2014 Landshut, Germany
33 Tim Wohlgemuth C L 22 2018 Landsberg am Lech, Germany

Honors

Champions

References
  1. "25 Years Later: Dynamo wins Spengler Cup!". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  2. "Deutsche Eishockey Liga beendet Saison vorzeitig". del.org (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "ERC Ingolstadt > Team > Mannschaft" (in German). www.erc-ingolstadt.de. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.


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