Hannover Scorpions
| Hannover Scorpions | |
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 2012–13 DEL season |
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| City | Hanover, Germany |
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Home arena | TUI Arena |
| Colors | Red, White, Black |
| Owner(s) | Günter Papenburg |
| Head coach | Hans Zach |
| Captain | Sascha Goc |
| Website | www.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 Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
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History [edit]
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 Hanover, Lower Saxony their home. The next season, the Scorpions relocated to Hannover and began playing their home games at the 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 in the 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 resent their longtime foe taking over the Hannover market at the expense of the city's historic hockey team, the much lower ranked Indians, and still refuse to support the Scorpions.[citation needed]
Honors [edit]
Champions [edit]
- DEL Championship (1): 2010
- Champion 1.League (1): 1996
- Oberliga Nord Champion (1): 1994
- Regionalliga Nord Champion (2): 1977, 1991
Players [edit]
Current roster [edit]
Updated December 10, 2012.[1]
Honored members [edit]
- 10 Joe West
- 20 Len Soccio
Season records [edit]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tie | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Rank | Playoffs |
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| 1996–97 | 48 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 3 | - | 28 | 150 | 231 | 14 | Saved in Relegation |
| 1997–98 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | - | 52 | 160 | 142 | 7 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 1998–99 | 52 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 6 | - | 66 | 175 | 195 | 11 | No Playoffs |
| 1999–00 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 3 | - | 78 | 188 | 195 | 9 | Saved in Relegation |
| 2000–01 | 60 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 6 | - | 99 | 203 | 182 | 7 | Lost in Semifinals |
| 2001–02 | 60 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 7 | - | 78 | 180 | 201 | 10 | No Playoffs |
| 2002–03 | 52 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 0 | - | 69 | 142 | 150 | 10 | No Playoffs |
| 2003–04 | 52 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 5 | - | 48 | 127 | 175 | 13 | Saved in Relegation |
| 2004–05 | 52 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 3 | - | 60 | 133 | 175 | 12 | No Playoffs |
| 2005–06 | 52 | 28 | 17 | - | 0 | 7 | 84 | 158 | 150 | 7 | Lost in Semifinals |
| 2006–07 | 52 | 26 | 17 | - | 4 | 5 | 84 | 162 | 157 | 6 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2007–08 | 56 | 27 | 17 | - | 3 | 9 | 86 | 171 | 171 | 8 | Lost in Preliminary Finals |
| 2008–09 | 52 | 33 | 14 | - | 3 | 2 | 101 | 173 | 151 | 2 | Lost in Semifinals |
| 2009–10 | 56 | 28 | 14 | - | 4 | 10 | 94 | 169 | 177 | 4 | Champions |
| 2010–11 | 52 | 26 | 21 | - | 4 | 1 | 81 | 154 | 160 | 5 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2011–12 | 52 | 18 | 31 | - | 2 | 1 | 51 | 119 | 161 | 14 | No Playoffs |
| 2012–13 | 52 | 24 | 25 | - | 2 | 1 | 72 | 124 | 148 | 11 | No Playoffs |
References [edit]
- ^ "Hannover Scorpions - Team" (in German). www.hannoverscorpions.de. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
External links [edit]
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- Official Team Website (German)
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