Michael Raffl

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Michael Raffl
Michael Raffl Bolidenhallen 04.jpg
Raffl with Leksands IF in 2011
Born (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 33)
Villach, Austria
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
EC VSV
Philadelphia Flyers
Washington Capitals
National team  Austria
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present

Michael Raffl (born 1 December 1988) is an Austrian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals, as well as EC VSV in the Austrian ICE Hockey League (IceHL).

Early life[]

Raffl was born on 1 December 1988 in Villach, Austria, to a hockey-playing family.[1] His father Peter played with the Villacher SV (EC VSV) for 22 years, and served as head coach of the town's under-20 ice hockey team. Raffl and his older brother Thomas spent most of their childhood in the Villacher Stadthalle arena. Raffl said that it was "pretty popular to play hockey" in Villach, "but it wasn't professional", and it was difficult for players to head overseas and play in the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] Growing up, he was close friends with future NHL player Michael Grabner, who lived "a two-minute walk" away from the Raffls.[3]

Playing career[]

As a youth, Raffl played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Austria.[4]

NHL[]

Philadelphia Flyers[]

On 31 May 2013 Raffl signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[5] He began the 2013–14 season with the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.[6] He was recalled to the NHL on 12 October,[7] and he scored his first career NHL goal on 9 December 2013, against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators.[8]

Raffl signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers worth $2.2 million on 22 March 2014.[9] Through the second year of his contract with the Flyers in the 2015–16 season, Raffl was signed remain with the organization in agreeing to a three-year deal on February 29, 2016.[10]

Raffl's 2016–17 season was riddled with injuries and he only appeared in a career-low 52 games that season. In October 2016, Raffl was placed on injured reserve to recover from an upper-body injury.[11] In March 2017, Raffl was injured in a game against the Colorado Avalanche and was set to be out for 6–8 weeks.[12]

Raffl signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers on March 26, 2019.[13]

On 3 December 2019, Raffl suffered a broken finger in a 6–1 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was ruled out for approximately four weeks.[14][15]

On November 28, 2020, Raffl was loaned by the Flyers to Villacher SV in the ICE Hockey League until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 North American season.[16] He played four games there before he was recalled to the Flyers.

Washington Capitals[]

At the NHL trade deadline on April 12, 2021, the Flyers traded Raffl to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick.[17] His debut with the team was delayed after suffering an upper-body injury with the Flyers, and he began practicing with the team on April 21.[18] Raffl made his team debut the following day, replacing Daniel Sprong in a 1–0 shootout victory against the New York Islanders.[19]

Dallas Stars[]

On July 29, 2021, the Dallas Stars signed Raffl to a one-year, $1.1 million contract.[20]

International play[]

Raffl participated at the 2009 and 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team, and was also named to team Austria for the 2014 Winter Olympics.[21]

Personal life[]

Raffl's father, Peter, is a former player who spent the entirety of his career in Austria. His brother Thomas currently plays for EC Red Bull Salzburg of EBEL. Raffl is close friends with Flyers' teammate Scott Laughton and assisted Laughton with his proposal to fiancée Chloe.[22]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 EC VSV AUT U20 12 5 5 10 4 — — — — —
2005–06 EC VSV AUT U20 26 11 27 38 91 — — — — —
2005–06 EC VSV EBEL 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2006–07 EC VSV AUT U20 21 23 24 47 82 — — — — —
2006–07 EC VSV EBEL 43 4 2 6 22 4 0 0 0 0
2007–08 EC VSV AUT U20 6 5 7 12 28 4 6 6 12 10
2007–08 EC VSV EBEL 40 3 6 9 24 5 2 0 2 0
2008–09 EC VSV EBEL 49 9 10 19 77 6 0 2 2 12
2009–10 EC VSV EBEL 42 25 18 43 54 5 1 0 1 14
2010–11 EC VSV EBEL 50 26 29 55 62 8 5 4 9 20
2011–12 Leksands IF Allsv 39 10 13 23 26 6 0 1 1 0
2012–13 Leksands IF Allsv 49 24 22 46 40 10 3 3 6 4
2013–14 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 2 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68 9 13 22 28 7 0 1 1 0
2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67 21 7 28 34 — — — — —
2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 13 18 31 30 6 1 0 1 2
2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 52 8 3 11 20 — — — — —
2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 13 9 22 28 6 0 1 1 2
2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67 6 12 18 32 — — — — —
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58 8 12 20 14 9 4 1 5 2
2020–21 EC VSV IceHL 4 1 2 3 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 34 3 5 8 26 — — — — —
2020–21 Washington Capitals NHL 10 1 2 3 7 4 0 0 0 4
EBEL totals 233 68 67 135 245 31 8 6 14 48
NHL totals 514 82 81 163 219 32 5 3 8 10

