The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional

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team of the

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, the highest-level

league in

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. The team is based in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 2 ...

, a city in the northern part of

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. Currently, the team plays at

SAP Arena SAP Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Mannheim, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey and handball, and is the home arena of the Adler Mannheim ice hockey club and the Rhein-Neckar Löwen handball club. Inaugurated in 2005, the arena has ...

, where they moved to at the beginning of the 2005–06 season after having played at

Eisstadion am Friedrichspark Arena 2006 Eisstadion am Friedrichspark is an indoor sporting arena located in Mannheim, Germany. The capacity of the arena as an ice hockey rink was 8,200. It was the home arena of Adler Mannheim ice hockey team prior to the SAP Arena opening ...

for nearly seven decades from 1938 through 2005. They have won the German Championship a total of eight times, seven of those coming after 1994 in the

History

German ice hockey changed significantly with the formation of the

(DEL) in 1994. Its growing influence also brought growing independence from the

German Ice Hockey Federation The German Ice Hockey Federation (), commonly abbreviated as DEB, is the governing federation of German ice hockey associations. It was established on 16 June 1963 in Krefeld. Until 1990 it served only the old Federal Republic of Germany and West ...

(DEB) which had regulated ice hockey in Germany for many decades.

Pre-DEL era

The first incarnation of the Adler Mannheim was the 'Mannheim Ice and Roller Sport Club' ''(Mannheimer Eis- und Rollsport-Club'' or ''MERC)'', founded on 19 May 1938. On 19 February 1939, they had their introductory match in the brand new Friedrichspark Stadium. The match against the winner of the German Championship was lost 0–11, but the following seasons were more and more successful. However, due to the ongoing Second World War, it was difficult to play a regular season without some limitations. In 1942, after the Mannheim was qualified for the finals, the proclamation of the ''

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'' led to the cancellation of the finals, less than 24 hours before their scheduled beginning. On 5 June 1943, the

was destroyed by an air attack on Mannheim. After the end of the Second World War in 1945, it took another four years before the hockey club began playing once again. In the 1951/52 season, Mannheim again had a team to play in a regular team, but it was not very successful. The most successful game in this time was a 10–2 victory against a team of American soldiers based in the Mannheim-area.

Promotion to first division and first German championship

In 1978, the MERC achieved promotion to the first division of Eishockey Bundesliga. In order to be able to set up a team with the limited budget, the MERC and coach Heinz Weisenbach had to get innovative. Weisenbach traveled to North America to search specifically for players with German roots. With

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, Manfred "Mannix" Wolf,

Roy Roedger Roy Roedger (born October 11, 1958) is a retired German ice hockey player born and raised in Canada. Roedger, of German descent, left Canada for Germany in 1978 and played eleven seasons there. He also fielded for the German national team at two ...

and

Peter Ascherl Peter Ascherl (7 June 1953 – 5 June 2022) was a German-Canadian ice hockey player. He played as a forward in the Eishockey-Bundesliga for Mannheimer ERC, Kölner EC, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Düsseldorfer EG. Biography Ascherl began his care ...

, the first "German-Canadians" were transferred into the Eishockey Bundesliga. Additionally, Mannheim acquired the national goalkeeper

Erich Weishaupt Erich Weishaupt (born 16 May 1952 in Kaufbeuren) is an ice hockey player who played for the West German national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Ga ...

from the Berliner Schlittschuhclub (Berliner SC). After a sixth place in their debut season, Mannheim strengthened their squad with

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and

Holger Meitinger Holger Meitinger (born 28 March 1957) is a German ice hockey player. He competed in the Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics, men's tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics. References

1957 births Living people German ice hockey player ...

and the national players Mannheimer

Marcus Kuhl Marcus Kuhl (born 15 March 1956) is a German ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo- ...

(Cologne) and

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(Bad Nauheim). In a complicated tournament mode, from preliminary round, second round and championship round, the MERC would finally win the German championship for the first time. The title win was solidified with a victory in Berlin, and the Mannheim players warmed-up in

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s and

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s before their final, inconsequential home game against Cologne EC.

