Hanover Scorpions (2013)

Hanover Scorpions
Greatest successes
Champion Oberliga Nord 2014 , 2015
Club information
history	ESC Wedemark (1975–1994) Wedemark Wildcats (1994–1996) Wedemark Scorpions (1996–1997) Hannover Scorpions (since 1997)
Nickname	The scorpions
Parent club	ESC Wedemark Scorpions
Club colors	Red - black
league	Oberliga Nord
Venue	Hus de Groot ice arena
capacity	3800 seats (including 400 seats)
executive Director	Eric and Jochen Haselbacher
Head coach	Tobias Stolikowski
Season 2019/20	Rank 6

The Hannover Scorpions are an ice hockey club based in Mellendorf . The club was founded in Langenhagen in 2013 when the DEL Club Hannover Scorpions sold its DEL license to the Schwenninger Wild Wings . The team has played in the Oberliga Nord since it was founded .

history

After the sale of the Hannover Scorpions DEL license, Hannover Scorpions Eishallen- und Spielbetriebs GmbH was founded, which took over its right to participate in the Oberliga Nord from the SC Langenhagen club . After the championship of the Oberliga Nord was reached in 2013/14 , the team was not able to qualify for the promotion and relegation round of the DEL2 with 2nd place in their group behind EV Duisburg in the final round of the Oberliga Nord . In the 2014/15 season the team reached second place in the preliminary round of the Oberliga Nord in the Oberliga Nord play-offs again the championship title of the Oberliga Nord, where the team in the Oberliga play-offs in the quarter-finals against the team of the Icefighters Leipzig Eliminated with 1: 3. During this time, the Langenhagen ice rink with 1450 seats served as the venue .

At the beginning of March 2017 there was a merger with the ESC Wedemark Scorpions , the "reunited" team is operated by the newly founded Hannover Scorpions Ice Hockey GmbH, Wedemark was the home ground. The Hannover Scorpions were previously managed by Hannover Scorpions GmbH & Co. KG, the parent club was SC Langenhagen . The main people involved in the initiation and execution of the merger of the two neighboring Scorpions teams were Eric Haselbacher, Kay Uplegger, Jochen Haselbacher and Marco Stichnoth. Eric and Jochen Haselbacher took over the sporting and business management within the new GmbH.

spectator

Audience statistics for the last few years
season	Home games 1	Spectators per game
2016/17	22nd	794
2015/16	22    (21/1)	909 (913/816)
2014/15	23    (16/7)	970 (986/933)
2013/14	21    (16/5)	1,508

¹ The numbers in brackets represent the home games during the season and the play-offs.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Wedemark and Hanover Scorpions "reunited" - Hanover Scorpions . In: Hannover Scorpions . March 2, 2017 ( hannoverscorpions.com [accessed March 3, 2017]).
3. ^ Wedemark and Hannover Scorpions "reunited" . In: ESC Wedemark Scorpions eV ( wedemark-scorpions.de [accessed on March 3, 2017]).
4. ↑ http://pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=653&seasonid=16352
5. ↑ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=653&seasonid=14731
6. ↑ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=653&seasonid=15482
7. ↑ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=653&seasonid=13292
8. ↑ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=653&seasonid=13953
9. ↑ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=653&seasonid=14173

Web links

• Official homepage of the Hannover Scorpions