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Austria men's national ice hockey team

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Austria men's national ice hockey team

Summary

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FieldValue
NameAustria
BadgeAustria Bundesadler 2.svg
Badge_size180px
NicknameDie Adler
AssociationÖsterreichischer Eishockeyverband
CoachRoger Bader
Asst CoachChristoph Brandner
Kirk Furey
CaptainThomas Raffl
Most gamesGerhard Unterluggauer (244)
Most pointsRudolf König (183)
IIHF codeAUT
IIHF Rank
IIHF max11
IIHF max date2004, 2025
IIHF min18
IIHF min date2021
Team_Colors
Jerseys[[File:Austria national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png173px]]
First game5–0 Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
(Prague, Austria-Hungary; 4 February 1912)
Largest win30–0
(Stockholm, Sweden; 12 March 1963)
Largest loss23–0
(Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 27 January 1956)
World champ apps67
World champ first1930
World champ best(1931, 1947)
Regional nameEuropean Championships
Regional cup apps7
Regional cup first1912
Regional cup best(1927)
Olympic apps13
Olympic first1928
Record442–601–83

Kirk Furey (Prague, Austria-Hungary; 4 February 1912) (Stockholm, Sweden; 12 March 1963) (Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 27 January 1956) 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. 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.
GamesFinish
GER 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchentied in 7th place
SUI 1948 St. Moritz6th place
ITA 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo10th place
AUT 1964 Innsbruck13th place
FRA 1968 Grenoble13th place
AUT 1976 Innsbruck8th place
YUG 1984 Sarajevo10th place
CAN 1988 Calgary9th place
NOR 1994 Lillehammer12th place
JPN 1998 Nagano14th place
USA 2002 Salt Lake City12th place
RUS 2014 Sochi10th place

World Championship

1933 World Championships
Austria at 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
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)
DivisionChampionshipCoachCaptainFinishRank
Top DivisionSUI 1998 Zürich/BaselFirst round15th
Top DivisionNOR 1999 Oslo/Hamar/LillehammerConsolation round10th
Top DivisionRUS 2000 Saint PetersburgRelegation round13th
Top DivisionGER 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/HanoverSecond round11th
Top DivisionSWE 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/JönköpingSecond round12th
Top DivisionFIN 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/TurkuSecond round10th
Top DivisionCZE 2004 Prague/OstravaQualifying round11th
Top DivisionAUT 2005 Vienna/Innsbruckrelegated15th
Division IEST 2006 TallinnPromoted1st in Group B
Top DivisionRUS 2007 Moscowrelegated15th
Division IAUT 2008 InnsbruckPromoted1st in Group A
Top DivisionSUI 2009 Bern/Klotenrelegated14th
Division INED 2010 TilburgPromoted1st in Group A
Top DivisionSVK 2011 Bratislava/Košicerelegated15th
Division ISLO 2012 LjubljanaPromoted2nd in Group A
Top DivisionSWEFIN 2013 Stockholm/Helsinkirelegated15th
Division IKOR 2014 GoyangPromoted2nd in Group A
Top DivisionCZE 2015 Prague/Ostravarelegated15th
Division IPOL 2016 KatowiceGroup stage4th in Group A
Division IUKR 2017 KyivPromoted1st in Group A
Top DivisionDEN 2018 Copenhagen/HerningGroup stage14th
Top DivisionSVK 2019 Bratislava/Košicerelegated16th
Division ISLO 2020 LjubljanaCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Division ISLO 2021 LjubljanaCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Top DivisionFIN 2022 Tampere/HelsinkiGroup stage11th
Top DivisionFINLAT 2023 Tampere/RigaGroup stage14th
Top DivisionCZE 2024 Prague/OstravaGroup stage10th
Top DivisionSWEDEN 2025 Stockholm/HerningPlayoff round8th
Top DivisionSUI 2026 Zurich/Fribourg

