Austria men's national ice hockey team

Austria
Nickname(s)Die Adler
AssociationÖsterreichischer Eishockeyverband
Head coachRoger Bader
AssistantsChristoph Brandner
Kirk Furey
CaptainThomas Raffl
Most gamesGerhard Unterluggauer (244)
Most pointsRudolf König (183)
Team colors     
IIHF codeAUT
Ranking
Current IIHF11 1 (26 May 2025)[1]
Highest IIHF11 (2004)
Lowest IIHF18 (2021)
First international
Bohemia  5–0 Austria-Hungary
(Prague, Austria-Hungary; 4 February 1912)
Biggest win
  30–0  Belgium
(Stockholm, Sweden; 12 March 1963)
Biggest defeat
Canada  23–0  
(Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 27 January 1956)
Olympics
Appearances13 (first in 1928)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances67 (first in 1930)
Best result (1931, 1947)
European Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1912)
Best result (1927)
International record (W–L–T)
441–600–83
Austria men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
World Championships
1931 Poland
1947 Czechoslovakia
European Championships
1927 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 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
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen tied in 7th place
1948 St. Moritz 6th place
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 10th place
1964 Innsbruck 13th place
1968 Grenoble 13th place
1976 Innsbruck 8th place
1984 Sarajevo 10th place
1988 Calgary 9th place
1994 Lillehammer 12th place
1998 Nagano 14th place
2002 Salt Lake City 12th place
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 1998 Zürich/Basel – – First round 15th
Top Division 1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer – – Consolation round 10th
Top Division 2000 Saint Petersburg – – Relegation round 13th
Top Division 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover – – Second round 11th
Top Division 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping – – Second round 12th
Top Division 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku – – Second round 10th
Top Division 2004 Prague/Ostrava – – Qualifying round 11th
Top Division 2005 Vienna/Innsbruck – – relegated 15th
Division I 2006 Tallin – – Promoted 1st in Group B
Top Division 2007 Moscow – – relegated 15th
Division I 2008 Innsbruck – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division 2009 Bern/Kloten – – relegated 14th
Division I 2010 Tilburg – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division 2011 Bratislava/Košice – – relegated 15th
Division I 2012 Ljubljana – – Promoted 2nd in Group A
Top Division 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki – – relegated 15th
Division I 2014 Goyang – – Promoted 2nd in Group A
Top Division 2015 Prague/Ostrava – – relegated 15th
Division I 2016 Katowice – – Group stage 4th in Group A
Division I 2017 Kyiv – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Top Division 2018 Copenhagen/Herning – – Group stage 14th
Top Division 2019 Bratislava/Košice – – relegated 16th
Division I 2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Division I 2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Top Division 2022 Tampere/Helsinki – – Group stage 11th
Top Division 2023 Tampere/Riga – – Group stage 14th
Top Division 2024 Prague/Ostrava – – Group stage 10th
Top Division 2025 Stockholm/Herning – – Playoff round 8th
Top Division 2026 Zurich/Fribourg – –

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1910 Les Avants did not participate.
1911 Berlin did not participate.
1912 Prague* 2 0 0 2 1 9 ? ? Round-robin
1913 Munich 3 0 0 3 5 34 ? ? Round-robin 4th
1914 Berlin did not participate.
1915–1920 No Championships (World War I).
1921 Stockholm did not participate.
1922 St. Moritz did not participate.
1923 Antwerp did not participate.
1924 Milan did not participate.
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec 3 1 1 1 4 5 ? ? Round-robin
1926 Davos 7 4 1 2 15 13 ? ? Final round
1927 Vienna 5 5 0 0 13 2 ? ? Round-robin
1929 Budapest 6 4 0 2 13 9 ? ? 3rd Place Game
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.[4][5]

