BSC Preussen was an ice hockey team in Berlin, Germany, that existed between 1983 and 2005. They played in the highest German league from 1987 to 2001, reaching the playoff semifinals on seven occasions.
History
BSC Preussen was founded in 1983 in West Berlin.Club profile on hockeyarenas.net by the ice hockey sections of Berliner Schlittschuhclub and BFC Preussen. The ice hockey section of Berliner SC had split from the main club in 1981 and folded just a year later. BFC Preussen had won promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga in 1983. BSC Preussen thus started out playing in the 2nd Bundesliga in 1983–84, and won promotion to the Bundesliga for the 1987–88 season.Championnat d'Allemagne 1987-1988 on hockeyarchives
When the Deutsche Eishockey Liga replaced the Bundesliga in 1994, BSC Preussen continued playing there. In 1995–96 they played as Preussen Devils before changing their name to Berlin Capitals for the following season. The club was relegated in 2002. Due to financial difficulties, the club immediately dropped to the Regionalliga, the fourth level of German ice hockey. After just one season, BC Preussen won promotion to the Oberliga where they played the 2003–04 season. Due to renewed financial problems, the club entered a cooperation with Berliner Schlittschuhclub in 2004 and played the 2004–05 Oberliga season as BSC Preussen, before folding due to bankruptcy.
A successor club was formed in 2004, the Eishockey-Club Charlottenburg Preussen Juniors Berlin (ECC Preussen Juniors Berlin), renamed to ECC Preussen Berlin in 2012. They won the Regionalliga multiple times, played several seasons in the Oberliga and folded after bankruptcy in 2020.
Season-by-season Name Season League Tier Regular season Postseason BSC Preussen 1983–84 2. Bundesliga 2 1st (North) 1st (group phase) 5th in relegation/promotion playoffs (not promoted)1984–85 2. Bundesliga 2 1st (North) 3rd in relegation/promotion playoffs (not promoted)1985–86 2. Bundesliga 2 1st (North) 4th in relegation/promotion playoffs (not promoted)1986–87 2. Bundesliga 2 1st (North) 1st in relegation/promotion playoffs (promoted)1987–88 Bundesliga 1 9th 1st in relegation/promotion playoffs (not relegated)1988–89 Bundesliga 1 6th lost quarterfinal to Mannheimer ERC1989–90 Bundesliga 1 4th lost quarterfinal to Schwenninger ERC1990–91 Bundesliga 1 4th lost semifinal to Kölner EC1991–92 Bundesliga 1 4th lost semifinal to SB Rosenheim1992–93 Bundesliga 1 6th lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG1993–94 Bundesliga 1 6th lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG1994–95 DEL 1 1st lost semifinal to Kölner HaiePreussen Devils 1995–96 DEL 1 2nd lost semifinal to Düsseldorfer EG Berlin Capitals 1996–97 DEL 1 3rd 3rd (Meisterrunde) lost quartfinal to Eisbären Berlin1997–98 DEL 1 10th 2nd (qualification round) lost quartfinal to Augsburger Panther1998–99 DEL 1 13th missed play-offs1999–2000 DEL 1 6th lost semifinal to Kölner Haie2000–01 DEL 1 8th lost quartfinal to Adler Mannheim2000–01 DEL 1 15th lost playdown to Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings (relegated)BC Preussen 2002–03 Regionalliga 4 1st (East) 1st in the North/East final round (promoted)Berlin Capitals 2003–04 Oberliga 3 7th (North-East) 8th in the relegation playoffs (not relegated)BSC Preussen 2004–05 Oberliga 3 2nd (North-East) 1st (group phase) lost quarterfinal to EC Hannover Indians
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