Tallinn HC Panter

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HC Panter
HC Panter logo.png
City: Tallinn, Estonia
League: Eesti Hokiliiga
OHL
Founded: 2001 (2001)
Home Arena: Škoda Ice Arena[1]
Colors: Red, black, white
              
Franchise history
2001–2006: HC Panter
2011–2015: HC Panter/Purikad
2015–present: HC Panter


HC Panter is a professional ice hockey team located in Tallinn, Estonia, and playing in the Eesti Hokiliiga and Latvian Hockey League. They play home games at the Škoda Ice Arena in the Haabersti district.[1]

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History

HC Panter were founded in 2001 by Rein Mölder and Olle Sildre,[1] and participated in the following years Meistriliiga. A few years later in 2004, the team won their first, and as of January 2021 only, Meistriliiga title, beating PSK Narva in the play-off final. For the 2005-06 season, HC Panter also participated in the 2. Divisioona, the Finnish forth tier, ultimately finishing in 4th place in the Uusimaa conference.[2] Following their time in Finland, the team were inactive between 2006 - 2011. They returned to Meistriliiga in 2011 as HC Panter/Purikad after a merger with Tallinn-based junior team HC Purikad.[3] The team ultimately reverted to the HC Panter moniker in 2015. HC Panter were again inactive in the Meistriliiga from 2016 to 2020, instead focusing solely on youth development.[1] The team would again return to top flight for the 2020–21 season.

Season-by-season record

This is a list of seasons completed by the HC Panter.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime wins, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W OTW T OTL L Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2001–02 10 6 0 1 0 3 13 55 44 3rd, Tallinn Did not qualify
10 2 0 1 0 7 5 44 56 6th, Final
2002–03 20 11 0 1 0 8 23 93 75 3rd, Group B Lost in Semifinals, 3–4 (HK Narva 2000)
2003–04 16 5 0 4 0 7 14 57 62 3rd, Meistriliiga Champions, 2–1 (Narva PSK)
2004–05 16 8 1 2 1 4 29 72 46 2nd, Meistriliiga Lost in Finals, 1–3 (Tallinn HK Stars)
2005–06 16 10 0 0 1 5 31 84 48 3rd, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 0–2 (Tallinn HK Stars)
2011–12 16 11 1 0 0 4 35 75 64 2nd, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik)
2012–13 16 5 0 0 0 11 15 95 80 4th, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Tallinn Viiking Sport)
2013–14 20 7 0 0 0 13 21 94 105 4th, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 0–2 (Tallinn Viiking Sport)
2014–15 16 5 0 0 1 10 16 51 79 4th, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 1–2 (Narva PSK)
2015–16 14 5 0 0 2 7 17 57 53 2nd, Meistriliiga

Honours

Estonian champions:[1]

  • 2004
  • 2023 (Estonian champions, 2nd in league)

References

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