# ERC Ingolstadt

ERC Ingolstadt (Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club, German pronunciation:) 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 | 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. |
| 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 |
| 2023–24 | 52 | 17 | 20 | - | 4 | 4 | 73 | 132 | 138 | 9 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2024–25 | 52 | 33 | 5 | - | 4 | 10 | 113 | 191 | 128 | 1 | |

## Players

* See also: Category:ERC Ingolstadt players

### Current roster

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Updated 29 September 2024.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 11 | Kenny Agostino | LW | L | 32 | 2024 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States |
| 33 | Charles Bertrand | RW | R | 34 | 2022 | Paris, France |
| 22 | Mat Bodie | D | L | 35 | 2020 | East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada |
| 75 | Alex Breton | D | L | 27 | 2024 | Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada |
| 12 | Noah Dunham | F | L | 22 | 2023 | Amberg, Germany |
| 4 | Morgan Ellis | D | R | 32 | 2024 | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| 34 | Michael Garteig | G | L | 33 | 2022 | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
| 17 | Abbott Girduckis | RW | R | 29 | 2024 | Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| 85 | Luca Hauf | RW | L | 21 | 2024 | Krefeld, Germany |
| 52 | Enrico Henriquez Morales | F | L | 23 | 2020 | Bad Aibling, Germany |
| 27 | Niklas Hübner | D | L | 20 | 2021 | Ingolstadt, Germany |
| 25 | Leon Hüttl | D | R | 24 | 2021 | Bad Tölz, Germany |
| 89 | Austen Keating | C | L | 26 | 2024 | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| 16 | Johannes Krauß | C | L | 22 | 2024 | Kaufbeuren, Germany |
| 8 | Philipp Krauß | F | L | 24 | 2022 | Kaufbeuren, Germany |
| 90 | Jan Nijenhuis | F | R | 23 | 2023 | Munich, Germany |
| 86 | Daniel Pietta | C | L | 38 | 2020 | Krefeld, Germany |
| 9 | Myles Powell | LW | R | 30 | 2024 | Comox, British Columbia, Canada |
| 95 | Philipp Preto | D | L | 23 | 2024 | Speyer, Germany |
| 1 | Nico Pertuch | G | L | 19 | 2023 | Landshut, Germany |
| 2 | Sam Ruopp | D | L | 28 | 2024 | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 92 | Daniel Schmölz | LW | L | 33 | 2024 | Füssen, Germany |
| 91 | Riley Sheen | LW | L | 30 | 2024 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 21 | Wayne Simpson (A) | RW | R | 35 | 2019 | Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States |
| 19 | Wojciech Stachowiak | LW | L | 25 | 2020 | Gdańsk, Poland |
| 5 | Fabio Wagner (C) | D | L | 29 | 2014 | Landshut, Germany |
| 31 | Devin Williams | G | L | 29 | 2023 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States |

## Honors
### Champions

* Deutsche Eishockey Liga Championship: 2014
* 2.Bundesliga Championship: 2001