What league does EHC Biel-Bienne play in?

EHC Biel-Bienne play in the NL.

When was EHC Biel-Bienne founded?

EHC Biel-Bienne was founded in 1939 in Biel, SUI, Switzerland.

Where is EHC Biel-Bienne based?

EHC Biel-Bienne is based in Biel, SUI.

Who is the head coach of EHC Biel-Bienne?

The head coach of EHC Biel-Bienne is Antti Törmänen.

Who is the captain of EHC Biel-Bienne?

The captain of EHC Biel-Bienne is Mathieu Tschantré.

What arena does EHC Biel-Bienne play in?

EHC Biel-Bienne play their home games at Tissot Arena in Biel, SUI.

Who is the general manager of EHC Biel-Bienne?

The general manager of EHC Biel-Bienne is Martin Steinegger.

What are the team colors of EHC Biel-Bienne?

The team colors of EHC Biel-Bienne are Red + Blue + Yellow.

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2019-2020 Season

EHC Biel-Bienne were 25-16-9 in the 2019-20 NL season with 78 points, 5th overall.

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2019-2020 EHC Biel-Bienne Player Stats

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EHC Biel-Bienne — 2019-2020 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NL
1.		Toni Rajala (LW/RW)	50	23	23	46	10	7
2.		Jason Fuchs (C)	47	9	26	35	16	-13
3.		Yannick Rathgeb (D)	49	10	22	32	36	6
4.		David Ullström (C)	28	10	20	30	35	3
5.		Luca Cunti (C)	44	8	22	30	40	9
6.		Marc-Antoine Pouliot (C/RW)	35	12	16	28	28	6
7.		Mike Künzle (RW/LW)	43	15	9	24	28	10
8.		Peter Schneider (RW/LW)	38	12	11	23	18	-11
9.		Damien Riat (W/C)	36	11	11	22	57	2
10.		Damien Brunner (RW/LW)	23	9	8	17	4	6
11.		Anssi Salmela (D)	37	5	11	16	10	-12
12.		Michael Hügli (RW/LW)	19	3	12	15	14	-1
13.		Beat Forster (D)	50	2	12	14	24	6
14.		Samuel Kreis (D)	45	2	11	13	16	1
15.		Kevin Fey (D)	46	1	9	10	14	-2
16.		Janis Moser (D)	40	2	7	9	10	4
17.		Jan Neuenschwander (C)	42	3	3	6	16	-6
18.		Otso Rantakari (D)	8	2	3	5	8	0
19.		Tino Kessler (C/RW)	12	0	5	5	2	-4
20.		Anton Gustafsson (C/D)	36	3	1	4	16	-13
21.		Mathieu Tschantré (C)	45	1	3	4	16	-9
22.		Gilian Kohler (LW/RW)	33	2	1	3	0	-4
23.		Valentin Nussbaumer (C/LW)	15	1	2	3	2	1
24.		Stefan Ulmer (D)	31	1	2	3	12	-1
25.		Rajan Sataric (D)	49	0	3	3	6	-13
26.		Alexander Yakovenko (D)	3	0	2	2	0	0
27.		Ramon Tanner (C)	14	1	0	1	2	-5
28.		Jérémie Bärtschi (RW)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
29.		Makai Holdener (W/C)	6	0	0	0	0	-3
30.		Fabian Lüthi (LW)	6	0	0	0	2	-1
31.		Elvis Schläpfer (C)	8	0	0	0	6	-1
32.		Roman Karaffa (D/F)	12	0	0	0	6	-5
