Eisbären Berlin
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are a professional ice hockey
team based in Berlin
, Germany
. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members. A five time DEL champion in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011, the Eisbären are one of the most successful DEL franchises and are tied with Adler Mannheim
for most DEL titles. The club also captured the East German
Ice Hockey Championship 15 times before reunification
. The club's roots go back to 1954, when an ice hockey section was founded within the existing SC Dynamo Berlin
sports club of the East German Police, Volkspolizei
and the Ministry for State Security, MfS
. Following incorporation into the West German 1. Bundesliga
in 1990, the team was renamed into EHC Dynamo Berlin and again in 1992 into EHC Eisbären Berlin. Since the 2008–09 season home games are played at the O2 World
, having played the previous five decades at the famous "Wellblechpalast
" stadium. Since 1999 the club is part of the Anschutz Entertainment Group
. The official logo of the Eisbären team is the polar bear, a reference to the black bear appearing on Berlin's coat of arms.
of the East German Police and Secret service. It offered a wide spectrum of competitive athletic activities, including track and field
, swimming
, gymnastics
, fencing
, rowing, boxing
and ice skating
. SC Dynamo Berlin created an ice hockey section in 1954 and the club won their East German first title in 1966. In 1971 the league was reduced to just two teams and SC Dynamo Berlin and SG Dynamo Weißwasser made up the smallest ice hockey league in the world. All together Berlin won the East German championship 15 times, the last title coming in 1988. In 1984, Dynamo Berlin competed at the European Cup of Champions and came in third place.
In 1990, the year of German reunification, both former East German ice hockey clubs clubs, SC Dynamo Berlin and SG Dynamo Weißwasser, which had been renamed into PEV Weißwasser, were assigned to the 1. Bundesliga, at the time the highest level of play in German ice hockey. The club was renamed to EHC Dynamo Berlin in the same year.However, Berlin was unable to compete and was consequently relegated to the lower 2. Bundesliga at the end of the season. The club was promoted back to the 1. Bundesliga follwing the 1991–92 season. In 1992 the club was re-named again, this time to "EHC Eisbären Berlin" and also introduced the polar bear logo. However, due to severe financial difficulties, the club had to rely heavily on its junior and other low-tier players, regularly finished at the bottom of the standings and struggled to avoid relegation to the 2. Bundeliga.
The German Eishockey Bundesliga was abolished following the 1993–94 season and a new league – Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) – was created. The Eisbären are one of the league's 18 founding members. Following the Bosman ruling
of 1995, the club replaced almost the entire roster with veteran European players in 1996–97. The team finished the regular season in third place and reached the DEL play-offs for the first time. In 1997 the club was renamed into "EHC neue Eisbären Berlin gegr. 1997 e.V.". The following season, 1997–98, the Eisbären advanced to the final round of the DEL play-offs, but lost to Adler Mannheim. The team also participated in the Continental Cup in Tampere
, Finland
, and finished in second place. In 1998–99 Eisbären participated in the European Hockey League and finished in third place.
The Anschutz Entertainment Group
acquired sole ownership of the Eisbären in 1999, ensuring financial stability. In 2002–03 and 2003–04 the team finished the regular season in first place, but fell short of capturing the title. At hat time, the team had already become hugely popular, selling out 28 of 31 home games during the 2003–04 season. In 2005–06 and 2006–07 the Eisbären were the German representative at the Spengler Cup
in Davos
, Switzerland
.
In 2004–05, a season by characterised by the 2004–05 NHL lockout saw the Eisbären capture their first all-German championship. With the help of NHL veterans, such as Erik Cole
, Nathan Dempsey
and Olaf Kölzig
, Berlin beat Mannheim in three games. The team successfully defended the title in 2005–06 against the DEG Metro Stars
. The third DEL championship was captured in 2007–08, when the Eisbären beat Kölner Haie
in the final round of the play offs. The fourth title was won in 2008–09, when the DEG Metro Stars
were beaten 3:1 in a best-of-five final play-off round. The most recent title was won in 2011, when the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg were swept in the final round of the play-offs. Both Berlin and Mannheim have won 5 DEL titles apiece.
complex. The corrugated tin roof of the ice hockey facility gave rise to the stadium's popular name "Wellblechpalast
" (English: corrugated tin palace). The standing/seating capacity of the stadium is 4695. Whilst the "Wellblechpalast" is still being used as a training facility, since the 2008 season the Eisbären are playing their home games in the newly-built O2 World
, a multi functional arena located at the Spree
River with a seating-capacity of 14200.
in 1997. The song became a popular tune in German mountain resorts during après-ski
parties, and went on to appear on several winter-themed music compilations. It has also been adopted by the club's Russian namesake, HC Dynamo Moscow
, and could be heard at their games during the 2008–09 season.
