SC Bietigheim Steelers
CityBietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
LeagueDEL2
Founded1981
Home arenaEgeTrans Arena
(capacity: 4,517)
ColoursGreen, white
   
General managerVolker Schoch
Head coachPekka Kangasalusta
CaptainConstantin Braun
Websitesteelers.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.

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 & Achievements

Season by season records

Tier Season Games Won OTW SOW Tie OTL SOL Lost Points Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Rank Playoffs
2 2. Bundesliga 1999–00 50 25 — — — 5 — 20 76 190 183 8 Lost in quarterfinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2000–01 44 24 — — — 7 — 13 76 173 146 4 Lost in quarterfinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2001–02 52 31 — — — 7 — 14 94 207 178 3 Lost in semifinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2002–03 56 36 — — — 8 — 12 107 219 182 1 Lost in semifinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2003–04 48 25 2 — — 2 — 19 81 197 152 6 Lost in semifinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2004–05 52 23 5 — — 4 — 20 83 183 171 8 Lost in quarterfinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2005–06 52 26 8 — — 6 — 12 100 180 137 3 Lost in quarterfinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2006–07 52 21 5 — — 8 — 18 81 156 149 9 No playoffs
2 2. Bundesliga 2007–08 52 22 1 1 — 3 4 21 77 130 129 7 Lost in quarterfinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2008–09 48 32 1 3 — 1 1 10 106 177 97 1 Champions
2 2. Bundesliga 2009–10 52 24 2 5 — 3 3 15 92 150 120 4 Lost in semifinals
2 2. Bundesliga 2010–11 48 14 6 0 — 3 4 21 61 129 159 10 Lost in Pre-Playoffs
2 2. Bundesliga 2011–12 48 15 0 2 — 4 4 23 57 165 177 11 No playoffs/
Relegation
— Abstiegsrunde 2011–12
Relegation Round		 8 4 1 — — 0 — 3 14 25 17 2 Saved
2 2. Bundesliga 2012–13 48 29 1 1 - 2 4 11 97 181 135 1 Champions

Players

Current roster

Updated 21 March, 2023.[2][3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
74 Finland Sami Aittokallio G L 31 2021 Tampere, Finland
59 Canada Josh Atkinson D L 31 2022 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
4 Canada Arvin Atwal D R 28 2023 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
90 Germany Constantin Braun (C) D L 36 2021 Lampertheim, Germany
51 Germany Cody Brenner G L 27 2019 Bogen, Germany
70 Germany Leon Doubrawa G L 22 2020 Ebersberg, Germany
58 Germany Lucas Flade D R 23 2022 Schkeuditz, Germany
26 Canada Evan Jasper F L 32 2020 Whitby, Ontario, Canada
71 Finland Michael Keranen LW L 34 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
15 Germany Robert Kneisler F L 22 2018 Herrenberg, Germany
42 Germany Fabjon Kuqi F L 23 2018 München, Germany
75 Finland Teemu Lepaus LW L 31 2022 Tampere, Finland
34 Germany Elias Lindner F L 22 2022 Mainburg, Germany
18 Canada Mathew Maione (A) D L 33 2022 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
23 Germany Jimmy Martinovic D L 22 2021 Füssen, Germany
8 Germany Guillaume Naud D R 31 2021 Augsburg, Germany
29 Germany Alexander Preibisch (A) RW R 32 2017 Köln, Germany
3 Germany Max Prommersberger D L 36 2014 Bad Tölz, Germany
12 United States C. J. Stretch C R 34 2020 Irvine, California, United States
84 United States Chris Wilkie RW R 27 2022 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
14 Germany Benjamin Zientek LW L 29 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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