SC Bietigheim Steelers

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SC Bietigheim Steelers
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen logo.svg
City Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
League DEL2
Founded1981
Home arena EgeTrans Arena
(capacity: 4,517)
ColoursGreen, white
  
General managerVolker Schoch
Head coachPekka Kangasalusta
Captain Constantin Braun
Website steelers.de
Franchise history
1981—1988SC Kornwestheim e.V
1988—1991SC Bietigheim-Bissingen-Kornwestheim e.V
1991—2006SC Bietigheim-Bissingen
2006—presentSC Bietigheim Steelers

SC Bietigheim-Bissingen, also known as the Bietigheim Steelers, is a professional ice hockey team based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany. They currently play in DEL2, the second highest-level league in Germany.

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History

The club was created as SC Bietigheim-Bissingen-Kornwestheim e.V. in 1988. In 1991, they were renamed SC Bietigheim-Bissingen. In 2000, the club was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. They played the next 20 seasons in Germany's second-tiered ice hockey league, the DEL2, before they were promoted to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2021–22 season.

The Steelers enjoyed a two-year tenure in the top flight DEL before finishing last in the 2022–23 season which sealed relegation to return to the DEL2 for the 2023–24 season on 1 March 2023. [1]

Honours and achievements

Season by season records

TierSeasonGamesWonOTWSOWTieOTLSOLLostPointsGoals
for		Goals
against		RankPlayoffs
22. Bundesliga 1999–005025———5—20761901838Lost in quarterfinals
22. Bundesliga 2000–014424———7—13761731464Lost in quarterfinals
22. Bundesliga 2001–025231———7—14942071783Lost in semifinals
22. Bundesliga 2002–035636———8—121072191821Lost in semifinals
22. Bundesliga 2003–0448252——2—19811971526Lost in semifinals
22. Bundesliga 2004–0552235——4—20831831718Lost in quarterfinals
22. Bundesliga 2005–0652268——6—121001801373Lost in quarterfinals
22. Bundesliga 2006–0752215——8—18811561499No playoffs
22. Bundesliga 2007–08522211—3421771301297Lost in quarterfinals
22. Bundesliga 2008–09483213—1110106177971Champions
22. Bundesliga 2009–10522425—3315921501204Lost in semifinals
22. Bundesliga 2010–11481460—34216112915910Lost in Pre-Playoffs
22. Bundesliga 2011–12481502—44235716517711No playoffs/
Relegation
—Abstiegsrunde 2011–12
Relegation Round		841——0—31425172Saved
22. Bundesliga 2012–13482911-2411971811351Champions

Players

Current roster

Updated 21 March 2023. [2] [3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplace
74 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Aittokallio G L32 2021 Tampere, Finland
59 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josh Atkinson D L32 2022 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Arvin Atwal D R29 2023 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
90 Flag of Germany.svg Constantin Braun  ( C ) D L37 2021 Lampertheim, Germany
51 Flag of Germany.svg Cody Brenner G L28 2019 Bogen, Germany
70 Flag of Germany.svg Leon Doubrawa G L23 2020 Ebersberg, Germany
58 Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Flade D R24 2022 Schkeuditz, Germany
26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Evan Jasper F L33 2020 Whitby, Ontario, Canada
71 Flag of Finland.svg Michael Keranen LW L35 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
15 Flag of Germany.svg Robert Kneisler F L23 2018 Herrenberg, Germany
42 Flag of Germany.svg Fabjon Kuqi F L24 2018 München, Germany
75 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Lepaus LW L32 2022 Tampere, Finland
34 Flag of Germany.svg Elias Lindner F L24 2022 Mainburg, Germany
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathew Maione  ( A ) D L34 2022 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
23 Flag of Germany.svg Jimmy Martinovic D L23 2021 Füssen, Germany
8 Flag of Germany.svg Guillaume Naud D R32 2021 Augsburg, Germany
29 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Preibisch  ( A ) RW R34 2017 Köln, Germany
3 Flag of Germany.svg Max Prommersberger D L37 2014 Bad Tölz, Germany
12 Flag of the United States.svg C. J. Stretch C R35 2020 Irvine, California, United States
84 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Wilkie RW R28 2022 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
14 Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Zientek LW L31 2016 Augsburg, Germany

Coaching history

References

  1. ↑ "Defeat in Ingolstadt seals Steelers relegation to DEL2" (in German). SC Bietigheim Steelers. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bietigheim Steelers Team roster" (in German). Bietigheim Steelers. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bietigheim Steelers current roster". eliteprospects.com. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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