Austria's ice hockey: quarter -finals - but Switzerland stops!
Austria's ice hockey: quarter -finals - but Switzerland stops!
Austria's ice hockey national team has achieved an important milestone with their quarter-finals at the Ice Hockey World Championship 2023 in Sweden and Denmark. This was the first ice hockey world championship, in which Austria has been in the round of the last eight since 1994, as . In this crucial game against Switzerland, however, the ÖEHV team had to give up 0: 6. Despite this defeat, the team was able to generate financial resources of $ 575,000 (507,210 euros) from the IIHFISTIG IIHF IIHFICHE Association, which were provided by participating in the quarter-finals. Each player receives a bonus of $ 9,200 (8,115 euros), including day money of 150 euros.
After the World Cup, the ÖEHV still has around 200,000 euros, which is a solid financial basis for future challenges. The team boss and sports director Roger Bader remains active to promote and develop the next generation of Austrian ice hockey.
The future of Austrian ice hockey
The forecasts for the ÖEHV team show both promising talents and some challenges. Talented players such as David Kickert, Benedikt Oschgan and Finnish import are in the gate. Florian Vorauer and Sebastian Wraneschitz can be found in the expanded circle, while future shares such as Patrick Müller and Martin Reder are mentioned.
Defense are David Maier, Thimo Nickl and other players are the key to future success. One challenge remains the successor of long -standing top performers such as Dominique Heinrich, who is probably no longer a team. On the attack side, Benjamin Baumgartner and Lukas Haudum are among the central figures, while talents such as Luca Auer and Leon Kolarik are in the expanded circle. The availability of NHL players could be crucial for future quarter-finals.
The squad for the 2025 World Cup
The Austrian team will fly to Stockholm for the 2025 World Cup on Tuesday afternoon, May 9, 2025. The squad comprises 25 players and has an interesting mix with Atte Tolvanen, Florian Vorauer, and another seven World Cup debutants, such as the website eishockey.at reported. In total, the team brings over 1,500 caps with experience, whereby there are also five among the players who have already played over 100 caps. Roger Bader emphasizes that the choice of squad was difficult, but no negative decisions were made against the recalled players.
Austria's World Cup start against Finland at 4:20 p.m., and the entire tournament promises exciting encounters, including games against Sweden, Canada and France. All games are transferred live to ORF 1 or ORF Sport+.
The schedule of the 2025 World Cup
| date | game | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 09. May | Aut vs Fin | 16:20 |
| 10. May | Aut vs SWE | 16:20 |
| 12. May | Aut VS SVK | 16:20 |
| 15. May | Aut vs can | 20:20 |
| 16. May | Aut vs fra | 16:20 |
| 18. May | Aut VS Slo | 16:20 |
| 20. May | Aut vs lat | 12:20 |
The World Cup 2025 will take place from May 9th to 25th in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark. Austria has a lot of potential for the tournament and is optimistic about the future, as well as iihf emphasizes.
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| Ort | Stockholm, Schweden |
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