About two weeks before the start of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL), the Steelers from Bietigheim have once again hit the transfer market and taken the two Canadian Mitchell Heard and Brendan Ranford under contract. This was announced by the club on Thursday.
Heard already brings del experience. He started his professional career in Ahl as well as Echl, but stood the last three seasons for the Straubing Tigers on the ice. There, the left-hand contact stormed 94 times (14 results, 38 templates), but solved his contract at the end of March 2021 to return to his homeland for private reasons. Now his way leads him back to German ice hockey. In Bietigheim he will wear the jersey with the number 92.
Ranford International Learn
The second announced newcomer comes from the Slovak first league. Brendan Ranford is the nephew of goalkeeper Bill Ranford, who became world champion with the Canadian national team 1994. The striker completed 366 AHL games for Texas, Tucson and San Antonio. He also knows the DEL already, in 2018/19 he stood in the squad of the polar bears Berlin, before it was born until Sweden and then in Slovakia to Bratislava. Here score the 29-year-old in 33 play 36 times. In the future he carries the back number 95 at the climber Bietigheim Steelers.
Both have already shown that they know where the gate stands.
Bietigheim Managing Director Volker Schoch
Mitchell and Brendan are offensive forces, which are supposed to provide more breakthrough and gate contest. Both have already shown that they know where the gate is managing director Volker Schoch quoted. Likewise, coach Daniel Naud comments the new entries: Mitchell Heard can play any position in the offensive. However, he is scheduled as a center. He is fast and a very hard worker. Brendan Ranford is an offensive striker with goalkeeper. He is also a Very robust player who can also be variable.
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