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Austria Ian Scherzer
#91 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) / NCAA - 25/26
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jul 03, 2005
Position
C
Age
20
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Villach, AUT
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Austria
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Villacher SV
Contract
-
Agency
PREMIUM

Scherzer brings energy with his skating. He has good speed and smooth mobility. -EliteProspects 2023 NHL Draft Guide

Father: René Wild
Cousins: Florian Mühlstein, Kevin Essmann

© Photo: Andrew Abrahamson

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Ian Scherzer Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Villacher SV U17 IntHL U17 21* 19* 19* 38* 8* -* |
EC-KAC U17 IntHL U17 2* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 0 -
EC-KAC U18 EBJL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2020-21 EC-KAC U18 ICEJL 23* 28* 41* 69* 57* 61* | Playoffs 9 15 7 22 12 16
2021-22 Rögle BK J18 J18 Region 16* 6* 6* 12* 12* 5* |
Rögle BK J18 J18 Nationell 17* 7* 8* 15* 6* 2* | Playoffs 8 4 3 7 8 3
Rögle BK J20 J20 Nationell 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Austria U18 WJC-18 D1B 5* 3* 0* 3* 10* 0* |
Austria U18 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria U20 WJC-20 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
2022-23 Rögle BK J18 J18 Region 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
Rögle BK J18 J18 Nationell 7* 3* 4* 7* 12* -1* |
Rögle BK J20 J20 Nationell 30* 3* 4* 7* 41* -3* |
Austria U18 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 3* 4* 4* -5* |
Austria U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2023-24 Rögle BK J20 J20 Nationell 35* 2* 9* 11* 12* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 1
Austria U20 “A” WJC-20 D1A 4* 3* 2* 5* 2* 2* |
Austria U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria (all) International 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* |
2024-25 Madison Capitols USHL 39* 8* 12* 20* 48* 9* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 -4
Austria U20 “A” WJC-20 D1A 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* 5* |
Austria U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2025-26 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 11* 0* 1* 1* 4* -2* |

Ian Scherzer Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Austria Stars PW QC Int PW 2* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2019-20 Villacher SV U16 EBITC U16 3* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
EC-KAC U16 EBITC U16 3* 2* 7* 9* 2* -* |

Ian Scherzer Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EBITC U16 1 6* 4* 8* 12* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ICEJL (EBJL) 2 24* 28* 41* 69* 2.88* 57* 59* | 1 9 15 * 7 * 22 * 2.44 * 12 * 16 *
International 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IntHL U17 1 23* 20* 23* 43* 1.87* 10* -* | 1 3 2 * 1 * 3 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
NCAA 1 11* 0* 1* 1* 0.09* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Nationell (U18 Nationell) 2 24* 10* 12* 22* 0.92* 18* 1* | 1 8 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.88 * 8 * 3 *
J18 Region (U18 Region) 2 17* 7* 6* 13* 0.76* 12* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Nationell (U20 Nationell) 3 73* 5* 13* 18* 0.25* 57* -10* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * 1 *
USHL 1 39* 8* 12* 20* 0.51* 48* 9* | 1 6 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.17 * 2 * -4 *
WJC-18 D1B 1 5* 3* 0* 3* 0.60* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 10* 2* 5* 7* 0.70* 4* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1A 2 9* 5* 4* 9* 1.00* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *

Ian Scherzer Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/25/2025
05/25/2025 Confirmed Madison Capitols RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)
08/20/2024
08/20/2024 Confirmed Rögle BK J20 Madison Capitols
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2024, 2 #26 overall by Madison Capitols in the USHL Entry Draft

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #169 by McKeen's Hockey

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #85 by NHL Central Scouting

- 2024-04-04 • Debut for Team Austria (2:3 SOL vs. Latvia in Riga, LAT)