The Eisbären goal song
consists of a sequence of four separate elements. The line "Berlin, Halleluja Berlin", from the song "Brandenburg" by Rainald Grebe is followed by the can-can
from Jacques Offenbach
's Orpheus in the Underworld
and the line "Ach du meine Nase" by the East German puppet character Pittiplatsch
. The sequence is completed by the children's rhyme „Ene mene miste“ from the popular children's TV progamme Rappelkiste
.
Point System: Win = 2 points, T = 1 point, OTL = 1 point
Note: W = Win, SOW - Shoot-out Win; L = Losses, SOL' - Shoot-out Losses
Point System: As of the 1998/99 season a new point scoring system was introduced: Win = 3 points; OT/SO Win = 2 points, OTL/SOL = 1point
Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, SOW = Shoot-out Wins, L = Losses, OTL - Overtime Losses, SOL = Shoot-out Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Point System: Win = 3 points; OT/SO Win = 2 points, OTL/SOL = 1point
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Goals
Player
Seasons
Games
Goals
Sven Felski
1992–2011
810
192
Steve Walker
2000–2011
508
179
Denis Pederson
2003–2011
345
131
Chris Govedaris
1996–2001
247
117
Mark Beaufait
2002–2009
223
110
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Assists
Name
Seasons
Games
Assists
Steve Walker
2000–2011
508
346
Sven Felski
1992–2011
810
243
Mark Beaufait
2002–2009
223
211
Marc Fortier
1996–2002
311
198
Denis Pederson
2003–2011
345
185
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Most Penalty Minutes
Name
Seasons
Games
PIM
Sven Felski
1992–2011
810
1409
Rob Leask
1996–2006
463
797
Denis Pederson
2003–2011
345
525
Mario Chitaroni
1996–2000
192
512
Yvon Corriveau
1997–2004
237
492
Ice hockey
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team based in Berlin
Berlin
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, Germany
Germany
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. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members. A five time DEL champion in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011, the Eisbären are one of the most successful DEL franchises and are tied with Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...
for most DEL titles. The club also captured the East German
German Democratic Republic
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Ice Hockey Championship 15 times before reunification
German reunification
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. The club's roots go back to 1954, when an ice hockey section was founded within the existing SC Dynamo Berlin
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was a training center for the Sports Club Dynamo .-Sporting spectrum:...
sports club of the East German Police, Volkspolizei
Volkspolizei
The Volkspolizei , or VP, were the national police of the German Democratic Republic . The Volkspolizei were responsible for most law enforcement in East Germany, but its organisation and structure were such that it could be considered a paramilitary force as well...
and the Ministry for State Security, MfS
MFS
MFS may refer to:*Ministry for State Security , the security and intelligence organisation of the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as Stasi...
. Following incorporation into the West German 1. Bundesliga
Ice hockey Bundesliga
The Ice hockey Bundesliga was formed in 1958 as the elite hockey competition in the Federal Republic of Germany, replacing the Oberliga in this position...
in 1990, the team was renamed into EHC Dynamo Berlin and again in 1992 into EHC Eisbären Berlin. Since the 2008–09 season home games are played at the O2 World
O2 World
O2 World is a multi-use indoor arena, in the Friedrichshain neighborhood, of Berlin, that opened in September 2008. Developed by Anschutz Entertainment Group, it was named O2 World, when O2 Germany purchased the naming rights...
, having played the previous five decades at the famous "Wellblechpalast
Wellblechpalast
Wellblechpalast is the now official name the ice hockey arena in the sports complex Sportforum Hohenschönhausen in Berlin Germany. The arena, with a crowd capacity of 4,695 people was built in 1963 and was home ice of the ice hockey team Eisbären Berlin until the 2007/2008 season. The facility...
