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. H...