HC Panter
Ice hockey team in Tallinn, Estonia
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HC Panter are a professional ice hockey team based in Tallinn, Estonia. They compete in the Optibet Hockey League (OHL). The team plays its home games at Haabersti Ice Hall. They have won two Estonian championships since their founding in 2001.
| HC Panter | |
|---|---|
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| City | Tallinn |
| League | OHL |
| Founded | 2001[1] |
| Home arena | Haabersti Ice Hall[2] |
| Colours | Black, red, white |
| Head coach | Mikko Mäenpää |
| Captain | Rasmus Kiik |
| Website | hcpanter |
| Championships | |
| Meistriliiga | 2004, 2023 |
History
The team was founded in 2001 by Rein Mölder and Olle Sildre.[1] HC Panter played in the Meistriliiga from 2001 to 2006, winning the championship in 2004.[1] After ceasing operations from 2006 to 2011, the team once again played in the Meistriliiga from 2011 to 2016. Afterwards, the club focused more on youth development. The team was reactivated in 2020 and won the Estonian championship in 2023.[1] HC Panter subsequently joined the Optibet Hockey League in 2023, finishing the regular season in fourth place out of nine teams.[1][3]
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime wins, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Meistriliiga
| Season | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2001–02 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 55 | 44 | 3rd, Tallinn | Did not qualify |
| 10 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 44 | 56 | 5th, Final phase | ||
| 2002–03 | 20 | 11 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 23 | 88 | 75 | 4th | Won Third-place games, 3–1 (Kohtla-Järve CHC) |
| 2003–04 | 16 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 14 | 57 | 62 | 3rd | Won Championship, 2–1 (Narva PSK) |
| 2004–05 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 72 | 46 | 2nd | Lost Championship, 1–3 (HK Stars) |
| 2005–06 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 84 | 48 | 3rd | Won Third-place games, 2–0 (Narva PSK) |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 | 35 | 75 | 64 | 2nd | Lost Third-place games, 0–2 (Viiking Sport) |
| 2012–13 | 16 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 | 15 | 95 | 80 | 4th | Lost Third-place game (Narva PSK) |
| 2013–14 | 20 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 | 21 | 94 | 105 | 4th | Lost Third-place games, 0–2 (Narva PSK) |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 79 | 4th | Won Third-place game (Viru-Sputnik) |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 2nd | — |
| 2020–21 | 16 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 6 | 18 | 69 | 62 | 3rd | — |
| 2021–22 | 24 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 29 | 103 | 90 | 4th | Won Third-place game (HC Everest) |
| 2022–23 | 24 | 19 | 0 | — | 1 | 4 | 39 | 132 | 67 | 2nd | Lost Championship, 1–3 (HK Kurbads)[a] |
| 2023–24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 94 | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2024–25 | 20 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 82 | 5th | Did not qualify |
- a HC Panter were still crowned Estonian champions due to HK Kurbads being a Latvian team.
OHL
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2023–24 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 122 | 106 | 4th | Lost Quarterfinals, 1–3 (HK Prizma) |
| 2024–25 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 114 | 122 | 3rd | Lost Semifinals, 0–4 (HK Zemgale) |
| 2025–26 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 115 | 163 | 6th | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–3 (Liepāja) |