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Austria men's national ice hockey team
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Austria | |
| Badge | Austria Bundesadler 2.svg | |
| Badge_size | 180px | |
| Nickname | Die Adler | |
| Association | Österreichischer Eishockeyverband | |
| Coach | Roger Bader | |
| Asst Coach | Christoph Brandner | |
| Kirk Furey | ||
| Captain | Thomas Raffl | |
| Most games | Gerhard Unterluggauer (244) | |
| Most points | Rudolf König (183) | |
| IIHF code | AUT | |
| IIHF Rank | ||
| IIHF max | 11 | |
| IIHF max date | 2004, 2025 | |
| IIHF min | 18 | |
| IIHF min date | 2021 | |
| Team_Colors | ||
| Jerseys | [[File:Austria national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png | 173px]] |
| First game | 5–0 Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary | |
| (Prague, Austria-Hungary; 4 February 1912) | ||
| Largest win | 30–0 | |
| (Stockholm, Sweden; 12 March 1963) | ||
| Largest loss | 23–0 | |
| (Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 27 January 1956) | ||
| World champ apps | 67 | |
| World champ first | 1930 | |
| World champ best | (1931, 1947) | |
| Regional name | European Championships | |
| Regional cup apps | 7 | |
| Regional cup first | 1912 | |
| Regional cup best | (1927) | |
| Olympic apps | 13 | |
| Olympic first | 1928 | |
| Record | 442–601–83 |
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

| Games | Finish |
|---|---|
| GER 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | tied in 7th place |
| SUI 1948 St. Moritz | 6th place |
| ITA 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 10th place |
| AUT 1964 Innsbruck | 13th place |
| FRA 1968 Grenoble | 13th place |
| AUT 1976 Innsbruck | 8th place |
| YUG 1984 Sarajevo | 10th place |
| CAN 1988 Calgary | 9th place |
| NOR 1994 Lillehammer | 12th place |
| JPN 1998 Nagano | 14th place |
| USA 2002 Salt Lake City | 12th place |
| RUS 2014 Sochi | 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)
- 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 | SUI 1998 Zürich/Basel | – | – | First round | 15th |
| Top Division | NOR 1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer | – | – | Consolation round | 10th |
| Top Division | RUS 2000 Saint Petersburg | – | – | Relegation round | 13th |
| Top Division | GER 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover | – | – | Second round | 11th |
| Top Division | SWE 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping | – | – | Second round | 12th |
| Top Division | FIN 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku | – | – | Second round | 10th |
| Top Division | CZE 2004 Prague/Ostrava | – | – | Qualifying round | 11th |
| Top Division | AUT 2005 Vienna/Innsbruck | – | – | relegated | 15th |
| Division I | EST 2006 Tallinn | – | – | Promoted | 1st in Group B |
| Top Division | RUS 2007 Moscow | – | – | relegated | 15th |
| Division I | AUT 2008 Innsbruck | – | – | Promoted | 1st in Group A |
| Top Division | SUI 2009 Bern/Kloten | – | – | relegated | 14th |
| Division I | NED 2010 Tilburg | – | – | Promoted | 1st in Group A |
| Top Division | SVK 2011 Bratislava/Košice | – | – | relegated | 15th |
| Division I | SLO 2012 Ljubljana | – | – | Promoted | 2nd in Group A |
| Top Division | SWEFIN 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki | – | – | relegated | 15th |
| Division I | KOR 2014 Goyang | – | – | Promoted | 2nd in Group A |
| Top Division | CZE 2015 Prague/Ostrava | – | – | relegated | 15th |
| Division I | POL 2016 Katowice | – | – | Group stage | 4th in Group A |
| Division I | UKR 2017 Kyiv | – | – | Promoted | 1st in Group A |
| Top Division | DEN 2018 Copenhagen/Herning | – | – | Group stage | 14th |
| Top Division | SVK 2019 Bratislava/Košice | – | – | relegated | 16th |
| Division I | SLO 2020 Ljubljana | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| Division I | SLO 2021 Ljubljana | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| Top Division | FIN 2022 Tampere/Helsinki | – | – | Group stage | 11th |
| Top Division | FINLAT 2023 Tampere/Riga | – | – | Group stage | 14th |
| Top Division | CZE 2024 Prague/Ostrava | – | – | Group stage | 10th |
| Top Division | SWEDEN 2025 Stockholm/Herning | – | – | Playoff round | 8th |
| Top Division | SUI 2026 Zurich/Fribourg | – | – |
European Championship
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI 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 | |
| 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). | |||||||||
| SWE 1921 Stockholm | did not participate. | |||||||||
| SUI 1922 St. Moritz | did not participate. | |||||||||
| BEL 1923 Antwerp | did not participate. | |||||||||
| ITA 1924 Milan | did not participate. | |||||||||
| TCH 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
| SUI 1926 Davos | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | ? | ? | Final round | |
| AUT 1927 Vienna | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
