HC Panter are a professional ice hockey team based in Tallinn, Estonia. They compete in the Optibet Hockey League (OHL). The team plays its home games at Haabersti Ice Hall. They have won two Estonian championships since their founding in 2001.
History The team was founded in 2001 by Rein Mölder and Olle Sildre. HC Panter played in the Meistriliiga from 2001 to 2006, winning the championship in 2004. After ceasing operations from 2006 to 2011, the team once again played in the Meistriliiga from 2011 to 2016. Afterwards, the club focused more on youth development. The team was reactivated in 2020 and won the Estonian championship in 2023. HC Panter subsequently joined the Optibet Hockey League in 2023, finishing the regular season in fourth place out of nine teams.
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime wins, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Meistriliiga SeasonGPWOTWTOTLLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs2001–02106—1—31355443rd, TallinnDid not qualify102—1—7544565th, Final phase2002–032011—1—82388754thWon Third-place games, 3–1 (Kohtla-Järve CHC)2003–04165—4—71457623rdWon Championship, 2–1 (Narva PSK)2004–0516812142972462ndLost Championship, 1–3 (HK Stars)2005–06161000153184483rdWon Third-place games, 2–0 (Narva PSK)2011–1216111—043575642ndLost Third-place games, 0–2 (Viiking Sport)2012–131650—0111595804thLost Third-place game (Narva PSK)2013–142070—01321941054thLost Third-place games, 0–2 (Narva PSK)2014–151650—1101661794thWon Third-place game (Viru-Sputnik)2015–161450—271757532nd—2020–211680—261869623rd—2021–2224131—1929103904thWon Third-place game (HC Everest)2022–2324190—1439132672ndLost Championship, 1–3 (HK Kurbads)2023–241610—015241945thDid not qualify2024–252071—1111776825thDid not qualify HC Panter were still crowned Estonian champions due to HK Kurbads being a Latvian team.
OHL SeasonGPWOTWOTLLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs2023–2432172013381221064thLost Quarterfinals, 1–3 (HK Prizma)2024–2536165312451141223rdLost Semifinals, 0–4 (HK Zemgale)2025–2640124222341151636thLost Quarterfinals, 0–3 (Liepāja)
Team and league honours Estonian Championship 2003–04, 2022–23
Kārlis Skrastiņš Award Saveli Novikov: 2023–24
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