" stadium. Since 1999 the club is part of the Anschutz Entertainment Group
Anschutz Entertainment Group
The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. It is the world's largest owner of sports teams and sports events, the owner of the world’s most profitable sports and entertainment venues, and under AEG Live the world's...
. The official logo of the Eisbären team is the polar bear, a reference to the black bear appearing on Berlin's coat of arms.
1954–1994: GDR and 1. Bundesliga years
The sports club Dynamo Berlin (SC Dynamo Berlin) was part of the sports association SV DynamoSV Dynamo
The Sports Club Dynamo was the sport organization of the security agencies of former East Germany. The sports club was founded on 27 March 1953 and was headquartered in Hohenschönhausen in East Berlin...
of the East German Police and Secret service. It offered a wide spectrum of competitive athletic activities, including track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
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, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, rowing, boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and ice skating
Ice skating
Ice skating is moving on ice by using ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water, such as lakes and...
. SC Dynamo Berlin created an ice hockey section in 1954 and the club won their East German first title in 1966. In 1971 the league was reduced to just two teams and SC Dynamo Berlin and SG Dynamo Weißwasser made up the smallest ice hockey league in the world. All together Berlin won the East German championship 15 times, the last title coming in 1988. In 1984, Dynamo Berlin competed at the European Cup of Champions and came in third place.
In 1990, the year of German reunification, both former East German ice hockey clubs clubs, SC Dynamo Berlin and SG Dynamo Weißwasser, which had been renamed into PEV Weißwasser, were assigned to the 1. Bundesliga, at the time the highest level of play in German ice hockey. The club was renamed to EHC Dynamo Berlin in the same year.However, Berlin was unable to compete and was consequently relegated to the lower 2. Bundesliga at the end of the season. The club was promoted back to the 1. Bundesliga follwing the 1991–92 season. In 1992 the club was re-named again, this time to "EHC Eisbären Berlin" and also introduced the polar bear logo. However, due to severe financial difficulties, the club had to rely heavily on its junior and other low-tier players, regularly finished at the bottom of the standings and struggled to avoid relegation to the 2. Bundeliga.
1994–present: DEL years
Bosman ruling
Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of association, and direct effect of article 39 of the EC Treaty...
of 1995, the club replaced almost the entire roster with veteran European players in 1996–97. The team finished the regular season in third place and reached the DEL play-offs for the first time. In 1997 the club was renamed into "EHC neue Eisbären Berlin gegr. 1997 e.V.". The following season, 1997–98, the Eisbären advanced to the final round of the DEL play-offs, but lost to Adler Mannheim. The team also participated in the Continental Cup in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, and finished in second place. In 1998–99 Eisbären participated in the European Hockey League and finished in third place.
The Anschutz Entertainment Group
Anschutz Entertainment Group
The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. It is the world's largest owner of sports teams and sports events, the owner of the world’s most profitable sports and entertainment venues, and under AEG Live the world's...
acquired sole ownership of the Eisbären in 1999, ensuring financial stability. In 2002–03 and 2003–04 the team finished the regular season in first place, but fell short of capturing the title. At hat time, the team had already become hugely popular, selling out 28 of 31 home games during the 2003–04 season. In 2005–06 and 2006–07 the Eisbären were the German representative at the Spengler Cup
Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between...
in Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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.
In 2004–05, a season by characterised by the 2004–05 NHL lockout saw the Eisbären capture their first all-German championship. With the help of NHL veterans, such as Erik Cole
Erik Cole
Erik Cole is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . He has played most of his career with the Carolina Hurricanes. He also played a brief stint with the Edmonton Oilers before returning to Carolina in 2009...
, Nathan Dempsey
Nathan Dempsey
Nathan Dempsey is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for SC Bern of the Swiss National League.-Playing career:...
and Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig is a retired German professional ice hockey goaltender and associate goalie coach for the Washington Capitals. With the exception of 8 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he played his entire 14 year career with the Capitals...
, Berlin beat Mannheim in three games. The team successfully defended the title in 2005–06 against the DEG Metro Stars
DEG Metro Stars
The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players...