33.		Simon Wüest (C/W)	13	0	0	0	12	0
Champions HL
1.		Toni Rajala (LW/RW)	10	5	4	9	2	2
2.		Peter Schneider (RW/LW)	10	6	0	6	4	3
3.		Marc-Antoine Pouliot (C/RW)	8	2	3	5	10	2
4.		David Ullström (C)	5	1	3	4	0	4
5.		Anssi Salmela (D)	10	1	3	4	0	0
6.		Janis Moser (D)	9	1	2	3	0	9
7.		Stefan Ulmer (D)	10	1	2	3	2	4
8.		Mathieu Tschantré (C)	6	1	1	2	6	0
9.		Jason Fuchs (C)	8	1	1	2	8	2
10.		Luca Cunti (C)	9	1	1	2	4	-1
11.		Mike Künzle (RW/LW)	9	1	1	2	12	2
12.		Jan Neuenschwander (C)	10	1	1	2	0	1
13.		Anton Gustafsson (C/D)	6	0	2	2	2	-1
14.		Samuel Kreis (D)	7	0	2	2	4	3
15.		Roman Karaffa (D/F)	7	0	2	2	4	-1
16.		Damien Brunner (RW/LW)	3	1	0	1	2	0
17.		Tino Kessler (C/RW)	4	1	0	1	2	0
18.		Damien Riat (W/C)	6	1	0	1	4	0
19.		Yannick Rathgeb (D)	7	1	0	1	10	-1
20.		Michael Hügli (RW/LW)	2	0	1	1	0	0
21.		Ramon Tanner (C)	2	0	1	1	0	0
22.		Fabian Lüthi (LW)	4	0	1	1	0	0
23.		Stephan Deluca (RW)	1	0	0	0	2	0
24.		Elvis Schläpfer (C)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
25.		David Prysi (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-1
26.		Beat Forster (D)	5	0	0	0	2	-3
27.		Simon Wüest (C/W)	6	0	0	0	0	3
28.		Gilian Kohler (LW/RW)	7	0	0	0	2	0
29.		Kevin Fey (D)	8	0	0	0	6	-1
30.		Rajan Sataric (D)	10	0	0	0	2	-2
Swiss Cup
1.		Mike Künzle (RW/LW)	3	4	0	4	2	-
2.		Peter Schneider (RW/LW)	3	2	1	3	0	-
3.		Gilian Kohler (LW/RW)	2	1	1	2	2	-
4.		Toni Rajala (LW/RW)	3	1	1	2	0	-
5.		Jason Fuchs (C)	3	1	1	2	2	-
6.		Roman Karaffa (D/F)	3	1	1	2	6	-
7.		Damien Brunner (RW/LW)	1	0	2	2	0	-
8.		Marc-Antoine Pouliot (C/RW)	4	0	2	2	4	-
9.		Anton Gustafsson (C/D)	1	1	0	1	0	-
10.		Anssi Salmela (D)	2	1	0	1	0	-
11.		Luca Cunti (C)	2	1	0	1	2	-
12.		Samuel Kreis (D)	4	1	0	1	2	-
13.		Stefan Ulmer (D)	4	1	0	1	6	-
14.		Jérémie Bärtschi (RW)	1	0	1	1	2	-
15.		Fabian Lüthi (LW)	2	0	1	1	0	-
16.		Tino Kessler (C/RW)	2	0	1	1	0	-
17.		Yannick Rathgeb (D)	2	0	1	1	2	-
18.		David Prysi (D)	3	0	1	1	0	-
19.		Kevin Fey (D)	3	0	1	1	0	-
20.		Beat Forster (D)	3	0	1	1	2	-
21.		Janis Moser (D)	4	0	1	1	0	-
22.		Jérémy Zürcher (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
23.		Michael Hügli (RW/LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Damien Riat (W/C)	1	0	0	0	0	-
25.		Mathieu Tschantré (C)	1	0	0	0	0	-
26.		Makai Holdener (W/C)	1	0	0	0	2	-
27.		Elvis Schläpfer (C)	2	0	0	0	0	-
28.		Simon Wüest (C/W)	2	0	0	0	0	-
29.		Ramon Tanner (C)	2	0	0	0	0	-
30.		David Ullström (C)	2	0	0	0	4	-
31.		Jan Neuenschwander (C)	4	0	0	0	0	-
32.		Rajan Sataric (D)	4	0	0	0	4	-

