What league does Lakers Kärnten play in?

Lakers Kärnten play in the EWHL (W).

When was Lakers Kärnten founded?

Lakers Kärnten was founded in 2018 in Ferlach, AUT, Austria.

Where is Lakers Kärnten based?

Lakers Kärnten is based in Ferlach, AUT.

Who is the head coach of Lakers Kärnten?

The head coach of Lakers Kärnten is Günther Ropatsch.

Who is the captain of Lakers Kärnten?

The captain of Lakers Kärnten is Valentina Ropatsch.

What arena does Lakers Kärnten play in?

Lakers Kärnten play their home games at Eishalle Ferlach in Ferlach, AUT.

Who is the general manager of Lakers Kärnten?

The general manager of Lakers Kärnten is Margit Schwarz.

What are the team colors of Lakers Kärnten?

The team colors of Lakers Kärnten are Petrol + Black + White.

Lakers Kärnten

2025-2026

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2025-2026 Lakers Kärnten Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#81	Anja Adamitsch (G)	24	2001	Klagenfurt, AUT	5'7"	112	R
	#1	Davina Falmbigl (G)	21	2005	Wien, AUT	5'5"	123	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#29	Johanna Brandstätter (D)	17	2008	Villach, AUT	5'4"	134	L
	#61	Alina Hinum (D/F)"A"	23	2003	Linz, AUT	5'8"	141	L
	#14	Ruth Pieller (D)Loan	17	2008	Addis Ababa, ETH	5'2"	119	L
	#8	Veera Pitkänen (D)	22	2004	Muhos, FIN	5'11"	152	L
	#19	Valentina Prosen (D)"A"	18	2008	Villach, AUT	5'3"	112	L
	#15	Vanessa Simonis (F/D)	24	2002	Villach, AUT	5'7"	154	L
FORWARDS
	#18	Britta Bachler (F)"A"Loan	18	2008	Klagenfurt, AUT	5'5"	126	R
	#14	Ana Bauman (F)	17	2008	Sisak, CRO	5'2"	168	L
	#21	Majorie Bolduc (LW)	26	2000	St-Éphrem, QC, CAN	5'7"	139	L
	#5	Kate Gallant (RW)	23	2002	Whitby, ON, CAN	5'9"	150	R
	#9	Emma Hall (F)	26	2000	Maple Ridge, BC, CAN	5'5"	119	L
	#16	Baylee Kirwan (F)	22	2003	Gull Lake, SK, CAN	5'3"	126	L
	#17	Emma Kleinlercher (F)Loan	18	2008	Lienz, AUT	5'8"	128	L
	#71	Tina Pazlar (F)Loan	19	2007	Jesenice, SLO	5'6"	126	L
	#11	Maggie Peterson (F)	25	2000	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'8"	143	R
	#6	Valentina Ropatsch (F)"C"	23	2003	Villach, AUT	5'9"	176	L
	#20	Kelsey Soccio (D/F)"A"	28	1998	Langenhagen, GER	5'10"	176	L
	#25	Petra Soldic (F)	17	2009	Zagreb, CRO	5'7"	132	L
	#2	Nadja Trajkovic (F)	17	2009	Novi Sad, SRB	5'7"	132	R
	#10	Jana Volkan (F)	20	2005	Lienz, AUT	5'4"	121	L
	#22	Hannah Wolte (D)	17	2009	St. Pölten, AUT	5'8"	123	L

Position: G: 2, D: 6, F: 13Av Age: 21.33 yearsAv Ht: 5'6"Av Wt: 134 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Lakers Kärnten Staff

Head CoachGünther Ropatsch
Asst. CoachPatrick Ropatsch
General ManagerMargit Schwarz
Team ManagerKatja Ebenberger
Team ManagerMelanie-Bibiane Müller
Equipment ManagerErich Blassnig
Equipment ManagerMatthias Ebenberger
Equipment ManagerAndrea Ropatsch
Massage TherapistChristopher Winkler
Mental CoachMelanie-Bibiane Müller
Physical TherapistMartina Marschal

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Lakers Kärnten Captains

"C"

Valentina Ropatsch

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 Lakers Kärnten Demographics

Lakers Kärnten Facts

Plays in: European Women's Hockey League
Team Colors: Petrol + Black + White
Town: Ferlach, AUT Map
Founded: 2018

2025-2026 Lakers Kärnten Roster Facts

Nationalities

13 players
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Experience

Lakers Kärnten: 1 013 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Eishalle Ferlach
Location: Ferlach, AUT
Capacity: -
Construction Year: -

Lakers Kärnten Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/18/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Lakers Kärnten	KSV Highlanders	-	EWHL
09/11/2026 10:00 PM UTC	EV Bozen Eagles	Lakers Kärnten	-	EWHL
04/04/2026 03:00 PM UTC	KSV Highlanders	Lakers Kärnten	3 - 0	AWHL (W)
04/03/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Sabres St.Pölten	Lakers Kärnten	0 - 2	AWHL (W)
03/07/2026 04:15 PM UTC	Lakers Kärnten	Aisulu Almaty	3 - 7	EWHL

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Latest Transactions

09/03/2026

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Ireland Perrott (F)

Joining fromNo team

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09/02/2026

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Claire Peterson (D)

Joining fromRoKi

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09/01/2026

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Kyley Toye (F)

Joining fromRPI (Rensselaer Poly In.)

