EHC Black Wings Linz
The EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz are a member of the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Keine Sorgen Eisarena Linz.
| EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz | |
|---|---|
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| City | Linz, Austria |
| League | Austrian National League 1997–2000 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga 2000–present |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Home arena | Keine Sorgen Eisarena Linz (Capacity: 4,860) |
| Colors | Black, cerulean, orange |
| Owner(s) | Ing Peter Freunschlag |
| General manager | Christian Perthaler |
| Head coach | Tom Rowe |
| Captain | Brian Lebler |
| Website | EHC Black Wings Linz |
| Franchise history | |
| 1992–2005 | EHC Black Wings Linz |
| 2005–present | EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz |
| Championships | |
| Austrian Champions | 2 (2003, 2012) |
History
EHC Black Wings Linz was founded in 1992. After several years in the Austrian minor leagues 2000 the Black Wings started in the highest league Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. In their inaugural season in 2000–01 the Black Wings reached third place in the regular season before suffering elimination in the playoffs. The season 2001–02 they just lost the finals and finished the season as vice champion. In only their third season, in 2002–03, the Black Wings won the Austrian championship, their first.
After the EHC Black Wings Linz went bankrupt in 2005 they were re-established as EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz through sponse LIWEST. Since under the new ownership the Black Wings have had their best result to date in the championship in season 2006–07 as they became vice champion once more. One year later the Black Wings unexpectedly won the regular season but failed in the playoffs.
In 2012 the Black Wings defeated EC KAC in five games to claim their second EBEL championship in franchise history.[1]
Honours
- Erste Bank Eishockey Liga:
- Winners (2) : 2003, 2012
Players and personnel
Current roster
Updated 29 July 2019.[2]
| # | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 |  |
Mario Altmann (A) | D | L | 33 | 2015 | Vienna, Austria |
| 89 | |
Marco Brucker | C | R | 29 | 2018 | Linz, Austria |
| 12 | |
Alexander Cijan | F | L | 26 | 2019 | Klagenfurt, Austria |
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Dan DaSilva | RW | R | 35 | 2015 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 4 | |
Matt Finn | D | L | 26 | 2019 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 19 |  |
Justin Florek | LW | L | 30 | 2019 | Marquette, Michigan, United States |
| 17 | |
Stefan Freunschlag | F | R | 23 | 2016 | Linz, Austria |
| 66 | |
Stefan Gaffl | F | R | 23 | 2011 | Dornbirn, Austria |
| 11 |  |
Marek Kalus | LW | L | 27 | 2019 | Krmelin, Czech Republic |
| 31 | |
David Kickert | G | L | 26 | 2018 | Korneuburg, Austria |
| 77 | |
Ivan Korecky | D | L | 21 | 2018 | Freistadt, Austria |
| 73 | |
Paul Koudelka | F | L | 22 | 2017 | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 13 | |
Gerd Kragl | D | L | 23 | 2014 | Linz, Austria |
| 37 | |
Andreas Kristler | LW | L | 29 | 2017 | Lienz, Austria |
| 7 | |
Brian Lebler (C) | RW | L | 32 | 2016 | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 18 | |
Valentin Leiler | LW | L | 25 | 2018 | Villach, Austria |
| 27 | |
Moritz Matzka | D | L | 23 | 2018 | Vienna, Austria |
| 87 | |
Marcel Mayrhofer | F | L | 21 | 2018 | Linz, Austria |
| 28 | |
Mark McNeill | RW | R | 27 | 2019 | Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
| 69 | |
Paul Mocher | G | L | 21 | 2017 | Friesach, Austria |
| 80 | |
Julian Pusnik | C | L | 20 | 2019 | Villach, Austria |
| 74 | |
Josh Roach | D | R | 28 | 2019 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 72 | |
Adrian Rosenberger | F | L | 21 | 2018 | Linz, Austria |
| 92 | |
Troy Rutkowski | D | R | 28 | 2018 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 9 | |
Rick Schofield | C | L | 33 | 2016 | Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
| 50 | |
Thomas Stroj | G | R | 24 | 2019 | Villach, Austria |
| 84 |  |
Dragan Umicevic | RW | R | 35 | 2018 | Dubica, Yugoslavia |
| 61 |  |
Juraj Valach | D | R | 31 | 2019 | Topoľčany, Slovakia |
| 51 | |
Daniel Woger | LW | R | 32 | 2018 | Bregenz, Austria |
| 5 | |
Raphael Wolf | D | L | 24 | 2019 | Salzburg, Austria |
Head coaches
- Stanislav Barda, 2001–04
- Kurt Harand, 2004–06
- Mike Zettel, 2006
- Bill Stewart, 2006
- Jim Boni, 2007–09
- Kim Collins, 2009–11
- Rob Daum, 2011–2017
- Troy Ward, 2017–present
Franchise records and leaders
Single season
- Goals: 38 Brian Lebler (2017–18)
- Assists: 47 Corey Locke (2017–18)
- Points: 72 Rob Shearer (2006–07)
- Penalty Minutes: 151 Reid Simonton (2003–04)
Career
- Career Goals: 198 Brian Lebler
- Career Assists: 300 Philipp Lukas
- Career Points: 457 Philipp Lukas
- Career Penalty Minutes: 885 Philipp Lukas
- Career Games: 790 Philipp Lukas
Arena data
The home arena of the Black Wings is the Keine Sorgen Eisarena Linz. It was built in 1986 and was renovated at least two times since that. In 2014 a new stand has been added, increasing its capacity to 4,863 people.
Average of attendances
- 2003–04: 3,712 visitors per home game
- 2004–05: 3,068 visitors per home game
- 2005–06: 3,125 visitors per home game
- 2006–07: 2,707 visitors per home game
- 2007–08: 2,615 visitors per home game
- 2008–09: 2,584 visitors per home game
- 2009–10: 2,676 visitors per home game
- ...
- 2015–16: 4,642 visitors per home game
- 2016–17: 4,679 visitors per home game
- 2017–18: 4,709 visitors per home game
Fanclubs
The Black Wings have three official fanclubs: Overtime, Powerplay Enns and bully:absolut. In 2007 they consolidated and founded the head club Wings United what makes it easier to organize trips to away games and several events.
References
- "Linz beat KAC, secure title". Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- "EHC Black Wings Linz - Team -Roster". EHC Black Wings Linz. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.