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

  • DEB-Pokal champion: 2012, 2013
  • 2nd Bundesliga champion: 2009, 2013, 2021
  • 2. Liga Süd champion: 1997

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 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 35 2021 Lampertheim, Germany
51 Germany Cody Brenner G L 26 2019 Bogen, Germany
70 Germany Leon Doubrawa G L 22 2020 Ebersberg, Germany
58 Germany Lucas Flade D R 22 2022 Schkeuditz, Germany
26 Canada Evan Jasper F L 31 2020 Whitby, Ontario, Canada
71 Finland Michael Keranen LW L 33 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
15 Germany Robert Kneisler F L 22 2018 Herrenberg, Germany
42 Germany Fabjon Kuqi F L 22 2018 München, Germany
75 Finland Teemu Lepaus LW L 30 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 21 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

  • Richard Piasecki, 1989–1990
  • Danilo Valenti, 1990–1991
  • Richard Piasecki, 1991–1992
  • Jan Mancar, 1992–1993
  • Petteri Lehmussaari, 1993–1995
  • Wolfgang Rosenberg, 1995–1996
  • Petteri Lehmussaari, 1996–1997
  • Doug Kacharvich, 1997–1998
  • Tom Pokel, 1998–2001
  • Gary Prior, 2001–2002
  • Daniel Naud, 2002–2004
  • Uli Liebsch, 2004–2006
  • Michael Komma, 2006–2007
  • Christian Brittig, 2007–2010
  • Danny Held, 2010–2011
  • Kevin Gaudet, 2011–2018
  • Daniel Naud, 2018–2022
  • Pekka Kangasalusta, 2022–Present

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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