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
Raffl with Leksands IF in 2011
Born (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988
Villach, Austria
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  Austria
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]

On November 28, 2020, Raffl was loaned by the Flyers to Villacher SV in the ICE Hockey League until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 North American season.[13] He played four games there before he was recalled to the Flyers.

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
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05EC VSVAUT U201255104—————
2005–06EC VSVAUT U202611273891—————
2005–06EC VSVEBEL5000030000
2006–07EC VSVAUT U202123244782—————
2006–07EC VSVEBEL434262240000
2007–08EC VSVAUT U2065712284661210
2007–08EC VSVEBEL403692452020
2008–09EC VSVEBEL499101977602212
2009–10EC VSVEBEL4225184354510114
2010–11EC VSVEBEL5026295562854920
2011–12Leksands IFAllsv391013232660110
2012–13Leksands IFAllsv4924224640103364
2013–14Adirondack PhantomsAHL21230—————
2013–14Philadelphia FlyersNHL68913222870110
2014–15Philadelphia FlyersNHL672172834—————
2015–16Philadelphia FlyersNHL821318313061012
2016–17Philadelphia FlyersNHL52831120—————
2017–18Philadelphia FlyersNHL76139222860112
2018–19Philadelphia FlyersNHL676121832—————
2019–20Philadelphia FlyersNHL58812201494152
EBEL totals229676513223931861448
NHL totals4707874152186285386

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
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
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "FLYERS WIN RAFFL, ALSO ADD LAMARCHE". Philadelphia Flyers.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. "Flyers loan Lauridsen, Raffl to Phantoms". NHL.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. "Flyers recall Tye McGinn, Michael Raffl". NHL.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. "Spezza scores shootout winner, lifts Sens past Flyers". cbssports.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. SanFilippo, Anthony (22 March 2014). "RAFFL SIGNS EXTENSION". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. "Flyers sign Michael Raffl to multi-year extension". Philadelphia Flyers. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. Paone, Greg (25 October 2016). "Flyers recall Taylor Leier from Lehigh Valley; Michael Raffl placed on IR". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. "Michael Raffl of Flyers out 6–8 weeks". NHL.com. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  10. "Flyers re-sign LW Michael Raffl". Philadelphia Flyers. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. O'Connor, Charlie. "Raffl out a month with a broken pinkie. Only bad thing about tonight's game". Twitter. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  12. 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.
  13. Barkowitz, Ed (28 November 2020). "Flyers loan Michael Raffl to Austrian pro league team". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 10 January 2021.


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