| Adler Mannheim | | | | Founded | 1938 | | History | Mannheimer ERC (1938–1994)
Adler Mannheim
(since 1994) | | Home arena | SAP-Arena | | City | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | | Colors | Dark blue, white, red | | General manager | Marcus Kuhl | | Head coach | Doug Mason | | Captain | - | | Division championships | German Champions:
1980, 1997, 1998,
1999, 2001, 2007
German Runners-Up:
1982, 1983, 1985,
1987, 2002, 2005
German Cup Winners:
2003, 2007
German Cup Runners-Up:
2006 | The 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. [edit] History The first incarnation of the Adler Mannheim were the 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. [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 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. [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 Eskild Dahlstrøm, 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; Gordon 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).
- 2006/07 Jean-Marc Pelletier, Ilpo Kauhanen, Danny aus den Birken, Robert Müller, Blake Sloan, Sven Butenschön, Pascal Trepanier, François Bouchard, Martin Ancicka, Felix Petermann, Stephan Retzer, Nathan Robinson, Eduard Lewandowski, Jason Jaspers, Tomas Martinec, Christoph Ullmann, René Corbet, Colin Forbes, Rico Fata, Jeff Shantz, François Méthot, Ronny Arendt, Marcus Kink and Rick Girard; Greg Poss / Teal Fowler (coaches)
[edit] Current roster (2008/2009) | 31 | Fred Brathwaite | Goalkeeper | November 24, 1972 |  | | | 33 | Danny aus den Birken | Goalkeeper | February 15, 1985 |  | | | 5 | Dan McGillis | Defense | July 1, 1972 | | | | 6 | Sven Butenschön | Defense | March 22, 1976 | | | | 7 | Pascal Trepanier | Defense | September 4, 1973 | | | | 8 | Francois Bouchard | Defense | August 8, 1973 | | | | 24 | Prestin Ryan | Defense | January 6, 1980 | | | | 42 | Andy Schneider | Defense | July 31, 1981 |  | | | 43 | Felix Petermann | Defense | April 11, 1984 | | | | 44 | Christopher Fischer | Defense | January 24, 1988 | | | | 90 | Benedikt Brückner | Defense | January 1, 1990 | | | | ? | Denis Reul | Defense | June 29, 1989 | | | | 10 | Axel Hackert | Forward | December 14, 1984 | | | | 11 | Colin Beardsmore | Forward | February 7, 1978 | | | | 12 | Jason Jaspers | Forward | April 8, 1981 | | | | 13 | Tomas Martinec | Forward | March 5, 1976 | | | | 14 | Peter Flache | Forward | March 4, 1982 | | | | 17 | Jason King | Forward | September 14, 1981 | | | | 20 | René Corbet | Forward | June 25, 1973 | | | | 21 | Michael Hackert | Forward | June 21, 1981 | | | | 22 | Colin Forbes | Forward | February 16, 1976 | | | | 28 | Frank Mauer | Forward | April 12, 1988 | | | | 37 | Rick Girard | Forward | May 1, 1974 | | | | 40 | François Méthot | Forward | April 26, 1978 | | | | 57 | Ronny Arendt | Forward | November 24, 1980 | | | | 77 | Marcus Kink | Forward | January 13, 1985 | | | | | Teal Fowler | Head Coach | December 11, 1970 | | Since February 28, 2009 | [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. [edit] References [edit] External links |
