ERC Ingolstadt

ERC Ingolstadt (Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club) is professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Commonly known as The Panthers, they play their games in Ingolstadt, Germany, at the Saturn Arena.
==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==
thumb|upright|Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt, home ice of the Panthers.
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tie	OTL	SOL	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	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
==Honors==
===Champions===
*Deutsche Eishockey Liga Championship: 2014
*2.Bundesliga Championship: 2001
==External links==
*ERC Ingolstadt official website 
Category:Ice hockey teams in Germany