Austria men's national ice hockey team
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 The Coat of Arms of Austria is the badge used on the players jerseys. |
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| Nickname(s) | The Eagles |
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| Association | Osterreichischer Eishockeyverband |
| Head coach |  Bill Gilligan |
| Assistants |  Kurt Harand Manny Viveiros |
| Captain | Gerhard Unterluggauer |
| Most games | Martin Ulrich (228) |
| Most points | Rudi König (183) |
| IIHF code | AUT |
| IIHF ranking | 15 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 11 (first in 2004) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 17 (2007) |
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| First international | |
 Bohemia 5 - 0 Austria-Hungary  (Prague, Austria–Hungary; February 4, 1912) |
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| Biggest win | |
Austria 30 - 0 Belgium  (Stockholm, Sweden; March 12, 1963) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 23 - 0 Austria (Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; January 27, 1956) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 58 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |  (1931, 1947) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1912) |
| Best result |  (in 1927) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1928) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 342-423-81 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1927 Austria | Austria |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1931 Poland | Austria |
| Bronze | 1947 Czechoslovakia | 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 2008 the Austrian team is ranked 16th 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 Bill Gilligan.
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[edit] 2010 World Championship team
Head coach: Bill Gilligan [1]
[edit] World Junior U20 Team
Austria made its first Pool A appearance in 1981, and spent several years in Pool B and Pool competition. In 2000, the Austrians defeated Slovenia 6-2 to advance to Pool C. Austria since then came close to advancing past Division I and into the top level at the World Junior Championships. Austria finally qualified for the top level for 2004, by defeating Norway 6-4 in their final contest. Austria however was relegated back to Division I for 2005. Austria qualified for the World Juniors, which will be staged in Saskatoon and Regina, Canada from December 26 – January 5, 2010
[edit] Notable players
| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | |
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| F | 26 | Thomas Vanek | Buffalo Sabres |
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| D | - | Thomas Pöck | New York Islanders |
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| F | - | Andreas Nodl | Philadelphia Flyers/Philadelphia Phantoms |
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| F | - | Michael Grabner | New York Islanders |
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| GK | 69 | Reinhard Divis | Red Bull Salzburg EC |
[edit] Olympic record
- 1920 - Did not participate
- 1924 - Did not participate
- 1928 - Finished in 5th place
- 1932 - Did not participate
- 1936 - Finished tied in 7th place
- 1948 - Finished in 8th place
- 1952 - Did not participate
- 1956 - Finished in 10th place
- 1960 - Did not participate
- 1964 - Finished in 13th place
- 1968 - Finished in 13th place
- 1972 - Did not participate
- 1976 - Finished in 8th place
- 1980 - Did not participate
- 1984 - Finished in 10th place
- 1988 - Finished in 9th place
- 1992 - Did not participate
- 1994 - Finished in 12th place
- 1998 - Finished in 14th place
- 2002 - Finished in 12th place
- 2006 - Did not qualify
- 2010 - Did not qualify
[edit] European Championship record
- 1910-1911 Did not participate
- 1912- Won bronze medal
- 1913- Finished in 4th place
- 1914-1924 Did not participate
- 1925- Won silver medal
- 1926- Won bronze medal
- 1927- Won gold medal
- 1929- Won bronze medal
- 1932- Won silver medal
[edit] World Championship record
- 1930- Finished in 4th place
- 1931- Won bronze medal
- 1933- Finished in 4th place
- 1934- Finished in 7th place
- 1935- Finished in 6th place
- 1937- Did not participate
- 1938- Finished tied in 10th place
- 1939- Did not participate
- 1947- Won bronze medal
- 1949- Finished in 6th place
- 1950- Did not participate
- 1951- Finished in 11th place (4th in "Pool B")
- 1953- Finished in 11th place (2nd in "Pool B")
- 1954- Finished in 6th place (3rd in "Pool B")
- 1955- Finished in 11th place (2nd in "Pool B")
- 1957- Finished in 7th place
- 1958- Did not participate
- 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")
- 1998- Finished in 15th place
- 1999- Finished in 10th place
- 2000- Finished in 13th place
- 2001- Finished in 11th place
- 2002- Finished in 12th place
- 2003- Finished in 10th place
- 2004- Finished in 11th place
- 2005- Finished in 16th place
- 2006- Finished in 18th place (Won Division I, Group B)
- 2007- Finished in 15th place (Relegated to Division I)
- 2008- Finished in 17th place (Won Division I, Group A)
- 2009- Finished in 14th place (Relegated to Division I)
- 2010- Finished in 17th place (Won Division I, Group A)
- 2011- Finished in 15th place
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
- The Hockey Almanac
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