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Austria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Eagles
AssociationÖsterreichischer Eishockeyverband
Head coachRoger Bader
AssistantsChristoph Brandner
Arno del Curto
Markus Peintner
CaptainThomas Raffl
Most gamesGerhard Unterluggauer (244)
Most pointsRudolf König (183)
Team colors     
IIHF codeAUT
Ranking
Current IIHF13 Increase 3 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF11 (2004)
Lowest IIHF18 (2021)
First international
Bohemia  5–0 Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
(Prague, Austria-Hungary; 4 February 1912)
Biggest win
Austria  30–0  Belgium
(Stockholm, Sweden; 12 March 1963)
Biggest defeat
Canada  23–0  Austria
(Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 27 January 1956)
Olympics
Appearances13 (first in 1928)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances66 (first in 1930)
Best resultBronze (1931, 1947)
European Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1912)
Best resultGold (1927)
International record (W–L–T)
429–572–83
Austria men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1931 Poland
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Czechoslovakia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 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 2022 the Austrian team is ranked 18th 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).

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Members of the Austrian national team at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Austria finished 12th in the tournament.
Games Finish
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen tied in 7th place
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 6th place
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 10th place
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 13th place
France 1968 Grenoble 13th place
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 8th place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 10th place
Canada 1988 Calgary 9th place
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 12th place
Japan 1998 Nagano 14th place
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 12th place
Russia 2014 Sochi 10th place

World Championship

Austrian national team during 1933 World Championships
Austria against Norway during the 2022 IIHF 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)
Division Championship Coach Captain Finish Rank
Top Division Switzerland 1998 Zürich/Basel – – First round 15th
Top Division Norway 1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer – – Consolation round 10th
Top Division Russia 2000 Saint Petersburg – – Relegation round 13th
Top Division Germany 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover – – Second round 11th
Top Division Sweden 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping – – Second round 12th
Top Division Finland 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku – – Second round 10th
Top Division Czech Republic 2004 Prague/Ostrava – – Qualifying round 11th
Top Division Austria 2005 Vienna/Innsbruck – – relegated 15th
Division I Estonia 2006 Tallin – – Promoted 1st in Group B
Top Division Russia 2007 Moscow – – relegated 15th
Division I Austria 2008 Innsbruck – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division Switzerland 2009 Bern/Kloten – – relegated 14th
Division I Netherlands 2010 Tilburg – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division Slovakia 2011 Bratislava/Košice – – relegated 15th
Division I Slovenia 2012 Ljubljana – – Promoted 2nd in Group A
Top Division SwedenFinland 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki – – relegated 15th
Division I South Korea 2014 Goyang – – Promoted 2nd in Group A
Top Division Czech Republic 2015 Prague/Ostrava – – relegated 15th
Division I Poland 2016 Katowice – – Group stage 4th in Group A
Division I Ukraine 2017 Kyiv – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division Denmark 2018 Copenhagen/Herning – – Group stage 14th
Top Division Slovakia 2019 Bratislava/Košice – – relegated 16th
Division I Slovenia 2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Division I Slovenia 2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Top Division Finland 2022 Tampere/Helsinki – – Group stage 11th
Top Division FinlandLatvia 2023 Tampere/Riga – – Group stage 14th
Top Division Czech Republic 2024 Prague/Ostrava – –

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
Switzerland 1910 Les Avants did not participate.
German Empire 1911 Berlin did not participate.
Austria-Hungary 1912 Prague* 2 0 0 2 1 9 ? ? Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
German Empire 1913 Munich 3 0 0 3 5 34 ? ? Round-robin 4th
German Empire 1914 Berlin did not participate.
1915–1920 No Championships (World War I).
Sweden 1921 Stockholm did not participate.
Switzerland 1922 St. Moritz did not participate.
Belgium 1923 Antwerp did not participate.
Italy 1924 Milan did not participate.
Czechoslovakia 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec 3 1 1 1 4 5 ? ? Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Switzerland 1926 Davos 7 4 1 2 15 13 ? ? Final round 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austria 1927 Vienna 5 5 0 0 13 2 ? ? Round-robin 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungary 1929 Budapest 6 4 0 2 13 9 ? ? 3rd Place Game 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Germany 1932 Berlin 4 1 3 0 6 3 ? ? Final round 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 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 2024 IIHF World Championship.[4][5]

