Austria's ice hockey stars show strength despite the defeat against Canada
Austria's ice hockey stars show strength despite the defeat against Canada
Klagenfurt, Österreich - On May 16, 2025, the Austrian national ice hockey team competed against 28 times world champion Canada. The game ended with a 5-1 defeat for Austria. The game took decisive course in the last eleven minutes when Canada increased from 2-1 to 5: 1. Despite the defeat, there were positive feedback for the Austrian team, especially from NHL stars such as Sidney Crosby and Marc Andre Fleury.
Crosby praised the Austrian defense and team performance and recognized that the game was narrower than the result suggests. Fleury also found warm words for the Austrian goalkeeper Florian Vorauer, who showed an impressive performance in his World Cup debut and was finally elected to the best player of the evening.
Vorauer's impressive debut
Florian Vorauer, 25 years old and from Klagenfurt, had only ten missions last season and last played for the KAC against Asiago Hockey on February 14th. In the first half of the game, he parried 23 goal shots of the Canadian team and held Austria with a 1-0 lead for the first break. Nathan Mackinnon scored the first goal for Canada in the Power Play in the 22nd minute before he later scored another goal with a record -breaking shot of 163.9 km/h.
Vorauer also showed impressive parades in the last third, including a spectacular saves against Travis Konecny. Despite the defeat, the ÖEHV keeper expressed his joy about the award for the best player and regretted that the team could not win the victory.
outlook and team boss feedback
The Austrian team is now facing a decisive encounter against France, which will be of enormous importance for relegation. Team boss Roger Bader expressed confidence in the willingness of his team for this important game and hopes that Vorauer can develop after his strong debut. The goalie plans to analyze its performance in order to improve for future missions. It is already speculated that his World Cup debut will not have been the last in the national team.
Overall, the Austrian team left a positive impression and shows the ability to compete with strong opponents. The next games will be decisive to keep the class and develop further.
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