Head coach: Roger Bader

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 F Peter Schneider 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 Red Bull Salzburg
4 D Ramon Schnetzer 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 Pioneers Vorarlberg
5 F Thomas Raffl – C 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 Red Bull Salzburg
7 F Brian Lebler 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 Black Wings Linz
12 D David Maier 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 EC KAC
16 F Dominic Zwerger 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1996-07-16) 16 July 1996 HC Ambrì-Piotta
18 D Paul Stapelfeldt 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 Red Bull Salzburg
19 F Vinzenz Rohrer 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 ZSC Lions
21 F Lukas Haudum 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 Graz 99ers
24 F Benjamin Baumgartner 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 SC Bern
26 F Oliver Achermann 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 La Chaux-de-Fonds
30 G David Kickert 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 Red Bull Salzburg
31 G Benedikt Oschgan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2005-07-04) 4 July 2005 Växjö Lakers
32 D Bernd Wolf – A 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 EHC Kloten
33 G Florian Vorauer 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 EC KAC
35 G Atte Tolvanen 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 Red Bull Salzburg
45 D Gregor Biber 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 Rögle BK
48 F Lucas Thaler 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 Red Bull Salzburg
52 F Paul Huber 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 101 kg (223 lb) (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 Graz 99ers
78 D Thimo Nickl 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 EC KAC
80 F Nikolaus Kraus 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 Red Bull Salzburg
84 F Luis Lindner 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 New Hampshire Wildcats
91 D Dominique Heinrich – A 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 Vienna Capitals
92 D Clemens Unterweger 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 EC KAC
95 F Lukas Kainz 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 Graz 99ers
96 F Marco Kasper 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 Detroit Red Wings

Notable players

Pos. Player Team
G Reinhard Divis EC Red Bull Salzburg
D Thomas Pöck EC KAC
F Michael Grabner Arizona Coyotes
F Andreas Nödl Vienna Capitals
F Thomas Vanek Detroit Red Wings
F Michael Raffl Philadelphia Flyers

All-time record

Updated as of match played on 20 May 2025.[6] Teams listed in italics are defunct.

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia 1 1 0 0 17 0 +17
 Belarus 22 5 1 16 50 83 -33
 Belgium 13 12 0 1 106 36 +70
 Bohemia 2 0 0 2 0 12 -12
 Bulgaria 10 8 1 1 58 18 +40
 Canada 40 1 3 36 46 235 -189
 China 8 7 1 0 66 20 +46
 Croatia 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9
 Czech Republic 27 2 0 25 35 130 −95
 Czechoslovakia 28 4 0 24 37 168 −131
 Denmark 44 30 1 13 175 95 +80
 East Germany 28 6 0 22 71 182 -111
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6
 Finland 16 1 1 14 28 80 −52
 France 69 36 10 23 264 190 +74
 Germany 56 14 4 38 86 185 -99
 Great Britain 21 13 2 6 103 61 +42
 Hungary 57 40 2 15 215 141 +74
 Italy 97 46 12 39 298 277 +21
 Japan 45 26 5 14 176 130 +46
 Kazakhstan 13 4 1 8 35 41 -6
 Latvia 28 5 0 23 65 106 -41
 Lithuania 2 2 0 0 11 5 +6
 Netherlands 37 26 4 7 198 89 +109
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10
 Norway 55 19 5 31 143 198 -55
 Poland 60 31 3 26 181 183 -2
 Romania 29 13 2 14 130 104 +26
 Russia 17 1 0 16 29 95 −66
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 13 0 +24
 Slovakia 36 9 2 34 80 171 -91
 Slovenia 40 16 4 20 87 110 -23
 South Korea 7 6 0 1 37 16 +21
 Soviet Union 4 0 0 4 5 54 -49
 Spain 1 1 0 0 14 4 +10
 Sweden 26 1 2 23 24 127 −103
  Switzerland 78 12 14 52 192 346 -154
 Ukraine 20 13 1 6 67 52 +15
 United States 33 2 2 29 58 172 −114
 Yugoslavia 39 22 0 17 154 134 +20
Total 1 124 441 83 600 3 384 4 054 -671

Uniform evolution

  • National team jerseys
  • 1988 Olympic jerseys
  • 1994 Olympic jerseys
  • IIHF jerseys 1998–2004
  • former IIHF jerseys
  • 2014 Olympic jerseys
  • 2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
  • 2022– IIHF jerseys

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "WM 2025: Head Coach Roger Bader nominiert WM-Kader". eishockey.at (in German). 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Austria" (PDF). iihf.com. 9 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Ice Hockey in Austria". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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