. The third DEL championship was captured in 2007–08, when the Eisbären beat Kölner Haie
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....
in the final round of the play offs. The fourth title was won in 2008–09, when the DEG Metro Stars
DEG Metro Stars
The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players...
were beaten 3:1 in a best-of-five final play-off round. The most recent title was won in 2011, when the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg were swept in the final round of the play-offs. Both Berlin and Mannheim have won 5 DEL titles apiece.
Home Arena
Until the 2007–08 season the Eisbären played their home games at the Sportforum HohenschönhausenSportforum Hohenschönhausen
Sportforum Hohenschönhausen is a multi-use sports complex in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Germany that includes facilities for speed skating, athletics, cycling, and other sports.-Ice sports arena:...
complex. The corrugated tin roof of the ice hockey facility gave rise to the stadium's popular name "Wellblechpalast
Wellblechpalast
Wellblechpalast is the now official name the ice hockey arena in the sports complex Sportforum Hohenschönhausen in Berlin Germany. The arena, with a crowd capacity of 4,695 people was built in 1963 and was home ice of the ice hockey team Eisbären Berlin until the 2007/2008 season. The facility...
" (English: corrugated tin palace). The standing/seating capacity of the stadium is 4695. Whilst the "Wellblechpalast" is still being used as a training facility, since the 2008 season the Eisbären are playing their home games in the newly-built O2 World
O2 World
O2 World is a multi-use indoor arena, in the Friedrichshain neighborhood, of Berlin, that opened in September 2008. Developed by Anschutz Entertainment Group, it was named O2 World, when O2 Germany purchased the naming rights...
, a multi functional arena located at the Spree
Spree
The Spree is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic...
River with a seating-capacity of 14200.
Team Anthem
The official team anthem of the Eisbären Berlin is "Hey, wir wollen die Eisbären seh'n" (approximately "Hey, We Want to See The Polar Bears"), recorded by veteran East German band the PuhdysPuhdys
The Puhdys are a veteran German rock band, formed in Oranienburg , in what was then the German Democratic Republic, in 1969, although they had been performing together, with various lineups, as the Puhdys since 1965. They continue to record and tour...
in 1997. The song became a popular tune in German mountain resorts during après-ski
Après-ski
Après-ski refers to going out, having drinks, dancing, and generally socializing after skiing. It is popular in the Alps, where skiers often stop at bars on their last run of the day while still wearing all their ski gear. The concept is similar to the nineteenth hole in golf. This can also...
parties, and went on to appear on several winter-themed music compilations. It has also been adopted by the club's Russian namesake, HC Dynamo Moscow
HC Dynamo Moscow
HC Dynamo Moscow was a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. They were members of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League...
, and could be heard at their games during the 2008–09 season.
The Eisbären goal song
Goal celebration
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consists of a sequence of four separate elements. The line "Berlin, Halleluja Berlin", from the song "Brandenburg" by Rainald Grebe is followed by the can-can
Can-can
The can-can is a high-energy and physically demanding music hall dance, traditionally performed by a chorus line of female dancers who wear costumes with long skirts, petticoats, and black stockings...
from Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr....
's Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus in the Underworld
Orphée aux enfers is an opéra bouffon , or opéra féerie in its revised version, by Jacques Offenbach. The French text was written by Ludovic Halévy and later revised by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux....
and the line "Ach du meine Nase" by the East German puppet character Pittiplatsch
Pittiplatsch
Pittiplatsch, also known as Pitti for short, is a German fictional kobold character who was very famous in East Germany , especially as a puppet character on children's television...
. The sequence is completed by the children's rhyme „Ene mene miste“ from the popular children's TV progamme Rappelkiste
Rappelkiste
Rappelkiste is a German television series....
.
Staff
- Head Coach: Don JacksonDon Jackson (ice hockey)Donald Clinton Jackson is an ice hockey coach and a retired professional ice hockey player who played 315 games in the National Hockey League between 1978 and 1987 and began his coaching career in 1988....
