# SC 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.

## Honours & Achievements

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

## 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

* See also: Category:SC Bietigheim Steelers players

### Current roster

Updated 21 March, 2023.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 74 | Sami Aittokallio | G | L | 32 | 2021 | Tampere, Finland |
| 59 | Josh Atkinson | D | L | 32 | 2022 | St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| 4 | Arvin Atwal | D | R | 29 | 2023 | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| 90 | Constantin Braun (C) | D | L | 37 | 2021 | Lampertheim, Germany |
| 51 | Cody Brenner | G | L | 28 | 2019 | Bogen, Germany |
| 70 | Leon Doubrawa | G | L | 23 | 2020 | Ebersberg, Germany |
| 58 | Lucas Flade | D | R | 24 | 2022 | Schkeuditz, Germany |
| 26 | Evan Jasper | F | L | 33 | 2020 | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| 71 | Michael Keranen | LW | L | 35 | 2022 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 15 | Robert Kneisler | F | L | 23 | 2018 | Herrenberg, Germany |
| 42 | Fabjon Kuqi | F | L | 24 | 2018 | München, Germany |
| 75 | Teemu Lepaus | LW | L | 31 | 2022 | Tampere, Finland |
| 34 | Elias Lindner | F | L | 23 | 2022 | Mainburg, Germany |
| 18 | Mathew Maione (A) | D | L | 34 | 2022 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 23 | Jimmy Martinovic | D | L | 23 | 2021 | Füssen, Germany |
| 8 | Guillaume Naud | D | R | 32 | 2021 | Augsburg, Germany |
| 29 | Alexander Preibisch (A) | RW | R | 33 | 2017 | Köln, Germany |
| 3 | Max Prommersberger | D | L | 37 | 2014 | Bad Tölz, Germany |
| 12 | C. J. Stretch | C | R | 35 | 2020 | Irvine, California, United States |
| 84 | Chris Wilkie | RW | R | 28 | 2022 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| 14 | Benjamin Zientek | LW | L | 30 | 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