DEL era

Four DEL championships in 5 years

In 1994, the Mannheimer ERC was a founding member of the

(DEL). While the organization of the MERC continues to exist to the present day, the professional hockey team changed its name to Adler Mannheim and was transformed into an independent legal entity called "Die Adler Mannheim Eishockey Spielbetriebs GmbH + Co. KG". The old organization MERC still performs in the amateur and junior sectors, including the successful junior team Jungadler Mannheim ('Mannheim Young Eagles') ( DNL). The first two seasons in the DEL ended in playoff quarter finals, but the following season marked the first full success of the DEL era: the Adler Mannheim swept through the playoffs. With the minimum number of nine games, they won the championship in 1997. After also winning the championships in 1998 and 1999, head coach

Lance Nethery Lance Nethery (born June 28, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach, and current executive. He played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers during the 1980–81 and 1981 ...

and several players left the team. After a disastrous start to the regular 1999–2000 season, the Adler reached the playoffs again, but were beaten in the quarter finals again. After that season, head coach

Chris Valentine Christopher William Valentine (born December 6, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 105 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1981 to 1983. The rest of his career, which la ...

was released and was succeeded by Bill Stewart. In 2000–01, the Adler returned to winning ways with the fourth DEL championship in five years. In their final season at Friedrichspark, Mannheim native

Jochen Hecht Jochen Thomas Hecht (born 21 June 1977) is a German ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player. He has been serving as assistant coach for Adler Mannheim since March 2022. Hecht played 833 games in the National Hockey League ( ...

(

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

Cristobal Huet Cristobal Huet (; born September 3, 1975) is a French-Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a goalie coach for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He previously played for HC Lugano and HC Fribourg-Gottéron and wi ...

(

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), Yannick Tremblay (

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) and Sven Butenschön (

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

) joined the Adler during the

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. The team made it to the finals, but were defeated by the

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Move to SAP Arena and 5th DEL championship

The following season was disastrous. In their new home, the

, the team was placed tenth at the end of the regular season. It was the first time in 26 years that the Adler Mannheim had not qualified for the playoffs. Making several changes ito the team roster, the team celebrated its resurrection in the following 2006–07 season. After winning the

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, they finished in first place in the regular season and then won their fifth DEL Championship.

Adler Mannheim and the NHL

On 6 July 2010, the Adler Mannheim competed against the San Jose Sharks in the 2011 NHL Premiere Challenge 2010. German national player

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scored for Mannheim in the 5th minute, San Jose equalized with a goal by

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(54th minute). After

Devin Setoguchi Devin Setoguchi (born January 1, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He had most recently played under contract for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Setoguchi is half- Yonsei (fourth-generation ...

scored for San Jose, Mannheim's Jame Pollock scored the equalizer at minute 57. In the shoot-out, it was Dan Boyle who scored with the decisive penalty shot for the Sharks. In July 2011, Mannheim entered a developmental partnership with the

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of the

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. The Adler participated in the

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series, losing to the

8–3. The Sabres (who counted among its players Mannheim native

) were very well received in Mannheim, and later that season, a contingent of Adler fans traveled to Buffalo and Toronto to witness games hosted by the Sabres and Maple Leafs. During the

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, the Adler Mannheim became a popular team for the lockout-players again. The former Mannheim-players

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(

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) and

Marcel Goc Marcel Goc (; born 24 August 1983) is a German former professional ice hockey player. Goc's father Josef played hockey in his native Czechoslovakia, he has two brothers who also play professional hockey. His older brother Sascha has played for ...

(

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) joined the team once more. They were followed by

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, captain of the

and again

who was a free agent since his injury in early 2012. Hecht signed a contract (with a NHL-Out paragraph) until 2014, but after the lockout came to an end, he was offered a new, one-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres. After the Sabres contract expired, Hecht announced his intention to return to Mannheim to finish his professional career.

6th DEL championship and turbulent times

On 19 June 2014, Mannheim hired Boston Bruins assistant coach Geoff Ward as their new head coach. After winning the regular season with nine points ahead of the second-placed EHC Red Bull München, the Adler won the quarter-final series against the Nürnberg Ice Tigers 4–1. In the semi-finals, the Adler swept Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg with 4–0 victories – even after being down 0–3 goals in three of the games. In the final, Mannheim finally met ERC Ingolstadt. After a devastating 1–6 loss in the third game with Ingolstadt taking the 2–1 lead in the final series, the Adler turned the series and won all subsequent games. With 4–2 victories, the Adler Mannheim were able to win their sixth DEL championship. After the 2014–15 season, Ward returned to the

and was replaced by

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. Ireland was sacked in February 2016, and Craig Woodcroft, who had joined the Adler coaching staff in 2014, was promoted to head coach. Woodcroft failed to guide the Adler squad to the playoffs and left after the 2015–16 season. In May 2016,

Sean Simpson Sean Simpson (born May 4, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He last served as head coach of Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany. As a player, Simpson played two AHL seaso ...

was named new head coach.