EHC Biel-Bienne — 2019-2020 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NL
1.		Jonas Hiller (G)	39	2.48	.918	20	11	8	1	2367:11	1092
2.		Elien Paupe (G)	11	3.42	.898	4	5	0	0	666:36	333
3.		Nick Wyss (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Colin Stauffacher (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Champions HL
1.		Jonas Hiller (G)	4	1.96	.950	2	2	0	1	245:00	153
2.		Elien Paupe (G)	6	1.82	.941	5	0	1	0	363:00	175
3.		Colin Stauffacher (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
Swiss Cup
1.		Colin Stauffacher (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
2.		Jonas Hiller (G)	2	3.48	-	1	1	0	0	120:41	-
3.		Elien Paupe (G)	2	2.00	-	2	0	0	0	120:00	-

2019-2020 EHC Biel-Bienne Staff

Head CoachAntti Törmänen
Asst. CoachAnders Olsson
Goaltending CoachMarco Streit
General ManagerMartin Steinegger
CEODaniel Villard
Conditioning CoachWilli Kaufmann
Deputy Dir.Ueli Schwarz
Dir. of Player DevelopmentFabian Hänni
Equipment ManagerPascal Stoller
PresidentStéphanie Mérillat
PresidentPatrick Stalder
ScoutThomas Roost
Video CoachThomas Zamboni

Team Staff History

2019-2020 EHC Biel-Bienne Captains

"C"

Mathieu Tschantré

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2019-2020 EHC Biel-Bienne Demographics

EHC Biel-Bienne Facts

Plays in: National League
Team Colors: Red + Blue + Yellow
Town: Biel, SUI Map
Founded: 1939

2019-2020 EHC Biel-Bienne Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
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Experience

EHC Biel-Bienne: 3 312 GP
NHL: 878 GP
WC: 188 GP
OG: 30 GP
SHL: 423 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 143 GP
Liiga: 622 GP
KHL: 267 GP
AHL: 570 GP
NL: 6 732 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U21 (Swiss U21-Elit)
EHC Olten (SL)
HC Ajoie (NL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Tissot Arena
Location: Biel, SUI
Capacity: 6 562
Construction Year: 2015

EHC Biel-Bienne Games

EHC Biel-Bienne — 2019-2020 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/30/2026 06:45 PM UTC	EHC Biel-Bienne	EHC Kloten	-	NL
10/27/2026 06:45 PM UTC	HC Ambrì-Piotta	EHC Biel-Bienne	-	NL
10/24/2026 05:45 PM UTC	EHC Biel-Bienne	EV Zug	5 - 0	NL
10/23/2026 05:45 PM UTC	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	EHC Biel-Bienne	6 - 3	NL
10/20/2026 05:45 PM UTC	EHC Biel-Bienne	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	4 - 3	NL

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Latest Transactions

EHC Biel-Bienne — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/30/2026	Loan	leaving	Nolan Cattin (F)	EHC Olten	Details
09/13/2026	Up/Down	joining	Jamie Villard (F)	EHC Olten	Details
08/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jeff Skinner (F)	San Jose Sharks	Details
08/04/2026	Confirmed	joining	Joël Vermin (F)	SC Bern	Details
08/04/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Johnny Kneubuehler (F)	Genève-Servette HC	Details
07/21/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Andrew Agozzino (F)	Retired	Details
07/16/2026	Extension		Petr Cajka (F)		Details
07/11/2026	Extension		Mark Sever (F)		Details

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EHC Biel-Bienne History and Standings

