Austria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Lady Eagles
AssociationÖsterreichischer Eishockeyverband
Head coachAlexander Broms
CaptainAnna Meixner
Most gamesEsther Väärälä (141)
Top scorerDenise Altmann (100)
Most pointsDenise Altmann (199)
IIHF codeAUT
Ranking
Current IIHF13 Increase 1 (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF10 (2017)
Lowest IIHF26 (2004)
First international
Hungary  4–1  Austria
Villach, Austria; 31 March 2001
Biggest win
Austria  14–0  Romania
Graz, Austria; 19 March 2004
Biggest defeat
Switzerland  10–2  Austria
Romanshorn, Switzerland; 18 December 2009
World Championships
Appearances15 (first in 2009)
Best result10th (2015, 2017)
International record (W–L–T)
116–141–3

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]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

The women's team of Austria has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship

The 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

YearFinishDiv rank
2004Finished in 22nd place1st in Division III and promoted to Division II
2005Finished in 19th place5th in Division II
2007Finished in 19th place4th in Division II
2008Finished in 16th place1st in division II and promoted to Division I
2009Finished in 13th place4th in Division I
2011Finished in 12th place4th in Division I
2012Finished in 12th place4th in Division IA
2013Finished in 12th place4th in Division IA
2014Finished in 13th place5th in Division IA
2015Finished in 10th place2nd in Division IA
2016Finished in 11th place3rd in Division IA
2017Finished in 10th place2nd in Division IA
2018Finished in 11th place2nd in Division IA
2019Finished in 14th place4th in Division IA
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2022Finished in 14th place4th in Division IA
2023Finished in 13th place3rd in Division IA

Team

2022 roster

Roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group A.[5][6] Player age at beginning of tournament, 24 April 2022.

Head coach: Jari Risku
Assistant coaches: Florian Hajek, Pekka Hämäläinen

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GAnja Adamitsch1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)53 kg (117 lb)16 October 2001 (aged 20)Austria EHV Lakers Kärnten
2DMeilan Haberl1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)58 kg (128 lb)7 October 2000 (aged 21)United States Yale Bulldogs
3FLeonie Kutzer1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)51 kg (112 lb)26 March 2005 (aged 17)Switzerland HT Thurgau Ladies
4FHanna Schwarzer1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)45 kg (99 lb)16 December 2005 (aged 16)Austria DEC Salzburg Eagles
5DLaura Leitner1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)57 kg (126 lb)15 April 2005 (aged 17)Austria EC KAC U16
6FHanna Obermayr1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)60 kg (130 lb)13 July 2004 (aged 17)United States Michigan Elite HC
7FTheresa Schafzahl1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)63 kg (139 lb)12 April 2000 (aged 22)United States Vermont Catamounts
8FKatharina Killius1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)63 kg (139 lb)25 June 2003 (aged 18)Austria EHV Sabres Vienna
9FAnna Hanser1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)56 kg (123 lb)23 June 1997 (aged 24)Austria EHV Sabres Vienna
10FAnna Meixner – C1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)64 kg (141 lb)16 June 1994 (aged 27)Sweden Brynäs IF
11FEmma Hofbauer1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)60 kg (130 lb)30 November 2004 (aged 17)Austria EC Villacher SV U18
12DAnnika Fazokas – A1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)59 kg (130 lb)6 April 1997 (aged 25)Austria DEC Salzburg Eagles
13FTamara Grascher1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)62 kg (137 lb)13 June 1994 (aged 27)Austria ZSC Lions
14FAnna Billa1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)65 kg (143 lb)21 June 2006 (aged 15)Austria EHV Sabres Vienna
16FEva Beiter1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)55 kg (121 lb)26 December 1988 (aged 33)Switzerland HT Thurgau Ladies
17DCharlotte Wittich – A1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (150 lb)23 July 1993 (aged 28)Austria EHV Sabres Vienna
19DKarolina Hengelmüller1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)65 kg (143 lb)13 May 2004 (aged 17)Austria Okanagan Hockey Europe
21FLena Dauböck1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)59 kg (130 lb)5 June 2003 (aged 18)Austria EHV Lakers Kärnten
22FLena Artner1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)67 kg (148 lb)14 June 2005 (aged 16)Austria EHV Sabres Vienna
23DAntonia Matzka1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)70 kg (150 lb)16 February 1999 (aged 23)United States Vermont Catamounts
24FAnja Trummer1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)63 kg (139 lb)24 July 2001 (aged 20)United States Yale Bulldogs
25GSelma Luggin1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)67 kg (148 lb)5 October 2002 (aged 19)Austria EHV Sabres Vienna

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ↑ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/austria.html
  3. ↑ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: AUT - Austria". IIHF. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  6. ↑ "Damen A-Team – Kader WM Paris / Angers (Damen WM Division IA)" (PDF). Österreichischer Eishockeyverband (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  7. ↑ "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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