Successful transition and 7th DEL championship

On 4 December 2017, GM

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, head coach Simpson and assistant coach

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were sacked due to unsatisfactory results. Bill Stewart, who had guided the club to the 2001 DEL title, took over the head coaching job. During the 2017–2018 season, the Adler Mannheim announced

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as the new GM and

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as their new head coach assisted by Mike Pellegrims and

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. The Adler finished their regular season 2018–19 at the top of the standings table with a new point average record of 2,23 points per game and won the DEL title 2018–19 defeating

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4–1 in the playoff finals. During the summer break, the Adler Mannheim released their long-time team captain Marcus Kink – his successor being NHL veteran and German national player

. Also during the summer break of2019, Adler Mannheim's rookie defenseman

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was drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft, sixth overall, by the Detroit Red Wings. Seider was the first German defenseman to be selected in the first round of an NHL Entry Draft, and the fourth-highest German-born player to be selected until Tim Stützle was selected third overall by the

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in the 2020 NHL Draft. On 14 July 2019, Seider was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings. On 27 December 2020, Stützle signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators.

Honours

** Winners: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001,

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** Runners-up: 2002, 2005,

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Deutscher Eishockey-Pokal The German Cup (german: Deutscher Eishockey-Pokal) is the national ice hockey cup competition in Germany. It was first contested in 2003. Champions *2003 : Adler Mannheim *2004 : Kölner Haie *2005 : ERC Ingolstadt *2006 : DEG Metro Stars *2007 : ...

** Winners: 2003, 2007 ** Runners-up: 2006 *

Eishockey-Bundesliga The Eishockey-Bundesliga ("Federal Ice Hockey League") was formed in 1958 as the elite hockey competition in the Federal Republic of Germany, replacing the '' Oberliga'' in this position.Klein, p. 12 From the 1994-95 season, it was in turn repla ...

** Winners: 1980 ** Runners-up: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987 *

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: Runners-up 2017, 2018 *

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: 1958, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015

Players

Current roster

Honorable players

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Jan Alston Jan Alston (born April 14, 1969) is a Canadian- Swiss ice hockey executive, coach and former professional ice hockey centre. He was granted Swiss citizenship in 2002. He became sport director at Swiss side Lausanne HC in 2011. Playing career ...

, , , 1999–00, , 50, , 31, , 43, , 74 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Pavel Gross, , , 1995–96, , 49, , 29, , 43, , 72 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Robert Cimetta, , , 1995–96, , 50, , 22, , 41, , 63 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Pavel Gross, , , 1994–95, , 42, , 21, , 41, , 62 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Robert Cimetta, , , 1994–95, , 39, , 29, , 31, , 60 {, , valign="top" , {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" , colspan="4" style= "background: #004e9f; color: #ffffff" , Most Penalty Minutes , - style="text-align:center; background:#e8e8e8;" , - ! width=130px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Player ! width=250px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Seasons ! width=50px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Games ! width=50px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , PIM , - style="text-align:center;" , , Marcus Kink, , , 2004–2019, , 700, , 876 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Mike Stevens, , , 1998–2002, , 204, , 772 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Tomas Martinec , , , 2003–2012 , , 285, , 696 , - style="text-align:center;" , , René Corbet, , , 2001–2009, , 314, , 622 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Jochen Hecht, , , 1994–1998, 2004–2005, 2012–2016 , , 356, , 589 {, , valign="top" , {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" , colspan="6" style= "background: #004e9f; color: #ffffff", Play-off scoring leaders , - style="text-align:center; background:#e8e8e8;" ! width=130px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Player ! width=250px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Seasons ! width=50px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Games ! width=50px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Goals ! width=50px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Assists ! width=50px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Points , - , - style="text-align:center;" , , Jochen Hecht, , , 1994–1998, 2004–2005, 2012–2016 , , 75, , 25, , 31, , 56 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Stéphane Richer, , , 1995–2002, , 64, , 10, , 46, , 56 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Christoph Ullmann, , , 2003–2008, 2011–2018, , 86, , 27, , 28, , 55 , - style="text-align:center;" , ,

Devin Edgerton Devin Edgerton (born June 11, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre. Career Edgerton played junior hockey with the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1989 to 1991. In the 1990–91 season, h ...