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Austria WJC18 D1 19th 5 0 1 1 8
2007 Austria WJC D1 15th 5 1 2 3 8
2008 Austria WJC D1 12th 5 5 8 13 0
2009 Austria OGQ DNQ 3 0 1 1 2
2009 Austria WC 14th 2 0 0 0 0
2011 Austria WC 15th 3 0 1 1 0
2013 Austria OGQ Q 3 1 1 2 2
2013 Austria WC 15th 7 2 1 3 0
2014 Austria OG 10th 4 1 2 3 4
2015 Austria WC 15th 7 1 2 3 6
2016 Austria OGQ DNQ 3 0 1 1 2
2018 Austria WC 14th 5 4 1 5 4
2019 Austria WC 16th 6 4 0 4 4
Junior totals 15 6 11 17 16
Senior totals 43 13 10 23 24

References[]

  1. ^ Malinowski, Mark (25 October 2015). "Getting To Know: Michael Raffl". The Hockey News. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ Isaac, Dave (14 October 2013). "Flyers' Michael Raffl does family proud". Delaware Online. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ Morgan, Craig (8 November 2018). "Sound of hockey music: Neighbors in Austria, Raffl, Grabner proudly established in the NHL". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ^ "FLYERS WIN RAFFL, ALSO ADD LAMARCHE". Philadelphia Flyers.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Flyers loan Lauridsen, Raffl to Phantoms". NHL.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Flyers recall Tye McGinn, Michael Raffl". NHL.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Spezza scores shootout winner, lifts Sens past Flyers". cbssports.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. ^ SanFilippo, Anthony (22 March 2014). "RAFFL SIGNS EXTENSION". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Flyers sign Michael Raffl to multi-year extension". Philadelphia Flyers. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  11. ^ Paone, Greg (25 October 2016). "Flyers recall Taylor Leier from Lehigh Valley; Michael Raffl placed on IR". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Michael Raffl of Flyers out 6–8 weeks". NHL.com. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Flyers re-sign LW Michael Raffl". Philadelphia Flyers. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ O'Connor, Charlie. "Raffl out a month with a broken pinkie. Only bad thing about tonight's game". Twitter. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  15. ^ Flyers, Philadelphia. "Roster move: We have recalled Mikhail Vorobyev from the @LVPhantoms (AHL) and placed Michael Raffl on Long-Term Injury status". Twitter. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  16. ^ Barkowitz, Ed (28 November 2020). "Flyers loan Michael Raffl to Austrian pro league team". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  17. ^ Carchidi, Sam (12 April 2021). "Flyers sign Scott Laughton; trade Michael Raffl to Washington, send Erik Gustafsson to Montreal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  18. ^ Regan, J. J. (21 April 2021). "Raffl participates in first Caps practice, but debut remains uncertain". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  19. ^ Pell, Samantha (22 April 2021). "Capitals open critical series against the Islanders with a shootout victory". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Stars sign forward Michael Raffl to one-year contract". National Hockey League. Dallas Stars Communications. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  21. ^ Halford, Mike (31 December 2013). "Philly's Raffl named to Austrian Olympic team". NBC Sports. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  22. ^ Andrea Helfrich (8 April 2021). "EBH Episode 17: Chloe Negri". Everything but Hockey (Podcast). Retrieved 9 April 2021.

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