The Austrian national women's ice hockey team represents Austria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships and is controlled by Österreichischer Eishockeyverband. Austria has 644 female players in 2011.[2]
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| Nickname(s) | The Lady Eagles |
|---|---|
| Association | Österreichischer Eishockeyverband |
| Head coach | Alexander Bröms |
| Captain | Anna Meixner |
| Most games | Esther Väärälä (141) |
| Top scorer | Denise Altmann (100) |
| Most points | Denise Altmann (199) |
| IIHF code | AUT |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 13  1 (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 10 (first in 2017) |
| Lowest IIHF | 26 (2004) |
| First international | |
Hungary  4–1  AustriaVillach, Austria; 31 March 2001 | |
| Biggest win | |
Austria 14–0  RomaniaGraz, Austria; 19 March 2004 | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Switzerland  10–2 AustriaRomanshorn, Switzerland; 18 December 2009 | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 2009) |
| Best result | 10th (2015, 2017) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 116–141–3 | |
Tournament record
editOlympic Games
editThe women's team of Austria has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship
editThe Austrian team participated in the World championship for the first time in 2004 (in Division III). That same year, Austria was promoted to Division II. They remained there until their promotion to Division I further to the world championship 2008. Their best performance was 10th place at the World championship of 2015
| Year | Finish | Div rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Finished in 22nd place | 1st in Division III and promoted to Division II |
| 2005 | Finished in 19th place | 5th in Division II |
| 2007 | Finished in 19th place | 4th in Division II |
| 2008 | Finished in 16th place | 1st in division II and promoted to Division I |
| 2009 | Finished in 13th place | 4th in Division I |
| 2011 | Finished in 12th place | 4th in Division I |
| 2012 | Finished in 12th place | 4th in Division IA |
| 2013 | Finished in 12th place | 4th in Division IA |
| 2014 | Finished in 13th place | 5th in Division IA |
| 2015 | Finished in 10th place | 2nd in Division IA |
| 2016 | Finished in 11th place | 3rd in Division IA |
| 2017 | Finished in 10th place | 2nd in Division IA |
| 2018 | Finished in 11th place | 2nd in Division IA |
| 2019 | Finished in 14th place | 4th in Division IA |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | |
| 2022 | Finished in 14th place | 4th in Division IA |
| 2023 | Finished in 13th place | 3rd in Division IA |
| 2024 | Finished in 14th place | 4th in Division IA |
Team
editCurrent roster
editRoster for the Group A tournament of the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.[5][6]
Head coach: Alexander Bröms
Assistant coaches: Mario Bellina, Thomas Dechel, Petteri Hirvonen
Player age at beginning of tournament on 21 April 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | F | Hanna Schwarzer | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 16 December 2005 (aged 18) | Salzburg Eagles
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| 4 | F | Marja Linzbichler | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 28 May 2004 (aged 19) |  Norwich Cadets
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| 5 | D | Laura Nagy | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 2 October 2006 (aged 17) | SKN Sabres
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| 7 | F | Theresa Schafzahl | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 12 April 2000 (aged 24) | PWHL Boston
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| 8 | F | Katharina Killius | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 25 June 2003 (aged 20) | EAC Junior Capitals
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| 9 | D | Lisa Schröfl | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 3 January 2004 (aged 20) | LIU Sharks
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| 10 | F | Anna Meixner – C | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 16 June 1994 (aged 29) |  Brynäs IF
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| 11 | F | Emma Hofbauer | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 30 November 2004 (aged 19) | SKN Sabres
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| 12 | D | Annika Fazokas | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 6 April 1997 (aged 27) | EV Zug
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| 13 | F | Tamara Grascher | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 13 June 1994 (aged 29) | EC Graz Huskies
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| 14 | F | Tamina Schall | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 24 March 2005 (aged 19) | EC Graz Huskies
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| 15 | D | Emma Mörtl | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 22 November 2003 (aged 20) | LIU Sharks
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| 16 | F | Leonie Kutzer | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 53 kg (117 lb) | 26 March 2005 (aged 19) | EV Zug
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| 17 | D | Charlotte Wittich – A | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 23 July 1993 (aged 30) | SKN Sabres
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| 18 | F | Laura Lüftenegger | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 52 kg (115 lb) | 25 May 2000 (aged 23) | EAC Junior Capitals
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| 19 | D | Karolina Hengelmüller | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 13 May 2004 (aged 19) | Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 20 | F | Magdalena Luggin | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 6 November 2005 (aged 18) | SKN Sabres
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| 21 | F | Lena Dauböck | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 5 June 2003 (aged 20) | EC Graz Huskies
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| 22 | F | Lena Artner | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 14 June 2005 (aged 18) | SKN Sabres
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| 23 | D | Antonia Matzka – A | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 16 February 1999 (aged 25) | SKN Sabres
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| 24 | F | Anja Trummer | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 24 July 2001 (aged 22) | Yale Bulldogs
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| 25 | G | Selma Luggin | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 5 October 2002 (aged 21) |  ECDC Memmingen
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Awards and honors
edit- Charlotte Wittich, Directorate Award, Best Defender, 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I[7]
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/austria.html
- ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Team Roster: AUT - Austria". IIHF. 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Damen Starten in Zell am See die Mission Heim-WM". Österreichischer Eishockeyverband (in German). 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A: Best Players Selected By The Directorate" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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