Hannover Scorpions

The Hannover Scorpions are a professional ice hockey team, which plays in the Oberliga, Germany's third tier ice hockey league. They previously played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1996 to 2013.

History
Founded in 1975 as ESC Wedemark, the team was renamed Wedemark Scorpions in their first DEL season in 1996 after the rock band Scorpions, who also call Hanover, Lower Saxony their home. The next season, the Scorpions relocated to Hannover and began playing their home games at the TUI Arena in 2000.

Before relocating there in 1997, the Scorpions played their home games in Mellendorf, a small town located 20 km north in the Wedemark township.

With the club stricken by financial problems at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, the Scorpions were forced to sell their DEL license to 2nd Bundesliga club the Schwenninger Wild Wings on June 14, 2013. The Scorpions were then placed in the Oberliga, Germany's third tier league, due to the hiatus of the 2nd Bundesliga for the 2013–14 season.

Champions

 *  DEL Championship (1): 2010
 * Champion 1.League (1): 1996
 * Oberliga Nord Champion (1): 1994
 * Regionalliga Nord Champion (2): 1977, 1991