Austria women's national ice hockey team

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]

Austria

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  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
Appearances	16 (first in 2009)
Best result	10th (2015, 2017)
International record (W–L–T)
116–141–3

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Main article: Ice hockey at the 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

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

Current roster

Roster 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)	(2005-12-16)16 December 2005 (aged 18)	Salzburg Eagles
4	F	Marja Linzbichler	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	(2004-05-28)28 May 2004 (aged 19)	Norwich Cadets
5	D	Laura Nagy	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(2006-10-02)2 October 2006 (aged 17)	SKN Sabres
7	F	Theresa Schafzahl	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2000-04-12)12 April 2000 (aged 24)	PWHL Boston
8	F	Katharina Killius	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2003-06-25)25 June 2003 (aged 20)	EAC Junior Captials
9	D	Lisa Schröfl	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 20)	LIU Sharks
10	F	Anna Meixner – C	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 29)	Brynäs IF
11	F	Emma Hofbauer	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2004-11-30)30 November 2004 (aged 19)	SKN Sabres
12	D	Annika Fazokas	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(1997-04-06)6 April 1997 (aged 27)	EV Zug
13	F	Tamara Grascher	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 29)	EC Graz Huskies
14	F	Tamina Schall	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2005-03-24)24 March 2005 (aged 19)	EC Graz Huskies
15	D	Emma Mörtl	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2003-11-22)22 November 2003 (aged 20)	LIU Sharks
16	F	Leonie Kutzer	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	53 kg (117 lb)	(2005-03-26)26 March 2005 (aged 19)	EV Zug
17	D	Charlotte Wittich – A	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 30)	SKN Sabres
18	F	Laura Lüftenegger	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	(2000-05-25)25 May 2000 (aged 23)	EAC Junior Captials
19	D	Karolina Hengelmüller	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2004-05-13)13 May 2004 (aged 19)	Penn State Nittany Lions
20	F	Magdalena Luggin	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2005-11-06)6 November 2005 (aged 18)	SKN Sabres
21	F	Lena Dauböck	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(2003-06-05)5 June 2003 (aged 20)	EC Graz Huskies
22	F	Lena Artner	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2005-06-14)14 June 2005 (aged 18)	SKN Sabres
23	D	Antonia Matzka – A	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 25)	SKN Sabres
24	F	Anja Trummer	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2001-07-24)24 July 2001 (aged 22)	Yale Bulldogs
25	G	Selma Luggin	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2002-10-05)5 October 2002 (aged 21)	ECDC Memmingen

Awards and honors

• Charlotte Wittich, Directorate Award, Best Defender, 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I^[7]

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. "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Team Roster: AUT - Austria". IIHF. 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
6. "Damen Starten in Zell am See die Mission Heim-WM". Österreichischer Eishockeyverband (in German). 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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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