, , , 2000–2006, , 50, , 24, , 29, , 53 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Dave Tomlinson, , , 1996–2002, , 60, , 20, , 29, , 49

Retired numbers

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" , colspan="5" style= "background: #004e9f; color: #ffffff" , Adler Mannheim retired numbers , - ! width=40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , No. ! width=130px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Player ! width=40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Position ! width=150px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Career ! width=150px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , No. retirement , - , 2 , ,

Werner Lorenz Werner Lorenz (October 2, 1891 – March 13, 1974) was an SS functionary during the Nazi era. He was head of the ''Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle'' (VOMI) (Main Office for Ethnic Germans), an organization charged with resettling ethnic Germans in ...

, , D , , 1956–1964 , , 23 November 2012 , - , 3 , ,

, , D , , 1978–1997 , , 7 February 1998 , - , 10 , , Kurt Sepp , , F , , 1956–1967 , , 23 November 2012 , - , 12 , ,

Bruno Guttowski Bruno Guttowski (8 November 1924 — 4 July 1977) was a German ice hockey player. He won the German championship with KEV in 1952 and was said to be one of the best defensemen in Germany three times. In 1955 he moved to Mannheim where he started ...

, , D , , 1955–1964 , , 23 November 2012 , - , 15 , ,

, , F , , 1979–1982 , , , - , 20 , ,

, , L , , 2001–2009 , , 4 October 2011 , - , 25 , , Stéphane Richer , , D , , 1995–2002 , , 2. September 2005 , - , 55 , ,

, , F , , 1994–1998, 2004–2005, 2012–2013, 2013–2016 , , 23 February 2018 , - , 57 , ,

, , F , , 2005–2017 , , 23 February 2018 , - , 80 , , Robert Müller¹ , , G , , 2000–2002, 2006–2007 , , 22 May 2009 *¹After his death, the Adler Mannheim, the

Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their hom ...

and the

EHC Klostersee EHC Klostersee is an ice hockey team in Grafing, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous mem ...

retired his #80. At the beginning of the season 2008–09, his number was retired league-wide by the DEL.

Championship teams

* 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

; Heinz Weisenbach (coach). * 1996/97: Joachim Appel,

Mike Rosati Michael Anthony Rosati (born January 7, 1968) is a Canadians, Canadian-born Italy, Italian former professional ice hockey player. Rosati became the third Italian player to play in a game in the National Hockey League, NHL after earning an Italian ...

, Harold Kreis, Paul Stanton, Christian Lukes, Robert Nardella, Alexander Erdmann, Stéphane Richer, Martin Ulrich, Mike Pellegrims; Steve Thornton, Mario Gehrig, Pavel Gross,

, Daniel Körber, Rob Cimetta,

François Guay François Guay (born June 8, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Guay was born in Gatineau, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Brossard ...

, Florian Keller, Till Feser,

Philippe Bozon Philippe Bozon (born November 30, 1966) is a former French professional ice hockey player who played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the 1991–92 and 1994-95 seasons. He is the first of only seven French-bor ...

, Tommie Hartogs, Alexander Serikow, Christian Pouget, Dieter Kalt and Paul Beraldo;

(coach). * 1997/98: Klaus Merk,

, Christian Künast, Darren Rumble, Gordon Hynes, Paul Stanton, Christian Lukes, Mike Posma, Christopher Felix, Stéphane Richer, Martin Ulrich, Mike Pellegrims, Alexander Erdmann, Mario Gehrig, Pavel Gross,

, Rob Cimetta,

Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm (born 4 March 1970 in Oslo, Norway) is a former professional Norwegian ice hockey player. Playing career Dahlstrøm broke onto the Norwegian hockey scene 1987/88 playing for Furuset. The following season, still as a junio ...

, Mike Hudson, Alexander Serikow, Christian Pouget,

Denis Chassé Denis Chassé (born February 7, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets and Ottawa Senators. He played right wing and shot right-handed. Playing ...

Ron Pasco Ron Pasco (born February 3, 1972) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player. He is currently serving as an assistant coach at Swiss National League team Lausanne HC. Playing career Pasco attended ...

Daniel Marois Daniel Marois (born October 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League from 1987–88 NHL season, 1987–88 until 1995–96 NHL season, 1995–96. He pla ...

