EHC Biel-Bienne

EHC Biel
CityBiel, Switzerland
LeagueNational League
Founded1939
Home arenaTissot Arena
Colors     
General managerMartin Steinegger
Head coachChristian Dubé
CaptainGaëtan Haas
Websitewww.ehcb.ch
Franchise history
1939–47EHC Biel/Bienne
1947–48EHC Tornado Biel
1948–presentEHC Biel
Current season

EHC Biel-Bienne is a professional ice hockey club based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. Since the city of Biel is bilingual, alongside the German name EHC Biel (abbreviated as EHCB) the team also has a French name, HC Bienne (abbreviated as HCB). The team plays its home games in the 6,521-seat Tissot Arena.

History

EHC Biel played in lower Swiss ice hockey leagues until they got promoted in the second-tier Swiss League in 1960. In 1975 EHC Biel won the Swiss League-title and got promoted to the first level, the National League. During the 20 years between 1975 and 1995 the club won three national championships in 1978, 1981 and 1983 under three coaches (František Vanek, Ed Reigle, Kent Ruhnke). After the relegation in 1995 EHC Biel had to wait 13 years until their return to the NL. After three consecutive championship victories in the second-tier Swiss League, EHC Biel was reinstated into the NL, winning the promotion/relegation best of 7 series against EHC Basel 4-0 in 2008.

A strong local rivalry exists with the SCL Tigers, SC Bern, EHC Olten, and HC Ajoie. Games between these teams often attract sell-out crowds.

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Biel were strengthen by the acquisitions of NHL All-Stars Tyler Seguin and Patrick Kane. They were joined by future NHL players, goalkeeper Reto Berra and winger Nikolaj Ehlers.

Honors

Champions

Players

Current roster

Updated 29 October 2026.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
52 Switzerland Cédric Aeschbach D L 24 2026 Thun, Switzerland
24 Sweden Lias Andersson C L 28 2024 Smögen, Sweden
14 Switzerland Niklas Blessing D L 20 2024
28 Switzerland Leo Braillard W L 21 2025 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
71 Switzerland Yanik Burren D R 29 2024 Bern, Switzerland
17 Switzerland Jérémie Bärtschi RW L 24 2019
73 Czech Republic Petr Čajka F L 25 2025 Kadaň, Czechia
13 Switzerland Nolan Cattin RW R 20 2024
98 Switzerland Luca Christen RW R 28 2021 Langenthal, Switzerland
77 Switzerland Robin Grossmann D L 39 2021 Dintikon, Switzerland
92 Switzerland Gaëtan Haas (C) C R 34 2021 Biel, Switzerland
16 Austria Fabio Hofer RW R 35 2020 Lustenau, Austria
75 Russia Aleksandr Iakovenko D L 28 2021 Karaganda, Kazakhstan
19 Switzerland Jonah Neuenschwander F L 17 2024 Biel-Bienne, Switzerland
60 Sweden Viktor Östlund G L 32 2026 Stockholm, Sweden
25 Finland Toni Rajala (A) LW L 35 2016 Parkano, Finland
15 Switzerland Yanick Sablatnig RW R 27 2024 Rüderswil, Switzerland
35 Finland Harri Säteri G L 36 2022 Toijala, Finland
1 Switzerland Florian Scheu G L 19 2026 Hanoi, Vietnam
23 Slovenia Mark Sever W L 21 2025 Jesenice, Slovenia
53 Canada Jeff Skinner F L 34 2026 Markham, Ontario, Canada
9 Sweden Victor Söderström D R 25 2026 Skutskär, Sweden
18 Switzerland Yanick Stampfli D L 26 2020 Zuchwil, Switzerland
29 Sweden Marcus Sylvegård RW R 27 2025 Gessie, Sweden
86 Switzerland Dario Trutmann D R 34 2026 Zug, Switzerland
89 Switzerland Joël Vermin F L 34 2026 Frauenkappelen, Switzerland
49 Switzerland Miro Zryd D L 31 2024 Adelboden, Switzerland
61 Austria Dominic Zwerger LW L 30 2026 Dornbirn, Austria

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "EHC Biel team roster". www.ehcb.ch (in German). Retrieved 2026-10-29.