Michael Raffl
Michael Raffl (born 1 December 1988) is an Austrian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) for EC VSV and the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan for Leksands IF.
Michael Raffl | |||
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![]() Raffl with Leksands IF in 2011 | |||
Born |
Villach, Austria | 1 December 1988||
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 |
Philadelphia Flyers EC VSV Leksands IF | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2006–present |
Playing career
As a youth, Raffl played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Austria.[1]
On 31 May 2013 Raffl signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[2] He began the 2013–14 season with the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.[3] He was recalled to the NHL on 12 October,[4] and he scored his first career NHL goal on 9 December 2013, against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators.[5]
Raffl signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers worth $2.2 million on 22 March 2014.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] In March 2017, Raffl was injured in a game against the Colorado Avalanche and was set to be out for 6–8 weeks.[9]
Raffl signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers on March 26, 2019.[10]
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.[11][12]
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.
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | EC VSV | EBEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | EC VSV | EBEL | 43 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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 | |||||||
NHL totals | 470 | 78 | 74 | 152 | 186 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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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
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- "FLYERS WIN RAFFL, ALSO ADD LAMARCHE". Philadelphia Flyers.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- "Flyers loan Lauridsen, Raffl to Phantoms". NHL.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Flyers recall Tye McGinn, Michael Raffl". NHL.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Spezza scores shootout winner, lifts Sens past Flyers". cbssports.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- SanFilippo, Anthony (22 March 2014). "RAFFL SIGNS EXTENSION". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- "Flyers sign Michael Raffl to multi-year extension". Philadelphia Flyers. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Paone, Greg (25 October 2016). "Flyers recall Taylor Leier from Lehigh Valley; Michael Raffl placed on IR". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Michael Raffl of Flyers out 6–8 weeks". NHL.com. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Flyers re-sign LW Michael Raffl". Philadelphia Flyers. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- O'Connor, Charlie. "Raffl out a month with a broken pinkie. Only bad thing about tonight's game". Twitter. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- 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.
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