The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.
[edit] Current roster
As of 5 August 2009 (2009 -08-05)[update]. [1]
| Forwards |
| # | | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth |
| 18 |  | Michael Kreitl | C | L | 2007 | Schongau, Germany |
| 5 | | Christian Wichert | W | L | 2007 | München, Germany |
| 77 | | Uli Maurer | W | L | 2008 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| 22 | | Thomas Jörg | W | L | 2008 | Immenstadt, Germany |
| 10 |  | Rhett Gordon | W | R | 2007 | Regina, SK, Canada |
| 14 | | Steve Junker | W | L | 2008 | Castlegar, Canada |
| 19 |  | Mark Murphy | W | L | 2006 | Duxbury, USA |
| 23 | | Matt Ryan | C | R | 2008 | Sharon, Canada |
| 25 | | Martin Schymainski | W | L | 2008 | Duisburg, Germany |
| 46 |  | Mathis Olimb | W | L | 2007 | Oslo, Norway |
| 8 | | Brett Engelhardt | W | R | 2008 | Sheboygan, USA |
| -- | | Colin Murphy | LW | L | 2009 | Fort McMurray, Canada |
| 87 | | Patrick Buzas | C | L | 2005 | Augsburg, Germany |
| -- | | Connor James | C/RW | R | 2009 | Calgary, Canada |
Coaches: Larry Mitchell, Duanne Moeser, Joseph Heiss
[edit] Season records
| Season | Rank | Playoffs |
| DEL 2008/09 | | |
| DEL 2007/08 | 12 | No playoffs |
| DEL 2006/07 | 13 | No playoffs |
| DEL 2005/06 | 12 | No playoffs |
| DEL 2004/05 | 7 | Lost the first round |
| DEL 2003/04 | 9 | No playoffs |
| DEL 2002/03 | 11 | No playoffs |
| DEL 2001/02 | 8 | Lost the first round |
| DEL 2000/01 | 14 | No playoffs |
| DEL 1999/00 | 8 | Lost the first round |
| DEL 1998/99 | 8 | Lost the first round |
| DEL 1997/98 | 14 | No playoffs |
| DEL 1996/97 | 13 | No playoffs |
| DEL 1995/96 | 12 | Lost the quarter-final |
| DEL 1994/95 | 13 | Lost the first round |
[edit] Famous players
- Xaver Unsinn - 8x Bundesliga champion and former head coach of the German National Hockey Team.
- Udo Kießling - 6x Bundesliga champion and member of the IIHF-Hockey Hall of Fame.
- Ernst Höfner - 3x Bundesliga champion and currently assistant head coach of the German National Hockey Team.
- Duanne Moeser - Played 15 years in Augsburg. Since 2005/2006 he has been working in the club management. He's the club's alltime scoring leader.
- Paul Ambros - 11x Bundesliga champion.
- Glenn Anderson - Won 5 Stanley Cups. Represented Canada at the 1980 Olympics, as well as twice at the World Championships and Canada Cup.
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