What league does Austria U18 play in?

Austria U18 play in the WJC-18 D1B.

Who is the head coach of Austria U18?

The head coach of Austria U18 is Dieter Werfring.

Who is the captain of Austria U18?

The captain of Austria U18 is Martin Goritschnig.

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2015-2016 Season

Austria U18 were 1-4-0 in the 2015-16 WJC-18 D1A season with 3 points, 6th overall.

2015-2016 Austria U18 Club Stats

Austria U18 — 2015-2016 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Daniel Obersteiner (C)	totals		45	23	34	57	34	22
	EC-KAC U18	EBJL	8	9	4	13	12	-
	EC-KAC U20	EBYSL	32	14	29	43	20	20
	EC-KAC	EBEL	5	0	1	1	2	2
Fabio Artner (F)	totals		33	18	19	37	35	-1
	Junior-Capitals U18	EBJL	15	15	18	33	33	-
	Junior-Capitals U20	EBYSL	18	3	1	4	2	-1
Julian Pusnik (C)	totals		33	12	25	37	81	2
	Villacher SV U18	EBJL	21	8	21	29	69	-
	Villacher SV U20	EBYSL	11	4	4	8	12	2
	Villacher SV	EBEL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Witting (F)	totals		36	6	31	37	55	12
	EC-KAC U18	EBJL	5	0	9	9	8	-
	EC-KAC U20	EBYSL	13	5	12	17	43	12
	RB Hockey Juniors	RBHS U20	14	1	1	2	4	-
	RB Hockey Academy U18	RBHRC U18	4	0	9	9	0	-
David König (D)	totals		30	23	12	35	87	-
	VEU Feldkirch II	Austria4	8	4	2	6	0	-
	SC Rheintal U17	Novizen Top	22	19	10	29	87	-
Alexander Maxa (C)	totals		29	23	11	34	12	1
	Junior-Capitals U18	EBJL	18	20	11	31	8	-
	Junior-Capitals U20	EBYSL	11	3	0	3	4	1
Niklas Bretschneider (C/W)	Okanagan HC Europe U20	EBYSL	38	13	11	24	33	-4
Marcel Zitz (F)	totals		26	12	12	24	20	3
	RB Hockey Academy U18	EBJL	3	2	3	5	6	-
	RB Hockey Academy U18	RBHRC U18	21	8	7	15	14	-
	Red Bull Hockey Academy U20	EBYSL	2	2	2	4	0	3
Kele Steffler (D)	Okanagan HC Europe U20	EBYSL	38	9	14	23	28	-6
Julian Klöckl (F)	totals		35	9	13	22	0	1
	RB Hockey Academy U18	RBHRC U18	7	1	1	2	0	-
	Red Bull Hockey Academy U20	EBYSL	27	7	12	19	0	1
	RB Hockey Juniors	RBHS U20	1	1	0	1	0	-
Rene Tröthan (RW)	Okanagan HC Europe U20	EBYSL	38	7	15	22	92	-10
Martin Goritschnig (D)	totals		39	11	10	21	121	-3
	EC-KAC U18	EBJL	27	11	9	20	99	-
	EC-KAC U20	EBYSL	12	0	1	1	22	-3
Lucas Haberl (F)	totals		28	9	9	18	14	-
	EHC Lustenau	INL	16	0	1	1	8	-
	VEU Feldkirch II	Austria4	12	9	8	17	6	-
David Rattensberger (D)	totals		34	7	9	16	42	-4
	RB Hockey Academy U18	EBJL	17	6	8	14	40	-
	RB Hockey Academy U18	RBHRC U18	10	1	1	2	2	-
	Red Bull Hockey Academy U20	EBYSL	7	0	0	0	0	-4
Dennis Sticha (C/RW)	totals		33	8	7	15	24	-
	VEU Feldkirch	INL	27	3	4	7	6	-
	VEU Feldkirch II	Austria4	6	5	3	8	18	-
Thomas Winkler (D)	totals		13	4	5	9	8	-4
	Villacher SV U18	EBJL	8	3	4	7	4	-
	Villacher SV U20	EBYSL	5	1	1	2	4	-4
Timo Demuth (C)	HC Lugano U20	Elite Jr. A	35	2	6	8	0	-
Lukas Schreier (F/D)	totals		25	2	4	6	20	1
	RB Hockey Academy U18	EBJL	0	0	0	0	0	-
	RB Hockey Academy U18	RBHRC U18	9	1	4	5	14	-
	RB Hockey Juniors	RBHS U20	15	1	0	1	6	-
	Red Bull Hockey Academy U20	EBYSL	1	0	0	0	0	1
Patrick Stückler (D)	totals		29	0	6	6	54	2
	RB Hockey Academy U18	EBJL	7	0	2	2	46	-
	RB Hockey Academy U18	RBHRC U18	12	0	3	3	4	-
	Red Bull Hockey Academy U20	EBYSL	9	0	1	1	4	2
	RB Hockey Juniors	RBHS U20	1	0	0	0	0	-
Jan Blüml (D)	totals		35	1	3	4	10	-3
	RB Hockey Academy U18	RBHRC U18	2	0	0	0	0	-
	Red Bull Hockey Academy U20	EBYSL	32	1	3	4	10	-3
	RB Hockey Juniors	RBHS U20	1	0	0	0	0	-