EHC Biel-Bienne — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NL	15	6	8	-	0	1	48	51	19	1.27	11	-
2025-2026	NL	52	14	23	-	10	5	143	165	67	1.29	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2024-2025	NL	52	17	22	-	7	6	130	133	71	1.37	11	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NL	52	16	19	-	9	8	139	140	74	1.42	9	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	NL	52	29	14	-	5	4	174	132	101	1.94	2	Final loss
2021-2022	NL	51	24	17	-	5	5	154	128	87	1.71	6	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	NL	48	20	16	-	6	6	149	137	78	1.63	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	NL	50	19	16	-	6	9	151	144	78	1.56	5	No playoffs held
2018-2019	NL	50	24	21	-	2	3	149	138	79	1.58	4	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	NL	50	24	14	-	5	7	150	124	89	1.78	3	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	NLA	50	21	24	-	2	3	146	140	70	1.4	8	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	NLA	50	11	28	-	6	5	128	175	50	1	12	Saved in play-out
2014-2015	NLA	50	15	21	-	7	7	142	164	66	1.32	8	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	NLA	50	11	29	-	7	3	115	154	50	1	11	Saved in relegation
2012-2013	NLA	50	19	21	-	5	5	160	161	72	1.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	NLA	50	19	24	-	4	3	114	128	68	1.36	8	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	NLA	50	13	25	-	5	7	135	173	56	1.12	9	Saved in play-out
2009-2010	NLA	50	16	26	-	3	5	134	182	59	1.18	9	Saved in relegation
2008-2009	NLA	50	11	30	-	2	7	126	213	44	0.88	12	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	NLB	49	35	9	-	1	4	218	121	111	2.27	1	Champion \| Promoted
2006-2007	NLB	45	25	9	-	6	5	198	151	92	2.04	2	Champion
2005-2006	NLB	42	27	14	1	-	-	183	110	55	1.31	1	Champion
2004-2005	NLB	44	26	15	3	-	-	170	141	55	1.25	2	Semifinal loss
2003-2004	NLB	45	30	12	3	-	-	189	137	63	1.4	1	Champion
2002-2003	NLB	38	20	13	5	-	-	133	127	45	1.18	3	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	NLB	36	21	14	1	-	-	139	134	43	1.19	3	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	NLB	40	26	9	5	-	-	159	103	57	1.43	2	Final loss
1999-2000	NLB	36	18	15	3	-	-	145	135	39	1.08	5	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	NLB	40	20	16	4	-	-	170	159	44	1.1	4	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	NLB	40	27	11	2	-	-	175	124	56	1.4	2	Final loss

EHC Biel-Bienne Tournament Statistics

EHC Biel-Bienne — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	0	1	19	17	10	1.67	13	Eighth Final Loss
2020-2021	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	13	6	3	1.5	11	Eighth Final Loss
2019-2020	Swiss Cup	4	2	1	-	1	0	15	11	8	2	4	Semifinal loss
	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	0	0	16	9	15	2.5	1	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	11	4	3	1.5	9	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	Swiss Cup	4	2	1	-	1	0	16	11	8	2	3	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	-	0	1	9	6	4	2	9	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Swiss Cup	3	1	0	-	1	1	17	6	6	2	7	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	13	3	3	1.5	11	Eighth Final Loss
1983-1984	European Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	20	22	-	-	10	Quarterfinal loss
1981-1982	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	13	5	-	-	10	Quarterfinal loss
1978-1979	European Cup	4	2	1	0	0	1	35	25	-	-	10	Eighth Final Loss

EHC Biel-Bienne Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

EHC Biel-Bienne — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Stanislav Horanský (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	11	8	13	21	2
2.	Alexei Dostoinov (F)	2026-2027	SC Küsnacht	SwissDiv2	5	5	10	15	4
3.	Jason Fuchs (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	17	3	11	14	12
4.	Peter Schneider (F)	2026-2027	EC Salzburg	ICEHL	12	10	2	12	6
5.	Guillaume Maillard (F)	2026-2027	HC Prilly Black Panthers	1. Liga	7	6	6	12	0
6.	Mattheo Reinhard (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	11	6	6	12	2
7.	Damien Riat (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	17	5	7	12	16
8.	Raphael Herburger (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	ICEHL	15	4	8	12	6
9.	Florin Gerber (F)	2026-2027	SC Lyss	MyHL	10	6	5	11	4
10.	Jérôme Bachofner (F)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	16	6	5	11	29

