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 Petri Matikainen.

Who is the captain of EHC Biel-Bienne?

The captain of EHC Biel-Bienne is Gaëtan Haas.

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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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

EHC Biel-Bienne were 25-19-8 in the 2023-24 NL season with 74 points, 9th overall.

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2023-2024 EHC Biel-Bienne Player Stats

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EHC Biel-Bienne — 2023-2024 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)	51	18	22	40	41	9	8	1	1	2	6	-4
2.		Gaëtan Haas (C)	45	12	19	31	22	16	8	2	1	3	2	0
3.		Jere Sallinen (W/C)	52	13	17	30	32	2	6	1	3	4	2	1
4.		Yannick Rathgeb (D)	49	7	21	28	34	4	3	0	3	3	0	-1
5.		Tino Kessler (C/RW)	50	11	14	25	33	7	8	2	1	3	0	-3
6.		Alexander Yakovenko (D)	32	7	17	24	10	7	8	0	2	2	0	0
7.		Jesper Olofsson (LW/RW)	36	10	11	21	8	2	3	0	1	1	0	-1
8.		Aleksi Heponiemi (C/W)	22	7	10	17	10	4	8	1	1	2	0	-4
9.		Mike Künzle (RW/LW)	29	8	7	15	14	3	8	1	1	2	12	1
10.		Damien Brunner (RW)	37	6	9	15	12	-3	8	1	1	2	0	-2
11.		Fabio Hofer (RW)	29	8	6	14	14	3	8	2	2	4	4	1
12.		Viktor Lööv (D)	29	3	11	14	14	9	8	1	2	3	4	-1
13.		Luca Cunti (C)	42	6	6	12	22	1	8	1	1	2	6	1
14.		Robin Grossmann (D)	52	1	8	9	24	10	7	0	1	1	2	-1
15.		Luca Hischier (C/RW)	35	3	5	8	6	-2
16.		Beat Forster (D)	50	3	5	8	14	0	8	1	1	2	2	0
17.		Yanik Burren (D)	41	2	6	8	6	1	8	0	1	1	6	0
18.		Luca Christen (RW/D)	43	1	7	8	12	-11	8	0	0	0	0	1
19.		Liekit Reichle (F)	29	0	7	7	0	-1
20.		Jérémie Bärtschi (RW)	33	4	1	5	8	-1	8	1	3	4	0	1
21.		Jérôme Bachofner (LW)	36	2	3	5	4	-4	7	0	1	1	0	0
22.		Ramon Tanner (C)	36	2	2	4	18	-7	6	0	1	1	0	1
23.		Noah Delémont (D)	32	1	3	4	16	4
24.		Ville Pokka (D)	18	0	4	4	4	-8
25.		Rihards Bukarts (W)	11	1	1	2	0	-1
26.		Yanick Stampfli (D/C)	47	1	1	2	8	-6	8	0	0	0	0	-1
27.		Gaël Christe (D)	4	0	1	1	0	3
28.		Elvis Schläpfer (C)	30	0	1	1	2	-12	8	1	1	2	2	0
29.		Guillaume Kaser (C/LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
30.		Mattheo Reinhard (C)	13	0	0	0	2	-2
31.		Ian Derungs (LW/RW)	17	0	0	0	2	-9
Champions HL
1.		Tino Kessler (C/RW)	8	3	4	7	2	0
2.		Jere Sallinen (W/C)	8	3	4	7	4	0
3.		Ville Pokka (D)	8	1	5	6	4	-5
4.		Gaëtan Haas (C)	6	3	2	5	0	1
5.		Yannick Rathgeb (D)	7	2	3	5	2	-2
6.		Toni Rajala (LW/RW)	8	4	0	4	2	2
7.		Ian Derungs (LW/RW)	6	1	2	3	0	-4
8.		Alexander Yakovenko (D)	6	1	2	3	2	0
9.		Liekit Reichle (F)	8	0	3	3	0	-2
10.		Fabio Hofer (RW)	4	2	0	2	0	0
11.		Jesper Olofsson (LW/RW)	3	1	1	2	0	0
12.		Damien Brunner (RW)	7	1	1	2	6	-5
13.		Yanik Burren (D)	8	1	1	2	0	2
14.		Luca Cunti (C)	1	0	2	2	0	0
15.		Rihards Bukarts (W)	2	0	2	2	2	-4
16.		Beat Forster (D)	7	0	2	2	0	1
17.		Mike Künzle (RW/LW)	2	1	0	1	2	0
18.		Luca Hischier (C/RW)	4	1	0	1	0	1
19.		Ramon Tanner (C)	8	1	0	1	2	-4
20.		Jérôme Bachofner (LW)	1	0	1	1	0	1
21.		Aleksi Heponiemi (C/W)	2	0	1	1	0	1
22.		Yanick Stampfli (D/C)	5	0	1	1	0	-2
23.		Luca Christen (RW/D)	5	0	1	1	2	0
24.		Mattheo Reinhard (C)	6	0	1	1	0	0
25.		Yann Voegeli (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
26.		Viktor Lööv (D)	1	0	0	0	2	-3
27.		Jérémie Bärtschi (RW)	3	0	0	0	0	-4
28.		Noah Delémont (D)	8	0	0	0	2	0
29.		Robin Grossmann (D)	8	0	0	0	2	0
30.		Elvis Schläpfer (C)	8	0	0	0	2	-5

