Adler Mannheim

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The Adler Mannheim ('Mannheim Eagles') are an ice hockey 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 till 2005.

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[edit] History

SAP Arena
SAP Arena

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

[edit] 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 were able to win the championship five more times in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2007. They also won the German Cup in 2003 and 2007 and were the Vice-Cup winner in 2006.

[edit] 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).
  • 1996/97: Joachim Appel, Mike Rosati, Harold Kreis, Paul Stanton, Christian Lukes, Robert Nardella, Alexander Erdmann, Stephane Richer, Martin Ulrich, Mike Pellegrims; Steve Thornton, Mario Gehrig, Pavel Gross, Dave Tomlinson, Daniel Körber, Rob Cimetta, François Guay, Jochen Hecht, Florian Keller, Till Feser, Philippe Bozon, Tommie Hartogs, Alexander Serikow, Christian Pouget, Dieter Kalt and Paul Beraldo; Lance Nethery (coach).
  • 1997/98: Klaus Merk, Mike Rosati, Christian Künast, Darren Rumble, Gordon Hynes, Paul Stanton, Christian Lukes, Mike Posma, Christopher Felix, Stephane Richer, Martin Ulrich, Mike Pellegrims, Alexander Erdmann, Mario Gehrig, Pavel Gross, Dave Tomlinson, Philippe Bozon, Rob Cimetta, François Guay, Jochen Hecht, Ole Dahlström, Mike Hudson, Alexander Serikow, Christian Pouget, Denis Chassé, Ron Pasco, Daniel Marois, Philipp Schumacher and Dieter Kalt; Lance Nethery (coach).
  • 1998/99: Sven Rampf, Pavel Cagas, Danny Lorenz, Helmut de Raaf Gordon Hynes, Paul Stanton, Reid Simonton, Christian Lukes, Denis Perez, Stephane Richer, Mike Pellegrims, Michael de Angelis, Brian Tutt, Mark Etz, Pavel Gross, Dave Tomlinson, Philippe Bozon, Kevin Miehm, Jason Young, Ron Pasco, Mike Hudson, Alexander Serikow, Christian Pouget, Mike Stevens, Philip Schumacher, Jan Alston and Jackson Penney; Lance Nethery (coach).
  • 2000/01: Mike Rosati, Robert Müller, Helmut de Raaf, Bradley Bergen, Andy Roach, Christian Lukes, Francois Groleau, Stephane Richer, Yves Racine, Dennis Seidenberg, Michael Bakos; Gordy Hynes, Mark Etz, Dave Tomlinson, Steve Junker, Wayne Hynes, Devin Edgerton, Ron Pasco, Marc Pederson, Georg Hessel, Todd Hlushko, Mike Stevens, Jan Alston, Jean-Francois Jomphe, Daniel Hilpert, Christopher Straube and Jackson Penney; Bill Stewart (coach).

[edit] Current roster (2007/2008)

Number Name Position Date of birth Nationality Notes
1 Adam Hauser Goalkeeper May 27, 1980 USA
31 Ilpo Kauhanen Goalkeeper October 21, 1973 Finland Contract until 2008
33 Danny aus den Birken Goalkeeper February 15, 1985 Germany Promotional license player
Contract until 2007
80 Robert Müller Goalkeeper June 25, 1980 Germany
2 Blake Sloan Defense/Forward July 25, 1975 USA
3 Daniel Johansson Defense September 10, 1974 Sweden
6 Sven Butenschön Defense March 22, 1976 Germany
7 Pascal Trepanier Defense September 4, 1973 CAN
8 Francois Bouchard Defense August 8, 1973 Canada
27 Martin Ancicka Defense October 1, 1974 Germany
34 Benedikt Kohl Defense March 31, 1988 Germany Promotional license player
44 Christopher Fischer Defense January 24, 1988 Germany Promotional license player
78 Stephan Langwieder Defense January 8, 1987 Germany Promotional license player
11 Eduard Lewandowski Forward May 3, 1980 Germany
12 Jason Jaspers Forward April 8, 1981 Canada
13 Tomas Martinec Forward March 5, 1976 Germany
17 Christoph Ullmann Forward May 19, 1983 Germany Promotional license player
20 René Corbet Forward June 25, 1973 Canada Contract until 2008
22 Colin Forbes Forward February 16, 1976 Canada
23 Rico Fata Forward February 12, 1980 Canada
26 Philipp Schlager Forward July 22, 1986 Canada Promotional license player
28 Frank Mauer Forward April 12, 1988 Canada Promotional license player
37 Rick Girard Forward May 1, 1974 Germany
40 Francois Methot Forward April 26, 1978 Canada Obligation during the season
57 Ronny Arendt Forward November 24, 1980 Germany Contract until 2007
66 Michael Hackert Forward June 21, 1981 Germany
77 Marcus Kink Forward January 13, 1985 Germany Promotional license player
Contract until 2008
  Dave King Coach December 22, 1947 Canada Since December 22, 2007

[edit] Mannheimer ERC WildCats (women)

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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