Kent Salfi

Kent Salfi
Born	(1971-06-10) June 10, 1971 Camden, NJ, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	EC VSV Asiago EHC Black Wings Linz HC TWK Innsbruck
National team	Austria
Playing career	1993–2010

Kent Salfi (born July 10, 1971 in Camden, New Jersey) is a retired American-born Austrian ice hockey player who last played for HC TWK Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League.

Career

After spending four seasons in the University of Maine, Salfi played in Sweden for Mora IK where he spent two seasons. He then moved to ETC Timmendorfer Strand of Germany's 2nd Bundesliga for one season before moving to Austria and signed with EC VSV in 1996. In 1997 he had a brief spell in Italy's Serie A with Asiago, playing just three games for them before returning to VSV. He remained with the team until 2003 when he joined EHC Black Wings Linz. In 2008, Salfi joined HC TWK Innsbruck.

On 23 August 2010, Salfi announced his official retirement.

International career

Salfi became a naturalised Austrian citizen and represented the Austrian national team in the 2002 Winter Olympics. He also played in the 2002 IIHF World Championship and the 2003 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	University of Maine	NCAA		37	6	10	16	21		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	University of Maine	NCAA		32	6	7	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	University of Maine	NCAA		33	12	10	22	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	University of Maine	NCAA		33	10	13	23	24		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Olofströms IK	Division 2		33	36	36	72	54		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Mora IK	Division 1		34	14	12	26	51		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	ETC Timmendorfer Strand	Germany2		34	40	39	79	24		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Villacher SV	Austria		48	26	34	60	93		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Villacher SV	Austria		39	22	34	56	68		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Asiago	Italy		3	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Villacher SV	Austria		55	29	46	75	85		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Villacher SV	IEL		33	23	34	57	28		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Villacher SV	Austria		3	0	2	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Villacher SV	Austria		46	34	52	86	52		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Villacher SV	Austria		30	18	20	38	24		16	6	9	15	6
2002–03	Villacher SV	Austria		41	16	20	36	65		13	6	8	14	2
2003–04	EHC Linz	EBEL		48	21	27	48	34		3	0	2	2	2
2004–05	EHC Linz	EBEL		45	16	30	46	34		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EHC Linz	EBEL		38	9	20	29	54		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EHC Linz	EBEL		49	6	17	23	79		3	0	1	1	2
2007–08	EHC Linz	EBEL		37	1	6	7	44		8	0	0	0	8
2008–09	HC Innsbruck	Austria		48	7	15	22	50		5	0	2	2	16
2009–10	HC Innsbruck	Austria2		36	22	32	54	77		5	0	3	3	29
Austria totals				262	145	208	353	403		29	12	17	29	8
EBEL totals				265	60	115	175	295		19	0	5	5	28

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database