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 managerTim Regan
Head coachMark French
CaptainFabio Wagner
Websitewww.erc-ingolstadt.de
Current season

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 Preliminary 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 preliminary playoffs
2016–17522422-24761591577Lost in preliminary 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 preliminary playoffs
2022–23563416-331031821422Lost 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 31 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 31 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 36 2020 Krefeld, Germany
9 United States Andrew Rowe C L 35 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 33 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 27 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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