Austria men's national ice hockey team

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Austria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Eagles
AssociationÖsterreichischer Eishockeyverband
Head coachRoger Bader
AssistantsReinhard Divis
Alexander Mellitzer
Markus Peintner
CaptainThomas Raffl
Most gamesGerhard Unterluggauer (244)
Most pointsRudolf König (183)
Team colors     
IIHF codeAUT
Austria national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png
Ranking
Current IIHF18 Decrease 1 (6 June 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF11 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF17 (first in 2007)
First international
Bohemia  5–0 Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
(Prague, Austria-Hungary; 4 February 1912)
Biggest win
Austria  30–0  Belgium
(Stockholm, Sweden; 12 March 1963)
Biggest defeat
Canada  23–0  Austria
(Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 27 January 1956)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances63 (first in 1930)
Best resultBronze (1931, 1947)
European Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1912)
Best resultGold (1927)
Olympics
Appearances13 (first in 1928)
International record (W–L–T)
358–438–85
Austria men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1931 Poland
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Czechoslovakia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1927 Austria

The Austrian men's national hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Austria. The team is controlled by Österreichischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2017 the Austrian team is ranked 16th in the IIHF World Rankings. Austria has not won a medal in a major tournament since 1947, and has not broken 10th place since 1994. Austria currently has 8,799 registered players (0.1% of the total population).

Tournament record[]

Olympic Games[]

Members of the Austrian national team at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Austria finished 12th in the tournament.
Games Finish
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen tied in 7th place
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 6th place
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 10th place
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 13th place
France 1968 Grenoble 13th place
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 8th place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 10th place
Canada 1988 Calgary 9th place
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 12th place
Japan 1998 Nagano 14th place
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 12th place
Russia 2014 Sochi 10th place

World Championship[]

  • 1930 – Finished in 4th place
  • 1931 – Won bronze medal
  • 1933 – Finished in 4th place
  • 1934 – Finished in 7th place
  • 1935 – Finished in 6th place
  • 1938 – Finished tied in 10th place
  • 1947 – Won bronze medal
  • 1949 – Finished in 6th place
  • 1951 – Finished in 11th place (4th in Pool B)
  • 1952 – Finished in 11th place (2nd in Pool B)
  • 1953 – Finished in 6th place (3rd in Pool B)
  • 1955 – Finished in 11th place (2nd in Pool B)
  • 1957 – Finished in 7th place
  • 1959 – Finished in 15th place (3rd in Pool B)
  • 1961 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1962 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Pool B)
  • 1963 – Finished in 16th place (won Pool C)
  • 1965 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Pool B)
  • 1966 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Pool B)
  • 1967 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1969 – Finished in 13th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1970 – Finished in 15th place (won Pool C)
  • 1971 – Finished in 13th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1972 – Finished in 14th place (won Pool C)
  • 1973 – Finished in 12th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1974 – Finished in 14th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 1975 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Pool C)
  • 1976 – Finished in 17th place (won Pool C)
  • 1977 – Finished in 17th place (9th in Pool B)
  • 1978 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
  • 1979 – Finished in 15th place (7th in Pool B)
  • 1981 – Finished in 17th place (won Pool C)
  • 1982 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Pool B)
  • 1983 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
  • 1985 – Finished in 12th place (4th in Pool B)
  • 1986 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1987 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
  • 1989 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
  • 1990 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
  • 1991 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Pool B)
  • 1992 – Finished in 13th place (won Pool B)
  • 1993 – Finished in 11th place
  • 1994 – Finished in 8th place
  • 1995 – Finished in 11th place
  • 1996 – Finished in 12th place
  • 1997 – Finished in 16th place (4th in Pool B)
  • 1998 – Finished in 15th place
  • 1999 – Finished in 10th place
  • 2000 – Finished in 13th place
  • 2001 – Finished in 11th place
  • 2002 – Finished in 12th place
  • 2003 – Finished in 10th place
  • 2004 – Finished in 11th place
  • 2005 – Finished in 16th place (relegated to Division I)
  • 2006 – Finished in 18th place (won Division I, Group B)
  • 2007 – Finished in 15th place (relegated to Division I)
  • 2008 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
  • 2009 – Finished in 14th place (relegated to Division I)
  • 2010 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
  • 2011 – Finished in 15th place (relegated to Division I)
  • 2012 – Finished in 18th place (promoted to Top Division)
  • 2013 – Finished in 15th place (relegated to Division I)
  • 2014 – Finished in 18th place (promoted to Top Division)
  • 2015 – Finished in 15th place (relegated to Division I)
  • 2016 – Finished in 20th place
  • 2017 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
  • 2018 – Finished in 14th place
  • 2019 – Finished in 16th place (relegated to Division I)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]

