Austria men's national junior ice hockey team

Austria men's national junior ice hockey team
Shirt badge/Association crest
A version of the coat of arms of Austria, with simplified eagle's feathers, is the badge used on the players jerseys.
AssociationAustrian Ice Hockey Association
Head coachCanada Jason O'Leary
CaptainJohannes Bischofberger
Most gamesDieter Kalt (28)
Top scorerThomas Vanek (17)
Most pointsOliver Setzinger (29)
IIHF codeAUT
First international
 France 3 - 1 Austria 
(Caen, France; March 5, 1979)
Biggest win
 Austria 19 - 3 Hungary 
(Klagenfurt, Austria; March 7, 1980)
Biggest defeat
 Soviet Union 19 - 1 Austria 
(Augsburg, West Germany; December 27, 1980)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances45 (first in 1979)
Best result8th (1981)
International record (W–L–T)
76-85-15

The Austrian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Austria. The team represents Austria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship.

History

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Austria made its first Pool A appearance in 1981, however, after being relegated the team spent several years competing in either Pool B or Pool C. In 2000, the Austrians defeated Slovenia 6–2 to advance out of Pool C and into Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Austria finally qualified for the top level for 2004, by defeating Norway 6–4 in their final contest. Austria however was relegated back to Division I for 2005. The team has been unable to maintain a steady presence as part of the Top Division, their most recent appearance being in 2010. They have not won a game at the top level in four appearances, but did tie Ukraine in 2004.

World Junior Championship record

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Year Rank
France 1979 5th in Pool B (13th overall)
Austria 1980 1st, Promoted to Top Division (9th overall)
West Germany 1981 8th place (Top Division)
Netherlands 1982 2nd in Pool B (10th overall)
France 1983 4th in Pool B (12th overall)
France 1984 2nd in Pool B (10th overall)
Japan 1985 4th in Pool B (12th overall)
Austria 1986 3rd in Pool B (11th overall)
France 1987 4th in Pool B (12th overall)
Japan 1988 8th in Pool B (16th overall)
United Kingdom 1989 1st, Promoted to Pool B (17th overall)
West Germany 1990 6th in Pool B (14th overall)
Poland 1991 7th in Pool B (15th overall)
Poland 1992 7th in Pool B (15th overall)
Norway 1993 4th in Pool B (12th overall)
Romania 1994 6th in Pool B (14th overall)
France 1995 6th in Pool B (14th overall)
Poland 1996 8th in Pool B (20th overall)
Romania 1997 5th in Pool C (23rd overall)
Estonia 1998 4th in Pool C (22nd overall)
Lithuania 1999 4th in Pool C (22nd overall)
Japan 2000 1st, Promoted to Division I (19th overall)
Germany 2001 5th in Division I (15th overall)
Austria 2002 2nd in Division I (12th overall)
Slovenia 2003 1st, Promoted to Top Division (11th overall)
Finland 2004 9th place (Top Division)
United Kingdom 2005 3rd in Division I Group A (16th overall)
Belarus 2006 5th in Division I Group B (22nd overall)
Italy 2007 2nd in Division I Group B (14th overall)
Germany 2008 2nd in Division I Group A (13th overall)
Denmark 2009 1st, Promoted to Top Division (12th overall)
Canada 2010 10th place (Top Division)
Slovenia 2011 3rd in Division I Group B (15th overall)
Germany 2012 5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)
France 2013 5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)
Poland 2014 4th in Division Group A (14th overall)
Italy 2015 5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)
Austria 2016 2nd in Division I Group A (12th overall)
Germany 2017 5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)
France 2018 5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)
Germany 2019 5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)
Belarus 2020 1st, Promoted to Top Division (11th overall)
Canada 2021 10th place (Top Division)
Canada 2022 10th place (Top Division)
Canada 2023 10th place (Top Division)
Hungary 2024 4th in Division I Group A (14th overall)

Awards and honours

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Directorate Awards

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Year Recipient Group Award
2014 David Kickert Division I Best Goaltender

References

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