Austria men's national ice hockey team

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).

Austria
The Coat of Arms of Austria is the badge used on the players jerseys.
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
Ranking
Current IIHF17 2 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF11 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF17 (first in 2007)
First international
Bohemia  5–0 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 result (1931, 1947)
European Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1912)
Best result (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
1931 Poland
1947 Czechoslovakia
European Championships
1927 Austria

Tournament record

Olympic Games
Members of the Austrian national team at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Austria finished 12th in the tournament.
  • 1928 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1936 – Finished tied in 7th place
  • 1948 – Finished in 8th place
  • 1956 – Finished in 10th place
  • 1964 – Finished in 13th place
  • 1968 – Finished in 13th place
  • 1976 – Finished in 8th place
  • 1984 – Finished in 10th place
  • 1988 – Finished in 9th place
  • 1994 – Finished in 12th place
  • 1998 – Finished in 14th place
  • 2002 – Finished in 12th place
  • 2014 – Finished in 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 coronavirus pandemic[2]

European Championship
Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1910 Les Avants Did not participate.
1911 Berlin Did not participate.
1912 Prague* 2 0 0 2 1 9 ? ? Round-robin
1913 Munich 3 0 0 3 5 34 ? ? Round-robin 4th
1914 Berlin Did not participate.
1915–1920No Championships (World War I).
1921 Stockholm Did not participate.
1922 St. Moritz Did not participate.
1923 Antwerp Did not participate.
1924 Milan Did not participate.
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovec 3 1 1 1 4 5 ? ? Round-robin
1926 Davos 7 4 1 2 15 13 ? ? Final round
1927 Vienna 5 5 0 0 13 2 ? ? Round-robin
1929 Budapest 6 4 0 2 13 9 ? ? 3rd Place Game
1932 Berlin 4 1 3 0 6 3 ? ? Final round
  • 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.[3][4]

Head coach: Roger Bader

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3FPeter Schneider1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 Vienna Capitals
5FThomas Raffl – C1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)106 kg (234 lb) (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 EC Red Bull Salzburg
9FAlexander Rauchenwald1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 EC Red Bull Salzburg
12FMichael Raffl1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 Philadelphia Flyers
13FPatrick Obrist1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 EHC Kloten
14DPatrick Peter1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 Vienna Capitals
16FDominic Zwerger1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1996-07-16) 16 July 1996 HC Ambrì-Piotta
17FManuel Ganahl – A1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb) (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 Lukko
21FLukas Haudum1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 IK Pantern
23FFabio Hofer1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 HC Ambrì-Piotta
24DSteven Strong1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 EC KAC
27FThomas Hundertpfund – A1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 EC KAC
28DMartin Schumnig1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)78 kg (172 lb) (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 EC KAC
29GBernhard Starkbaum1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 Vienna Capitals
30GDavid Kickert1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)77 kg (170 lb) (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 EHC Black Wings Linz
55DRaphael Wolf1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 Dornbirner EC
60GLukas Herzog1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)77 kg (170 lb) (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 EC Red Bull Salzburg
63DMarkus Schlacher1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1987-08-23) 23 August 1987 EC VSV
67FKonstantin Komarek1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 Malmö Redhawks
89FRaphael Herburger1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 EC Red Bull Salzburg
90DAlexander Pallestrang1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 EC Red Bull Salzburg
91DDominique Heinrich1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)76 kg (168 lb) (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 EC Red Bull Salzburg
92DClemens Unterweger1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 EC KAC
94FAlexander Cijan1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 EC Red Bull Salzburg
98FBenjamin Baumgartner1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 HC Davos

Notable players
Pos. Player Team
G Reinhard Divis EC Red Bull Salzburg
D Thomas Pöck EC KAC
F Michael Grabner Arizona Coyotes
F Andreas Nödl Vienna Capitals
F Thomas Vanek Detroit Red Wings
F Michael Raffl Philadelphia Flyers
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References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  3. "Kader reduziert". eishockey.at. 6 May 2019.
  4. "2019 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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