, Philipp Schumacher and Dieter Kalt;

(coach). * 1998/99: Sven Rampf, Pavel Cagas,

Danny Lorenz Danny Lorenz (born December 12, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team ...

, Helmut de Raaf, Gordon Hynes, Paul Stanton, Reid Simonton, Christian Lukes, Denis Perez, Stéphane Richer, Mike Pellegrims, Michael de Angelis, Brian Tutt, Mark Etz, Pavel Gross,

, Kevin Miehm, Jason Young,

, Mike Hudson, Alexander Serikow, Christian Pouget, Mike Stevens, Philip Schumacher,

and

Jackson Penney Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

;

(coach). * 2000/01:

, Robert Müller, Helmut de Raaf, Bradley Bergen, Andy Roach, Christian Lukes, Francois Groleau, Stéphane Richer,

Yves Racine Yves Racine (born February 7, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Biography As a youth, Racine played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments ...

, Michael Bakos; Gordon Hynes, Mark Etz,

, Steve Junker, Wayne Hynes,

, Marc Pederson, Georg Hessel, Todd Hlushko, Mike Stevens,

, Jean-Francois Jomphe, Daniel Hilpert, Christopher Straube and

; Bill Stewart (coach). *2006/07

Jean-Marc Pelletier Jean-Marc Pelletier (born March 4, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven National Hockey League (NHL) games over parts of three seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers and Phoenix Coyotes between 1999 and 200 ...

, Ilpo Kauhanen,

Danny aus den Birken Danny aus den Birken (born 15 February 1985) is a German former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most notably played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career He previously played with Kölner Haie for parts of five seasons be ...

, Robert Müller, Blake Sloan, Sven Butenschön, Pascal Trepanier, François Bouchard, Martin Ancicka,

Felix Petermann Felix Petermann (born April 11, 1984) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played as captain for EHC München EHC may refer to: * Eastern Harbour Crossing, a transport tunnel in Hong ...

, Stephan Retzer, Nathan Robinson, Eduard Lewandowski,

Jason Jaspers Jason Matthew Jaspers (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Jaspers ...

, Tomas Martinec,

, Colin Forbes,

Rico Fata Rico Fata (born February 12, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playin ...

Jeff Shantz Jeffrey Dale Shantz (born October 10, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played predominantly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche. Playing career S ...

, François Méthot,

Marcus Kink Marcus Kink (born 13 January 1985) is a German professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing as the Captain for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has represented the German national team in numerous IIHF World C ...

and Rick Girard;

Greg Poss Greg Poss (born August 6, 1965, in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is a former American hockey player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of the EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League. Playing career Poss began his career with the D ...

(coaches) *2014/15

Dennis Endras Dennis Endras (born 14 July 1985) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Playing career Endras began playing for EHC Bayreuth in the Oberliga, the third-tier o ...

Youri Ziffzer Youri Ziffzer (born 21 August 1986) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played three seasons wi ...

, Sinan Akdağ,

Dominik Bittner Dominik Bittner (born June 10, 1992) is a German professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Playing with the Jungadler Mannheim, the junior Team of the Adler ...

Christopher Fischer Christopher Fischer (born January 24, 1988) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career After four seasons with EHC Wolfsburg, Fische ...

Kurtis Foster Kurtis Foster (born November 24, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 408 career games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Junior hockey Peterborough Petes (1997–2002) F ...

Nikolai Goc Nikolai Goc (born June 17, 1986) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Bietigheim Steelers in the DEL2. He previously played with Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He participated at th ...

, Bobby Raymond,

Denis Reul Denis Reul (born 29 June 1989) is a German professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Reul was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 5th round (130th overall) of ...

Danny Richmond Daniel "Danny" Richmond (born August 1, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who most recently played for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the son of former NHL defenseman, Steve Richmond. P ...

, Steve Wagner,

Martin Buchwieser Martin Buchwieser (born May 28, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey forward who is signed with Löwen Frankfurt, a member of the DEL2. Playing career Buchwieser came through the youth ranks of SC Riessersee, before joining EHC München i ...

Mirko Höfflin Mirko Höfflin (born June 18, 1992) is a German professional ice hockey forward currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round (151st overall) of the 2010 N ...

Kai Hospelt Kai Hospelt (born August 23, 1985) is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Ravensburg Towerstars of the DEL2. He was an Olympian at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Playing career ...

, Andrew Joudrey,

(C), Frank Mauer,

Glen Metropolit Glen David Metropolit (born June 25, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who most notably played over 400 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) Playing career Early years A native of Toronto, Ontario, Metropolit was nev ...