European Championship

GamesGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
SUI 1910 Les Avantsdid not participate.
German Empire 1911 Berlindid not participate.
Austria-Hungary 1912 Prague*200219??Round-robin
German Empire 1913 Munich3003534??Round-robin4th
German Empire 1914 Berlindid not participate.
1915–1920No Championships (World War I).
SWE 1921 Stockholmdid not participate.
SUI 1922 St. Moritzdid not participate.
BEL 1923 Antwerpdid not participate.
ITA 1924 Milandid not participate.
TCH 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec311145??Round-robin
SUI 1926 Davos74121513??Final round
AUT 1927 Vienna5500132??Round-robin
HUN 1929 Budapest6402139??3rd Place Game
GER 1932 Berlin413063??Final round
  • 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 2025 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Roger Bader

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
3F1.83 m91 kgAUT Red Bull Salzburg
4D1.78 m83 kgAUT Pioneers Vorarlberg
5FC1.94 m104 kgAUT Red Bull Salzburg
7F1.91 m96 kgAUT Black Wings Linz
12D1.87 m83 kgAUT EC KAC
16F1.83 m93 kgSUI HC Ambrì-Piotta
18D1.95 m100 kgAUT Red Bull Salzburg
19F1.78 m73 kgSUI ZSC Lions
21F1.83 m86 kgAUT Graz 99ers
24F1.76 m78 kgSUI SC Bern
26F1.95 m93 kgSUI La Chaux-de-Fonds
30G1.88 m81 kgAUT Red Bull Salzburg
31G1.86 m83 kgSWE Växjö Lakers
32DA1.78 m84 kgSUI EHC Kloten
33G1.87 m79 kgAUT EC KAC
35G1.82 m84 kgAUT Red Bull Salzburg
45D1.90 m89 kgSWE Rögle BK
48F1.80 m76 kgAUT Red Bull Salzburg
52F1.93 m101 kgAUT Graz 99ers
78D1.88 m80 kgAUT EC KAC
80F1.82 m84 kgAUT Red Bull Salzburg
84F1.82 m84 kgUSA New Hampshire Wildcats
91DA1.75 m76 kgAUT Vienna Capitals
92D1.83 m85 kgAUT EC KAC
95F1.84 m87 kgAUT Graz 99ers
96F1.86 m92 kgUSA Detroit Red Wings

Notable players

  • Reinhard Divis
  • Michael Grabner
  • Derek Holmes, player-coach in the 1960s
  • Andreas Nödl
  • Thomas Pöck
  • Michael Raffl
  • Thomas Vanek

All-time record

Updated as of match played on 6 November 2025. Teams listed in italics are defunct.

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDTotal1 126442836013 3914 062-672
1100170+17
2251165083-33
13120110636+70
**2002012-12
108115818+40
40133646235-189
87106620+46
2200112+9
27202535130−95
**28402437168−131
443011317595+80
**28602271182-111
220093+6
1611142880−52
69361023264190+74
571543891187-96
21132610361+42
5740215215141+74
97461239298277+21
4526514176130+46
134183541-6
28502365106-41
2200115+6
37264719889+109
1100100+10
5519531143198-55
6031326181183-2
2913214130104+26
1710162995−66
1100130+24
46923582178-96
401642087110-23
76013716+21
**4004554-49
1100144+10
26122324127−103
78121452192346-154
2013166752+15
33222958172−114
**3922017154134+20

Uniform evolution

File:Austria national ice hockey team jerseys 1988 (WOG).png|1988 Olympic jerseys File:Austria national ice hockey team jerseys 1994 (WOG).png|1994 Olympic jerseys File:Austria national ice hockey team jerseys 1998-2004.png|IIHF jerseys 1998–2004 File:Austria national hockey team jerseys.png|former IIHF jerseys File:Austria national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png|2014 Olympic jerseys File:Austria national ice hockey team jerseys 2018 IHWC.png|2018–2021 IIHF jerseys File:Austria national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png|2022– IIHF jerseys

References

References

  1. (17 March 2019). "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com.
  2. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  3. (5 May 2025). "WM 2025: Head Coach Roger Bader nominiert WM-Kader".
  4. (9 May 2025). "Team roster: Austria".
  5. (November 17, 1967). "Bownass Will Soon Get Chance To See How Good His Nats Are". [[Winnipeg Free Press]].
  6. "Ice Hockey in Austria".
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