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

EHC Biel-Bienne — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	27.41
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.91
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	27.21
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	28.56
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	29.10

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Normand Dupont (F)	251	264	248	512
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	487	185	205	390
3.	Daniel Poulin (D)	247	162	192	354
4.	Richmond Gosselin (F)	155	172	129	301
5.	Mathieu Tschantré (F)	722	135	161	296

Franchise All-Time Goals

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Normand Dupont (F)	251	264	248	512
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	487	185	205	390
3.	Richmond Gosselin (F)	155	172	129	301
4.	Willy Kohler (F)	284	166	121	287
5.	Daniel Poulin (D)	247	162	192	354

Franchise All-Time Assists

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Normand Dupont (F)	251	264	248	512
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	487	185	205	390
3.	Daniel Poulin (D)	247	162	192	354
4.	Jörg Reber (D)	342	50	175	225
5.	Sven Schmid (D)	489	43	174	217

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Serge Meyer (D)	500	55	185	695
2.	Cyrill Pasche (F)	408	144	278	590
3.	Sven Schmid (D)	489	43	217	573
4.	Martin Steinegger (D)	320	22	77	490
5.	Mathieu Tschantré (F)	722	135	296	435

Franchise All-Time Games Played

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mathieu Tschantré (F)	722	135	161	296
2.	Serge Meyer (D)	500	55	130	185
3.	Gaëtan Haas (F)	489	86	153	239
4.	Sven Schmid (D)	489	43	174	217
5.	Toni Rajala (F)	487	185	205	390

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Robert Burakovsky (F)	3	3	9	3.00
2.	Dan Daoust (F)	5	5	14	2.80
3.	Normand Dupont (F)	251	264	512	2.04
4.	Shawn Heaphy (F)	119	127	242	2.03
5.	Richmond Gosselin (F)	155	172	301	1.94

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Shawn Heaphy (F)	1997-1998	NLB	40	44	52	96	2.40	60
2.	Marko Tuomainen (F)	2007-2008	NLB	48	39	55	94	1.96	30
3.	Normand Dupont (F)	1987-1988	NLA	34	50	39	89	2.62	68
4.	Normand Dupont (F)	1985-1986	NLA	36	44	45	89	2.47	57
5.	Richmond Gosselin (F)	1982-1983	NLA	38	52	36	88	2.32	-

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Richmond Gosselin (F)	1982-1983	NLA	38	52	36	88	2.32	-
2.	Normand Dupont (F)	1987-1988	NLA	34	50	39	89	2.62	68
3.	Richmond Gosselin (F)	1983-1984	NLA	40	46	38	84	2.10	-
4.	Shawn Heaphy (F)	1997-1998	NLB	40	44	52	96	2.40	60
5.	Normand Dupont (F)	1985-1986	NLA	36	44	45	89	2.47	57

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	2005-2006	NLB	42	18	56	74	1.76	54
2.	Marko Tuomainen (F)	2007-2008	NLB	48	39	55	94	1.96	30
3.	Shawn Heaphy (F)	1997-1998	NLB	40	44	52	96	2.40	60
4.	Normand Dupont (F)	1985-1986	NLA	36	44	45	89	2.47	57
5.	Claude Vilgrain (F)	1999-2000	NLB	36	26	44	70	1.94	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Serge Meyer (D)	2004-2005	NLB	42	5	16	21	0.50	120
2.	Ric Jackman (D)	2009-2010	NLA	47	6	14	20	0.43	113
3.	Sean Hill (D)	2008-2009	NLA	47	3	17	20	0.43	112
4.	Martin Steinegger (D)	2009-2010	NLA	48	4	10	14	0.29	112
5.	Sven Dick (D)	1996-1997	NLB	30	3	6	9	0.30	111