Matthias Plachta Matthias Plachta (born 16 May 1991) is a German professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward who is currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the son of Jacek Płachta, a former player and coach of ...

, Jon Rheault,

Jamie Tardif Jamie Marc Tardif (born January 23, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Tardif played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins appearing in two games. Playing career Tardif was drafted 112th overal ...

and

Brandon Yip Brandon Michael Harry Yip (; born April 25, 1985) is a Chinese-Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right wing who is currently playing with HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in ...

– Geoff Ward, Jay Leach and Craig Woodcroft (coaches) *2018/19

Chet Pickard Chet Pickard (born November 29, 1989) is a Canadian-German former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He holds a German passport. Playing career Pickard p ...

, Sinan Akdağ,

Mark Katic Mark Katic (born May 9, 1989) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey player. Katic is currently playing for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Katic played previously with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey ...

Cody Lampl Cody Lampl (born June 19, 1986) is an American and German professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the Straubing Tigers. He holds a German passport, his grandparents emigrated from Germany to ...

, Joonas Lehtivuori, Thomas Larkin,

Brendan Mikkelson Brendan Mikkelson (born June 22, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Welsh team Cardiff Devils in the UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anahei ...

, Janik Möser,

Luke Adam Luke Adam (born June 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, ...

Tim Bernhardt Timothy John Bernhardt (born January 17, 1958) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played 67 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames between 1982 and 1986. Playing career Bernhardt bega ...

Andrew Desjardins Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...

Markus Eisenschmid Markus Eisenschmid (born 22 January 1995) is a German ice hockey player who is under contract to EHC München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He has previously played for the St. John's IceCaps and the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League. ...

, Garret Festerling,

, Tommi Huhtala, Phil Hungerecker,

(C), Chad Kolarik, Nicolas Krämmer,

Alex Lambacher Alex Lambacher (born October 7, 1996) is an Italian professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the Heilbronner Falken of the DEL2. He has played internationally with the Italian national team. Playing career After playi ...

Brent Raedeke Brent Raedeke (born May 29, 1990) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played center for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career He p ...

, Ben Smith and David Wolf –

, Mike Pellegrims and

(coaches)

Head coaches

The following list shows all head coaches of Adler Mannheim during the DEL era. *

, 1994–99 *

, 1999–00 * Bill Stewart, 2000–04 * Helmut de Raaf, 2004 * Stéphane Richer, 2004–05 *

, 2005–07 * Dave King, 2007–09 *

(Interim), 2009 *

Doug Mason Douglas Mason (born August 20, 1955) is a Canadian-Dutch professional ice hockey coach. He has been serving as head coach of the Graz 99ers in Austria since December 2016. His son Steve Mason is a professional ice hockey player. Playing career B ...

, 2009–10 *

, 2010 *

, 2010–13 *

Hans Zach Hans Zach (born 30 March 1949) is a German ice hockey player and coach. During his playing career he played for five different clubs in the Eishockey-Bundesliga, EC Bad Tölz, SC Riessersee, Berliner SC, EV Landshut and SB Rosenheim. He also repr ...

, 2014 * Geoff Ward, 2014–15 *

, 2015–16 * Craig Woodcroft, 2016 *

, 2016–17 *Bill Stewart, 2017–18 *

, 2018–''present''