Austria U18 — 2015-2016 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Daniel Pölzl (G)	totals		7	1.71	.941	1	7-0-0	420:00
	RB Hockey Academy U18	EBJL	4	1.75	.942	1	4-0-0	240:00
	Red Bull Hockey Academy U20	EBYSL	0	-	-	-	-	-
	RB Hockey Academy U18	RBHRC U18	3	1.67	.941	0	3-0-0	180:00
Jakob Holzer (G)	totals		25	2.67	.918	1	14-11-0	1416:59
	EC-KAC U18	EBJL	23	2.69	.919	1	14-9-0	1292:49
	EC-KAC U20	EBYSL	2	2.42	.906	0	0-2-0	124:10
	EC-KAC	EBEL	0	-	-	-	-	-

2015-2016 Austria U18 Staff

Head CoachDieter Werfring
Asst. CoachHarald Pschernig
Asst. CoachPaul Ullrich
Goaltending CoachLorenz Hirn
Sports ManagerRoger Bader
Equipment ManagerHeinz Gabbauer

Team Staff History

2015-2016 Austria U18 Captains

"C"

Martin Goritschnig

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Austria U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship Division 1 Group B
2027: WJC-18 D1B -
2026: WJC-18 D1B Promoted
2025: WJC-18 D1A Relegated
2024: WJC-18 D1A -

2015-2016 Austria U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Austria U18: 117 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Austria
Austria U17 (EYOF)
Austria U20 (WJC-20 D1A)

Austria U18 Games

Austria U18 — 2015-2016 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
05/01/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Austria U18	Lithuania U18	4 - 1	U18 WJC D1B
04/30/2026 01:00 PM UTC	South Korea U18	Austria U18	3 - 4 (OT 64:16)	U18 WJC D1B
04/28/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Austria U18	Estonia U18	7 - 4	U18 WJC D1B
04/26/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Austria U18	France U18	1 - 3	U18 WJC D1B
04/25/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Italy U18	Austria U18	1 - 4	U18 WJC D1B

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Austria U18 History and Standings

Austria U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18 D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18 D1B	5	3	1	-	1	0	20	12	11	2.2		Promoted
2024-2025	WJC-18 D1A	5	1	4	-	0	0	15	20	3	0.6	6	Relegated
2023-2024	WJC-18 D1A	5	2	2	-	1	0	21	14	8	1.6		-
2022-2023	WJC-18 D1B	5	4	1	-	0	0	21	10	12	2.4		Promoted
2021-2022	WJC-18 D1B	5	1	4	-	0	0	11	24	3	0.6	5	-
2020-2021	WJC-18 D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	WJC-18 D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18 D1B	5	3	1	-	1	0	22	7	11	2.2		-
2017-2018	WJC-18 D1B	5	4	1	-	0	0	20	7	12	2.4		-
2016-2017	WJC-18 D1B	5	2	1	-	2	0	14	13	10	2		-
2015-2016	WJC-18 D1A	5	1	4	-	0	0	11	20	3	0.6	6	Relegated
2014-2015	WJC-18 D1B	5	5	0	-	0	0	26	6	15	3		Promoted
2013-2014	WJC-18 D1B	5	3	2	-	0	0	15	10	9	1.8		-
2012-2013	WJC-18 D1B	5	3	2	-	0	0	21	18	9	1.8		-
2011-2012	WJC-18 D1B	5	2	2	-	1	0	21	21	8	1.6		-
2010-2011	WJC-18 D2	5	5	0	-	0	0	56	3	15	3		-
2009-2010	WJC-18 D1	5	0	4	-	0	1	12	25	1	0.2	6	Relegated
2008-2009	WJC-18 D1	5	2	1	-	2	0	21	20	10	2		-
2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	5	2	2	-	1	0	11	6	8	1.6		-
2006-2007	WJC-18 D1	5	1	3	-	0	1	14	21	4	0.8	5	-
2005-2006	WJC-18 D1	5	1	3	1	-	-	22	26	3	0.6	5	-
2004-2005	WJC-18 D1	5	2	3	0	-	-	15	25	4	0.8	5	-
2003-2004	WJC-18 D1	5	3	2	0	-	-	21	18	6	1.2		-
2002-2003	WJC-18 D1	5	1	3	1	-	-	15	18	3	0.6	5	-
2001-2002	WJC-18 D1	4	2	1	0	0	1	10	11	5	1.25		-
2000-2001	WJC-18 D1	5	2	0	3	-	-	17	12	7	1.4		-
1999-2000	WJC-18 B	5	3	1	1	-	-	21	13	-	-		Final group
1998-1999	WJC-18 B	3	1	1	1	-	-	11	7	3	1	2	-
	WJC-18 B	3	2	0	1	-	-	23	5	5	1.67	1	Final group

