Austria women's national ice hockey team

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Austria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Lady Eagles
AssociationÖsterreichischer Eishockeyverband
Head coachRisto Kurkinen
AssistantsMario Bellina
Günther Ropatsch
CaptainEsther Väärälä
Most gamesEsther Kantor (92)
Top scorerDenise Altmann (85)
Most pointsDenise Altmann (162)
IIHF codeAUT
Ranking
Current IIHF14 Steady (1 September 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF10 (2017)
Lowest IIHF26 (2004)
First international
Hungary  4–1  Austria
Villach, Austria; 31 March 2001
Biggest win
Austria  14–0  Romania
Graz, Austria; 19 March 2004
Biggest defeat
Switzerland   10–2  Austria
Romanshorn, Switzerland; 18 December 2009
World Championships
Appearances14 (first in 2009)
Best result10th (2015, 2017)
International record (W–L–T)
59–74–5

The Austrian national women's ice hockey team represents Austria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships and is controlled by Österreichischer Eishockeyverband. Austria has 644 female players in 2011.[2]

Tournament record[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

The women's team of Austria has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship[]

The Austrian team participated in the World championship for the first time in 2004 (in Division III). That same year, Austria was promoted to Division II. They remained there until their promotion to Division I further to the world championship 2008. Their best performance was 10th place at the World championship of 2015

Year Finish Div rank
2004 Finished in 22nd place 1st in Division III and promoted to Division II
2005 Finished in 19th place 5th in Division II
2007 Finished in 19th place 4th in Division II
2008 Finished in 16th place 1st in division II and promoted to Division I
2009 Finished in 13th place 4th in Division I
2011 Finished in 12th place 4th in Division I
2012 Finished in 12th place 4th in Division IA
2013 Finished in 12th place 4th in Division IA
2014 Finished in 13th place 5th in Division IA
2015 Finished in 10th place 2nd in Division IA
2016 Finished in 11th place 3rd in Division IA
2017 Finished in 10th place 2nd in Division IA
2018 Finished in 11th place 2nd in Division IA
2019 Finished in 14th place 4th in Division IA
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]

2011 Roster[]

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Goaltenders
Number Player Club
1 Canada Burlington Barracudas
20 Austria
25 Austria
30 Austria
35 Austria
Defensemen
Number Player Club
2 Austria
3 United States
4 Austria
5 Austria
6 Austria
10 Austria
13 Austria
19 Sweden Södertälje SK
28 Austria Zeller Eisbären
Forwards
Number player Club
7 Austria
8 Austria
11 Austria
12 Austria
14 Austria Villach
15 Janine Weber Austria
16 Switzerland ZSC Lions Zurich
17 Austria
18 Austria
21 Austria
22 Denise Altmann Sweden Linköpings HC
23 Austria
24 Sweden Södertälje SK
26 Austria
27 Anna Meixner Austria
29 Austria

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Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/austria.html
  3. ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ IIHF, https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/256/IHW2560ROU_32E_1_0.pdf[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ IIHF, https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/253/IHW2530AUT_32E_1_0.pdf[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A: Best Players Selected By The Directorate" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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