DEL Season records

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" , colspan="12" style= "background: #004e9f; color: #ffffff" , Adler Mannheim DEL season records , - ! width=120px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Season ! width= 40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Games ! width=40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Won ! width=40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Tie ! width= 40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Lost ! width= 40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , OTW ! width= 40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , OTL ! width= 40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Points ! width= 40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Goals
for ! width= 40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Goals
against ! width= 40px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Rank ! width= 200px style="background: #e3000f; color: #ffffff" , Playoffs , - , 1994–95, , 44, , 29, , -, , 9, , 6, , 0, , 64, , 164, , 108, , 3, , Quarter-final loss , - , 1995–96, , 50, , 29, , -, , 12, , 7, , 2, , 67, , 195, , 163, , 7, , Quarter-final loss , - , 1996–97, , 50, , 35 , , -, , 10, , 5, , 1, , 76, , 212, , 123, , 1, , Champion , - , 1997–98, , 48, , 26, , -, , 16, , 3, , 3, , 58, , 170, , 145, , 4, , Champion , - , 1998–99, , 52, , 24, , -, , 16, , 5, , 7, , 89, , 208, , 182, , 3, , Champion , - , 1999-00, , 56, , 27, , -, , 19, , 6, , 4, , 97, , 199, , 181, , 5, , Quarter-final loss , - , 2000–01, , 60, , 31, , -, , 16, , 9, , 4, , 115, , 205, , 144, , 1, , Champion , - , 2001–02, , 60, , 34, , -, , 14, , 6, , 6, , 120, , 186, , 135, , 2, , Final loss , - , 2002–03, , 52, , 25, , -, , 16, , 8, , 3, , 94, , 152, , 129, , 4, , Semi-final loss , - , 2003–04, , 52, , 26, , -, , 16, , 4, , 6, , 92, , 151, , 124, , 6, , Quarter-final loss , - , 2004–05, , 52, , 23, , -, , 21, , 3, , 5, , 80, , 151, , 150, , 6, , Final loss , - , 2005–06, , 52, , 19, , -, , 26, , 4, , 3, , 68, , 148, , 155, , 10, , Did not make playoffs , - , 2006–07, , 52, , 29, , -, , 9, , 6, , 8, , 107, , 184, , 147, , 1, , Champion , - , 2007–08, , 56, , 24, , -, , 20, , 8, , 4, , 92, , 180, , 174, , 6, , Quarter-final loss , - , 2008–09, , 52, , 22, , -, , 18, , 7, , 5, , 85, , 144, , 131, , 4, , Semi-final loss , - , 2009–10, , 56, , 23, , -, , 22, , 4, , 7, , 84, , 177, , 177, , 9, , Playoffs Qualifier loss , - ,

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, , 52, , 20, , -, , 20, , 7, , 5, , 79, , 131, , 137, , 7, , Quarter-final loss , - , 2011–12, , 52, , 23, , -, , 15, , 7, , 7, , 90, , 171, , 148, , 4, , Final loss , - ,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, , 52, , 30, , -, , 16, , 3, , 3, , 99, , 164, , 125, , 1, , Quarter-final loss , - , 2013–14, , 52, , 26, , -, , 18, , 4, , 4, , 90, , 148, , 123, , 4, , Quarter-final loss , - , 2014–15, , 52, , 33, , -, , 14, , 3, , 2, , 107, , 173, , 123, , 1, , Champion , - , 2015–16, , 52, , 20, , -, , 24, , 5, , 3, , 73, , 138, , 146, , 4, , Playoffs Qualifier loss , - , 2016–17, , 52, , 30, , -, , 12, , 6, , 4, , 106, , 183, , 135, , 2, , Quarter-final loss , - , 2017–18, , 52, , 21, , -, , 22, , 6, , 3, , 78, , 151, , 149, , 5, , Semi-final loss , - , 2018–19, , 52, , 35, , -, , 8, , 2, , 7, , 116, , 194, , 117, , 1, , Champion , - , 2019–20, , 52, , 28, , -, , 12, , 6, , 6, , 180, , 132, , 102, , 2, , Cancelled due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. , - ,

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

, , 38, , 23, , -, , 5, , 8, , 2, , 87, , 116, , 71, , 1, , Semi-final loss , - , 2021–22, , 54, , 24, , -, , 19, , 10, , 1, , 93, , 165, , 129, , 5, , Semi-final loss

Affiliated teams

Jungadler Mannheim

The youth performance center of the Adler Mannheim is called "Jungadler Mannheim" (youth eagles). Their under 20 junior team is 16-times national youth champion and record holder. Famous former Jungadler players are e.g.

Dominik Kahun Dominik Kahun (born 2 July 1995) is a Czech-born German professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with SC Bern of the National League (NL). He previously has played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres ...

(Chicago Blackhawks),

Leon Draisaitl Leon Tim Draisaitl (; born 27 October 1995) is a German professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Draisaitl grew up playing hockey in Germany until he was selected second ove ...

(Edmonton Oilers),

(Detroit Red Wings), and Tim Stützle (Ottawa Senators).

ERC Mannheimer WildCats

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 2005–06 season after four players terminated their contracts. Therefore, they were forced to temporarily withdraw from the league.

References

External links

* {{DEL 1938 establishments in Germany Deutsche Eishockey Liga teams Ice hockey teams in Germany Ice hockey teams in Baden-Württemberg Sport in Mannheim Ice hockey clubs established in 1938