Austria men's national ice hockey team

Austria

The Coat of Arms of Austria is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s) The Eagles
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)
IIHF code AUT
IIHF ranking 16 Steady
Highest IIHF ranking 11 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF ranking 17 (2007)
Team colors               
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)
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
Austria men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
World Championships
1931 Poland
1947 Czechoslovakia
European Championships
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.

World Championship

European Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Dan Ratushny

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
4 D Mitterdorfer, DanielDaniel Mitterdorfer 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) July 25, 1989 Austria EHC Black Wings Linz
5 F Raffl, ThomasThomas RafflC 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) June 19, 1986 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
6 F Rotter, RafaelRafael Rotter 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 79 kg (174 lb) June 14, 1987 Austria Vienna Capitals
7 F Lebler, BrianBrian Lebler 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb) July 16, 1988 Austria EHC Black Wings Linz
12 F Raffl, MichaelMichael Raffl 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) December 1, 1988 United States Philadelphia Flyers
14 D Peter, PatrickPatrick Peter 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) January 27, 1994 Austria Vienna Capitals
15 F Latusa, ManuelManuel Latusa 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) January 23, 1984 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
17 F Ganahl, ManuelManuel Ganahl 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) July 12, 1990 Austria Graz 99ers
21 F Geier, ManuelManuel Geier 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) January 8, 1988 Austria EC KAC
22 F Petrik, NikolasNikolas Petrik 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 88 kg (194 lb) March 19, 1984 Austria Dornbirner EC
27 F Hundertpfund, ThomasThomas Hundertpfund 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) December 14, 1989 Austria EC KAC
28 D Schumnig, MartinMartin Schumnig 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) July 28, 1989 Austria EC KAC
29 G Starkbaum, BernhardBernhard Starkbaum 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) February 19, 1986 Sweden Brynäs IF
30 G Swette, ReneRene Swette 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) August 21, 1988 Austria EC KAC
31 G Madlener, DavidDavid Madlener 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) March 31, 1992 Austria Dornbirner EC
41 D Altmann, MarioMario Altmann 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) November 4, 1986 Austria EC VSV
48 D Iberer, FlorianFlorian Iberer 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) December 7, 1982 Austria Vienna Capitals
50 F Fischer, MarioMario Fischer 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) May 5, 1989 Austria Vienna Capitals
67 F Komarek, KonstantinKonstantin Komarek 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) November 8, 1992 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
71 F Woger, DanielDaniel Woger 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) February 25, 1988 Austria Graz 99ers
77 D Muhlstein, FlorianFlorian Muhlstein 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) November 12, 1990 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
89 F Herburger, RaphaelRaphael Herburger 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) January 2, 1989 Switzerland EHC Biel
90 D Pallestrang, AlexanderAlexander Pallestrang 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) April 4, 1990 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
91 D Heinrich, DominiqueDominique Heinrich 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) July 31, 1990 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
94 F Cijan, AlexanderAlexander Cijan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) May 16, 1994 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg

Notable players

Pos. Player Team
G Reinhard Divis Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
D Thomas Pöck Austria EC KAC
F Michael Grabner Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
F Andreas Nödl Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
F Thomas Vanek United States Minnesota Wild
F Michael Raffl United States Philadelphia Flyers
F André Burakovsky United States Washington Capitals

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