EHC Wolfsburg
- German Cup Winner 2009
The Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg are a German ice hockey team from Wolfsburg, who plays in the German Ice Hockey League since the 2007 /08 season. The original club EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams 1992 eV originated from a fan club, took over in 1995 after the bankruptcy of the EC Wolfsburg eV game operation and is still responsible for the operation of the youth and amateur teams. 2004, the first team was spun off from the original club in the EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams GmbH.
The Grizzly Adams wear their home games in 2006 opened EisArena Wolfsburg, their team colors are orange and black. History's biggest success of the club in 2009 after winning the German Ice Hockey Cup, a year later, with the arrival in the playoff semi-finals and after the main round completed again a year later with the arrival in the playoff finals, first been. 2013 again the playoff semi-final has been reached and that could be though in the main round achieved tenth place.
- 2.1 cadres of the 2013/14 season
- 2.2 Major former teams 2.2.1 Master 2nd Bundesliga and DEL - rise in 2006/ 07
- 2.2.2 Cup Winner 2009
- 3.1 Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame Germany
- 3.2 Internal club records
- 3.3 Famous former players
- 3.4 Participation of players on the All- Star Game
- 8.1 Fans and rivalries
- 8.2 mascots
- 8.3 sponsorship
History
Founding of the TV Jahn Wolfsburg ( 1964-1986 )
↑ ↓ in the Auf-/Abstiegsrunde
Already in the 1960s the ice in Wolfsburg had become popular. A first step to organized game took place on 25 October 1964, when the amateur players joined the ski club Wolfsburg and this henceforth called SEC (skiing and ice skating club ) Wolfsburg. From now previously used Schiller pond in the same area it was in the Bezirkssportanlage Porsche Stadium, where the original to fistball space used in winter served as the playing surface. Because despite this investment, however, no regular play operation was possible, reported in 1967 the SEC on a team in the national league, in which a home ground was found in neighboring Hanover at the ice rink on the horse's tower.
After connecting to the TV Jahn Wolfsburg in 1971, the dot matches were played at the rink of Altenau and there were initial successes recorded. In addition to the promotion to the Regionalliga in 1981 succeeded the jump in the league, but their own stadium was the association still denied. Due to the lack of revenue from home games and their own travel expenses followed 1982, the bankruptcy of the TV Jahn, however, it came to the immediate foundation.
On November 11, 1983, the former Ice Palace the city of Wolfsburg was handed over on November 13, 1983 and denied the so-called "Red Devils " from TV Jahn Wolfsburg the first game in the league against the SC Solingen. In 1986, the division is separated from the Hockey TV Jahn Wolfsburg.
Reestablishment of the ESC Wolfsburg (1986 to 1994)
↑ ↓ in the Auf-/Abstiegsrunde
With the relegation to the Regionalliga 1986, the ESC Wolfsburg was founded as an independent Hockey Club with the ENT doctor Dr. Sybille Hard bread as chairman. The ESC was, however, reinstated in the league, because with Henryk Klocek Stanislaw Pytel and two top players were signed and, in consequence, the clubs of the Regional refused to compete against the supposedly strong Wolfsburg. After a third place after the first round, the Wolfsburg increased 1987/88 on the second Bundesliga and had with Wolfgang Heitmann a patron who co-founded the VfL - recovery later.
The season ended in the first round on a sixth place, but the descent could be avoided by 15 wins in 20 games and a resulting first place in the qualifying round of the second League North. Despite the mediocre cutting stood with Mark Koštuřík in first place with 111 points and John Markell in third place two strikers of the ESC on top of the scorer standings. The second year in the 2nd Bundesliga could be like the following season 1989/90 ended with a fourth place after the first round. After a seventh place in the preliminary round of the ESC Wolfsburg had in the season 1990/91 again the passage in the qualifying round Northern compete, but ended the season with the league there.
