Christoph Brandner

#29 EC-KAC / EBEL - 11/12

Date of Birth: Jul 05, 1975
Age: 51
Place of Birth: Bruck an der Mur, AUT
Nation: Austria
Youth Team: Kapfenberger SV
Position: LW
Height: 195 cm / 6'5"
Weight: 97 kg / 214 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Christoph Brandner Facts

Drafted: 2002 round 8 #237 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency: Premium

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Christoph Brandner Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1990-1991	Kapfenberger SV	Austria2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	Kapfenberger SV	Austria2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Kapfenberger SV	Austria2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Austria U18	EJC-18 B	7	2	2	4	6	-
1992-1993	Austria U20	WJC-20 B	7	3	2	5	4	-
1993-1994	Kapfenberger SV	Austria2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Austria U20	WJC-20 B	7	7	2	9	8	-
1994-1995	Kapfenberger SV	Austria	30	12	10	22	-	-
1994-1995	Austria U20 "C"	WJC-20 B	7	5	1	6	30	-
1995-1996	Kapfenberger SV	Austria	33	11	4	15	12	-
1996-1997	EC-KAC	Austria	55	14	4	18	49	-
1996-1997	Austria (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Austria	WC B	7	1	2	3	0	-
1997-1998	EC-KAC	Austria	39	17	13	30	22	-
1997-1998	Austria	WC	3	0	1	1	4	-2
1997-1998	Austria Olympics	OG	4	0	0	0	2	-2
1998-1999	EC-KAC	Austria	54	31	18	49	22	-
1998-1999	Austria	WC	6	0	4	4	6	2
1999-2000	EC-KAC	IEL	34	29	19	48	30	33
1999-2000	EC-KAC	Austria	16	8	3	11	20	-
1999-2000	Austria	WC	6	4	0	4	4	1
2000-2001	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	59	24	24	48	34	19
2000-2001	EC-KAC	Austria	6	6	2	8	4	2
2000-2001	Austria	WC	6	0	2	2	2	-4
2000-2001	Austria Olympics	OGQ	3	4	1	5	0	6
2001-2002	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	50	30	25	55	20	5	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	4	-1
2001-2002	Austria	WC	6	1	4	5	0	1
2001-2002	Austria Olympics	OG	4	0	1	1	2	-1
2002-2003	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	49	28	17	45	26	-4	Playoffs	14	9	9	18	8	3
2002-2003	Austria	WC	6	2	0	2	2	-1
2003-2004	Minnesota Wild	NHL	35	4	5	9	8	-2
2003-2004	Houston Aeros	AHL	37	7	7	14	18	-2	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	-3
2004-2005	Houston Aeros	AHL	26	5	3	8	15	-5
2005-2006	Södertälje SK	Elitserien	25	3	2	5	10	0
2006-2007	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	48	22	10	32	16	2	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	6	2
2007-2008	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	47	18	20	38	36	7	Playoffs	8	3	2	5	6	-5
2007-2008	Austria	WC D1	5	4	1	5	6	5
2007-2008	Austria (all)	International	8	6	1	7	10	-
2008-2009	EC-KAC "C"	EBEL	47	19	23	42	46	12	Playoffs	11	6	1	7	6	5
2009-2010	EC-KAC "C"	EBEL	28	13	6	19	20	2	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	6	-4
2010-2011	EC-KAC "C"	EBEL	42	18	11	29	32	13	Playoffs	15	8	4	12	4	5
2011-2012	EC-KAC "C"	EBEL	47	10	11	21	16	-3	Playoffs	15	0	2	2	6	-3

Christoph Brandner Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	63	12	10	22	0.35	33	-7	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-3
Austria	7	233	99	54	153	0.66	129*	2*	0
Austria2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
DEL	5	253	122	96	218	0.86	132	29	4	32	14	12	26	0.81	24	-1
EBEL (ICEHL)	4	164	60	51	111	0.68	114	24	4	48	16	9	25	0.52	22	3
EJC-18 B	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	6	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	1	25	3	2	5	0.20	10	0	0
IEL	1	34	29	19	48	1.41	30	33	0
International	2	8*	6*	1*	7*	0.88*	10*	-	0
NHL	1	35	4	5	9	0.26	8	-2	0
OG	2	8	0	1	1	0.13	4	-3	0
OGQ	1	3	4	1	5	1.67	0	6	0
WC	6	33	7	11	18	0.55	18	-3	0
WC B	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	0	-	0
WC D1	1	5	4	1	5	1.00	6	5	0
WJC-20 B	3	21	15	5	20	0.95	42	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Christoph Brandner Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Austria	8	45	12	14	26	0.58	24	2*	0
Austria (all)	2	8*	6*	1*	7*	0.88*	10*	-	0
Austria Olympics	3	11	4	2	6	0.55	4	3	0
Austria U18	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	6	-	0
Austria U20	3	21	15	5	20	0.95	42	-	0
EC-KAC	9	368	165	110	275	0.75	261	59*	4	48	16	9	25	0.52	22	3
Hamburg Freezers	2	95	40	30	70	0.74	52	9	2	15	4	3	7	0.47	12	-3
Houston Aeros	2	63	12	10	22	0.35	33	-7	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-3
Kapfenberger SV (old)	6	63*	23*	14*	37*	0.59*	12*	-	0
Krefeld Pinguine	3	158	82	66	148	0.94	80	20	2	17	10	9	19	1.12	12	2
Minnesota Wild	1	35	4	5	9	0.26	8	-2	0
Södertälje SK	1	25	3	2	5	0.20	10	0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Christoph Brandner Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1993-1994	U20 WJC (B) Best Player on Team (Austria)
1999-2000	Austrian Champion
2000-2001	Austrian Champion
2002-2003	DEL All-Star Game DEL Champion DEL Most Goals (28) DEL Player of the Year
2006-2007	DEL All-Star Game
2007-2008	World Championship (D1\|A) Gold Medal
2008-2009	EBEL Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/01/2012	Confirmed	EC-KAC	Retired
01/12/2011	Extension	EC-KAC	EC-KAC

Christoph Brandner Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Austria
Cult/Star player for EC-KAC

Memorable dates
- 1990-11-17 • Played his career's first senior match (for Kapfenberger SV vs. EHC Lustenau, 6:7)
- 1994-11-05 • Debut for Team Austria (4:3 vs. Slovakia in Asiago, ITA)
- 2003-10-12 • First Austrian to score a goal in the NHL (for Minnesota Wild vs. Vesa Toskala (San Jose Sharks) at 06:24)
- 2012-04-02 • Officially announced his retirement