Tallinn HC Panter

HC Panter is an 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]

HC Panter
CityTallinn, Estonia
LeagueEesti Hokiliiga
OHL
Founded2001 (2001)
Home arenaŠkoda Ice Arena[1]
(capacity: 500[2])
ColoursRed, black, white
     
Head coachMärt Eerme
Websitewww.hcpanter.ee
Franchise history
2001–2006HC Panter
2011–2015HC Panter/Purikad
2015–presentHC Panter

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
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
1 Estonia Villem-Henrik Koitmaa L 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
30 Estonia Semjon Solomanin L 2018 Tallinn, Estonia
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
2 Estonia Silver Kerna L 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
14 Estonia Pätrik Linnumäe L 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
16 Estonia Ilja Urushev L 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
23 Estonia Sander Stetski R 2020 Tartu, Estonia
26 Ukraine Oleksii Lubnin L 2020 Izhevsk, Russia
32 Ukraine Igor Pervushin L 2020 Kharkiv, Ukraine
65 Estonia Patrick Kookmaa R 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
77 Estonia Saveli Novikov L 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
82 Estonia Johannes Tammeorg L 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
84 Estonia Aleksander Ebber L 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
4 Estonia Dmitri Lavrov L F 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
7 Estonia Paul Sillandi L F 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
8 Estonia Silver Vahtras L F 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
9 Estonia Ilja Grigorjev L F 2020 Narva, Estonia
9 Estonia Sergei Ivanov R F 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
10 Estonia Allan Saar L F 2020 Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
11 Estonia Marten Põldmets L F 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
12 Slovakia David Baranek R LW 2020 Trnava, Slovakia
15 Slovakia David Baranek L RW 2020 Trnava, Slovakia
17 Estonia Niklas Sildre L F 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
18 Estonia Kevin Parras L C 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
68 Estonia Aleksandr Bõstrov R F 2019 Narva, Estonia
81 Estonia Harry-Rein Tammesalu L F 2015 Tallinn, Estonia
86 Estonia Jaanus Sorokin L C 2020 Tallinn, Estonia
87 Ukraine Daniil Tsarkovskyi L F 2020 Kyiv, Ukraine
90 Estonia Mihkel Võrang L LW 2020 Tallinn, 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

SeasonGPWOTWTOTLLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2001–02 10601031355443rd, Tallinn Did not qualify
1020107544566th, Final
2002–03 201101082393753rd, Group B Lost in Semifinals, 3–4 (HK Narva 2000)
2003–04 16504071457623rd, Meistriliiga Champions, 2–1 (Narva PSK)
2004–05 16812142972462nd, Meistriliiga Lost in Finals, 1–3 (Tallinn HK Stars)
2005–06 161000153184483rd, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 0–2 (Tallinn HK Stars)
2011–12 161110043575642nd, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik)
2012–13 165000111595804th, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Tallinn Viiking Sport)
2013–14 2070001321941054th, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 0–2 (Tallinn Viiking Sport)
2014–15 165001101651794th, Meistriliiga Lost in Semifinals, 1–2 (Narva PSK)
2015–16 14500271757532nd, Meistriliiga

Honours

Estonian champions:[1]

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

Notable players

References
  1. "Klubist - HC Panter" (in Estonian). HC Panter. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. "HockeyArenas.net". HockeyArenas.net. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. "HC Panter lõpetas Soome liigas neljanda kohaga" (in Estonian). Postimees. March 6, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. "HC Panter/Purikad". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. "Mängijad ja treenerid - HC Panter". HC Panter. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. "Robert Rooba". EliteProspects. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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