Unlike in the following season, when the team had to play due to a sixth place in the so-called "Lower Intermediate Round " and relegated to the Oberliga for a seventh place together with the Grefrather EC and EV Ravensburg. There was obtained a fourth place both in the preliminary round and the champion round of the Oberliga Nord. Due to a change in structure of the leagues of the ESC participated in the 1993/94 season in part in the Regional and finished the season as champion preliminary round unbeaten in 26 matches from.
Parallel foundation of today's Grizzly Adams
In 1986, the then named numerically largest fan club " Red Devils " in " Grizzly Adams " around. In the early 1990s reported the fanclub own hobby hockey team and it was the EHC Grizzly Adams eV. As the EC Wolfsburg mid-1990s before the financial ruin stood, the EHC Grizzly Adams first took over the youth department of the EC Wolfsburg and later went on to complete the Association of EHC Grizzly Adams.
The name goes here on the embodied by actor Dan Haggerty James Adams in the television series The Man in the mountains back who lives in the North American wilderness and with a young grizzly bear named Ben - the eponymous mascot of the club - befriends and therefore the nickname " Grizzly Adams " receives.
Bankruptcy and re- foundation ( 1994-1998 )
Despite the successful 1993/94 season followed season at the end of the bankruptcy of the ESC Wolfsburg. With the former functionaries Michael Musfeldt and Dieter rhyme was founded by a license transfer with the EC Duisburg "EC Wolfsburg ", which was launched in the 1st League North. The main round was - as well as the subsequent Master Round - completed with a fourth place. At these services has not been linked in the following season and the team could not move into the Masters round with a twelfth place after the main round. After this season, the only two years old EC Wolfsburg had to stop the game running again.
The new beginning was created with the establishment of the EHC Wolfsburg, which was allowed to begin the 1996/97 season in the Regionalliga Nord. A third place after the preliminary round was also third place in the final. The 1997/98 season the team finished in fourth place from which subsequent promotion round to the league as it was finished with fourth place.
Ascents and descents (1998 to 2007)
Due to the good performance in the State Association the last six years took the EHC Wolfsburg newly established - with the nickname Grizzly Adams - in the 1998/99 season for the first time on the schedule of the German Ice Hockey federal part. The team played in the 1st League North, which also included teams from Brunswick, Adendorf and Timmendorfer beach. Under the coach Stefan Mikes the relegation round was won at the end of the season after a ninth place in the first round and thus reached the league.
↑ ↓ in the Auf-/Abstiegsrunde
In the following season, 1999/2000, the EHC Wolfsburg played in the now renamed Oberliga Nord against teams from Duisburg, Bremerhaven and Ratingen, which dominated activity. At the end of the double round the Grizzly Adams occupied the fifth place, but had to climb into the play-offs to the 2nd Bundesliga 2000/ 01 in the semifinals of the Südvertreter EV Landshut 2-1 games beaten.
For the season 2000 /01, Grizzly Adams was with the strikers Arpad Gyori and Karol Rusznyák - HC Dukla Trenčín of both - commit two performers. With the league most goals scored, the fewest goals conceded and domestic ice palace without point loss stood at the end of the preliminary round number one for the VW townspeople to book. In the final round of the ascent was against the ETC Crimmitschau be realized in the second Bundesliga and the EHC played five years for the first time in a professional league. For the 2nd Bundesliga, the team was selectively amplified and could immediately achieve sixth place. In the following play-offs came in the quarter- finals for the clash with the Bietigheim Steelers, who won the series 3-2 after five games. After the season came in the squad to a break, in which, among other things, popular in fan circles Arpad Gyori and Karol Rusznyak left the club.
With a seventh place after the double round, the Grizzly Adams established in the 2002 /03 in the 2nd Bundesliga. In the play-offs came again in the quarterfinals of the premature end of the season, as the SC Riessersee could win the best-of -five series 3-0 victories. At the beginning of the season 2003/ 04 the defender Alexander Genze and Petr Bareš were obliged who contributed with their services to a comfortable victory the previous round. As a first opponent in the play-offs, the Wolfsburg beat the Schwenningen Wild Wings with three wins. Also in the semifinals of the SC Bietigheim- Bissingen could be defeated after five encounters with 3-2 victories. In the final, was the EV Landshut opponent against which the EHC 3-1 victories realized the greatest success to date the club's history and rise in the German Hockey League.
Initially, the Grizzlies were praised as the best climber of all time, but in the second half of the season, the team lost the connection to the play-off places and crashed on the penultimate rank of the table and thus the play- downs. The recovery was avoided relegation with a win in this series against the Kassel Huskies, however, the EHC was equipped for this season only with a special permit, as the construction of a necessary, larger arena was not completed on time. At the shareholders' meeting of DEL on 28 June 2005 the club the license for the coming season was therefore withdrawn and the Kassel Huskies were able to keep the class at the Green Table. The Grizzlies had now again the passage in the second hockey league compete.
Despite the aim to achieve the immediate resurgence, was the 2005/06 season for the club not to the desired specifications. The team secured - after Bob Leslie was dismissed and Toni KRINNER as the new coach came to - the eighth, and thus also the last play-off place. The season was for the team after the first four play-off games against REV Bremerhaven to an end. During the summer break the ice palace DEL - fit was expanded.
At the beginning of the 2006/07 season the Ice Palace was rebuilt on September 13 inaugurated and renamed Ice Arena. The first home game of the season took place on 17 September 2006 against the EV Landshut, which was won with 4:3. At the end of the main round the Grizzlies coated with 107 points in second place in the play-offs one. Against the mosquitoes food was 4-0 in the quarter- finals in a best - of-seven series enforced and defeated in the semifinals of the EV Landshut in the best-of -five mode with three wins. The final series against the Kassel Huskies won the team undefeated 3-0 and thus increased on 17 April 2007 for the second time in the German Ice Hockey League on.
Times in the DEL (since 2007)
The 2007/08 season included the Grizzly Adams from with 55 points as the 13th, missing their way into the play-offs. With an average of 17.27 penalty minutes, however, the team won the Fair Play Trophy WestLB, an award that is awarded annually by the German Ice Hockey League and WestLB to the fairest team of the DEL Season.
In the 2008 /09 season, the Grizzly Adams celebrated their biggest success in club history with the victory of the German Ice Hockey Cup. After a seventh place after the first round, the team reached the pre- playoffs and stood by 3-1 victories against the Augsburger Panther in the quarterfinals of the German Ice Hockey League. There, the Grizzlies faced the Hannover Scorpions, which they lost by 2:4 games. Furthermore, the team was able to win like last year, WestLB Fair Play Trophy as the fairest team of the season.
The season 2009/10 joined the team after the first round from the third place. In the subsequent play-off round of the DEG Metro Stars were beaten 3-0 victories before the Wolfsburg lost the semifinal round against Augsburger Panther with 1:3 in the quarterfinals. In addition, the team was honored for the third time in a row with WestLB Fair Play Trophy.
The season 2010/11 joined the team from the preliminary round first. In the subsequent play-off round were the quarter-finals, the Kölner Haie and beaten in the semifinals the Krefeld Penguins each game without loss 3-0. In the final, the Wolfsburg-based documents but then just as smooth if very scarce in the individual games, the polar bear Berlin with 0:3.
The 2011/12 season ended for the Wolfsburg in third place after the first round. Here, the team scored the most goals the league and had the best defense. In the play-off quarter-finals Lower left with 0:4 in the best-of -seven series against the Straubing Tigers of surprising.
