EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams are a professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 club of the German

Germany

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 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play their games at Eisarena

Eisarena Wolfsburg

Eisarena Wolfsburg is an arena in Wolfsburg, Germany. It is primarily used for the ice hockey club EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams. Eisarena Wolfsburg opened in 2006 and holds 4,660 people.-External links:*...

 in Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg

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. The professional team is named after the title character of The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, while the parent club is known as EHC Wolfsburg.

The team enjoys substantial financial support from the Czech

Czech Republic

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 automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto

Škoda Auto

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, which in turn belongs to the Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group

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. Grizzly Adams themselves have been engaged in providing support to a nearby bear park.

History

Wolfsburg earned their first promotion to the DEL in 2004. However after one season, they were relegated back to 2.Bundesliga

2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)

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 due to their arena not meeting league standards. In 2006, Eisarena Wolfsburg

Eisarena Wolfsburg

Eisarena Wolfsburg is an arena in Wolfsburg, Germany. It is primarily used for the ice hockey club EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams. Eisarena Wolfsburg opened in 2006 and holds 4,660 people.-External links:*...

 opened, allowing the club to return to the DEL, where they have remained since.

The 2010–11 season

2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season

-Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code:     = Direct Playoff qualification,     = Playoff qualification round,     = No playoff -Playoff...

 marked the first time the club advanced to the league championship series, but they were swept by Eisbären Berlin

Eisbären Berlin

' are a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga , the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members...

.

DEL season records

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tie	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Rank	Playoffs
2004–05 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 11th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The Eisbären Berlin became first time German Champion, a feat they will repeat a number of times in the next seasons...	52	19	29	0	4	-	58	134	174	13	Relegated
2007–08 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 14th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 15 Teams played after the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg received the license and were admitted to play in the DEL. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 56 regular season games...	56	19	34	-	2	1	55	152	202	13	No Playoffs
2008–09 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 15th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 16 Teams played after the 2. Bundesliga Champion, the Kassel Huskies received the license to play in the DEL...	52	26	20	-	5	1	83	180	141	7	Lost in Quarterfinals
2009–10 2009–10 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code:     = Direct Playoff qualification,     = Playoff qualification round,     = No playoffSource:...	56	33	19	-	2	2	97	192	152	3	Lost in Semifinals
2010–11 2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code:     = Direct Playoff qualification,     = Playoff qualification round,     = No playoff -Playoff...	52	31	13	-	2	6	96	156	116	1	Lost in Finals

External links

Grizzly Adams online