BSC Preussen

BSC Preussen was an ice hockey team in Berlin, Germany. They played between the first and fourth level of German ice hockey from 1983-2005, reaching the playoff semifinals on seven occasions.
==History==
BSC Preussen was founded in 1983 in West Berlin by the ice hockey sections of Berliner Schlittschuhclub and BFC Preussen. The ice hockey section of Berliner SC had split from the main club in 1981 and folded just a year later. BFC Preussen had won promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga in 1983. BSC Preussen thus started out playing in the 2nd Bundesliga in 1983–84, and won promotion to the Bundesliga for the 1987–88 season.Championnat d'Allemagne 1987-1988 on hockeyarchives
When the Deutsche Eishockey Liga replaced the Bundesliga in 1994, BSC Preussen continued playing there. In 1995–96 they played as Preussen Devils before changing their name to Berlin Capitals for the following season. The club was relegated in 2002. Due to financial difficulties, the club immediately dropped to the Regionalliga, the fourth level of German ice hockey. After just one season, BC Preussen won promotion to the Oberliga where they played the 2003–04 season. Due to renewed financial problems, the club entered a cooperation with Berliner Schlittschuhclub in 2004 and played the 2004–05 Oberliga season as BSC Preussen, before folding due to bankruptcy.
A successor club was formed in 2004, the Eishockey-Club Charlottenburg Preussen Juniors Berlin (ECC Preussen Juniors Berlin), renamed to ECC Preussen Berlin in 2012. They won the Regionalliga multiple times, played several seasons in the Oberliga and folded after bankruptcy in 2020.
==Season-by-season==
Name 	Season 	League 	Tier	Regular season 	Postseason 	Postseason
BSC Preussen 	1983–84 	2. Bundesliga	2 	1st (North) 	1st (group phase) 	5th in relegation/promotion playoffs (not promoted)
BSC Preussen 	1984–85 	2. Bundesliga	2 	1st (North) 	3rd in relegation/promotion playoffs (not promoted) 	3rd in relegation/promotion playoffs (not promoted)
BSC Preussen 	1985–86 	2. Bundesliga	2 	1st (North) 	4th in relegation/promotion playoffs (not promoted) 	4th in relegation/promotion playoffs (not promoted)
BSC Preussen 	1986–87 	2. Bundesliga	2 	1st (North) 	1st in relegation/promotion playoffs (promoted) 	1st in relegation/promotion playoffs (promoted)
BSC Preussen 	1987–88 	Bundesliga 	1 	9th 	1st in relegation/promotion playoffs (not relegated) 	1st in relegation/promotion playoffs (not relegated)
BSC Preussen 	1988–89 	Bundesliga 	1 	6th 	lost quarterfinal to Mannheimer ERC 	lost quarterfinal to Mannheimer ERC
BSC Preussen 	1989–90 	Bundesliga 	1 	4th 	lost quarterfinal to Schwenninger ERC 	lost quarterfinal to Schwenninger ERC
BSC Preussen 	1990–91 	Bundesliga 	1 	4th 	lost semifinal to Kölner EC 	lost semifinal to Kölner EC
BSC Preussen 	1991–92 	Bundesliga 	1 	4th 	lost semifinal to SB Rosenheim 	lost semifinal to SB Rosenheim
BSC Preussen 	1992–93 	Bundesliga 	1 	6th 	lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG 	lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG
BSC Preussen 	1993–94 	Bundesliga 	1 	6th 	lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG 	lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG
BSC Preussen 	1994–95 	DEL 	1 	1st 	lost semifinal to Kölner Haie 	lost semifinal to Kölner Haie
Preussen Devils	1995–96 	DEL 	1 	2nd 	lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG 	lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG
Berlin Capitals	1996–97 	DEL 	1 	3rd 	3rd (Meisterrunde) 	lost quartfinal to Eisbären Berlin
Berlin Capitals	1997–98 	DEL 	1 	10th 	2nd (qualification round) 	lost quartfinal to Augsburger Panther
Berlin Capitals	1998–99 	DEL 	1 	13th 	missed play-offs 	missed play-offs
Berlin Capitals	1999–2000	DEL 	1 	6th 	lost semifinal to Kölner Haie 	lost semifinal to Kölner Haie
Berlin Capitals	2000–01 	DEL 	1 	8th 	lost quartfinal to Adler Mannheim 	lost quartfinal to Adler Mannheim
Berlin Capitals	2000–01 	DEL 	1 	15th 	lost playdown to Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings (relegated)	lost playdown to Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings (relegated)
BC Preussen 	2002–03 	Regionalliga 	4 	1st (East) 	1st in the North/East final round (promoted) 	1st in the North/East final round (promoted)
Berlin Capitals	2003–04 	Oberliga 	3 	7th (North-East)	8th in the relegation playoffs (not relegated) 	8th in the relegation playoffs (not relegated)
BSC Preussen 	2004–05 	Oberliga 	3 	2nd (North-East)	1st (group phase) 	lost quarterfinal to EC Hannover Indians
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Ice hockey teams in Germany