| HUN 1929 Budapest | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | ? | ? | 3rd Place Game | |
| GER 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
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Roger Bader
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | F | 1.83 m | 91 kg | AUT Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 4 | D | 1.78 m | 83 kg | AUT Pioneers Vorarlberg | ||
| 5 | F | – C | 1.94 m | 104 kg | AUT Red Bull Salzburg | |
| 7 | F | 1.91 m | 96 kg | AUT Black Wings Linz | ||
| 12 | D | 1.87 m | 83 kg | AUT EC KAC | ||
| 16 | F | 1.83 m | 93 kg | SUI HC Ambrì-Piotta | ||
| 18 | D | 1.95 m | 100 kg | AUT Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 19 | F | 1.78 m | 73 kg | SUI ZSC Lions | ||
| 21 | F | 1.83 m | 86 kg | AUT Graz 99ers | ||
| 24 | F | 1.76 m | 78 kg | SUI SC Bern | ||
| 26 | F | 1.95 m | 93 kg | SUI La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 30 | G | 1.88 m | 81 kg | AUT Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 31 | G | 1.86 m | 83 kg | SWE Växjö Lakers | ||
| 32 | D | – A | 1.78 m | 84 kg | SUI EHC Kloten | |
| 33 | G | 1.87 m | 79 kg | AUT EC KAC | ||
| 35 | G | 1.82 m | 84 kg | AUT Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 45 | D | 1.90 m | 89 kg | SWE Rögle BK | ||
| 48 | F | 1.80 m | 76 kg | AUT Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 52 | F | 1.93 m | 101 kg | AUT Graz 99ers | ||
| 78 | D | 1.88 m | 80 kg | AUT EC KAC | ||
| 80 | F | 1.82 m | 84 kg | AUT Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 84 | F | 1.82 m | 84 kg | USA New Hampshire Wildcats | ||
| 91 | D | – A | 1.75 m | 76 kg | AUT Vienna Capitals | |
| 92 | D | 1.83 m | 85 kg | AUT EC KAC | ||
| 95 | F | 1.84 m | 87 kg | AUT Graz 99ers | ||
| 96 | F | 1.86 m | 92 kg | USA 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.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Total | 1 126 | 442 | 83 | 601 | 3 391 | 4 062 | -672 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 83 | -33 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 36 | +70 | |||||||||||||||
| ** | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -12 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 18 | +40 | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 46 | 235 | -189 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 20 | +46 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 130 | −95 | |||||||||||||||
| ** | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 168 | −131 | ||||||||||||||
| 44 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 175 | 95 | +80 | |||||||||||||||
| ** | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 182 | -111 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 80 | −52 | |||||||||||||||
| 69 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 264 | 190 | +74 | |||||||||||||||
| 57 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 91 | 187 | -96 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 103 | 61 | +42 | |||||||||||||||
| 57 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 215 | 141 | +74 | |||||||||||||||
| 97 | 46 | 12 | 39 | 298 | 277 | +21 | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 176 | 130 | +46 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 41 | -6 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 65 | 106 | -41 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 198 | 89 | +109 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | |||||||||||||||
| 55 | 19 | 5 | 31 | 143 | 198 | -55 | |||||||||||||||
| 60 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 181 | 183 | -2 | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 130 | 104 | +26 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 95 | −66 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +24 | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 82 | 178 | -96 | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 87 | 110 | -23 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 16 | +21 | |||||||||||||||
| ** | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 54 | -49 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 127 | −103 | |||||||||||||||
| 78 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 192 | 346 | -154 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 67 | 52 | +15 | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 58 | 172 | −114 | |||||||||||||||
| ** | 39 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 154 | 134 | +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
- (17 March 2019). "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation.
- (5 May 2025). "WM 2025: Head Coach Roger Bader nominiert WM-Kader".
- (9 May 2025). "Team roster: Austria".
- (November 17, 1967). "Bownass Will Soon Get Chance To See How Good His Nats Are". [[Winnipeg Free Press]].
- "Ice Hockey in Austria".
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