Graz 99ers

The Moser Medical Graz99ers are an Austrian professional ice hockey team from Graz, Styria. The club was founded in 1999 after the previous club, EHC Graz, folded prior to the 1998–99 season due to financial difficulties. The Graz99ers started in the 1999–2000 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 ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).

Moser Medical Graz99ers
CityGraz, Styria, Austria
LeagueAustrian National League
1999–2000
ICE Hockey League
2000–present
Founded1999 (1999)
Home arenaEisstadion Graz Liebenau
(Capacity: 4,050)
Colors   
Owner(s)Jochen Pildner-Steinburg
Head coachJohan Pennerborn
CaptainMario Altmann
Daniel Oberkofler
Website99ers.at
Franchise history
1999–2010Graz 99ers
2010–2020Moser Medical Graz 99ers
2020–PresentMoser Medical Graz99ers

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 the league level. The new goalie was Ben Bowns.

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, only 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 meet 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.

Players

Current roster

Updated 24 January 2023.[1]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
66 Austria Adis Alagic C L 29 2020 Villach, Austria
73 Austria Mario Altmann (C) D L 36 2020 Wien, Austria
76 Austria Sam Antonitsch LW L 27 2022 Wien, Austria
37 Sweden Gustav Bouramman D R 26 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
15 Austria Armadeus Egger D L 23 2017 Graz, Austria
22 Austria Jakob Engelhart F L 19 2022 Graz, Austria
31 Sweden Christian Engstrand G L 34 2021 Linköping, Sweden
40 Norway Tobias Fladeby LW L 27 2022 Asker, Norway
59 Norway Viktor Granholm F R 26 2022 Bærum, Norway
23 Austria Cornelius Kaschnig F L 21 2021 Graz, Austria
65 Austria Michael Kernberger D L 26 2021 Klagenfurt, Austria
71 Austria Erik Kirchschläger (A) D L 27 2018 Linz, Austria
89 Austria Clemens Krainz F R 22 2018 Graz, Austria
3 Austria Florian Murg D L 18 2021 Graz, Austria
74 Austria Daniel Oberkofler (C) F L 35 2017 Graz, Austria
18 Slovenia Ken Ograjensek RW R 32 2016 Celje, Slovenia
21 Austria Kevin Pesendorfer F L 21 2020 Graz, Austria
5 Austria Jacob Pfeffer D L 22 2020 Wien, Austria
82 Austria Paul Reiner D R 17 2022 Graz, Austria
9 Finland Aleksi Salonen D R 30 2022 Muurame, Finland
13 Austria Michael Schiechl (A) C L 34 2020 Judenburg, Austria
30 Austria Nicolas Wieser G L 26 2022 Villach, Austria
51 Austria Daniel Woger LW R 35 2022 Bregenz, Austria
12 United States Andrew Yogan C L 31 2022 Coconut Creek, Florida, United States
10 Latvia Zintis Zusevics LW L 29 2021 Riga, Latvia

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Graz99ers- Team -Roster" (in German). Graz99ers. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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