EC polar bears Eppelheim
| EC polar bears Eppelheim | |
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| Greatest successes | |
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Champion Regionalliga Süd-West 1997 |
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| Club information | |
| history |
EC Eisbären Eppelheim (1983–2009) Rhein-Neckar Stars (2009–2013) EC Eisbären Eppelheim (since 2013) |
| Location | Eppelheim |
| Nickname | polar bears |
| Parent club | EC Eisbären Eppelheim e. V. |
| Club colors | White blue |
| league | Regionalliga South-West |
| Venue | Icehouse Eppelheim |
| capacity | 800 seats |
| Season 2019/20 | 6th place |
The EC Eisbären Eppelheim is an ice hockey club from Eppelheim in the Rhein-Neckar district . The founding year was 1983. His ice hockey team currently plays in the fourth-class Regionalliga Südwest. The home venue is the ICEHOUSE Eppelheim.
history
The EC Eisbären Eppelheim was founded on March 25, 1983. In the first two years after its founding, the Eisbären played in the Baden-Württemberg State League (LL BW), from 1985 two years in the Baden-Württemberg League (BWL) and from 1987 to 1992 in the Regionalliga Süd-West (RL SW) . From 1992 to 1995, the ECE took part in the game operations of the Baden-Württemberg Ice Sports Association , until it was promoted back to the Regionalliga Süd / West in 1996. The championship won in 1997 in the Regionalliga S / W is still the greatest success in the club's history. In 1990/91 and 2016/17 the polar bears took third place in the RL-SW. In the years from 2009 to 2013, the EC Eppelheim and the Mannheim ERC formed a game community (SG) under the name " Rhein-Neckar Stars ", which also took part in the Regional League S / W. The MERC joined the SG as the reigning master of the RL SW. The first team of Eisbären Eppelheim has played in the Regionalliga Süd-West since 1996.
successes
- Champion Regionalliga South / West 1997
- Vice-champion Regionalliga Süd / West 2018
- 3rd place Regionalliga Süd / West 1991 , 2017
- Promotion to the Regionalliga in 1987 , 1995 , 2002
- Promotion to the Baden Württemberg League (BWL) 1985, 1994
- Four-time Baden-Württemberg regional league champion
| Season dates from 1983 | ||||||||
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| season | league | class | Preliminary round | Finals | ||||
| 1983/84 | LL BW | VI | ||||||
| 1984/85 | LL BW | VI | 1st place | 2nd / ascent | ||||
| 1985/86 | Business administration | V | 8th place | |||||
| 1986/87 | Business administration | V | RL qual | Ascent | ||||
| 1987/88 | RL-SW | IV | 8th place | 3. Quali Gr. B. | ||||
| 1988/89 | RL-SW | IV | 6th place | 4. Quali Gr. A. | ||||
| 1989/90 | RL-SW | IV | 7th place | 3. Quali Gr. A. | ||||
| 1990/91 | RL-SW | IV | 3rd place | 1. Quali Gr. A. | ||||
| 1991/92 | RL-SW | IV | 7th place | descent | ||||
| 1992/93 | LL BW | VI | 1. West | |||||
| 1993/94 | LL BW | VI | 1. West | Ascent | ||||
| 1994/95 | RL SW | IV | ||||||
| 1995/96 | RL SW | IV | 3rd place | |||||
| 1996/97 | RL SW | IV | 1st place | master | ||||
| 1997/98 | RL SW | IV | ||||||
| 1998/99 | Business administration | V | ||||||
| 1999/00 | Business administration | V | 4th Place | |||||
| 2000/01 | Business administration | V | 4th Place | 4th Place | ||||
| 2001/02 | Business administration | V | 7th place | 5th place | ||||
| 2002/03 | RL (Business Administration) | IV | 6th place | 4th Place | ||||
| 2003/04 | RL (Business Administration) | IV | 4th Place | 4th Place | ||||
| 2004/05 | RL (Business Administration) | IV | 6th place | - | ||||
| 2005/06 | RL (Business Administration) | IV | 8th place | - | ||||
| 2006/07 | RL (Business Administration) | IV | 6th place | - | ||||
| 2007/08 | RL (Business Administration) | IV | 6th place | - | ||||
| 2008/09 | RL (Business Administration) | IV | without rating | |||||
| 2009/10 | RL SW ECE / MERC | IV | 4th Place | - | ||||
| 2010/11 | RL SW ECE / MERC | IV | 5th place | - | ||||
| 2011/12 | RL SW ECE / MERC | IV | 6th place | - | ||||
| 2012/13 | RL SW ECE / MERC | IV | 4th Place | Semifinals | ||||
| 2013/14 | RL SW | IV | 9th place | - | ||||
| 2014/15 | RL SW | IV | 5th place | Quarter finals | ||||
| 2015/16 | RL SW | IV | 7th place | - | ||||
| 2016/17 | RL SW | IV | 3rd place | Semifinals | ||||
| 2017/18 | RL SW | IV | 3rd place | Runner-up | ||||
| 2018/19 | RL SW | IV | 5th place | - | ||||
| 2019/20 | RL SW | IV | 6th place | - | ||||
Ice rink
The EC Eisbären Eppelheim acquired the ice rink ICEHOUSE in 2000 and has since operated the ice rink and the catering under its own management. The ICEHOUSE is used as the home arena for the Eisbären Eppelheim, the junior teams, some hobby teams and for the public run. The hall can accommodate up to 800 spectators for ice hockey games. In the summer months the ICEHOUSE u. a. available for events, trade fairs and concerts.
offspring
Around 100 active players are among the current 200 members of the club. The majority of them are children and young people. The 1st team makes up the majority of the junior coaches and has played a major role in the growth of the junior department in recent years. A major goal of the association is to provide competitive teams in all age groups. The youth teams regularly go to tournaments in other federal states and in neighboring countries (e.g. France, Holland, Spain). There has been a cooperation with the Mannheim ERC for several years to enable children of all ages to play ice hockey.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ref rodi-db.de, league membership EC Eppelheim
