EHC Biel

EHC Biel/ HC Bienne 	EHC Biel/ HC Bienne
 	
Founded 	1939 as EHC Biel
 	1947 as EHC Tornado Biel
 	1948 EHC Biel
Home ice 	Eisstadion Biel
Based in 	Biel, Switzerland
Colours 	Red, yellow, white.
League 	Nationalliga A
Owner 	Shareholders
General Manager 	Daniel Villard
Head Coach 	Kent Ruhnke
Sports Manager 	Kevin Schläpfer
Rival 	SC Bern, SC Langnau, EHC Olten and HC Ajoie
Swiss Champion (NLA) 	1978, 1981, 1983
Swiss Champion 2nd League (NLB)	1975, 2004, 2006, 2007
The EHC Biel (German) or HC Bienne (French) are a professional ice hockey team based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. They play in the 1st Swiss Hockey League (NLA).
The EHC Biel-Bienne play their home games in the Nationalliga A (NLA) (Swiss Ice Hockey League) at the Eisstadion Biel, which opened in 1973, located in Biel-Bözingen. With room for 7'000 spectators, the Eisstadion Biel is one of the biggest ice hockey stadiums in Switzerland. 
In the next years a modern multi-functional ice hockey arena will be built. 
A strong local rivalry exists with the SC Bern, the SC Langnau, the EHC Olten and the HC Ajoie. Games between these teams often attract sell-out crowds.
===Hall of Fame===
Olivier Anken, Jean-Jacques Aeschlimann, Mauro Beccarelli, Gaetan Boucher, Gino Cavallini, Chris Chelios, Daniel Dubuis, Gilles Dubois, Normand Dupont, Pierre-Alain Flotiront, René Furler, Paul Gagné, Gaston Gingras, Rich Gosselin, Shawn Heaphy, Barry Jenkins, Willy Kohler, Jakob Kölliker, Steve Latinovich, Marc Leuenberger, Bob Lindberg, Urs Lott, Serge Martel, Guido Pfosi, Dan Poulin, Jörg Reber, Michel Riesen, Valeri Schirjajew, Kevin Schläpfer, Sven Schmid, Jiří Šlégr Laurent Stehlin, Martin Steinegger, Marko Tuomainen, Claude Vilgrain, Daniel Widmer, Bernhard Wist, Aldo Zenhäusern.
====Personalities with big merits====
Georges Aeschlimann, Olivier Anken, Normand Dupont, Urs W. Frey, Willy Gassmann, Rich Gosselin, Jean Helfer, Jakob Kölliker, Steve Latinovich, Dan Poulin, Erwin Stalder, Peter Winkler
==External links==
*EHC Biel official website
*Website Fanclub Fire-Lords
*Website Fanclub Seeschwalbe
*Website Fanclub Red Youngs 05
*Website A2 Supporter Club EHC Biel
*Blog "Fan du HC Bienne"
Category:Swiss ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1939