Thomas Raffl
| Thomas Raffl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
19 June 1986 Villach, Austria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
EC Red Bull Salzburg EC VSV Luleå HF Manitoba Moose | ||
| National team |
 Austria | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Thomas Raffl (born 19 June 1986) is an Austrian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He previously played for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League.[1] He is the older brother of NHL player Michael Raffl. His father Peter Raffl also played ice hockey.
Playing career
Raffl briefly played major junior hockey in Canada with the Kelowna Rockets and Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League during the 2005–06 season.
Since 2007, Thomas has been a fixture participant with the Austrian national team, including at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[2] In the lead up to the 2015–16 season, Raffl was granted leave by Salzburg on 1 September 2015, to attend the preseason training camp of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets on a professional tryout contract.[3] Following the training camp, Raffl signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Jets and was assigned to the Manitoba Moose, the Jets' American Hockey League affiliate.[4]
During the 2015–16 season with the Moose, Raffl was unable to maintain his offensive presence, producing just 5 goals in 31 games. Unable to earn a recall to the NHL, at the conclusion of the season, Raffl was not tendered a contract by the Jets and was released to free agency. On 11 July 2016, Raffl returned to Salzburg of the EBEL, signing a one-year deal.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | EC VSV | EBEL | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | EC VSV | EBEL | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | EC VSV | EBEL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | EC VSV | EBEL | 42 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | EC VSV | EBEL | 43 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | EC VSV | EBEL | 41 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Luleå HF | SEL | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Luleå HF | SEL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 50 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 28 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 51 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 52 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 53 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 42 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 43 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | ||
| EBEL totals | 546 | 184 | 228 | 412 | 444 | 133 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 45 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Austria | WJC18-D1 | 15th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Austria | WJC-D1 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Austria | WJC-D1 | 20th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Austria | WC-D1 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Austria | WC-D1 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2011 | Austria | WC | 15th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Austria | WC-D1 | 18th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Austria | OGQ | Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Austria | OG | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Austria | WC | 15th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Austria | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Austria | WC-D1 | 17th | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Austria | WC | 16th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 49 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 40 | ||||
References
- ^ "Lulea HF's 2010–11 Roster". hockeydb.com. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "David Leggio and Thomas Raffl to Jets training camp". jetsnation.ca. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Jets sign forward Thomas Raffl to one-year contract". National Hockey League. 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Thomas Raffl back in Salzburg" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1986 births
- Austrian ice hockey left wingers
- Des Moines Buccaneers players
- EC Red Bull Salzburg players
- EC VSV players
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Kelowna Rockets players
- Living people
- Luleå HF players
- Manitoba Moose players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Austria
- Sportspeople from Villach
- Swift Current Broncos players
- Austrian ice hockey biography stubs