Graz 99ers

EC Moser Medical Graz 99ers
City Graz, Styria, Austria
League Austrian National League
1999–2000
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
2000–
Founded 1999
Home arena Eisstadion Graz Liebenau
(Capacity: 4,050)
Colors Black, Orange
         
Owner(s) Jochen Pildner-Steinburg
General manager Bernd Vollman
Head coach Todd Bjorkstrand
Website 99ers.at
Franchise history
1999– EC Graz 99ers

The Moser Medical Graz 99ers are an Austrian ice hockey team from Graz, Styria. The club was founded in 1999 after previous club, EHC Graz, folded prior to the 1998–99 season due to financial difficulties. The Graz 99ers started in the 1999–00 season in the Austrian National League, Austria's second division, where they were crowned instant champions. Since the 2000–01 season they have been playing in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga .

History

Hockey was played at Premier League level in Graz mainly from two predecessor clubs. The Hockey department of the ATSE Graz (Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association Eggenberg) was founded in 1947 and won to date the only Graz Hockey club title at the top Austrian League level in the 1974-75 and 1977-78 season. The club was merged early nineties with the UEC Graz, shortly after the EC Graz emerged. In 2008, the Hockey section of was ATSE Graz reactivated on league level.

The EC Graz (also called "the elephant") experienced under President Hannes Kartnig its heyday, finishing three times the runner-up title in the seasons 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 despite running at a high financial cost. After the departure of Hannes Kartnig, the football club SK Sturm Graz changed, they tried to rescue the EC Graz. When this plan failed, the EHC Graz was established in 1998, just to become bankrupt the same year.

Establishment and promotion to the Bundesliga

In 1999 Jochen Pildner-Steinburg founded the Graz 99ers as the successor club of the EC Graz to offer Hockey League back in the Styrian capital. The team premiered in the second division, the Austrian National League, finishing after 28 rounds played, in first place in the table. In the semifinals, the team continued after opening game defeat to persevere to a 3: 1 series win against the EHC Lustenau to met EK Zell am See in the final. The series was decided in four games with Graz taking advantage of the opportunity for promotion to the Austrian Hockey League.

Current roster

Updated August 20, 2016.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 Canada Beach, KyleKyle Beach RW R 26 2015 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
47 Canada Brophey, EvanEvan Brophey LW L 30 2015 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
31 Denmark Dahm, SebastianSebastian Dahm G L 29 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark
58 Austria Feichtner, AlexanderAlexander Feichtner C L 27 2015 Salzburg, Austria
33 Austria Höneckl, ThomasThomas Höneckl G L 27 2015 Schwarzach, Austria
Canada Nash, BrendonBrendon Nash D L 29 2016 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
94 Austria Natter, DanielDaniel Natter RW R 22 2013 Graz, Austria
Slovenia Ograjensek, KenKen Ograjensek RW R 25 2016 Celje, Slovenia
Finland Pentikäinen, AtteAtte Pentikäinen D L 33 2016 Juupajoki, Finland
59 Austria Petrovitz, MarioMario Petrovitz D L 22 2014 Graz, Austria
85 Austria Pirmann, MarkusMarkus Pirmann LW L 27 2015 Klagenfurt, Austria
42 Austria Reinthaler, KristofKristof Reinthaler D L 28 2015 Graz, Austria
91 Austria Setzinger, OliverOliver Setzinger W L 33 2016 Horn, Austria
30 Austria Strohmeier, RupertRupert Strohmeier RW L 25 2012 Wien, Austria
81 Austria Trost, StefanStefan Trost RW R 20 2016 Bruck an der Mur, Austria
92 Austria Unterwerger, ClemensClemens Unterwerger D L 24 2012 Lienz, Austria
Sweden Weihager, RobinRobin Weihager D R 28 2016 Hässleholm, Sweden
27 United States Werner, StephenStephen Werner RW R 32 2014 Washington, D.C., United States
51 Austria Woger, DanielDaniel Woger LW R 28 2013 Bregenz, Austria
15 Austria Zierer, NikolausNikolaus Zierer RW L 20 2014 Graz, Austria
10 Latvia Nauris Zusevics, ZintisZintis Nauris Zusevics LW R 22 2011 Riga, Latvia
Staff
Title STAFF MEMBER
Head Coach Todd Bjorkstrand
Asst. Coach Kenny Fargnoli
Asst. Coach Ivo Jan

Former players

References

  1. ↑ "Graz 99ers- Team -Roster" (in German). Graz 99ers. 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-10.

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