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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 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).

Austria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Die Adler
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)
436–587–83
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

Tournament record

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Olympic Games

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

World Championship

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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   1998 Zürich/Basel – – First round 15th
Top Division   1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer – – Consolation round 10th
Top Division   2000 Saint Petersburg – – Relegation round 13th
Top Division   2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover – – Second round 11th
Top Division   2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping – – Second round 12th
Top Division   2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku – – Second round 10th
Top Division   2004 Prague/Ostrava – – Qualifying round 11th
Top Division   2005 Vienna/Innsbruck – – relegated 15th
Division I   2006 Tallin – – Promoted 1st in Group B
Top Division   2007 Moscow – – relegated 15th
Division I   2008 Innsbruck – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division   2009 Bern/Kloten – – relegated 14th
Division I   2010 Tilburg – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division   2011 Bratislava/Košice – – relegated 15th
Division I   2012 Ljubljana – – Promoted 2nd in Group A
Top Division    2013 Stockholm/Helsinki – – relegated 15th
Division I   2014 Goyang – – Promoted 2nd in Group A
Top Division   2015 Prague/Ostrava – – relegated 15th
Division I   2016 Katowice – – Group stage 4th in Group A
Division I   2017 Kyiv – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division   2018 Copenhagen/Herning – – Group stage 14th
Top Division   2019 Bratislava/Košice – – relegated 16th
Division I   2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Division I   2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Top Division   2022 Tampere/Helsinki – – Group stage 11th
Top Division    2023 Tampere/Riga – – Group stage 14th
Top Division   2024 Prague/Ostrava – – Group stage 10th
Top Division    2025 Stockholm/Herning – –

European Championship

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Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
  1910 Les Avants did not participate.
  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 Smokovec 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

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Current roster

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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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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 26)   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 22)   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)   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)   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)   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)   SC Bern

Notable players

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

All-time record

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Updated as of match played on 10 November 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 38 1 3 34 44 225 -181
  China 8 7 1 0 66 20 +46
  Croatia 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9
  Czech Republic 25 1 0 24 31 123 −92
  Czechoslovakia 28 4 0 24 37 168 −131
  Denmark 43 30 1 12 174 89 +85
  East Germany 28 6 0 22 71 182 -111
  Estonia 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6
  Finland 15 1 1 13 27 78 −51
  France 67 35 10 22 257 183 +74
  Germany 54 14 4 36 84 177 -93
  Great Britain 21 13 2 6 103 61 +42
  Hungary 55 40 2 13 212 132 +80
  Italy 97 46 12 39 298 277 +21
  Japan 45 26 5 14 176 130 +46
  Kazakhstan 13 4 1 8 35 41 -6
  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 55 19 5 31 143 198 -55
  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 35 8 2 34 77 169 -92
  Slovenia 39 15 4 20 84 108 -24
  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 78 12 14 52 192 346 -154
  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 1 106 436 83 587 3 347 3 990 -643

Uniform evolution

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

References

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  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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