Dominik Bittner

Dominik Bittner
Dominik Bittner
	Bittner in 2023
Born	June 10, 1992 (age 32); 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	EHC München; Adler Mannheim; Schwenninger Wild Wings; Grizzlys Wolfsburg
National team	Germany
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2007–present

Dominik Bittner (born June 10, 1992) is a German professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for EHC Red Bull München 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 2010/2011 season, 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]

On 4 May 2023, Bittner left Wolfsburg to sign a one-year contract with reigning champions, EHC München, for the 2023–24 season.^[5]

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 and again took part at the U20 Championships in 2011.

In 2012 he took part at the Top Team Sotchi-challenge, when Team Germany and Team Russia encountered each other two times in two days, with Russia winning the first match after penalty and Germany winning one match in regular time.

On 25 January 2022, Bittner was selected to play for Team Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[6]

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	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	20	2	6	8	6	9	0	3	3	6
2021–22	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	48	2	15	17	34	6	1	2	3	0
2022–23	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	56	5	11	16	22	14	0	0	0	4
2023–24	EHC München	DEL	36	2	7	9	33	—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals			482	26	79	105	352	38	1	5	6	28

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Germany	U17	6th	5	0	0	0	12
2009	Germany	U18	10th	6	0	0	0	6
2010	Germany	WJC D1	11th	5	0	2	2	2
2011	Germany	WJC	10th	6	0	1	1	6
2021	Germany	WC	4th	2	1	0	1	0
2022	Germany	OG	10th	3	0	0	0	2
2022	Germany	WC	7th	6	0	4	4	0
Junior totals				22	0	3	3	26
Senior totals				11	1	4	5	2

References

^ "Contract renewals announced amongst squad" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.
^ "Bittner, Eisenschmid and Krammer join the Red Bulls" (in German). EHC München. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ "Germans dare to dream again". International Ice Hockey Federation. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Contract renewals announced amongst squad" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Dominik Bittner strengthens the defense of the Wild Wings" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-21.

[3] "First personnel decisions announced" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-03-04.

[4] "Dominik Bittner becomes a Grizzly" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[5] "Bittner, Eisenschmid and Krammer join the Red Bulls" (in German). EHC München. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

[6] "Germans dare to dream again". International Ice Hockey Federation. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

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