EHC Biel-Bienne — 2023-2024 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NL
1.		Harri Säteri (G)	43	2.29	.919	23	16	1	5	2569:15	1110	7	2.17	.925
2.		Joren van Pottelberghe (G)	10	2.86	.903	2	3	0	0	586:26	260	1	4.06	.892
3.		Alessio Beglieri (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Champions HL
1.		Harri Säteri (G)	4	3.02	.898	2	2	-	0	-	106
2.		Joren van Pottelberghe (G)	4	3.28	.877	1	3	-	0	-	93
3.		Alessio Beglieri (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2023-2024 EHC Biel-Bienne Staff

Head CoachPetri Matikainen
Asst. CoachJuha Vuori
Goaltending CoachMarco Streit
General ManagerMartin Steinegger
CEODaniel Villard
Conditioning CoachWilli Kaufmann
Deputy Dir.Ueli Schwarz
Dir. of Player DevelopmentAnita Rohrer
Equipment ManagerHugo Aegerter
Equipment ManagerBeat Sutter
Equipment ManagerPeter Walter
Equipment ManagerHans Wieszinski
Head Equipment ManagerPascal Stoller
Interim Asst. CoachAnders Olsson
Interim Head CoachMartin Steinegger
Massage TherapistKarel Malis

2023-2024 EHC Biel-Bienne Captains

"C"

Gaëtan Haas

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2023-2024 EHC Biel-Bienne Demographics

EHC Biel-Bienne Facts

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

2023-2024 EHC Biel-Bienne Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players
5 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