In the 2012/13 season Wolfsburg started with a lot of bad luck with injuries. Even before the season defense and international Christoph Fischer injured so badly that he could contest the entire season 2012 /13 on a single game for the Grizzly Adams. Even defenders Armin worm was initially due to an injury and was not available to recover again until the 12th Round. In addition, retired on Matchday fourth Simon Danner concussion and fell, as has been fishing, the rest of the season. Similarly, short another defender injured it so badly that he did not come back in season with Rainer Köttstorfer. Finally, many in the first third of the season with the Forward - Stars Tyler Haskins (7 games ) and Matt Dzieduszycki (15 games) and two other performers on the offensive because of concussions. This happened at a time where other DEL teams increased during the NHL lockout with players from the NHL. Those responsible for the Grizzly Adams closed at this time, however, a gain lockout players due to a lack of planning safety. The result of all this was the last place in the table in October 2012. Around Christmas 2012, and with the turn of a thinned to the ranks of the injured part, on the other hand further players were signed. This caused the Grizzly Adams were able to secure a brilliant catching up with the last match of the main round to tenth place in the table, the person entitled to participate in the pre- playoffs. Here defeated the Wolfsburg the Nuremberg Ice Tigers, the seventh- the main round, 2-1 in the best-of -three series and attracted so in the play-off quarter- finals - for the first time ever in the DEL story so had a table Tenth the collection made it into the quarter-finals. In the quarterfinals, the first table of the main round, the Mannheim Adler waited. Here, the Wolfsburg continued after games by 4-2 and were thus in the semifinals. Here, then sat However the Cologne Sharks with a 3-0 sweep against the now weakened by Grizzly Adams.
The 2013/14 season started very successfully for the Grizzly Adams, so you could appreciate the best start to a DEL season ever in Wolfsburg. However, the injury woes got the Wolfsburg again, we lost early in the season the important attacker Greg Moore and Matt Dzieduszycki for several months, for the latter meant the violation of even the premature end of the season. The loss of Greg Moore was offset by the Nachverpflichtung by Brent Aubin, just before Christmas came too Ramzi Abid to the team both received a contract until the end of season. Even historical succeeded Wolfsburg's season - beginning - so they lost 1:8 with the league - newcomer Schwenningen Wild Wings and won a few weeks later at home against the reigning champion Polar Bears Berlin 8-0, which is the second biggest win in Wolfsburg DEL history meant. In the course of the season the team succeeded, however, constant to act, so that it was the majority of the season in the table below the top six teams.
Team
Squad of the 2013/14 season
(Updated: October 8, 2013)
Significant former teams
Master 2nd Bundesliga and DEL - rise in 2006/ 07
Cup Winner 2009
Player
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame Germany
In the "Hall of Fame" of the German Ice Hockey Museum personalities are included who have rendered outstanding services to the sport of ice hockey in Germany. From the recorded actors worked in Wolfsburg:
( Team membership and position in brackets)
- Canada Peter- John Lee ( 1995/96, Forward )
- Canada Bill Lochead (1988 /89 Trainer)
Internal club records
As of 2009/10 season
Famous former players
( Team membership and position in brackets)
- Slovakia Ivan Čiernik Forward (2004/ 05)
- Germany Marc Seliger Keeper (2004/ 05)
- United States Ty Conklin Keeper (2004/ 05)
- Canada Mark Koštuřík Forward (1987-1989; 1990-1992)
- Czech Republic Petr Klima Forward (1994 /95)
- United States Chris Rogles Goalkeeper (2005-2007)
- Canada Kevin McGibney Keeper (1995 /96; 1998-2006)
- Canada John Markell Forward (1987-1992)
Participation of players in the All -Star Game
Some players of Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg during their team have been nominated for membership of the DEL All- Star Game. This is a friendly game, which takes place every year since 1998 and compete in the most outstanding player of the German Ice Hockey League against each other.
