Austria's ice hockey team shines: comebacker and strong new additions!

Austria's ice hockey team shines: comebacker and strong new additions!

Austria's ice hockey men's team boss Roger Bader can look forward to a reinforced squad in front of the country test game against Germany. As laola1.at Wings from Linz new in the 28-man squad. This reinforcement could be crucial for the upcoming games on Thursday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

Brian Lebler, 36 years old and with 33 goals of the expired ICE season, already reported his comeback the previous week. Bader had contributed to the return of the player in talks with Lebler in front of the play-offs in Linz. In addition to the Lebler, the players David Maier, Thimo Nickl and Clemens Unterweger are moving from Master Salzburg, Paul Stapelfeldt, Nikolaus Kraus, Thomas Raffl, Peter Schneider and Lucas Thaler join the team.

preparation for the WM

The Austrian national team is almost entirely up for the upcoming World Cup. Only Vinzenz Rohrer (ZSC Lions), NHL professional Marco Kasper (released) and Salzburg goalie Atte Tolvanen (whose wife is high) are still missing. Reinhard Divis will support the team as a goalkeeper coach.

Austria takes part in the ice hockey world championship, which is again an exciting opportunity for the team after the exclusion of Russia and Belarus. According to merkur.de traveled the Austrian selection in the follow-up process for the World Cup 2022, where the team plays in group B. The preliminary round takes place in the Nokia Arena in Tampere and opponents will be Finland, Great Britain, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic and the USA.

Austria's ice hockey history

The Austrian national team has been a member of the international ice hockey federation since 1912 and has already participated in its changeable history in 62 World Championships and 13 Olympic Games. The best results are two bronze medals at World Championships 1931 and 1947 as well as European championship titles in 1927 and 1931.

The Ice Hockey World Championship has a long tradition that began in 1908 with the founding of the international ice hockey association Lihg (today IIHF). Since then, the tournament has continued to develop and has been a platform for the demonstration of its ice hockey skills for different countries since 1930. This year's World Cup takes place from May 13th to 29th, with Austria as a participant who took 17th place in the world rankings after the 2021 World Cup.

With the new type of squad and the experiences gained from past tournaments, the Austrian players are optimistic of being able to insist on international parquet. The Ice Hockey World Championship 2022 is an important test for the team and the coach Roger Bader.