ERC Ingolstadt

ERC Ingolstadt - The Panthers
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City	Ingolstadt, Germany
League	Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded	1964
Home arena	Saturn Arena
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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

• Deutsche Eishockey Liga Championship: 2014
• 2.Bundesliga Championship: 2001

Players

Current roster

Updated September 17, 2015.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
92		Alexander Barta	C	R	41	2015	Berlin, Germany
33		Björn Barta	C	L	44	2012	Berlin, Germany
9		Brandon Buck	C	L	35	2014	Delaware, Ontario, Canada
12		Martin Davídek	LW	R	37	2014	Opava, Czechoslovakia
30		Marco Eisenhut	G	L	29	2014	Deggendorf, Germany
61		David Elsner	RW	R	32	2015	Landshut, Germany
14		Dustin Friesen	D	L	41	2014	Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada
39		Thomas Greilinger	W	R	42	2008	Deggendorf, Germany
19		Danny Irmen	RW/C	R	39	2015	Fargo, North Dakota, United States
34		Benedikt Kohl	D	R	36	2014	Berchtesgaden, Germany
55		Patrick Köppchen (C)	D	L	44	2013	Berlin, Germany
8		Stephan Kronthaler	D	L	31	2014	Landshut, Germany
15		John Laliberte (A)	LW	L	40	2012	Saco, Maine, United States
7		Brian Lebler	RW	L	35	2015	Klagenfurt, Austria
2		Patrick McNeill	D	L	37	2015	Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
50		Thomas Pielmeier	RW	R	37	2015	Deggendorf, Germany
51		Timo Pielmeier	G	L	34	2013	Deggendorf, Germany
42		Jared Ross	C	L	41	2011	Huntsville, Alabama, United States
22		Brian Salcido	D	L	39	2015	Hermosa Beach, California, United States
20		Marc Schmidpeter	LW	R	29	2014	Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
11		Benedikt Schopper	D	L	39	2013	Weiden, Germany
17		Petr Tatícek	RW/C	L	40	2014	Rakovník, Czechoslovakia
5		Fabio Wagner	D	L	28	2014	Landshut, Germany

Season records

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Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt, home ice of the Panthers.

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tie	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Rank	Playoffs
2002–03	52	21	24	7	0	-	65	122	135	12	No Playoffs
2003–04	52	31	19	0	2	-	92	132	118	7	Lost in Semifinals
2004–05	52	31	18	0	3	-	91	149	139	5	Lost in Semifinals
2005–06	52	33	17	-	0	2	98	162	120	2	Lost in Quarterfinals
2006–07	52	30	16	-	2	4	94	180	146	4	Lost in Quarterfinals
2007–08	56	30	22	-	3	1	83	180	190	10	Lost in Premliminary Finals
2008–09	52	22	24	-	4	2	68	144	155	12	No Playoffs
2009–10	56	31	22	-	3	0	89	205	181	7	Lost in Semifinals
2010–11	52	28	20	-	1	3	79	153	143	6	Lost in Quarterfinals
2011–12	52	26	16	-	2	3	93	168	150	2	Lost in Semifinals
2012–13	52	21	18	-	3	2	84	161	149	6	Lost in Quarterfinals
2013–14	52	21	22	-	4	2	75	138	149	9	Champions
2014–15	52	29	17	-	3	2	94	182	152	3	Lost in Final

External links

• ERC Ingolstadt official website (German)