James Bettauer

James Bettauer (born March 19, 1991) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Ravensburg Towerstars in the German DEL2. Bettauer was previously with the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
==Playing career==
Bettauer moved to Hamburg Freezers in 2012, after playing junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for Medicine Hat Tigers and Prince Albert Raiders. Bettauer scored 10 points in his first season with the Freezers, helping them to a 5th place finish and a place in the play-offs.
After completing his second season with the Freezers, Bettauer left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with DEL rivals the Augsburger Panther on April 15, 2014. In March 2015, he had his contract renewed for the 2015–16 season. In March 2016, he was signed by another DEL team, the Straubing Tigers.
In July 2019, Bettauer agreed to a move to the UK EIHL where he signed with the Sheffield Steelers on a two-year deal, while also accepting a two-year tenured MBA package at the University of Sheffield.
Despite initially agreeing to return to Sheffield for a second season, the indefinite suspension of the 2020-21 Elite League season due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions saw Bettauer instead sign for German DEL2 side Ravensburg Towerstars.
== Personal life ==
His father comes from Berlin, Germany.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2007–08 	Penticton Vees 	BCHL 		42 	0 	3 	3 	16 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2008–09 	Chilliwack Bruins 	WHL 		68 	1 	6 	7 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Burnaby Express 	BCHL 		33 	7 	16 	23 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL 		70 	5 	18 	23 	62 		6 	0 	2 	2 	4
2011–12 	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL 		15 	5 	4 	9 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		59 	16 	33 	49 	20 		8 	4 	2 	6 	2
2012–13 	Hamburg Freezers 	DEL 		39 	5 	5 	10 	6 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Hamburg Freezers 	DEL 		50 	3 	4 	7 	42 		12 	1 	1 	2 	0
2014–15 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 		50 	9 	17 	26 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 		52 	3 	12 	15 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Straubing Tigers 	DEL 		48 	10 	4 	14 	28 		2 	0 	2 	2 	0
2017–18 	Straubing Tigers 	DEL 		45 	5 	11 	16 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Krefeld Pinguine 	DEL 		49 	5 	12 	17 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Sheffield Steelers 	EIHL 		27 	4 	3 	7 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Ravensburg Towerstars	DEL2 		30 	15 	15 	30 	16 		7 	1 	2 	3 	8
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals		333 	40 	65 	105 	228 		18 	1 	3 	4 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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