Grizzlys Wolfsburg

Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
City	Wolfsburg, Germany
League	Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Founded	1975
Home arena	Volksbank BraWo Eisarena; (capacity: 4,660)
Colors	Orange, black, white;
General manager	Karl-Heinz Fliegauf
Head coach	Mike Stewart
Website	grizzlys.de

Grizzlys Wolfsburg are a professional ice hockey club of the German professional ice hockey league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play their games at Eisarena in Wolfsburg.

HistoryEdit

Wolfsburg earned their first promotion to the DEL in 2004. However after one season, they were relegated back to 2.Bundesliga due to their arena not meeting league standards. In 2006, Eisarena Wolfsburg opened, allowing the club to return to the DEL, where they have remained since.

The 2010–11 season marked the first time the club advanced to the league championship series, but they were swept by Eisbären Berlin.

HonorsEdit

WinnersEdit

Deutscher Eishockey-Pokal: 2009

Runners-upEdit

Deutsche Eishockey Liga Championship: 2011, 2016, 2017

Season recordsEdit

Former logo of EHC Wolfsburg

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tie	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Rank	Playoffs
2004–05	52	19	29	0	4	-	58	134	174	13	Relegated
2007–08	56	19	34	-	2	1	55	152	202	13	No Playoffs
2008–09	52	26	20	-	5	1	83	180	141	7	Lost in Quarterfinals
2009–10	56	33	19	-	2	2	97	192	152	3	Lost in Semi-finals
2010–11	52	31	13	-	2	6	96	156	116	1	Lost in Finals
2011–12	52	25	17	-	1	3	91	174	122	3	Lost in Quarterfinals
2012–13	52	19	23	-	2	2	73	142	150	10	Lost in Semi-finals
2013–14	52	25	19	-	2	1	88	151	125	6	Lost in Semi-finals
2014–15	52	28	18	-	3	3	84	152	136	7	Lost in Semi-finals
2015–16	52	25	19	-	3	1	87	151	118	4	Lost in Finals
2016–17	52	30	16	-	5	1	91	153	128	5	Lost in Finals
2017–18	52	25	20	-	5	2	76	153	146	7	Lost in Quarterfinals
2018–19	52	17	25	-	5	5	59	134	182	12	No Playoffs
2019–20	52	26	23	-	2	1	74	147	150	9	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]
2020–21	38	21	14	-	2	1	58	104	94	6	Lost in Finals
2021–22	56	27	15	-	2	3	104	166	139	3	Lost in Semi-finals
2022–23	56	30	17	-	5	4	93	172	150	5

PlayersEdit

Current rosterEdit

Updated 16 January, 2023.^[2]

No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
25	Darren Archibald (A)	LW	L	33	2021	Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
16	Jean-Christophe Beaudin	C	R	25	2022	Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
7	Dominik Bittner	D	L	30	2019	Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany
18	Laurin Braun	RW	L	32	2022	Lampertheim, Germany
55	Ryan Button	D	L	32	2019	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
13	Lucas Dumont	F	R	25	2022	Leonberg, Germany
23	Gerrit Fauser (A)	C	L	33	2013	Nürnberg, Germany
15	Dustin Jeffrey	LW	L	35	2022	Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
40	Valentino Klos	F	L	23	2022	Kaiserslautern, Germany
5	Björn Krupp	D	L	32	2021	Buffalo, New York, United States
28	Matt Lorito	LW	L	32	2022	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
93	Spencer Machacek (C)	RW	R	34	2018	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
83	Philipp Mass	D	L	22	2022	Heidelberg, Germany
11	Trevor Mingoia	RW	R	31	2021	Fairport, New York, United States
86	Tyler Morley	C	L	31	2022	Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
24	Janik Möser	D	L	27	2020	Mannheim, Germany
8	Jordan Murray	D	L	30	2021	Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada
95	Fabio Pfohl	C	L	27	2019	Waldkraiburg, Germany
46	Justin Pogge	G	L	36	2022	Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
41	Steven Raabe	D	L	21	2018	Salzgitter, Germany
27	Thomas Reichel	C	L	23	2021	Nürnberg, Germany
63	Luis Schinko	F	R	22	2021	Landshut, Germany
1	Dustin Strahlmeier	G	L	30	2020	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
12	Armin Wurm	D	L	33	2009	Füssen, Germany
44	Nolan Zajac	D	L	30	2022	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada