Adler Mannheim

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Adler Mannheim
Full name Adler Mannheim
Founded 1938
Based In Mannheim
Arena SAP Arena
(Capacity: 13,600)
League Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Team Colors               
GM Teal Fowler
Head Coach Harold Kreis
Captain Marcus Kink
Website Adler Mannheim.de

Adler Mannheim ('Mannheim Eagles', formerly Mannheimer ERC) 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. Currently, the team plays at SAP Arena, where they moved at the beginning of the 2005–06 season after having played at Eisstadion am Friedrichspark for nearly seven decades from 1938 through 2005.[1]

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Honours

German Champions:
1980, 1997, 1998,
1999, 2001, 2007
German Runners-Up:
1982, 1983, 1985,
1987, 2002, 2005, 2012
German Cup Winners:
2003, 2007
German Cup Runners-Up:
2006

History

The first incarnation of the Adler Mannheim were The Mannheimer ice and roller skating club (MERC: Mannheimer Eislauf und Rollschuhclub), founded on May 19, 1938. After the end of the Second World War, they again began operating in 1948.

The team's name was Mannheimer ERC until 1994, when it was changed to Adler Mannheim.

In July 2011, Mannheim entered a developmental partnership with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL.[2]

Successes

The Adler Mannheim were champions of the German Bundesliga, the predecessor of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 1980. After the Deutsche Eishockey Liga was founded in 1994, the Mannheim Eagles won the championship five more times in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2007. They also won the German Cup in 2003 and 2007 and were runners-up in 2006.

Team roster by year

  • 1979/80: Erich Weishaupt, Joachim Casper, Harold Kreis, Werner Jahn, Brent Meeke, Bogoslaw Malinowski, Norbert Mundo, Marcus Kuhl, Ron Andruff, Holger Meitinger, Peter Obresa, Manfred Wolf, Dany Djakalovic, Peter Ascherl, Elias Vorlicek, Klaus Mangold, Jürgen Adams, Jörg Etz and Roy Roedger; Heinz Weisenbach (coach).

Current roster

Updated April 5, 2012.[3]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
57 Germany Arendt, RonnyRonny Arendt (A) RW L 31 2006 Bad Muskau, Germany
7 Canada Belle, ShawnShawn Belle D L 27 2011 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
31 Canada Brathwaite, FredFred Brathwaite G L 39 2008 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
90 Germany Brückmann, FelixFelix Brückmann G L 21 2008 Breisach, Germany
13 United States Dimitrakos, NikoNiko Dimitrakos RW R 33 2010 Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
91 Germany El-Sayed, MarcMarc El-Sayed C L 21 2009 Wetzlar, Germany
92 Germany Gelke, RichardRichard Gelke LW L 19 2010 Reutlingen, Germany
16 Canada Glumac, MikeMike Glumac C R 32 2010 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
77 Germany Goc, NikolaiNikolai Goc D L 25 2010 Calw, Germany
69 Germany Kettemer, FlorianFlorian Kettemer D L 25 2011 Kaufbeuren, Germany
17 Germany Kink, MarcusMarcus Kink (C) LW L 27 2004 Düsseldorf, Germany
4 Canada Lee, ChrisChris Lee D L 31 2011 MacTier, Ontario, Canada
8 Canada Lehoux, YanickYanick Lehoux C R 30 2011 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
30 Germany Lehr, PhilipPhilip Lehr G L 18 2011 Berlin, Germany
10 Canada MacDonald, CraigCraig MacDonald (A) C L 35 2010 Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
19 Canada Magowan, KenKen Magowan LW L 30 2011 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
28 Germany Mauer, FrankFrank Mauer RW R 24 2007 Heidelberg, Germany
27 Canada Mitchell, AdamAdam Mitchell RW R 29 2011 Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
44 Germany Plachta, MatthiasMatthias Plachta C L 20 2009 Freiburg, Germany
29 Germany Reul, DenisDenis Reul D R 22 2009 Marktredwitz, Germany
36 Germany Seidenberg, YannicYannic Seidenberg LW L 28 2009 Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
26 United States Sifers, JaimeJaime Sifers D R 29 2011 Stratford, Connecticut, USA
47 Germany Ullmann, ChristophChristoph Ullmann C L 28 2011 Altötting, Germany
14 United States Wagner, SteveSteve Wagner D L 28 2011 Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA


Staff

  • Sporting Director: Marcus Kuhl
  • Head Coach: Harold Kreis
  • Asst. Coach:Mike Schmidt
  • Goalie Coach:Brian Daccord

ERC Mannheimer WildCats

The female contingent of the Mannheimer ERC carries the name "Wild Cats." The most successful period in the WildCats' career was between 1988 and 1994 during which they won three German championships and vice-championships. The Wildcats did not play during the 2005-2006 season after four players terminated their contracts. Therefore, they were forced to temporarily withdraw from the league.

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