Austria men's national ice hockey team
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The Coat of Arms of Austria is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Nickname(s) | The Eagles |
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| Association | Österreichischer Eishockeyverband |
| Head coach | Dan Ratushny |
| Assistants |
Christoph Brandner Dieter Kalt |
| Captain | Brian Lebler |
| Most games | Martin Ulrich (228) |
| Most points | Rudolf König (183) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | AUT |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF |
17  1 |
| Highest IIHF | 11 (first in 2004) |
| Lowest IIHF | 17 (first in 2007) |
| First international | |
 Bohemia 5–0 Austria-Hungary .svg.png){kind=small} (Prague, Austria-Hungary; 4 February 1912) | |
| Biggest win | |
 Austria 30–0 Belgium .svg.png){kind=small} (Stockholm, Sweden; 12 March 1963) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 23–0 Austria (Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 27 January 1956) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 62 (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) | |
| 358–436–84 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1931 Poland | |
| | 1947 Czechoslovakia | |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1927 Austria | |
The Austrian men's national hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Austria. The team is controlled by Österreichischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2012 the Austrian team is ranked 15th 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). Their head coach is Emanuel Viveiros.
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)
- 1953 – Finished in 11th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1954 – 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, only because worse-placed Germany wasn't relegated for being 2010 hosts)
- 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
European Championship
- 1912 – Won bronze medal
- 1913 – Finished in 4th place
- 1925 – Won silver medal
- 1926 – Won bronze medal
- 1927 – Won gold medal
- 1929 – Won bronze medal
- 1932 – Won silver medal
Current Roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[1]
Head coach: Dan Ratushny
| Goaltenders | ||||||
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| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 29 | Bernhard Starkbaum | L | 186 cm | 89 kg | 19 February 1986 |  Brynäs IF |
| 30 | David Kickert | L | 187 cm | 77 kg | 16 March 1994 | Vienna Capitals |
| Defencemen | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 26 | Stefan Bacher | L | 186 cm | 90 kg | 4 July 1989 | EC VSV |
| 8 | Bernhard Fechtig | L | 174 cm | 78 kg | 6 January 1993 | EHC Black Wings Linz |
| 14 | Robert Lembacher | L | 177 cm | 82 kg | 24 June 1989 | Dornbirner EC |
| 27 | Alexander Pallestrang | L | 181 cm | 89 kg | 11 January 1995 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2 | Markus Schlacher | R | 185 cm | 87 kg | 23 August 1987 | EC VSV |
| 20 | Stefan Ulmer | R | 175 cm | 81 kg | 1 December 1990 |  HC Lugano |
| 15 | Layne Viveiros | L | 183 cm | 88 kg | 4 August 1995 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| Forwards | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 17 | Manuel Ganhal | L | 182 cm | 78 kg | 12 July 1990 | EC KAC |
| 21 | Manuel Geier | L | 178 cm | 78 kg | 8 January 1988 | EC KAC |
| 19 | Stefan Geier | L | 180 cm | 78 kg | 8 January 1988 | EC KAC |
| 23 | Lukas Haudum | L | 183 cm | 83 kg | 27 May 1997 | Södertälje SK |
| 9 | Raphael Herburger | L | 178 cm | 75 kg | 2 January 1989 | EHC Biel |
| 22 | Fabio Hofer | R | 170 cm | 75 kg | 23 January 1991 | EHC Black Wings Linz |
| 4 | Konstantin Komarek | L | 179 cm | 88 kg | 8 November 1992 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 16 | Andreas Kristler | L | 179 cm | 75 kg | 30 August 1990 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 7 | Brian Lebler | L | 191 cm | 96 kg | 16 July 1988 | ERC Ingolstadt |
| 10 | Daniel Oberkofler | L | 183 cm | 77 kg | 16 July 1988 | EHC Black Wings Linz |
| 11 | Benjamin Petrik | R | 186 cm | 83 kg | 27 October 1988 | EC VSV |
| 24 | Nikolas Petrik | L | 178 cm | 85 kg | 19 March 1984 | Dornbirner EC |
| 13 | Michael Schiechl | L | 181 cm | 87 kg | 29 January 1989 | Vienna Capitals |
Notable players
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Reinhard Divis | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| D | Thomas Pöck | EC KAC |
| F | Michael Grabner | New York Rangers |
| F | Andreas Nödl | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| F | Thomas Vanek |  Detroit Red Wings |
| F | Michael Raffl | Philadelphia Flyers |
References
- ↑ "2016 World Championships Division 1A Team Austria. (Men)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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