- Asst. Coach: Vince Malette
- Asst. Coach: Hartmut Nickel
Season-by-season record
Note: GP= Games, W = Win, L = Loss, T = Tie, OTL = Overtime Loss, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstPoint System: Win = 2 points, T = 1 point, OTL = 1 point
| Season | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Points | Finish | GF | GA | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | 1. BL | 44 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 12th | 118 | 146 | Relegated to 2. BL, lost to PEV Weißwasser 0:3 (best of five series) |
| 1991–92 | 2. BL | 48 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 3rd | 233 | 162 | Promoted to 1. BL |
| 1992–93 | 1. BL | 44 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 12th | 118 | 207 | Missed the Play-offs, avoided relegation, beat SERC 4:0 (best of seven series) |
| 1993–94 | 1. BL | 44 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 11th | 119 | 214 | Missed the Play-offs, avoided relegation, beat SERC 4:0 (best of seven series) |
| 1994–95 1994–95 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 1994–95 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the inaugural season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Kölner Haie the won the first DEL season to become German Champions.... |
DEL | 44 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18th | 136 | 229 | Missed the Play-offs |
| 1995–96 1995–96 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 1995–96 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 2nd season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .As a replacement for the Mad Dogs München, the SC Riessersee moved up from the 2nd Bundesliga. However, continuing the financial unrest in the German Ice Hockey, SC Riessersee, as well as ESG Sachsen... |
DEL | 50 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17th | 125 | 236 | Missed the Play-offs |
| 1996–97 1996–97 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 1996–97 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 3rd season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .Adler Mannheim became the DEL Champion, winning a German title for the second time in their history... |
DEL | 50 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 4th | 177 | 163 | Lost the Semifinal to Kassel Huskies Kassel Huskies The Kassel Huskies were a professional ice hockey team based in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. They played the majority of their seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.The club was founded as ESG Kassel in 1977 and was renamed into EC Kassel in 1987... 1:3 (best of seven series) |
| 1997–98 1997–98 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 1997–98 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 4th season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .Adler Mannheim became the DEL Champion for the second time in a row, winning a German title for the third time in their history. The season had its share of instability... |
DEL | 48 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 1st | 179 | 139 | Lost the Final to Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg... 1:3 (best of five series) |
Note: W = Win, SOW - Shoot-out Win; L = Losses, SOL' - Shoot-out Losses
Point System: As of the 1998/99 season a new point scoring system was introduced: Win = 3 points; OT/SO Win = 2 points, OTL/SOL = 1point
| Season | League | GP | W | SOW | L | SOL | Points | Finish | GF | GA | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 1998–99 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 1998–99 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 5th season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .Adler Mannheim continued their dominance in German ice-hockey and became the DEL Champion for the third time in row, winning a German title for the fourth time in their history... |
DEL | 52 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 91 | 2nd | 210 | 163 | Lost the Semifinal to Adler Mannheim 1:3 (best of five series) |
| 1999–00 1999–00 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 1999–2000 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 6th season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .An agreement was reached between DEL and the 1. Liga. With DEL being the top-level league, it would be known as the DEL - Die 1. Bundesliga, and the 1. Liga as the 2. Bundesliga... |
DEL | 56 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 70 | 13th | 181 | 193 | Missed the Play-offs |
| 2000–01 2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 7th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Adler Mannheim won the DEL Championship the fourth time in 5 seasons, extending their dominance in German ice hockey. It was also the fifth time in their history they held the... |
DEL | 60 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 73 | 14th | 192 | 221 | Missed the Play-offs |
| 2001–02 2001–02 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2001–02 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 8th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The league also introduced a new logo, that will stay in use until the 2011-2012 season.... |
DEL | 60 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 92 | 7th | 177 | 166 | Lost the Quarterfinal to Adler Mannheim 1:3 (best of five series) |
| 2002–03 2002–03 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2002–03 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 9th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Krefeld Pinguine became German Champions... |
DEL | 52 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 109 | 1st | 188 | 134 | Lost the Semifinal to Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the KönigPALAST. Founded first in 1936, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga... 1:3 (best of five series) |
