Oliver Setzinger
Oliver Setzinger | |||
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Born |
Horn, Austria | July 11, 1983||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
IceHL team Former teams |
Graz99ers Ilves Tampere EHC Black Wings Linz Lahti Pelicans Vienna Capitals HPK Milwaukee Admirals SCL Tigers HC Davos Lausanne HC Genève-Servette HC CSM Dunărea Galați EC KAC | ||
National team | Austria | ||
NHL Draft |
76th overall, 2001 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 1999–present |
Oliver Setzinger (born July 11, 1983 in Horn, Austria) is an Austrian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Graz99ers in the Austrian Hockey League (IceHL).
Playing career[]
Setzinger was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 3rd round (76th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After a short-lived experience in the AHL, he moved to Switzerland in 2007, where he played with HC Davos and SC Langnau Tigers in the Swiss National League A before signing a one-year contract with an option for two more seasons with Lausanne HC in National League B in 2010.[1]
He extended with Lausanne to a new three-year contract in December 2010. LHC and Setzinger went on to win the National League B title and to get promoted in April 2013, upsetting Langnau in the promotion-relegation game, after many unfruitful attempts including 2 promotion-relegation games lost to EHC Biel over 8 years spent playing in second division.[2] In the 2013–14 season, he tallied 34 points in 50 games[3] and contributed to LHC clinching a playoff spot in the Swiss elite league for the first time in the club's history.[4]
On July 11, 2014, Setzinger moved in a return to the Austrian Hockey League, signing with EC KAC of the EBEL.[5]
After two successful seasons in Klagenfurt, Setzinger left as a free agent in agreeing to a three-year deal with fellow Austrian club, Graz 99ers, on July 4, 2016.[6]
International play[]
Setzinger took part in the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team as well as the 2002 and 2014 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and Sochi.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Setzinger moves to Switzerland" (in French). 20min.ch. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ "Lausanne gain promotion" (in German). lematin.ch. 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Oliver setzinger player profile". planethockey.com. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Lausanne face first playoff series in franchise history" (in German). 24heures.ch. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Oliver Setzinger commits with KAC" (in German). EC KAC. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ "5 new 99ers" (in German). Graz 99ers. 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Oliver Setzinger player profile". eurohockey.com. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1983 births
- Austrian ice hockey centres
- EHC Black Wings Linz players
- Genève-Servette HC players
- Graz 99ers players
- HC Davos players
- HPK players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ilves players
- KalPa players
- EC KAC players
- Lahti Pelicans players
- Lausanne HC players
- Living people
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Nashville Predators draft picks
- Olympic ice hockey players of Austria
- People from Horn, Austria
- Romanian Hockey League players
- SCL Tigers players
- Vaasan Sport players
- Vienna Capitals players
- Sportspeople from Lower Austria