Tallinn HC Panter explained

Team:HC Panter
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City:Tallinn, Estonia
League:Eesti Hokiliiga
OHL
Arena:Škoda Ice Arena[1]
Capacity:500[2]
Colours:Red, black, white
Coach:Märt Eerme
Name1:HC Panter
Dates1:2001–2006
Name2:HC Panter/Purikad
Dates2:2011–2015
Name3:HC Panter
Dates3:2015–present

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

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.

Roster

Updated January 18, 2021.[5]

Goaltenders
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1Villem-Henrik KoitmaaL2020Tallinn, Estonia
30Semjon SolomaninL2018Tallinn, Estonia
Defencemen
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2Silver Kerna L2020Tallinn, Estonia
14Pätrik LinnumäeL2020Tallinn, Estonia
16Ilja Urushev L2020Tallinn, Estonia
23Sander Stetski R2020Tartu, Estonia
26Oleksii LubninL2020Izhevsk, Russia
32Igor Pervushin L2020Kharkiv, Ukraine
65Patrick Kookmaa R2020Tallinn, Estonia
77Saveli Novikov L2020Tallinn, Estonia
82Johannes Tammeorg L2020Tallinn, Estonia
84Aleksander Ebber L2020Tallinn, Estonia
Forwards
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4Dmitri LavrovLF2020Tallinn, Estonia
7Paul SillandiLF2020Tallinn, Estonia
8Silver Vahtras LF2020Tallinn, Estonia
9Ilja Grigorjev LF2020Narva, Estonia
9Sergei IvanovRF2020Tallinn, Estonia
10Allan SaarLF2020Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
11Marten PõldmetsLF2020Tallinn, Estonia
12David Baranek RLW2020Trnava, Slovakia
15David BaranekLRW2020Trnava, Slovakia
17Niklas SildreLF2020Tallinn, Estonia
18Kevin ParrasLC2020Tallinn, Estonia
68Aleksandr BõstrovRF2019Narva, Estonia
81Harry-Rein TammesaluLF2015Tallinn, Estonia
86Jaanus SorokinLC2020Tallinn, Estonia
87Daniil TsarkovskyiLF2020Kyiv, Ukraine
90Mihkel VõrangLLW2020Tallinn, Estonia

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
2001–021060103 1355 443rd, TallinnDid not qualify
1020107 544566th, Final
2002–03201101082393753rd, Group BLost in Semifinals, 3–4 (HK Narva 2000)
2003–0416504071457623rd, MeistriliigaChampions, 2–1 (Narva PSK)
2004–0516812142972462nd, MeistriliigaLost in Finals, 1–3 (Tallinn HK Stars)
2005–06161000153184483rd, MeistriliigaLost in Semifinals, 0–2 (Tallinn HK Stars)
2011–12161110043575642nd, MeistriliigaLost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik)
2012–13165000111595804th, MeistriliigaLost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Tallinn Viiking Sport)
2013–142070001321941054th, MeistriliigaLost in Semifinals, 0–2 (Tallinn Viiking Sport)
2014–15165001101651794th, MeistriliigaLost in Semifinals, 1–2 (Narva PSK)
2015–1614500271757532nd, Meistriliiga

Honours

Estonian champions

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Notable players

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klubist - HC Panter. HC Panter. estonian. January 18, 2020.
  2. Web site: HockeyArenas.net. HockeyArenas.net. english. January 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: HC Panter lõpetas Soome liigas neljanda kohaga. Estonian . Postimees. March 6, 2006. January 18, 2020.
  4. Web site: HC Panter/Purikad. Eurohockey.com. January 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: Mängijad ja treenerid - HC Panter. HC Panter. english. January 18, 2021.
  6. Web site: Robert Rooba. EliteProspects. english. January 18, 2021.