| Dominik Bittner | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | June 10, 1992, Weilheim i.Ob., Germany |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Defencmen |
| Shoots | Left |
| DEL team F. teams |
Grizzlys Wolfsburg Adler Mannheim Schwenninger Wild Wings |
| Ntl. 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 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 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]
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.
On 25 January 2022, Bittner was selected to play for Team Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[5]
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 | ||
| DEL totals | 390 | 19 | 61 | 80 | 297 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | ||||
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 (German). Adler Mannheim (2014-04-03). Retrieved on 2014-04-03.[dead link]
- ↑ Dominik Bittner strengthens the defense of the Wild Wings (German). Schwenninger Wild Wings (2017-04-21). Retrieved on 2017-04-21.
- ↑ First personnel decisions announced (German). Schwenninger Wild Wings (2019-03-04). Retrieved on 2019-03-04.
- ↑ Dominik Bittner becomes a Grizzly (German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg (2019-03-07). Retrieved on 2019-03-07.
- ↑ Germans dare to dream again. International Ice Hockey Federation (25 January 2022).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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