European Championship[]

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
Switzerland 1910 Les Avants Did not participate.
German Empire 1911 Berlin Did not participate.
Austria-Hungary 1912 Prague* 2 0 0 2 1 9 ? ? Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
German Empire 1913 Munich 3 0 0 3 5 34 ? ? Round-robin 4th
German Empire 1914 Berlin Did not participate.
1915–1920 No Championships (World War I).
Sweden 1921 Stockholm Did not participate.
Switzerland 1922 St. Moritz Did not participate.
Belgium 1923 Antwerp Did not participate.
Italy 1924 Milan Did not participate.
Czechoslovakia 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovec 3 1 1 1 4 5 ? ? Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Switzerland 1926 Davos 7 4 1 2 15 13 ? ? Final round 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austria 1927 Vienna 5 5 0 0 13 2 ? ? Round-robin 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungary 1929 Budapest 6 4 0 2 13 9 ? ? 3rd Place Game 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Germany 1932 Berlin 4 1 3 0 6 3 ? ? Final round 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1912 Championship was later annulled because Austria was not a member of the IIHF at the time of the competition.

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[4][5]

Head coach: Roger Bader

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 F Peter Schneider 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 30) Austria Vienna Capitals
5 F Thomas Raffl – C 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 106 kg (234 lb) (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 (age 35) Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
9 F Alexander Rauchenwald 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 28) Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
12 F Michael Raffl 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 33) United States Dallas Stars
13 F Patrick Obrist 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 28) Switzerland EHC Kloten
14 D Patrick Peter 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 (age 28) Austria Vienna Capitals
16 F Dominic Zwerger 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1996-07-16) 16 July 1996 (age 25) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta
17 F Manuel Ganahl – A 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 31) Finland Lukko
21 F Lukas Haudum 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 24) Sweden IK Pantern
23 F Fabio Hofer 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 (age 31) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta
24 D Steven Strong 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 28) Austria EC KAC
27 F Thomas Hundertpfund – A 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 32) Austria EC KAC
28 D Martin Schumnig 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 32) Austria EC KAC
29 G Bernhard Starkbaum 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 35) Austria Vienna Capitals
30 G David Kickert 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 27) Austria EHC Black Wings Linz
55 D Raphael Wolf 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 (age 26) Austria Dornbirner EC
60 G Lukas Herzog 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 28) Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
63 D Markus Schlacher 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1987-08-23) 23 August 1987 (age 34) Austria EC VSV
67 F Konstantin Komarek 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 29) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
89 F Raphael Herburger 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 33) Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
90 D Alexander Pallestrang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 31) Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
91 D Dominique Heinrich 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 31) Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
92 D Clemens Unterweger 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 29) Austria EC KAC
94 F Alexander Cijan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 27) Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
98 F Benjamin Baumgartner 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 21) Switzerland HC Davos

Notable players[]

Pos. Player Team
G Reinhard Divis Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
D Thomas Pöck Austria EC KAC
F Michael Grabner United States Arizona Coyotes
F Andreas Nödl Austria Vienna Capitals
F Thomas Vanek United States Detroit Red Wings
F Michael Raffl United States Philadelphia Flyers

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Kader reduziert". eishockey.at. 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

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