Team Facts
Plays in win2day ICE Hockey League Full name EHC Black Wings Linz Team colours Petrol + Black Town Linz, AUT Founded 1992

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#33 Thomas Höneckl (G) 33 1989 Schwarzach, AUT 6'1" 183 L 23/24
#70 Benedikt Oschgan (G) 18 2005 Linz, AUT 6'1" 176 L Junior
#31 Jakob Sprachmann (G) 20 2002 5'11" 170 L 23/24
#32 Rasmus Tirronen (G) 32 1990 Espoo, FIN 6'3" 203 L 24/25
DEFENSEMEN
#13 Gerd Kragl (D)   “A” 26 1997 Linz, AUT 5'10" 179 L 24/25
#92 Lorenz Lindner (D) 20 2003 Spittal an der Drau, AUT 6'0" 181 R 23/24
#51 Matt MacKenzie (D)   “A” 31 1991 New Westminster, BC, CAN 6'1" 187 R 24/25
#47 Logan Roe (D) 31 1991 Cape Coral, FL, USA 6'4" 218 L 23/24
#29 Martin Stajnoch (D) 33 1990 Bojnice, SVK 6'0" 196 R 23/24
#23 Patrick Söllinger (D) 19 2004 6'1" 187 L 23/24
#96 Christoph Tialler (D) 20 2003 St. Veit an der Glan, AUT 6'0" 187 R
#5 Raphael Wolf (D) 27 1995 Salzburg, AUT 6'6" 223 L 23/24
#46
Niklas Würschl (D) 24 1999 Klagenfurt, AUT 5'11" 168 R 23/24
FORWARDS
#63 Niklas Bretschneider (RW) 24 1999 Wien, AUT 5'10" 187 L 24/25
#89 Marco Brucker (C) 32 1991 Linz, AUT 6'0" 165 R 23/24
#81 Sean Collins (C/LW)   “A” 34 1988 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 6'3" 190 L 23/24+1
#74 Nico Feldner (C/RW) 24 1998 Hall in Tirol, AUT 6'1" 187 R 24/25
#66 Stefan Gaffal (RW/C)   “A” 26 1996 Linz, AUT 6'0" 176 R 23/24+1
#49 Graham Knott (LW/C) 26 1997 Etobicoke, ON, CAN 6'3" 192 L 23/24
#37 Andreas Kristler (LW/C) 33 1990 Lienz, AUT 5'11" 181 L 23/24+1
#7
Brian Lebler (RW)   “C” 35 1988 Klagenfurt, AUT 6'3" 231 L 23/24
#86 Jakob Mitsch (F) 24 1999 5'11" 207 L 23/24
#80 Julian Pusnik (C) 23 1999 Villach, AUT 6'1" 198 L 23/24
#20 Kilian Rappold (F) 21 2002 Graz, AUT 6'2" 201 R 23/24
#9 Emil Romig (LW/RW) 31 1992 Wien, AUT 5'9" 179 L 23/24
#27 Shawn St-Amant (LW/RW) 26 1996 Le Gardeur, QC, CAN 6'0" 192 R 24/25
#43 Dennis Sticha (C/RW) 25 1998 Feldkirch, AUT 6'0" 187 R 23/24+1
#11 Brodi Stuart (LW) 23 2000 Langley, BC, CAN 5'11" 181 L 23/24
Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 15 | Av Age: 26.46 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 190 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 20 players
5 players
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Black Wings Linz: 2 550 GP
NHL: 21 GP
WC: 41 GP
OG: 4 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 49 GP
Liiga: 147 GP
KHL: 408 GP
Czechia: 103 GP
AHL: 874 GP
DEL: 69 GP Affiliated Team(s) Black Wings Linz U18 (Not Active (Austria))
Black Wings Linz U20 (Not Active (Austria))
Steel Wings Linz (AlpsHL)
Team Captains
“C” Brian Lebler “A” Stefan Gaffal
Gerd Kragl
Matt MacKenzie
Sean Collins
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Linz AG Eisarena Location Linz, AUT Capacity 4 865 Construction Year 1986
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-09-29T19:15:00+0200 EC-KAC Black Wings Linz - ICEHL
2023-09-24T17:30:00+0200 Black Wings Linz Pustertal/Val Pusteria 1 - 4 ICEHL
2023-09-22T19:30:00+0200 Pioneers Vorarlberg Black Wings Linz 4 - 1 ICEHL
2023-09-17T17:30:00+0200 Black Wings Linz Villacher SV 2 - 4 ICEHL
2023-09-15T19:15:00+0200 HK Olimpija Ljubljana Black Wings Linz 2 - 3 (OT) ICEHL
2023-03-21T19:30:00+0100 HC Bolzano Black Wings Linz 3 - 2 (OT) ICEHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