| 2003–04 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 10th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Frankfurt Lions became German Champions, and the Wölfe Freiburg were relegated back to the 2... |
DEL | 52 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 103 | 1st | 171 | 126 | Lost the Final to Frankfurt Lions Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty.-History:... 1:3 (best of five series) |
| 2004–05 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 11th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Eisbären Berlin became first time German Champion, a feat they will repeat a number of times in the next seasons... |
DEL | 52 | 101 | 2nd | 166 | 141 | Won the Final against Adler Mannheim 3:1 (best of five series) | ||||
| 2005–06 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 12th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The German champion Eisbären Berlin defended its title in the final game on 17 April 2005... |
DEL | 52 | 34 | n/a | 18 | n/a | 100 | 1st | 181 | 142 | Won the Final against DEG Metro Stars 3:0 (best of five series) |
| 2006–07 2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 13th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The league was played with 14 clubs in the 2006-07 season, the same number as the previous season... |
DEL | 52 | 24 | 28 | 77 | 9th | 171 | 157 | Missed the Play-offs |
Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, SOW = Shoot-out Wins, L = Losses, OTL - Overtime Losses, SOL = Shoot-out Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Point System: Win = 3 points; OT/SO Win = 2 points, OTL/SOL = 1point
| Season | League | GP | W | OTW | SOW | L | OTL | SOL | Points | Finish | GF | GA | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 14th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 15 Teams played after the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg received the license and were admitted to play in the DEL. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 56 regular season games... |
DEL | 56 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 113 | 2nd | 231 | 165 | Won the Final against Kölner Haie Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white.... 3:1 (best of five series) |
| 2008–09 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 15th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 16 Teams played after the 2. Bundesliga Champion, the Kassel Huskies received the license to play in the DEL... |
DEL | 52 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 1st | 214 | 143 | Won the Final against DEG Metro Stars 3:1 (best of five series) |
| 2009–10 2009–10 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoffSource:... |
DEL | 52 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 1st | 209 | 156 | Lost the Quarterfinal to Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.... 2:3 (best of five series) |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff -Playoff... |
DEL | 52 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 3rd | 161 | 138 | Won the Final against Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg 3:0 (best of five series) |
| 2011–12 2011–12 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:-Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss... |
DEL | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | **in 2nd place as of 28 Oct 2011** | 46 | 30 |
Club Statistics
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| Points | |||||
| Player | Seasons | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Walker | 2000–2011 | 508 | 179 | 346 | 525 |
| Sven Felski | 1992–2011 | 810 | 192 | 293 | 485 |
| Mark Beaufait | 2002–2009 | 223 | 110 | 211 | 321 |
| Denis Pederson | 2003–2011 | 345 | 131 | 185 | 316 |
| Stefan Ustorf | 2004–2011 | 340 | 91 | 177 | 268 |
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| Most Points in a Single Season | |||||
| Name | Season | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jooris | 1991–1992 | 50 | 54 | 69 | 123 |
| Steve Walker | 2007–2008 | 53 | 27 | 58 | 85 |
| Jiří Dopita Jirí Dopita Jiří Dopita is Czech professional ice hockey player who has played in the Czech Elite League most of his career. He briefly played in the National Hockey League. Dopita has primarily played centre throughout his career.-Playing career:... |
1994–1995 | 42 | 28 | 40 | 68 |
| Thomas Graul | 1991–1992 | 47 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| Alex Hicks Alex Hicks Alexander W. Hicks is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and the Florida Panthers... |
2000–2001 | 56 | 27 | 31 | 58 |
Rob Leask
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- Assistant Coach: Hartmut Nickel
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Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2005–06 Champions
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, Youri Ziffzer, Daniar Dshunussow, Sebastian Stefaniszin
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- Forwards: Steve Walker, Denis Pederson, Kelly Fairchild, Mark Beaufait, Stefan Ustorf, Sven Felski, Richard Mueller, Christoph Gawlik, Florian Busch, Patrick Jarrett, Andre Rankel, Thomas Schenkel, Alexander Weiß, Marcel Müller, Jonathan Lehun, Constantin Braun, Thorben Saggau, Sean Fischer
- Head Coach: Pierre Pagé
- Assistant Coach: Hartmut Nickel
- Team Manager: Peter John Lee
Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2007–08 Champions
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- Assistant Coach: Hartmut Nickel
- Team Manager: Peter John Lee
Achievements
- Deutsche Eishockey Liga Champions: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011
- Deutscher Eishockey-Pokal Winner: 2008
- Continental Cup Tournament 1997/98 and 1999/00: 2nd place
- SKODA AUTO European Hockey League (EHL) 1998/99: 3rd place
- East German Ice Hockey Champions: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983 ,1984 ,1985 ,1986 ,1987, 1988