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Ice hockey team in Hannover From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hannover Indians are a professional German ice hockey team and public limited company from Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany. The current club was founded in 1998 after the bankruptcy of a previous one, and has been named Hannover Indians since then. The club itself was called Kleefelder Eissportverein (KEV) until 2006 when it was renamed to the EC Hannover Indians. Since 2002 the team had played in the Oberliga and was promoted to the 2nd Division in 2008.
| EC Hannover Indians | |
|---|---|
| |
| City | Hannover |
| League | Oberliga |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Home arena | Eisstadion am Pferdeturm (Capacity: 4,608) |
| Colours | Blue, white, red |
| Head coach | Peter Willmann |
| Affiliate | Hannover Braves (dissolved 2012) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1948-1956 | ESG Hannover |
| 1956-1963 | RESG Hannover |
| 1963-1984 | EC Hannover |
| 1984-1996 | EC in Hannover |
| 1996-1998 | Hannover Turtles |
| 1998-Present | Hannover Indians |
In 2013 they had to declare bankruptcy and automatically dropped down to the third-tier Oberliga. Due to the massive financial support of fans and sponsors the club was able to furthermore participate in the competition. They ended the 2013–2014 season in third place.
| Season | Games | Won | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | Lost | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Rank | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberliga Nord 2007-08 | 52 | 28 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 12 | 102 | 219 | 160 | 3 | Lost in quarterfinals |
| Oberliga Nord 2008-09 | 54 | 34 | 7 | — | 4 | — | 9 | 120 | 251 | 149 | 1 | Promoted |
| 2nd Bundesliga 2009-10 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 49 | 134 | 199 | 13 | No playoffs/ Relegation |
| Abstiegsrunde 2009–10 Relegation Round | Defeated EHC Freiburg 4 games to 1 | Saved | ||||||||||
| 2nd Bundesliga 2010–11 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 133 | 148 | 9 | Lost in Pre-Playoffs |
| 2nd Bundesliga 2011–12 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 134 | 147 | 8 | Lost in quarterfinals |
| 2nd Bundesliga 2012–13 | 11th place | |||||||||||
| Oberliga North 2013–14 | 3rd place | |||||||||||
| Year | 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eishockeypokal 2006–07 | L, 3–5, Fischtown Pinguins | — | — | — | — |
| DEB-Pokal 2009–10 | — | L, 1–6, Fischtown Pinguins | — | — | — |
| DEB-Pokal 2010–11 | W, 3–0, Saale Bulls Halle | W, 4–3, SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | L, 3–4, Starbulls Rosenheim | — | — |
| DEB-Pokal 2011–12 | W, 4–1, Deggendorf Fire | W, 2–0, Heilbronner Falken | W, 3–2, Frankfurt Lions | L, 0–3, SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | — |
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