Coach
As the first coach of the Second Bundesliga Club 1987 Charlie was way behind the band of the ESC Wolfsburg. This was replaced after the season by former NHL veteran Bill Lochead. In his debut season as coach of the Canadians could achieve a fourth place in the team, returned to the season but returned to his home country. In its place, a game master was obliged with Bob Murray, the German ice hockey leagues in the experience brought back from years of missions to train the ESC successful. Under him, the team was able to move into the qualifying round of the Bundesliga in 1990/91, this success has not been repeated a season later and Murray left the VW - dwellers according to a seventh place after the first round in the season 1990/91. As the successor Jorma Siitarinen was committed, which was lack of success during the season replaced by John Markell.
After the bankruptcy of the ESC and the re-establishment as EC Wolfsburg, the Russian Nikolai Besproswannych took to season 1994 /95 as coach and built the financially stricken club again. Overall, he was three seasons behind the band and was replaced by Dušan Slanina 1997.
After the founding of the EHC Wolfsburg participated in the 1998/99 season again part of the schedule of the German Ice Hockey Federation. As the first coach Stefan Mikes case has been committed to the achieved inter alia, the promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga 2000/ 01 as well as the permanent playoff participation with the club. As Mike's greatest success was able to celebrate the rise with his team in the DEL for the 2004/05 season. After the climb, but he had to take his hat in March 2005 and make Bob Leslie Place, who was then on behind the gang. However, under the new coach no successes, and thus had this in the middle of the season his post at Toni KRINNER passed, which functioned until April 2010 as an instructor. The since 2008 as an assistant coach at EHC employed Pavel Gross took over in August 2010 as coach and led the team in his first season in the final of the play-offs.
Home club
The home club - the EHC Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg 1992 eV forms a regional significance beyond the borders of Wolfsburg addition for the surrounding towns of Brunswick, Gifhorn and Helmstedt and is responsible for the junior section of the club, which young players for use in the men's team and surnamed Young Grizzly combines all the youth teams. This serves the Regional Team EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams 1b, also called Young Grizzly Juniors, as a bridge between professional and junior teams. In addition, still play teams in the age groups U10 - micro student / Youth, U12 small pupils, U14 boys, U16 - U18 students and youth in the respective highest exposure of Lower Saxony Ice Sports Association. The student team failed in 2013 just at the entrance into the student league. In addition to the team and prepress operation of the club still maintains the EHC ice hockey school for children aged 4-10 years.
Exploration permits
The EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams GmbH maintains associations to several partnerships under the production license program. Here, young players will be awarded to play matches. For the 2013/14 season, the Wolfsburg cooperate with the Eispiraten Crimmitschau (DEL 2), the Icefighters Leipzig (Oberliga ), the Frankfurt Lions ( Oberliga ) and the Hannover Scorpions (Oberliga ).
Venues
The Ice Arena Wolfsburg since the season 2006/ 07, the home ground of Grizzly Adams and the youth teams and has a total capacity of 4,500 seats, of which around 3,000 are seats available. Furthermore the hall on a 300 m² large VIP area, which once again offers space for 300 spectators.
On 23 November 2005 the Wolfsburg city council decided to rebuild in 1983 opened ice rink ice palace for next season. On 1 September 2006 the new arena was completed.
( Indicated is the total utilization of the entire season. )
Club culture
Fans and rivalries
The fans of Grizzly Adams are organized into four fan clubs, where a Fanrat is superior. This works for the interests of the fan club, serves as a " mouthpiece" between fans and club and organizes trips to away games. Due to the regional proximity to the Hannover Scorpions and the Kassel Huskies generated games against these teams a particularly explosive. There are loose Fan friendships for mining license partner Eispiraten Crimmitschau and a friendship with the Hannover Indians.
Mascot
As a mascot used since 2008 "Ben", a brown bear, who with his presence on the ice, the audience would tune in to the game before the game. In addition, he assumes the role as advertising and merchandising figure for the club.
Sponsorship
The brown bear Goliath Worbis in Thuringia since 25 October 2004 patenting of the entire ice hockey team. Representatives of Grizzly Adams visited her godfather bear and his fellows in the Bear Park and sealed the sponsorship.