Head coach: Roger Bader

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 F Peter Schneider 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
5 F Thomas Raffl – C 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 (age 38) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
9 F Ali Wukovits 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
12 D David Maier 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24) Austria EC KAC
14 D Kilian Zündel 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta
16 F Dominic Zwerger 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1996-07-16) 16 July 1996 (age 28) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta
17 F Manuel Ganahl – A 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 34) Austria EC KAC
18 D Paul Stapelfeldt 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
19 F Vinzenz Rohrer 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 20) Switzerland ZSC Lions
20 D Nico Brunner 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 32) Austria Vienna Capitals
21 F Lukas Haudum 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 27) Austria EC KAC
23 F Marco Rossi 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2001-09-23) 23 September 2001 (age 23) United States Minnesota Wild
24 D Steven Strong 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31) Austria EC KAC
29 G Thomas Höneckl 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 35) Austria Steinbach Black Wings Linz
30 G David Kickert 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
31 G David Madlener 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) Austria Pioneers Vorarlberg
32 D Bernd Wolf 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27) Switzerland HC Lugano
48 F Lucas Thaler 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
52 F Paul Huber 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 101 kg (223 lb) (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 24) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
70 F Benjamin Nissner 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997 (age 27) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
78 D Thimo Nickl 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 23) United States Wheeling Nailers
91 D Dominique Heinrich – A 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 34) Austria Vienna Capitals
92 D Clemens Unterweger 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32) Austria EC KAC
96 F Mario Huber 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
98 F Benjamin Baumgartner 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24) Switzerland SC Bern

Notable players

Pos. Player Team
G Reinhard Divis Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
D Thomas Pöck Austria EC KAC
F Michael Grabner United States Arizona Coyotes
F Andreas Nödl Austria Vienna Capitals
F Thomas Vanek United States Detroit Red Wings
F Michael Raffl United States Philadelphia Flyers

All-time record

Updated as of 20 April 2024.[6] Teams listed in italics are defunct.

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia 1 1 0 0 17 0 +17
 Belarus 22 5 1 16 50 83 -33
 Belgium 13 12 0 1 106 36 +70
 Bohemia 2 0 0 2 0 12 -12
 Bulgaria 10 8 1 1 58 18 +40
 Canada 36 1 3 32 37 213 -176
 China 8 7 1 0 66 20 +46
 Croatia 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9
 Czech Republic 24 1 0 23 31 119 −88
 Czechoslovakia 28 4 0 24 37 168 −131
 Denmark 41 29 1 11 170 82 +88
 East Germany 28 6 0 22 71 182 -111
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6
 Finland 14 0 1 13 24 76 −52
 France 67 35 10 22 257 183 +74
 Germany 51 13 4 34 80 166 -86
 Great Britain 20 13 2 5 101 57 +44
 Hungary 54 39 2 13 208 129 +79
 Italy 97 46 12 39 298 277 +21
 Japan 45 26 5 14 176 130 +46
 Kazakhstan 12 4 1 7 34 39 -5
 Latvia 25 4 0 21 56 98 -42
 Lithuania 2 2 0 0 11 5 +6
 Netherlands 37 26 4 7 198 89 +109
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10
 Norway 54 18 5 31 139 197 -58
 Poland 60 31 3 26 181 183 -2
 Romania 29 13 2 14 130 104 +26
 Russia 17 1 0 16 29 95 −66
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 13 0 +24
 Slovakia 33 8 2 32 76 166 -90
 Slovenia 37 13 4 20 80 106 -26
 South Korea 7 6 0 1 37 16 +21
 Soviet Union 4 0 0 4 5 54 -49
 Spain 1 1 0 0 14 4 +10
 Sweden 25 1 2 22 22 123 −101
  Switzerland 77 12 14 51 187 340 -153
 Ukraine 20 13 1 6 67 52 +15
 United States 33 2 2 29 58 172 −114
 Yugoslavia 39 22 0 17 154 134 +20
Total 1 088 429 83 576 3 308 3 933 -625

Uniform evolution

  • National team jerseys
  • 1988 Olympic jerseys
    1988 Olympic jerseys
  • 1994 Olympic jerseys
    1994 Olympic jerseys
  • IIHF jerseys 1998–2004
    IIHF jerseys 1998–2004
  • former IIHF jerseys
    former IIHF jerseys
  • 2014 Olympic jerseys
    2014 Olympic jerseys
  • 2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
    2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
  • 2022– IIHF jerseys
    2022– IIHF jerseys

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Letzten Entscheidungen gefällt: WM-Kader steht fest" (in German). eishockey.at. 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Austria" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Ice Hockey in Austria". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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