Reinhard Divis

Reinhard Divis (born 4 July 1975) is an Austrian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Divis was the first Austrian ice hockey player to play in the National Hockey League, representing the St. Louis Blues in 28 games. He also played for several teams in the Austrian Hockey League and played for the Austrian national team in several World Championships.

Reinhard Divis
Born (1975-07-04) 4 July 1975
Vienna, Austria
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for EC Red Bull Salzburg
VEU Feldkirch
Leksands IF
St. Louis Blues
VSV EC
Klagenfurt AC
Färjestads BK
National team  Austria
NHL Draft 261st overall, 2000
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1993–2012

Playing career
Divis playing for the Austrian national team

His career began at VEU Feldkirch where he won the Austrian league five times in a row (1994–1998). In 1998 they also won in the finals of the European Hockey League. After VEU Feldkirch got into financial difficulties, Divis left the club and played in Leksands IF (Sweden) for two seasons.

Divis was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft as the 261st overall pick, and in 2001 he moved to the United States. In his first season Divis played mostly with the Worcester Ice Cats in the AHL. However, he also served as the backup goalie for St. Louis on a few occasions. He played in one game for 25 minutes, allowing no goals on four shots. In the 2002–03 season Divis played in two games with St. Louis (both victories), allowing one goal on 34 shots. During the 2003–04 season, Divis saw action in 13 games, posting a record of 4–4–2 and a goals against average of 2.77. He also played 18 minutes in one playoff game, stopping all eight shots he faced.

In the 2004–05 season, Divis played for VSV EC in Carinthia (Austria) because of the NHL lockout. However, he played in only 29 games as a result of a shoulder injury, which also prevented him from playing in the IIHF world championship in 2005. VSV EC booked the fourth place in this season. In the goalkeeper's statistics Divis landed on the third rank with 91.96% of held shots in 29 matches.

In the 2005–06 season Divis again served as a backup goalie for the Blues, though he also saw some time with the Peoria Rivermen in the AHL. He played in 12 games for St. Louis, posting a record of 0–5–1, with a 4.67 goals against average. After the 2005–06 season, Divis decided to return to Austria and signed a two-year contract with Red Bulls Salzburg.

Divis also played in the Olympic games in Nagano in 1998 and in Salt Lake City in 2002 for the Austrian national team, and played with the national team in several A world championships starting in 1996.

On 9 June 2008, Divis signed a two-year contract as a free agent with Swedish team Färjestads BK of the Elitserien.[1] In the 2008–09 season, Divis competed in just 15 games with Färjestads, under mutual agreement he returned to his homeland following the completion of the season and rejoined Red Bull Salzburg. In helping Salburg capture the Austrian Hockey League in the 2009–10 season, Divis was re-signed to an additional two-year extension on 11 May 2010.[2]

Personal

Divis is married and has two children, Dominic and Nicole.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1991–92 WAT Stadlau AUT.2 —
1993–94 VEU Feldkirch AUT 10 — 3.10 — — — — — — — —
1994–95 VEU Feldkirch AUT 28 — 1.98 — — — — — — — —
1995–96 VEU Feldkirch AUT 37 — 2200 85 0 2.32 — — — — — — — —
1996–97 VEU Feldkirch AL 45 — 2738 105 0 2.30 11 620 27 0 2.61
1997–98 VEU Feldkirch AUT 27 — 1620 55 0 2.07 — — — — — — — —
1997–98 VEU Feldkirch AL 13 — 779 22 0 1.69 — — — — — — — —
1998–99 VEU Feldkirch AUT 15 — 900 58 0 3.86 — — — — — — — —
1999–2000 Leksands IF SEL 48 — 2839 160 3 3.38 .892 — — — — — — — —
2000–01 Leksands IF SEL 41 — 2451 141 3 3.45 .878 — — — — — — — —
2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 — 25 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 55 28 20 5 — 3173 137 3 2.59 .903 3 1 2 205 8 0 2.34 .930
2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 2 0 0 — 83 1 0 0.73 .971 — — — — — — — —
2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 9 6 1 0 — 453 17 0 2.25 .923 — — — — — — — —
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 13 4 4 2 — 629 29 0 2.77 .900 1 0 0 18 0 0 0.00 1.000
2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 31 12 10 8 — 1709 63 3 2.21 .918 — — — — — — — —
2004–05 EC VSV AUT 26 10 10 4 — 1482 61 2 2.47 .926 3 0 3 169 12 0 4.26 .881
2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 12 0 5 — 1 475 37 0 4.67 .840 — — — — — — — —
2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 31 16 10 — 2 1646 76 2 2.77 .899 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 EC Salzburg AUT 36 — 2179 96 2 2.64 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 EC Salzburg AUT 52 — 3047 129 6 2.54 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Färjestad BK SEL 15 — 835 36 1 2.59 .889 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 EC Salzburg AUT 16 — 2.79 .899 10 2.54 .911
2010–11 EC Salzburg AUT 30 — 2.84 .919 16 2.74 .918
2011–12 Vienna Capitals AUT 38 — 2.83 .909 — — — — — — — —
AUT totals 315 — — — — — — — — — 29 — — — — — — —
NHL totals 28 6 9 2 1 1213 67 0 3.32 .880 1 0 0 18 0 0 0.00 1.000
AHL totals 126 62 41 13 2 6981 293 8 2.52 .907 3 1 2 205 8 0 2.34 .930

International
Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1992 Austria EJC B 4 1.50 .940
1993 Austria EJC B 7 3.83
1994 Austria WJC B 7 3.47 .905
1995 Austria WJC B 7 3.79 .916
1996 Austria WC 2 80 6 0 4.50 .846
1997 Austria OGQ DNP — — — — — — — —
1997 Austria WC B DNP — — — — — — — —
1998 Austria OG 2 0 1 0 102 6 0 3.52 .849
1998 Austria WC 3 160 12 0 4.50 .882
1999 Austria WC 6 3 3 0 360 19 0 3.17 .908
2000 Austria WC 6 2 2 2 359 15 0 2.51 .925
2001 Austria WC 6 327 19 1 3.48 .914
2002 Austria OG 4 1 1 2 238 12 0 3.02 .875
2004 Austria WC 6 1 3 2 358 14 1 2.34 .911
2006 Austria WC D1 4 4 0 0 240 7 1 1.75 .919
2007 Austria WC 4 1 3 — 242 18 0 4.46 .861
2010 Austria WC D1 5 5 0 — 300 5 1 1.00 .952
Tier I senior totals 39 — — — 2226 121 2 3.26 —
gollark: The rest is obvious via induction.
gollark: After RPNcalc67.
gollark: This will happen after RPNcalc68.
gollark: Apioprotocol 113-Sigma.
gollark: esoteric programming language.

References
  1. "Reinhard Divis ready for Färjestads". Färjestads BK (in Swedish). 9 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  2. "Divis signs on with Red Bulls". EC Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 11 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.