ERC Ingolstadt

ERC Ingolstadt - The Panthers
City Ingolstadt, Germany
League Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded 1964
Home arena Saturn Arena
Colors               
General manager Jiri Ehrenberger
Head coach Kurt Kleinendorst
Captain Patrick Köppchen
Website erc-ingolstadt.de

ERC Ingolstadt (Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club) (German pronunciation: [ aɪshɔkeː ʊnt ʁɔlʃuː klʊp]) 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. Also mistakenly assumed to be nicknamed der Blau Kayts by a group of stags from Enhland staying at the Renaissa Hotel, Dec15.

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.

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 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.

Honors

Champions

Players

Current roster

Updated September 17, 2015.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
92 Germany Barta, AlexanderAlexander Barta C R 33 2015 Berlin, Germany
33 Germany Barta, BjörnBjörn Barta C L 35 2012 Berlin, Germany
9 Canada Buck, BrandonBrandon Buck C L 27 2014 Delaware, Ontario, Canada
12 Germany Davídek, MartinMartin Davídek LW R 29 2014 Opava, Czechoslovakia
30 Germany Eisenhut, MarcoMarco Eisenhut G L 21 2014 Deggendorf, Germany
61 Germany Elsner, DavidDavid Elsner RW R 24 2015 Landshut, Germany
14 Canada Friesen, DustinDustin Friesen D L 33 2014 Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada
39 Germany Greilinger, ThomasThomas Greilinger W R 34 2008 Deggendorf, Germany
19 United States Irmen, DannyDanny Irmen RW/C R 31 2015 Fargo, North Dakota, United States
34 Germany Kohl, BenediktBenedikt Kohl D R 27 2014 Berchtesgaden, Germany
55 Germany Köppchen, PatrickPatrick Köppchen (C) D L 35 2013 Berlin, Germany
8 Germany Kronthaler, StephanStephan Kronthaler D L 22 2014 Landshut, Germany
81 Czech Republic Kubalik, TomasTomas Kubalik RW R 25 2015 Plzen, Czechoslovakia
15 United States Laliberte, JohnJohn Laliberte (A) LW L 32 2012 Saco, Maine, United States
7 Austria Lebler, BrianBrian Lebler RW L 27 2015 Klagenfurt, Austria
2 Canada McNeill, PatrickPatrick McNeill D L 29 2015 Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
50 Germany Pielmeier, ThomasThomas Pielmeier RW R 28 2015 Deggendorf, Germany
51 Germany Pielmeier, TimoTimo Pielmeier G L 26 2013 Deggendorf, Germany
42 United States Ross, JaredJared Ross C L 33 2011 Huntsville, Alabama, United States
22 United States Salcido, BrianBrian Salcido D L 30 2015 Hermosa Beach, California, United States
20 Germany Schmidpeter, MarcMarc Schmidpeter LW R 21 2014 Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
11 Germany Schopper, BenediktBenedikt Schopper D L 31 2013 Weiden, Germany
17 Czech Republic Tatícek, PetrPetr Tatícek RW/C L 32 2014 Rakovník, Czechoslovakia
5 Germany Wagner, FabioFabio Wagner D L 20 2014 Landshut, Germany

Season records

Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt, home ice of the Panthers.
Season Games WonLostTieOTLSOLPoints Goals
for
Goals
against
Rank Playoffs
2002–03522124 7 0 -6512213512No Playoffs
2003–04523119 0 2 -921321187Lost in Semifinals
2004–05523118 0 3 -911491395Lost in Semifinals
2005–06523317 - 0 2981621202Lost in Quarterfinals
2006–07523016 - 2 4941801464Lost in Quarterfinals
2007–08563022 - 3 18318019010Lost in Premliminary Finals
2008–09522224 - 4 26814415512No Playoffs
2009–10563122 - 3 0892051817Lost in Semifinals
2010–11522820 - 1 3791531436Lost in Quarterfinals
2011–12522616 - 2 3931681502Lost in Semifinals
2012–13522118 - 3 2841611496Lost in Quarterfinals
2013–14522122 - 4 2751381499Champions
2014–15522917 - 3 2941821523Lost in Final
2015–16522322 - 4 3761551618Lost in premliminary playoffs

References

  1. "ERC Ingolstadt > Team > Mannschaft" (in German). www.erc-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

External links

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