Hannover Indians

Ice hockey team in Hannover

EC Hannover (Indians)

City| Hannover
League| Oberliga
Founded| 1948 (1948)
Home arena| Eisstadion am Pferdeturm (Capacity: 4,608 seating)
Colours| Blue, white, red

Head coach| Peter Willmann
Affiliate| Hannover Braves (dissolved 2012)
Franchise history
1948-1956| ESG Hannover
1956-1963| RESG Hannover
1963-1984| EC Hannover
1984-1998| EC in Hannover
1998-2004| Kleefelder EV Hannover
2004-Present| EC Hannover Indians

The Hannover Indians are a professional German ice hockey team and public limited company from Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany The club was renamed in 2006 from the Kleefelder Eissportverein (KEV) to the EC Hannover Indians, having used the Indians name since 1998. Since 2002 the team had played in the Oberliga and was promoted to the 2nd Division in 2008.

In 2013 they had to declare bankruptcy and automatically dropped down to the third-tier Oberliga. Due to the massive financial support of fans and sponsors the club was able to furthermore participate in the competition. They ended the 2013–2014 season in third place.

## Season records

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Season | Games | Won | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | Lost | Points | Goals
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Oberliga Nord 2007-08 | 52 | 28 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 12 | 102 | 219 | 160 | 3 | Lost in quarterfinals
Oberliga Nord 2008-09 | 54 | 34 | 7 | — | 4 | — | 9 | 120 | 251 | 149 | 1 | Promoted
2nd Bundesliga 2009-10 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 49 | 134 | 199 | 13 | No playoffs/
Relegation
Abstiegsrunde 2009–10
Relegation Round | Defeated EHC Freiburg 4 games to 1 | Saved
2nd Bundesliga 2010–11 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 133 | 148 | 9 | Lost in Pre-Playoffs
2nd Bundesliga 2011–12 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 134 | 147 | 8 | Lost in quarterfinals
2nd Bundesliga 2012–13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11th place
Oberliga North 2013–14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3rd place

## Tournament results

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Year  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Eishockeypokal 2006–07 | L, 3–5, Fischtown Pinguins | — | — | — | —
DEB-Pokal 2009–10 | — | L, 1–6, Fischtown Pinguins | — | — | —
DEB-Pokal 2010–11 | W, 3–0, Saale Bulls Halle | W, 4–3, SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | L, 3–4, Starbulls Rosenheim | — | —
DEB-Pokal 2011–12 | W, 4–1, Deggendorf Fire | W, 2–0, Heilbronner Falken | W, 3–2, Frankfurt Lions | L, 0–3, SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | —

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hannover Indians.

## References

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* (in German)Hannover Indians bancruptficial Archived 2013-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
* (in German)Official Club website

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2024–25 teams|

* Augsburger Panther
* Eisbären Berlin
* Fischtown Pinguins
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* ERC Ingolstadt
* Iserlohn Roosters
* Kölner Haie
* Adler Mannheim
* EHC Red Bull München
* Nürnberg Ice Tigers
* Schwenninger Wild Wings
* Straubing Tigers
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Former teams|

* Bietigheim Steelers
* Berlin Capitals
* Essen Mosquitoes
* Frankfurt Lions
* Füchse Duisburg
* Hamburg Freezers
* Hannover Indians
* Hannover Scorpions
* Kassel Huskies
* Krefeld Pinguine
* ESV Kaufbeuren
* EV Landshut
* Munich Barons
* Maddogs München
* Ratinger Löwen
* Revierlöwen Oberhausen
* SC Riessersee
* Starbulls Rosenheim
* Füchse Sachsen Weißwasser
* Wölfe Freiburg

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