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Austria U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lukas Haudum (F)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	13	5	11	16	4
2.	Vitus Plank (F)	2026-2027	Rögle BK U18	U18 Region	11	8	7	15	4
3.	Robin Stöckl (D)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals U20	Austria U20i	11	3	12	15	8
4.	Johannes Neumann (F)	2026-2027	Rögle BK U20	U20 Nationell	10	8	6	14	10
5.	Felix Haiböck (F)	2026-2027	Spruce Grove Saints	BCHL	11	9	4	13	25
6.	Benjamin Nissner (F)	2026-2027	EC Salzburg	ICEHL	11	2	10	12	14
7.	Peter Schneider (F)	2026-2027	EC Salzburg	ICEHL	11	9	2	11	6
8.	Clemens Krainz (F)	2026-2027	Kitzbüheler EC	Alps Hockey League	9	6	5	11	6
9.	Leon Kolarik (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Petes	OHL	12	6	5	11	8
10.	Raphael Herburger (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	ICEHL	12	4	7	11	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Austria U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.22
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.39
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.50
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	17.59
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.48

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Oliver Setzinger (F)	15	17	13	30
2.	Rafael Rotter (F)	15	11	14	25
3.	Thomas Pöck (D)	9	9	11	20
4.	Johannes Bischofberger (F)	15	10	9	19
5.	Alexander Cijan (F)	15	11	7	18

Franchise All-Time Goals

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Oliver Setzinger (F)	15	17	13	30
2.	Rafael Rotter (F)	15	11	14	25
3.	Alexander Cijan (F)	15	11	7	18
4.	Johannes Bischofberger (F)	15	10	9	19
5.	Dieter Kalt (F)	17	10	7	17

Franchise All-Time Assists

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rafael Rotter (F)	15	11	14	25
2.	Oliver Setzinger (F)	15	17	13	30
3.	Nicolas Paul (D)	10	1	13	14
4.	Thomas Pöck (D)	9	9	11	20
5.	Leon Kolarik (F)	10	7	10	17

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Martin Hohenberger (F)	9	2	2	54
2.	Andreas Nödl (F)	14	5	11	46
3.	Hans-Jürgen Leitner (D)	9	1	2	43
4.	Gilbert Kühn (F)	7	1	2	42
5.	Roland Kaspitz (F)	9	4	8	41

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dieter Kalt (F)	17	10	7	17
2.	Michael Steinacher (D)	17	1	3	4
3.	Oliver Setzinger (F)	15	17	13	30
4.	Rafael Rotter (F)	15	11	14	25
5.	Johannes Bischofberger (F)	15	10	9	19

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Günther Hanschitz (F)	4	5	10	2.50
2.	Daniel Ban (F)	5	5	12	2.40
3.	Thomas Pöck (D)	9	9	20	2.22
4.	Oliver Setzinger (F)	15	17	30	2.00
5.	Christof Kromp (F)	5	7	10	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Oliver Setzinger (F)	1999-2000	WJC-18 B	5	7	6	13	2.60	0
2.	Thomas Pöck (D)	1998-1999	WJC-18 B	5	6	7	13	2.60	2
3.	Patrick Obrist (F)	2010-2011	WJC-18 D2	5	8	4	12	2.40	4
4.	Alexander Cijan (F)	2010-2011	WJC-18 D2	5	7	5	12	2.40	4
5.	Daniel Ban (F)	2010-2011	WJC-18 D2	5	5	7	12	2.40	27

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Patrick Obrist (F)	2010-2011	WJC-18 D2	5	8	4	12	2.40	4
2.	Dieter Kalt (F)	1990-1991	EJC-18 B	5	8	3	11	2.20	6
3.	Oliver Setzinger (F)	1999-2000	WJC-18 B	5	7	6	13	2.60	0
4.	Alexander Cijan (F)	2010-2011	WJC-18 D2	5	7	5	12	2.40	4
5.	Markus Peintner (F)	1997-1998	EJC-18 C	4	7	3	10	2.50	2

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nicolas Paul (D)	2010-2011	WJC-18 D2	5	1	11	12	2.40	4
2.	Thimo Nickl (D)	2018-2019	WJC-18 D1B	5	1	8	9	1.80	20
3.	Thomas Pöck (D)	1998-1999	WJC-18 B	5	6	7	13	2.60	2
4.	Daniel Ban (F)	2010-2011	WJC-18 D2	5	5	7	12	2.40	27
5.	Philipp Lukas (F)	1995-1996	EJC-18 C	4	1	7	8	2.00	2

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Austria U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Martin Hohenberger (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 B	4	2	0	2	0.50	54
2.	Gilbert Kühn (F)	1992-1993	EJC-18 B	7	1	1	2	0.29	42
3.	Roland Kaspitz (F)	1997-1998	EJC-18 C	4	2	4	6	1.50	39
4.	Daniel Wachter (F)	2014-2015	WJC-18 D1B	5	1	1	2	0.40	39
5.	Klaus Spelbrink (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 B	5	2	2	4	0.80	34