08/01/2023
08/01/2023 Confirmed Joining Martin Stajnoch (D) Joining from EC Salzburg
07/28/2023
07/28/2023 Confirmed Leaving Martin Schumnig (D) Leaving for Retired
07/25/2023
07/25/2023 Confirmed Joining Niklas Würschl (D) Joining from Vienna Capitals
07/25/2023 Loan Joining Christoph Tialler (D) Joining from EC-KAC Future Team
07/05/2023
07/05/2023 Extension Patrick Söllinger (D)
06/23/2023
06/23/2023 Confirmed Leaving Alexander Lahoda (F) Leaving for EK Zell am See
06/14/2023
06/14/2023 Confirmed Joining Sean Collins (F) Joining from EHC Olten
06/14/2023 Confirmed Leaving Michael Haga (F) Leaving for Frisk Asker
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
Black Wings Linz
2005-2006 EBEL 48 17 - 19 7 5 141 156 53 1.10 6 Did not make playoffs
2006-2007 EBEL 56 27 - 22 4 3 196 167 65 1.16 3 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 EBEL 36 21 - 9 1 5 111 91 49 1.36 1 -
EBEL 10 4 - 5 1 0 36 35 14 1.40 3 Semifinal loss
2008-2009 EBEL 54 23 - 21 7 3 166 144 63 1.17 5 Semifinal loss
2009-2010 EBEL 54 28 - 15 2 9 176 150 69 1.28 4 Final loss
2010-2011 EBEL 54 16 - 21 10 7 156 166 59 1.09 5 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 EBEL 40 24 - 7 5 4 147 104 62 1.55 1 -
EBEL 10 6 - 4 0 0 32 29 16 1.60 1 Champion
2012-2013 EBEL 44 20 - 17 6 1 154 135 53 1.20 6 -
EBEL 10 7 - 1 1 1 42 29 17 1.70 2 Semifinal loss
2013-2014 EBEL 44 25 - 12 5 2 160 119 62 1.41 2 -
EBEL 10 3 - 7 0 0 18 34 9 0.90 6 Semifinal loss
2014-2015 EBEL 44 21 - 13 7 3 155 113 59 1.34 2 -
EBEL 10 7 - 3 0 0 34 24 17 1.70 2 Semifinal loss
2015-2016 EBEL 44 23 - 11 6 4 137 107 85 1.93 2 -
EBEL 10 3 - 5 1 1 32 35 16 1.60 5 Semifinal loss
2016-2017 EBEL 44 23 - 10 6 5 168 127 86 1.95 3 -
EBEL 10 4 - 6 0 0 29 36 14 1.40 4 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 EBEL 44 24 - 13 3 4 155 122 82 1.86 3 -
EBEL 10 5 - 3 1 1 38 36 20 2.00 3 Semifinal loss
2018-2019 EBEL 44 20 - 17 2 5 142 129 69 1.57 7 -
EBEL 8 3 - 2 0 3 25 32 18 2.25 1 Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020 EBEL 40 17 - 14 3 6 132 132 63 1.58 7 -
EBEL 10 5 - 3 1 1 38 32 24 2.40 2 Playoffs Cancelled
Black Wings 1992
2020-2021 ICEHL 40 10 - 27 1 2 81 133 34 0.85 11 -
ICEHL 10 6 - 3 1 0 36 28 20 2.00 4 Did not make playoffs
Black Wings Linz
2021-2022 ICEHL 49 8 - 31 3 7 108 185 37 0.76 13 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 ICEHL 48 21 - 20 3 4 133 131 73 1.52 7 Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024 ICEHL 5 0 - 3 1 1 11 19 3 0.60 10 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2002-2003 Continental Cup 3 3 0 0 - - 16 6 6 2.00 1 Promoted
Continental Cup 3 1 1 1 - - 10 10 3 1.00 2 -
2003-2004 Continental Cup 3 1 1 1 - - 5 6 3 1.00 3 -
2015-2016 Champions HL 4 1 - 2 0 1 11 18 4 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 Champions HL 4 1 - 3 0 0 7 14 3 0.75 3 Did not make playoffs

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Gints Meija (F) 2023-2024 HK Mogo Latvia 4 8 4 12 2
2. Marek Kalus (F) 2023-2024 HC Vítkovice Czechia 5 2 4 6 4
3. Rafael Rotter (F) 2023-2024 Kitzbüheler EC AlpsHL 4 1 4 5 8
4. Maxim Lamarche (D) 2023-2024 Grenoble Ligue Magnus 6 1 4 5 4
5. Alexander Lahoda (F) 2023-2024 EK Zell am See AlpsHL 4 3 1 4 0
6. Rick Schofield (F) 2023-2024 HC Pustertal ICEHL 5 3 1 4 6
