EHC Biel

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EHC Biel
EHC Biel logo.svg
City Biel, Switzerland
League National League
Founded1939
Home arena Tissot Arena
Colors   
General managerUeli Schwarz
Head coach Petri Matikainen
Captain Gaëtan Haas
Website www.ehcb.ch
Franchise history
1939–47EHC Biel/Bienne
1947–48EHC Tornado Biel
1948–presentEHC Biel
Hockey current event.svg Current season

EHC Biel-Bienne is a professional ice hockey club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League (NL). Since the city of Biel is completely bilingual, alongside the German name EHC Biel (Abbr: EHCB) the team also has a French name, HC Bienne (Abbr: HCB). The team plays its home games in the 6,521-seat Tissot Arena.

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History

EHC Biel played in lower Swiss ice hockey leagues until they got promoted in the second-tier Swiss League in 1960. In 1975 EHC Biel won the Swiss League-title and got promoted to the first level, the National League. During the 20 years between 1975 and 1995 the club won three national championships in 1978, 1981 and 1983 under three coaches (František Vanek, Ed Reigle, Kent Ruhnke). After the relegation in 1995 EHC Biel had to wait 13 years until their return to the NL. After three consecutive championship victories in the second-tier Swiss League, EHC Biel was reinstated into the NL, winning the promotion/relegation best of 7 series against EHC Basel 4-0 in 2008.

A strong local rivalry exists with the SCL Tigers, SC Bern, EHC Olten, and HC Ajoie. Games between these teams often attract sell-out crowds.

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Biel were strengthen by the acquisitions of NHL All-Stars Tyler Seguin and Patrick Kane. They were joined by future NHL players, goalkeeper Reto Berra and winger Nikolaj Ehlers.

Honors

Champions

Players

Current roster

Updated 11 January 2023. [1]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplace
43 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jérôme Bachofner LW L27 2023 Dübendorf, Switzerland
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jérémie Bärtschi RW L21 2019 Switzerland
96 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Brunner  ( A ) RW R38 2018 Kloten, Switzerland
71 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yanik Burren D R27 2024 Bern, Switzerland
98 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Christen D R25 2021 Langenthal, Switzerland
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Cunti C L34 2019 Zürich, Switzerland
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Noah Delémont D L22 2020 Biel, Switzerland
47 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ian Derungs W L24 2023 Frauenfeld, Switzerland
29 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Beat Forster  ( A ) D L41 2017 Bütschwil-Ganterschwil, Switzerland
77 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robin Grossmann D L36 2021 Dintikon, Switzerland
92 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gaëtan Haas  ( C ) C R32 2021 Biel, Switzerland
20 Flag of Finland.svg Aleksi Heponiemi C L25 2023 Tampere, Finland
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Hischier C L29 2021 Naters, Switzerland
16 Flag of Austria.svg Fabio Hofer RW R33 2020 Lustenau, Austria
89 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tino Kessler C R27 2019 Weesen, Switzerland
73 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mike Künzle LW R30 2018 Zürich, Switzerland
50 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Lööv D L31 2021 Södertälje, Sweden
19 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Olofsson LW L31 2022 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
22 Flag of Finland.svg Ville Pokka D R29 2023 Tornio, Finland
25 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Rajala  ( A ) LW L32 2016 Parkano, Finland
27 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannick Rathgeb D R28 2019 Langenthal, Switzerland
57 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Liekit Reichle C L21 2023 Zürich, Switzerland
37 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mattheo Reinhard C L19 2022 Worben, Switzerland
76 Flag of Finland.svg Jere Sallinen LW L33 2021 Espoo, Finland
35 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Säteri G L34 2022 Toijala, Finland
28 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Elvis Schläpfer C L23 2019 Basel, Switzerland
18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yanick Stampfil D L24 2020 Zuchwil, Switzerland
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ramon Tanner C L24 2018 Appenzell, Switzerland
36 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joren van Pottelberghe G L26 2020 Zug, Switzerland
75 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Yakovenko D L26 2021 Karaganda, Kazakhstan

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References

  1. ↑ "EHC Biel team roster". www.ehcb.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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