Dominik Bittner

Dominik Bittner (born June 10, 1992) is a German professional ice hockey defenseman who plays 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 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.

After five seasons with Mannheim, Bittner left to sign a two-year contract with fellow DEL outfit Schwenninger Wild Wings on April 21, 2017.

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. On March 7, 2019, Bittner agreed to a two-year contract through 2021 to join his third DEL club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg.

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

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.

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 — — — — — 2024–25 EHC München DEL 44 1 3 4 16 6 0 0 0 4 DEL totals 526 27 82 109 368 44 1 5 6 32

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