Overview
- The Steelers, which announced the move Saturday, suspended head coach Alexander Dück after a local court issued a penal order at prosecutors’ request.
- Prosecutors say the case stems from October 2024, alleging Dück touched an employee’s leg and tried to kiss her.
- Two former club physiotherapists filed complaints in March 2025, and prosecutors later dropped other allegations for lack of sufficient suspicion.
- Dück denies the accusation and can object to the penal order, which would trigger full court proceedings under German law.
- Co-trainer Boris Blank takes over for the DEL2 semi-finals with injured forward Tyler McNeely assisting, as Bietigheim trails Kassel 2–3 with Game 6 on Sunday.