Denise Altmann
Denise Altmann | |||
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Born |
Vienna, Austria | 1 November 1987||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SDHL team | Linköping HC | ||
Played for | |||
National team | Austria | ||
Playing career | 2005–present |
Denise Altmann is an Austrian ice hockey forward, currently playing for Linköping HC in the SDHL and the Austrian national team. She is the SDHL's all-time leader in points, having led the league in scoring five times between 2009 and 2015, and winning the SDHL championship twice.[1][2][3]
Career[]
She began her career with , and would score 122 points across 32 games in the EWHL, winning the championship in 2005.[4]
In 2007, Altmann signed with Linköping in Sweden, where she continues to play to this day. Across 13 seasons with the team, she has put up 563 points in 337 games.[5] In 2017, she announced her decision to retire but reversed that decision a few months later, coming back to be named club captain, after having served as an assistant captain for the previous five years.[6][7][8]
International[]
She was named best forward at the , as Austria earned promotion. She would again be named best forward at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I[9] and the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.[10][11]
Personal life[]
Her brother Mario plays professionally for EHC Linz. Outside of hockey, she works as a nurse.[12]
References[]
- ^ Karlsson, Måns (18 April 2018). "Superstjärnan bekräftar: Spelarkarriären är över – "Helt unik"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ J, Adrian (21 December 2018). "The Best of 2018 - 5. Denise Altmann". sportbloggare.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Sundberg, Göran (19 March 2019). "Från korpfotboll till SM-guldläge" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "News zu Denise Altmann". hockeyfans.at (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Altmann gör comeback kommer in med vardefull erfarenhet". damhockey.se. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Kågström, Rasmus (30 August 2018). "Hon blir ny kapten för LHC: "Väldigt stolt och hedrad"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Slutade – men nu gör stjärnan comeback" (in Swedish). Expressen. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Stjärnan gör comeback i Linköping". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. IIHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). reports.iihf.hockey. IIHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Steiss, Adam, ed. (2017). "IIHF Annual Report, July 2016-June 2017" (PDF). IIHF. p. 112. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (4 November 2016). "Sjuksköterskan som extraknäcker som poängspruta i SDHL: "Det blir väldigt långa dagar"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Elite Prospects
- Linköping HC Dam players
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Vienna
- Austrian women's ice hockey players
- Austrian ice hockey biography stubs