ERC Ingolstadt


ERC Ingolstadt is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 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 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 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

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.

Players

Current roster

Honors

Champions