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).
 The Coat of Arms of Austria is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Nickname(s) | The Eagles |
|---|---|
| Association | Österreichischer Eishockeyverband |
| Head coach | Roger Bader |
| Assistants | Reinhard Divis Alexander Mellitzer Markus Peintner |
| Captain | Thomas Raffl |
| Most games | Gerhard Unterluggauer (244) |
| Most points | Rudolf König (183) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | AUT |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 17  2 (24 April 2020)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 11 (first in 2004) |
| Lowest IIHF | 17 (first in 2007) |
| First international | |
Bohemia  5–0 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Austria-Hungary(Prague, Austria-Hungary; 4 February 1912) | |
| Biggest win | |
Austria  30–0 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium(Stockholm, Sweden; 12 March 1963) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Canada .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 23–0 Austria(Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 27 January 1956) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 63 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |  (1931, 1947) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1912) |
| Best result |  (1927) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1928) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 358–438–85 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1931 Poland | |
| 1947 Czechoslovakia | |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 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 COVID-19 pandemic[2]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
European Championship
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1910 Les Avants |
Did not participate. | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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. | |||||||||
| 1915–1920 | No 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.[4][5]
Head coach: Roger Bader
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | F | Peter Schneider | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 4 April 1991 | Vienna Capitals |
| 5 | F | Thomas Raffl – C | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 19 June 1986 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 9 | F | Alexander Rauchenwald | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 11 May 1993 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 12 | F | Michael Raffl | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 1 December 1988 |  Philadelphia Flyers |
| 13 | F | Patrick Obrist | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 27 February 1993 | EHC Kloten |
| 14 | D | Patrick Peter | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 27 January 1994 | Vienna Capitals |
| 16 | F | Dominic Zwerger | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 16 July 1996 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 17 | F | Manuel Ganahl – A | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 12 July 1990 |  Lukko |
| 21 | F | Lukas Haudum | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 21 May 1997 | IK Pantern |
| 23 | F | Fabio Hofer | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 23 January 1991 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 24 | D | Steven Strong | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 16 February 1993 | EC KAC |
| 27 | F | Thomas Hundertpfund – A | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 14 December 1989 | EC KAC |
| 28 | D | Martin Schumnig | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 28 July 1989 | EC KAC |
| 29 | G | Bernhard Starkbaum | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 19 February 1986 | Vienna Capitals |
| 30 | G | David Kickert | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 16 March 1994 | EHC Black Wings Linz |
| 55 | D | Raphael Wolf | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 29 December 1995 | Dornbirner EC |
| 60 | G | Lukas Herzog | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 7 February 1993 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 63 | D | Markus Schlacher | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 23 August 1987 | EC VSV |
| 67 | F | Konstantin Komarek | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 8 November 1992 | Malmö Redhawks |
| 89 | F | Raphael Herburger | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 2 January 1989 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 90 | D | Alexander Pallestrang | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 4 April 1990 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 91 | D | Dominique Heinrich | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 31 July 1990 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 92 | D | Clemens Unterweger | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 1 April 1992 | EC KAC |
| 94 | F | Alexander Cijan | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 16 May 1994 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 98 | F | Benjamin Baumgartner | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 22 April 2000 | HC Davos |
Notable players
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Kader reduziert". eishockey.at. 6 May 2019.
- "2019 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
External links
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