| Grizzlys Wolfsburg | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
The Grizzlys Wolfsburg are a professional ice hockey club of the German professional ice hockey league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play their games at Eis Arena Wolfsburg.
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, Eis Arena 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.
| 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 | Lost in Semi-finals |
| 2023–24 | 52 | 26 | 19 | - | 5 | 0 | 87 | 152 | 145 | 4 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
Updated 29 September 2024.
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