Josef Puschnig

Date of Birth: Sep 12, 1946
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Klagenfurt, AUT
Nation: Austria
Youth Team: -
Position: F
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 89 kg / 196 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Josef Puschnig Facts

Son: Andreas Pusnik
Grandson: Julian Pusnik
Brother-in-law: Adelbert St. John

Josef "Sepp" Puschnig passed away August 2nd, 2026, aged 79.

Josef Puschnig Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1963-1964	Austria Olympics	OG	8	3	2	5	8	-
1964-1965	Austria	WC B	6	1	3	4	6	-
1965-1966	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	Austria	WC B	7	5	4	9	20	-
1966-1967	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966-1967	Austria	WC B	7	6	5	11	20	-
1967-1968	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967-1968	Austria Olympics	OG	5	3	1	4	18	-
1968-1969	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	15	-	-	-	-
1968-1969	Austria	WC B	7	6	3	9	6	-
1969-1970	Klagenfurter AC "A"	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Austria	WC C	3	3	0	3	15	-
1970-1971	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970-1971	Austria	WC B	7	3	3	6	22	-
1971-1972	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971-1972	Austria	WC C	6	4	5	9	4	-
1972-1973	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972-1973	Austria "C"	WC B	7	5	2	7	20	-
1973-1974	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973-1974	Austria	WC B	7	1	4	5	22	-
1974-1975	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	Austria	WC C	4	1	8	9	4	-
1975-1976	Austria Olympics "C"	OG	6	3	2	5	11	-
1976-1977	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976-1977	Austria	WC B	8	2	2	4	4	-
1977-1978	Klagenfurter AC	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-

Josef Puschnig Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1962-1963	Klagenfurter AC	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
1963-1964	Klagenfurter AC	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-

Josef Puschnig Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Austria	13	-	15*	-	15*	-	-	-
OG	3	19	9	5	14	0.74	37	-
Spengler Cup	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WC B	8	56	29	26	55	0.98	120	-
WC C	3	13	8	13	21	1.62	23	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josef Puschnig Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Austria	11	69	37	39	76	1.10	143	-
Austria Olympics	3	19	9	5	14	0.74	37	-
Klagenfurter AC	15	-	15*	-	15*	-	-	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josef Puschnig Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1965-1966	Austrian Champion
1966-1967	Austrian Champion
1967-1968	Austrian Champion
1968-1969	Austrian Champion
1969-1970	Austrian Champion
1970-1971	Austrian Champion
1971-1972	Austrian Champion
1972-1973	Austrian Champion
1973-1974	Austrian Champion
1975-1976	Austrian Champion
1976-1977	Austrian Champion
1998-1999	IIHF Hall of Fame

Josef Puschnig Biography and Trivia

Number 7 retired by EC-KAC
Cult/Star player for Austria
Cult/Star player for EC-KAC

Josef 'Sepp' Puschnig, born 1946 in Klagenfurt, Austria, ranks as one of the best and most talented Austrian hockey players of all time. He had his senior debut with his hometown club Klagenfurter AC at the age of 16 and never represented another club throughout his entire career. After the foundation of the Bundesliga in 1965, Puschnig played 299 league games to collect a total of 486 points (190 goals, 296 assists). In 13 years with the team, he won eleven national championships, summing up to a total of 13 including two titles before 1965.
He represented the Austrian national team in 123 international games (50 goals, 55 assists) and participated in eleven World Championships plus three Olympics. After retiring from the game of hockey at the age of 32, he was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999 as the first and only Austrian player so far. In 2012, Puschnig was elected as Austrian hockey player of the century.
(by Hannes Biedermann)