Hannover Scorpions

Hannover Scorpions
City Hanover, Germany
League Oberliga
Founded 1975
Home arena Eishalle Langenhagen
Colors Red, White, Black
              
Owner(s) Günter Papenburg
Head coach Len Soccio
Website HannoverScorpions.de
Franchise history
1975–1996 ESC Wedemark
1996–1997 Wedemark Scorpions
1997–present Hannover Scorpions

The Hannover Scorpions are a professional ice hockey team, which plays in the Oberliga, Germany's third tier ice hockey league. They previously played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1996 to 2013.

History

Founded in 1975 as ESC Wedemark, the team was renamed Wedemark Scorpions in their first DEL season in 1996 after the rock band Scorpions, who also call Hannover, Lower Saxony their home. The next season, the Scorpions relocated to Hannover proper and began playing their home games at TUI Arena in 2000.

Despite playing in the region's top venue, as well as enjoying sizeable corporate and political support, the team has struggled to generate sustained interest in Hannover.

Before relocating there in 1997, the Scorpions played their home games in Mellendorf, a small town located 20 km north in Wedemark township. They were actually considered rivals of Hannover. Thus, many local fans resented their longtime foe taking over the Hannover market at the expense of the city's historic hockey team, the less-favored Indians, and refused to support the Scorpions.

With the club stricken by financial problems at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, the Scorpions were forced to sell their DEL license to 2nd Bundesliga club the Schwenningen Wild Wings on June 14, 2013.[1] The Scorpions were then placed in the Oberliga, Germany's third tier league, due to the hiatus of the 2nd Bundesliga for the 2013–14 season.

Honors

Champions

  • DEL Championship (1): 2010
  • Champion 1.League (1): 1996
  • Oberliga Nord Champion (1): 1994
  • Regionalliga Nord Champion (2): 1977, 1991

Players

#NatPlayerPos
30GermanyBjörn Linda(G)
94GermanyLukas Müller(G)
31GermanySimon Peddinghaus(G)
11CanadaGermanySean Fischer(D/F)
18CroatiaGermanyGoran Pantic(D)
58GermanyDennis Schütt(D)
91GermanyFlorian Spelleken(D)
15CanadaGermanyRobin Thomson(D)
9GermanyJörn Welkamp(D)
96GermanyJannik Weist(D)
36GermanyReiko Berblinger(F/D)
52KazakhstanGermanySachar Blank(LW)
11GermanyBjörn Bombis(W/C)
82United StatesCanadaMichael Budd(F)
88GermanyNoah Janisch(F)
33GermanyChristoph Koziol(LW)
13GermanySebastian Lehmann(F)
72GermanyRobin Marek(F)
91CanadaChad Niddery(LW/C)
23GermanyThomas Pape(RW)
61GermanyRobin Ringe(F)
21GermanyPatrick Schmid(LW)
8GermanyDelf Sinnecker(F)

Honored members

Season records

SeasonGamesWonLostTieOTLSOLPointsGoals
for		Goals
against		RankPlayoffs
1996–9748123513-2815023114Saved in Relegation
1997–9844221462-521601427Lost in Quarterfinals
1998–9952182536-6617519511No Playoffs
1999–0056272603-781881959Saved in Relegation
2000–0160322206-992031827Lost in Semifinals
2001–0260252807-7818020110No Playoffs
2002–0352232450-6914215010No Playoffs
2003–0452153205-4812717513Saved in Relegation
2004–0552212803-6013317512No Playoffs
2005–06522817-07841581507Lost in Semifinals
2006–07522617-45841621576Lost in Quarterfinals
2007–08562717-39861711718Lost in Preliminary Finals
2008–09523314-321011731512Lost in Semifinals
2009–10562814-410941691774Champions
2010–11522621-41811541605Lost in Quarterfinals
2011–12521831-215111916114No Playoffs
2012–13522425-217212414811No Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ "DEL club allow Scorpions license move to Schwenningen" (in German). Hannover Scorpions. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
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