Dominik Bittner
Dominik Bittner (born June 10, 1992) is a German professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Dominik Bittner | |||
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| Born |
June 10, 1992 Weilheim i.Ob., Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defencmen | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Grizzlys Wolfsburg Adler Mannheim Schwenninger Wild Wings | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career
Playing with the Jungadler Mannheim, the junior Team of the Adler Mannheim, Dominik Bittner won the German junior championships of the German Development League (DNL) in 2008, 2009 and 2010. During the season 2010/2011 Bittner joined the mannheim partner team Heilbronner Falken, in the 2nd Bundesliga which is the second highest senior league in Germany.
From the 2nd Bundesliga Bittner went to America, playing for the Everett Silvertips (WHL) for one season. The following season he returned to Mannheim, Germany now playing for the senior team of Adler Mannheim in the DEL which is the major ice hockey league in Germany.[1]
After five seasons with Mannheim, Bittner left to sign a two-year contract with fellow DEL outfit, Schwenninger Wild Wings on April 21, 2017.[2]
At the conclusion of his contract with the Wild Wings following the 2018–19 season, Bittner was announced to have left the club as a free agent.[3] On March 7, 2019, Bittner agreed to a two-year contract through 2021 to join his third DEL club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg.[4]
International play
Playing for junior Team Germany, Bittner participated at the World U17 Hockey Challenge and the IIHF World U18 Championship in 2009. In 2010 he moved up with the U20-team to the top 10 Group of the IIHF World U20 Championship, took part at the U20 Championships in 2011 again.
In 2012 he took part at the Top Team Sotchi-challenge, when Team Germany and Team Russia encountered each other to times in two days, with Russia winning the first match after penalty and Germany winning one match in regular time.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 36 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 31 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 66 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | Heilbronner Falken | 2.GBun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Heilbronner Falken | 2.GBun | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 68 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Heilbronner Falken | DEL2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 43 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 46 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 48 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 322 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 257 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
References
- "Contract renewals announced amongst squad" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- "Dominik Bittner strengthens the defense of the Wild Wings" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- "First personnel decisions announced" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- "Dominik Bittner becomes a Grizzly" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database