ERC Ingolstadt
CityIngolstadt, Germany
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded1964
Home arenaSaturn Arena
(capacity: 4,815)
Colors     
General managerTim Regan
Head coachMark French
CaptainFabio Wagner
Websitewww.erc-ingolstadt.de
Current season

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.

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.
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 Semi-finals
2004–05 52 31 18 0 3 - 91 149 139 5 Lost in Semi-finals
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 Preliminary 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 Semi-finals
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 Semi-finals
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
2015–16 52 23 22 - 4 3 76 155 161 8 Lost in preliminary playoffs
2016–17 52 24 22 - 2 4 76 159 157 7 Lost in preliminary playoffs
2017–18 52 20 19 - 3 2 79 147 137 4 Lost in Quarterfinals
2018–19 52 23 19 - 2 1 86 158 152 5 Lost in Quarterfinals
2019–20 52 19 19 - 2 2 81 164 161 7 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
2020–21 38 20 14 - 2 2 59 123 109 5 Lost in Semi-finals
2021–22 55 26 19 - 6 4 83 176 158 7 Lost in preliminary playoffs
2022–23 56 34 16 - 3 3 103 182 142 2 Lost in Final

Players

Current roster

Updated 24 September 2023.[3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
93 United States Casey Bailey RW R 32 2023 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
33 France Charles Bertrand RW R 32 2022 Paris, France
22 Canada Mat Bodie D L 33 2020 East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada
12 Germany Noah Dunham F L 21 2023 Amberg, Germany
23 Canada Maury Edwards D R 36 2022 Rocky Rapids, Alberta, Canada
67 Germany Marko Friedrich C L 32 2022 Roth, Germany
34 Canada Michael Garteig G L 32 2022 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
52 Germany Enrico Henriquez-Morales F L 22 2020 Bad Aibling, Germany
10 Germany Mirko Höfflin RW L 31 2019 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
27 Germany Niklas Hübner D L 19 2021 Ingolstadt, Germany
25 Germany Leon Hüttl D R 23 2021 Bad Tölz, Germany
7 Canada Colton Jobke D L 31 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8 Germany Philipp Krauß F L 22 2022 Kaufbeuren, Germany
6 Germany Kevin Maginot D L 29 2023 Mannheim, Germany
90 Germany Jan Nijenhuis F R 22 2023 München, Germany
86 Germany Daniel Pietta C L 37 2020 Krefeld, Germany
9 United States Andrew Rowe C L 36 2023 Spring Lake, United States
74 Canada Travis St. Denis C L 31 2023 Trail, British Columbia, Canada
28 Germany Daniel Schwaiger D L 21 2023 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
21 Canada Wayne Simpson RW R 34 2019 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
19 Germany Wojciech Stachowiak LW L 24 2020 Gdansk, Poland
11 Finland Patrik Virta C R 27 2023 Hämeenlinna, Finland
5 Germany Fabio Wagner (C) D L 28 2014 Landshut, Germany
31 United States Devin Williams G L 28 2023 Saginaw, Michigan, United States
3 Germany Luca Zitterbart D L 25 2023 München, 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. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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