EHC Biel-Bienne: 4 230 GP
NHL: 257 GP
WC: 364 GP
OG: 39 GP
SHL: 572 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 200 GP
Liiga: 840 GP
KHL: 813 GP
Czechia: 35 GP
AHL: 1 048 GP
DEL: 92 GP
NL: 7 871 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 — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/24/2026 07:45 PM GMT+1	HC Lugano	EHC Biel-Bienne	-	NL
11/21/2026 07:45 PM GMT+1	EHC Biel-Bienne	SC Bern	-	NL
11/14/2026 07:45 PM GMT+1	SCL Tigers	EHC Biel-Bienne	5 - 2	NL
11/12/2026 08:00 PM GMT+1	EHC Biel-Bienne	ZSC Lions	3 - 4 (SO)	NL
10/31/2026 07:45 PM GMT+1	Genève-Servette HC	EHC Biel-Bienne	3 - 2	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	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NL	20	7	0	-	3	10	24	62	69	1.2	12	-
2025-2026	NL	52	14	10	-	5	23	67	143	165	1.29	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2024-2025	NL	52	17	7	-	6	22	71	130	133	1.37	11	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NL	52	16	9	-	8	19	74	139	140	1.42	9	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	NL	52	29	5	-	4	14	101	174	132	1.94	2	Final loss
2021-2022	NL	51	24	5	-	5	17	87	154	128	1.71	6	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	NL	48	20	6	-	6	16	78	149	137	1.63	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	NL	50	19	6	-	9	16	78	151	144	1.56	5	No playoffs held
2018-2019	NL	50	24	2	-	3	21	79	149	138	1.58	4	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	NL	50	24	5	-	7	14	89	150	124	1.78	3	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	NLA	50	21	2	-	3	24	70	146	140	1.4	8	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	NLA	50	11	6	-	5	28	50	128	175	1	12	Saved in play-out
2014-2015	NLA	50	15	7	-	7	21	66	142	164	1.32	8	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	NLA	50	11	7	-	3	29	50	115	154	1	11	Saved in relegation
2012-2013	NLA	50	19	5	-	5	21	72	160	161	1.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	NLA	50	19	4	-	3	24	68	114	128	1.36	8	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	NLA	50	13	5	-	7	25	56	135	173	1.12	9	Saved in play-out
2009-2010	NLA	50	16	3	-	5	26	59	134	182	1.18	9	Saved in relegation
2008-2009	NLA	50	11	2	-	7	30	44	126	213	0.88	12	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	NLB	49	35	1	-	4	9	111	218	121	2.27	1	Champion \| Promoted
2006-2007	NLB	45	25	6	-	5	9	92	198	151	2.04	2	Champion
2005-2006	NLB	42	27	-	1	-	14	55	183	110	1.31	1	Champion
2004-2005	NLB	44	26	-	3	-	15	55	170	141	1.25	2	Semifinal loss
2003-2004	NLB	45	30	-	3	-	12	63	189	137	1.4	1	Champion
2002-2003	NLB	38	20	-	5	-	13	45	133	127	1.18	3	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	NLB	36	21	-	1	-	14	43	139	134	1.19	3	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	NLB	40	26	-	5	-	9	57	159	103	1.43	2	Final loss
1999-2000	NLB	36	18	-	3	-	15	39	145	135	1.08	5	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	NLB	40	20	-	4	-	16	44	170	159	1.1	4	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	NLB	40	27	-	2	-	11	56	175	124	1.4	2	Final loss

EHC Biel-Bienne Tournament Statistics

EHC Biel-Bienne — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Champions HL	6	3	0	-	1	2	10	19	17	1.67	13	Eighth Final Loss
2020-2021	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	-	0	1	3	13	6	1.5	11	Eighth Final Loss
2019-2020	Swiss Cup	4	2	1	-	0	1	8	15	11	2	4	Semifinal loss
	Champions HL	6	5	0	-	0	1	15	16	9	2.5	1	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	-	0	1	3	11	4	1.5	9	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	Swiss Cup	4	2	1	-	0	1	8	16	11	2	3	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	-	1	0	4	9	6	2	9	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Swiss Cup	3	1	1	-	1	0	6	17	6	2	7	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	-	0	1	3	13	3	1.5	11	Eighth Final Loss
1983-1984	European Cup	4	2	-	0	-	2	-	20	22	-	10	Quarterfinal loss
1981-1982	European Cup	2	2	-	0	-	0	-	13	5	-	10	Quarterfinal loss
1978-1979	European Cup	4	2	0	0	1	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	TP	PIM
1.	Stanislav Horanský (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	14	9	16	25	4
2.	Nikolaj Ehlers (F)	2026-2027	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	21	5	15	20	0
3.	Mattheo Reinhard (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	16	8	11	19	4
4.	Arnaud Montandon (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	16	9	9	18	8
5.	Alexei Dostoinov (F)	2026-2027	SC Küsnacht	SwissDiv2	7	6	12	18	4
6.	Jason Fuchs (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	21	5	13	18	12
7.	Jérôme Bachofner (F)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	21	10	7	17	31
8.	Jaison Dubois (F)	2026-2027	HC Neuchâtel Université	1. Liga	10	3	14	17	12
9.	Guillaume Maillard (F)	2026-2027	HC Prilly Black Panthers	1. Liga	11	7	9	16	2
10.	Raphael Herburger (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	ICEHL	20	4	12	16	8

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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"	185 lbs	27.19
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.94
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	27.24
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)	492	185	206	391
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)	492	185	206	391
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)	492	185	206	391
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.	Toni Rajala (F)	492	185	206	391
4.	Gaëtan Haas (F)	489	86	153	239
5.	Sven Schmid (D)	489	43	174	217

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

EHC Biel-Bienne — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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