EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV
CityVillach, Carinthia, Austria
LeagueICE Hockey League
1977–present
Founded1923 (1923)
Home arenaVillacher Stadthalle
(Capacity: 4,800)
Colors   
Owner(s)EC VSV GmbH
Websitewww.ecvsv.at
Franchise history
1923–EC VSV
Championships
Austrian champions6 (1981, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006)

EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV are an ice hockey team in the ICE Hockey League. They play their home games at Stadthalle (capacity approximately 4500 spectators) in Villach, Austria. The team colors are blue and white. Their mascot is an eagle - Villach's coat of arms represents an eagle's claw.

History

By winning the second divisions title in the 1976–77 season EC VSV gained automatic promotion to Austria's highest league and has tenured since. Following rival team, EC KAC, Villacher is the second oldest club in the EBEL. Although the team finished last in their debut season at the top level (a primary reason why head coach Karol Havasi was replaced by player-coach Ryan D'Arcy by the end of the season), some of their young players, led by Leo Sivec, already showed good promise. In their second season they took the fifth place, the main problem was the vacant coaching job, which was initially filled by Adalbert and Saint John, by the end of the season by injured Bart Crashley.

After missing the playoffs three times in a row, in the 1980–81 season, Villach finally achieved their league title success. Thanks to the youth training under Hermann Knoll and an increased incorporation of the young players (Sivec the oldest residents at that time was just 23 years of age) the EC VSV finished the regular season up to second place. The Final round against the Wiener EV was won narrowly. The following year, however behind Sivec missed presence due to injury most of the season, Villach finished 5th in both the regular season and playoffs.

EC VSV in Zagreb

During the last decade of the 20th century EC VSV established themselves as a competitive outfit claiming two early Austrian Championships in 1992 and 1993, in a period when VEU Feldkirch dominated the action in the Austrian Hockey. After struggling against local rivals EC KAC in the playoffs. it was not until the 1998–99 season in which Villach could get past Klagenfurt in the finals again and win their fourth title.

Villacher secured its last title success, it sixth, in the 2005–06 , under coach Greg Holst. They won the title after a dominant regular season, alongside EC Red Bull Salzburg. The two teams met each other in the finals as expected with VSV earning 4: 2 series win. A large influence in helping VSV earn the 2006 title were due to Dany Bousquet, who led the club and league in points with 47 goals and 86 points. His greatest success of the season was certainly the decisive goal in the deciding final match against Salzburg in overtime. Goalkeeper Gert Prohaska finished with a save percentage of 92.85%, a clear margin from second place in the league.

In the following season, on 20 February 2007 marked the end of the longest winning streak at 17 between Villach and rivals KAC in the Carinthian Hockey derby. EC KAC had not recorded a win in almost two years over their rivals.

Honours

Players

Current roster

Updated January 21, 2023.[1]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
84 Canada Andrew Desjardins C L 37 2022 Lively, Ontario, Canada
47 Canada Simon Després D L 32 2022 Laval, Quebec, Canada
26 Germany Dominik Grafenthin LW L 28 2022 Berlin, Germany
72 Canada John Hughes F R 35 2021 Whitby, Ontario, Canada
28 Canada Derek Joslin (C) D L 36 2021 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
59 Austria Luca Kohlmaier D L 24 2021 Kremsbrücke Pressingberg, Austria
17 Latvia Artūrs Kulda D L 35 2022 Leipzig, East Germany
1 United States Jean-Philippe Lamoureux G L 39 2022 Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
42 Austria Benjamin Lazinger RW R 23 2016 Villach, Austria
77 Austria Philipp Lindner (A) D L 28 2021 Innsbruck, Austria
88 Canada Anthony Luciani RW R 33 2022 Maple, Ontario, Canada
52 Canada Nicolas Mattinen D R 25 2022 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
78 Austria Felix Maxa C L 26 2017 Vienna, Austria
23 Austria Julian Payr D L 23 2022 Feldkirch, Austria
34 Austria Dominik Prodinger F L 19 2022 Villach, Austria
10 Austria Julian Raspotnig D L 19 2022 Villach, Austria
9 Austria Alexander Rauchenwald (A) C L 30 2021 Villach, Austria
8 Austria Maximilian Rebernig F L 23 2021 Oberndorf, Austria
81 Austria Marco Richter LW L 28 2021 Vienna, Austria
55 Slovenia Robert Sabolič RW L 35 2022 Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia
25 Austria Alexander Schmidt G L 23 2019 Villach, Austria
98 Slovenia Blaž Tomaževič F R 26 2022 Jesenice, Slovenia
14 Austria Johannes Tschurnig F L 19 2020 Villach, Austria
7 Austria Martin Urbanek D R 21 2019 Villach, Austria
40 Austria Elias Wallenta F L 24 2022 Hohenems, Austria
91 Austria Niklas Wetzl D L 22 2022 Steyr, Austria

References

  1. "EC VSV - Team -Roster". EC VSV. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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