ERC Ingolstadt (Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club, ) 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.
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
Season Games WonLostTieOTLSOLPoints Goalsfor Goalsagainst Rank PlayoffsDEL2002–03522124 7 0 -6512213512No playoffs2003–04523119 0 2 -921321187Lost in Semi-finals2004–05523118 0 3 -911491395Lost in Semi-finals2005–06523317 - 0 2981621202Lost in Quarterfinals2006–07523016 - 2 4941801464Lost in Quarterfinals2007–08563022 - 3 18318019010Lost in Preliminary Finals2008–09522224 - 4 26814415512No playoffs2009–10563122 - 3 0892051817Lost in Semi-finals2010–11522820 - 1 3791531436Lost in Quarterfinals2011–12522616 - 2 3931681502Lost in Semi-finals2012–13522118 - 3 2841611496Lost in Quarterfinals2013–14522122 - 4 2751381499Champions2014–15522917 - 3 2941821523Lost in Final2015–16522322 - 4 3761551618Lost in preliminary playoffs2016–17522422 - 2 4761591577Lost in preliminary playoffs2017–18522019 - 3 2791471374Lost in Quarterfinals2018–19522319 - 2 1861581525Lost in Quarterfinals2019–20521919-22811641617Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020–21382014 - 2 2591231095Lost in Semi-finals2021–22552619 - 6 4831761587Lost in preliminary playoffs2022–23563416 - 3 31031821422Lost in Final2023–24521720 - 4 4731321389Lost in Quarterfinals2024–2552335 - 4 101131911281Lost in Semi-finals2025–26523415 - 1 21001791264Lost in Quarterfinals
Players
Current roster
Honors
Champions Deutsche Eishockey Liga Championship: 2014 2.Bundesliga Championship: 2001
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