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08/31/2026

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Lily Geist (F)

Joining fromStonehill College

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08/28/2026

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Lærke Søndergaard (D)

Joining fromÖrebro HK

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07/20/2026

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Kelsey Soccio (F)

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07/06/2026

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Jana Volkan (F)

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06/24/2026

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Davina Falmbigl (G)

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Lakers Kärnten History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	EWHL (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	AWHL (W)	4	3	0	-	0	1	12	7	10	2.5	1	Final loss
	AWHL (W)	10	3	5	-	2	0	29	33	13	1.3	4	-
	EWHL (W)	22	6	13	-	2	1	62	84	23	1.05	10	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	AWHL (W)	4	1	3	-	1	0	5	14	3	0.75	3	Bronze game win
	AWHL (W)	8	3	5	-	0	0	16	25	9	1.13	3	-
	EWHL (W)	20	5	14	-	1	0	40	83	17	0.85	9	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	Austria (W)	6	4	2	-	0	0	16	8	12	2	2	Bronze game win
	EWHL (W)	22	8	13	-	1	0	47	63	26	1.18	8	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Austria (W)	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	Final loss
	EWHL (W)	18	5	11	-	2	0	46	66	19	1.06	7	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Austria (W)	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	4	Bronze game loss
	EWHL (W)	20	5	12	-	2	1	30	77	20	1	7	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Austria (W)	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	Bronze game win
	EWHL (W)	16	2	13	-	1	0	31	83	8	0.5	8	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Austria (W)	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
	EWHL (W)	18	2	15	-	1	0	24	62	8	0.44	9	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Austria (W)	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	Bronze game win
	EWHL (W)	16	6	10	-	0	0	46	52	18	1.13	6	Did not make playoffs

Lakers Kärnten Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	L	T	GF	GA	rank	postseason
2025-2026	EWHL EC (W)	2	2	-	1	11	4	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	EWHL EC (W)	2	2	-	4	8	3	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	EWHL SC (W)	2	2	-	0	7	3	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lena Dauböck (F)	2026-2027	Austria (all)	International (W)	3	2	2	4	0
2.	Emma Lintner (F)	2026-2027	Austria (all)	International (W)	3	1	3	4	2
3.	Emma Hofbauer (F)	2026-2027	Austria (all)	International (W)	3	1	1	2	2
4.	Selina Gentilini (F)	2026-2027	Austria (all)	International (W)	3	1	0	1	0
5.	Alina Hinum (D)	2026-2027	Austria (all)	International (W)	3	0	1	1	0
6.	Vanessa Picka (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF U19	U19 Nationell (W)	2	0	0	0	0
7.	Ana Kahlhammer (F)	2026-2027	Austria (all)	International (W)	3	0	0	0	0
8.	Tamina Schall (F)	2026-2027	Austria (all)	International (W)	3	0	0	0	0
9.	Emma Lintner (F)	2026-2027	EVZ Women's Team	SWHL A	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Vanessa Picka (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	NDHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'6"	137 lbs	20.67
2025-2026	View Roster	5'6"	134 lbs	21.33
2024-2025	View Roster	5'6"	139 lbs	20.92
2023-2024	View Roster	5'6"	141 lbs	23.77
2022-2023	View Roster	5'7"	143 lbs	22.11

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	120	45	41	86
2.	Valentina Ropatsch (F)	144	32	53	85
3.	Alessandra Lopez (D)	80	17	36	53
4.	Lena Dauböck (F)	55	23	26	49
5.	Alina Hinum (D)	87	13	29	42

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	120	45	41	86
2.	Valentina Ropatsch (F)	144	32	53	85
3.	Lena Dauböck (F)	55	23	26	49
4.	Alessandra Lopez (D)	80	17	36	53
5.	Maggie Peterson (F)	26	15	15	30

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Valentina Ropatsch (F)	144	32	53	85
2.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	120	45	41	86
3.	Alessandra Lopez (D)	80	17	36	53
4.	Alina Hinum (D)	87	13	29	42
5.	Lena Dauböck (F)	55	23	26	49

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	120	45	86	135
2.	Valentina Ropatsch (F)	144	32	85	72
3.	Vanessa Simonis (D)	107	7	31	71
4.	Alessandra Lopez (D)	80	17	53	56
5.	Majorie Bolduc (F)	17	9	17	51

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Valentina Ropatsch (F)	144	32	53	85
2.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	120	45	41	86
3.	Vanessa Simonis (D)	107	7	24	31
4.	Christina Schusser (D)	88	11	14	25
5.	Alina Hinum (D)	87	13	29	42

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Maggie Peterson (F)	26	15	30	1.15
2.	Enikő Tóth (D)	16	4	17	1.06
3.	Majorie Bolduc (F)	17	9	17	1.00
4.	Anna Hanser (F)	6	5	6	1.00
5.	Danielle Butler (F)	27	13	25	0.93

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	2025-2026	22	11	25
2.	Maggie Peterson (F)	2025-2026	22	11	24
3.	Danielle Butler (F)	2018-2019	16	12	22
4.	Gaja Pezdir (F)	2023-2024	20	6	21
5.	Emma Hall (F)	2025-2026	22	10	20

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Danielle Butler (F)	2018-2019	16	12	22
2.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	2025-2026	22	11	25
3.	Maggie Peterson (F)	2025-2026	22	11	24
4.	Selina Gentilini (F)	2022-2023	18	11	12
5.	Emma Hall (F)	2025-2026	22	10	20

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Gaja Pezdir (F)	2023-2024	20	15	21
2.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	2025-2026	22	14	25
3.	Maggie Peterson (F)	2025-2026	22	13	24
4.	Valentina Ropatsch (F)	2025-2026	22	13	19
5.	Enikő Tóth (D)	2018-2019	16	13	17

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Majorie Bolduc (F)	2025-2026	13	13	43
2.	Anna Zíková (D)	2023-2024	20	10	39
3.	Vanessa Simonis (D)	2023-2024	19	11	35
4.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	2024-2025	15	7	31
5.	Kelsey Soccio (F)	2020-2021	15	11	30