Dominik Bittner

Dominik Bittner
Born (1992-06-10) 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		 Schwenninger Wild Wings
Adler Mannheim
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Dominik Bittner (born June 10, 1992) is a German professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

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]

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   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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
DEL totals 185 5 13 18 152 8 0 0 0 18

References

  1. ↑ "Contract renewals announced amongst squad" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Dominik Bittner strengthens the defense of the Wild Wings" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
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