7. Daniel Woger (F) 2023-2024 Pioneers Vorarlberg ICEHL 4 1 3 4 2
8. Moritz Matzka (D) 2023-2024 Kitzbüheler EC AlpsHL 4 1 3 4 15
9. Jordan Hickmott (F) 2023-2024 EC Bad Nauheim DEL2 4 0 4 4 0
10. Marc-André Dorion (D) 2023-2024 Steel Wings Linz AlpsHL 4 0 4 4 4
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Brian Lebler (F) 540 306 213 519
2. Philipp Lukas (F) 780 153 292 445
3. Mark Szücs (F) 391 139 172 311
4. Pat Leahy (F) 320 129 181 310
5. Rob Shearer (F) 291 103 195 298
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Brian Lebler (F) 540 306 213 519
2. Philipp Lukas (F) 780 153 292 445
3. Mark Szücs (F) 391 139 172 311
4. Gregor Baumgartner (F) 419 137 149 286
5. Pat Leahy (F) 320 129 181 310
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Philipp Lukas (F) 780 153 292 445
2. Brian Lebler (F) 540 306 213 519
3. Rob Shearer (F) 291 103 195 298
4. Robert Lukas (D) 636 57 191 248
5. Marc-André Dorion (D) 379 23 189 212
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Philipp Lukas (F) 780 153 445 867
2. Robert Lukas (D) 636 57 248 682
3. Brian Lebler (F) 540 306 519 659
4. Mark Szücs (F) 391 139 311 543
5. Christian Perthaler (F) 278 92 193 309
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Philipp Lukas (F) 780 153 292 445
2. Robert Lukas (D) 636 57 191 248
3. Michael Mayr (D) 555 6 43 49
4. Brian Lebler (F) 540 306 213 519
5. Daniel Oberkofler (F) 526 63 117 180
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Jan Sramek (F) 27 20 41 1.52
2. Oliver Setzinger (F) 9 6 13 1.44
3. Rick Nasheim (F) 112 74 153 1.37
4. Justin Kelly (F) 11 6 15 1.36
5. Dragan Umicevic (F) 165 41 185 1.12
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Rob Shearer (F) 2006-2007 EBEL 56 26 46 72 1.29 46
2. Dan DaSilva (F) 2016-2017 EBEL 53 31 39 70 1.32 16
3. Corey Locke (F) 2017-2018 EBEL 54 23 47 70 1.30 34
4. Bernd Damm (F) 1994-1995 Austria2 - - - 68 - -
5. Andrew Kozek (F) 2015-2016 EBEL 52 40 26 66 1.27 31
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Andrew Kozek (F) 2015-2016 EBEL 52 40 26 66 1.27 31
2. Brian Lebler (F) 2017-2018 EBEL 54 38 27 65 1.20 70
3. Markus Ausweger (F) 1996-1997 Austria2 22 37 13 50 2.27 -
4. Brian Lebler (F) 2014-2015 EBEL 54 35 18 53 0.98 64
5. Brian Lebler (F) 2020-2021 ICEHL 50 33 18 51 1.02 56
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Dragan Umicevic (F) 2019-2020 EBEL 50 13 52 65 1.30 24
2. Dragan Umicevic (F) 2020-2021 ICEHL 47 14 50 64 1.36 26
3. Corey Locke (F) 2017-2018 EBEL 54 23 47 70 1.30 34
4. Brett McLean (F) 2015-2016 EBEL 52 13 47 60 1.15 40
5. Rob Shearer (F) 2006-2007 EBEL 56 26 46 72 1.29 46
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Reid Simonton (D) 2003-2004 EBEL 48 4 6 10 0.21 151
2. Ben Storey (D) 2006-2007 EBEL 48 21 18 39 0.81 139
3. Robert Lukas (D) 2009-2010 EBEL 51 9 20 29 0.57 135
4. Viktors Ignatjevs (D) 2006-2007 EBEL 51 10 20 30 0.59 130
5. Michael Lampert (D) 2000-2001 Austria 37 9 19 28 0.76 123
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'1" 190 lbs 26.46
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 27.55
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 193 lbs 28.45
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 27.53
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 194 lbs 27.47
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