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EC KAC is a professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. The team plays their home games in Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...

, Carinthia
Carinthia (state)
Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 at Stadthalle Klagenfurt. EC KAC has won the most Austrian ice hockey Championships, a total of 29 times including 11 consecutive titles from 1964 to 1974, and four consecutive from 1985 to 1988.

Current roster

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight D.O.B. Place of Birth
31   Andy Chiodo
Andy Chiodo
Andy Chiodo is a professional ice hockey goaltender with the Klagenfurt AC of the Erste Bank Hockey League...

L 180 cm 92 kg Apr. 25, 1983 Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

30   Rene Swette
Rene Swette
Rene Swette is a Austrian ice hockey goaltender who is currently participating at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team.-External links:...

L 183 cm 83 kg Aug. 21, 1988 Lustenau
Lustenau
Lustenau is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, in the Dornbirn district. It lies on the Rhine River, which forms the border with Switzerland. Lustenau is Vorarlberg's fourth largest town in terms of inhabitants ....

, Austria

Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight D.O.B. Place of Birth
7   Herbert Ratz L 183 cm 80 kg Sep. 16, 1981 Völkermarkt
Völkermarkt
Völkermarkt is a city of about 11,000 inhabitants in Carinthia, Austria.According to the 2001 census 2.6% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes....

, Austria
13   Johannes Kirisits R 187 cm 94 kg Nov. 8, 1985 Klagenfurt, Austria
14   Johannes Reichel
Johannes Reichel
Johannes Reichel is a Austrian ice hockey defenceman. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team.-External links:...

L 182 cm 85 kg Apr. 29, 1982 Klagenfurt, Austria
25   Kirk Furey
Kirk Furey
Kirk Furey is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League....

L 178 cm 90 kg Jan. 28, 1976 Glace Bay
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
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, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

28   Martin Schumnig
Martin Schumnig
Martin Schumnig is a Austrian ice hockey defenceman who is currently participating at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team.-External links:...

R 181 cm 78 kg Jul. 28, 1989 Klagenfurt, Austria
33   Peter Ratchuk
Peter Ratchuk
Peter Ratchuk is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League A in Switzerland...

L 184 cm 88 kg Sept. 10, 1977 Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
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, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, USA
77   Sean Brown
Sean Brown
Sean P. Brown is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League.-Playing career:...

L 188 cm 94 kg Nov. 5, 1976 Oshawa
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...

, Ontario, Canada

Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight D.O.B. Place of Birth
4   Markus Pirmann L 183 cm 80 kg Jan. 21, 1989 Klagenfurt, Austria
9   Tyler Spurgeon
Tyler Spurgeon
Tyler Spurgeon is a centre in the Dallas Stars organization for the Idaho Steelheads of the East Coast Hockey League....

L 180 cm 86 kg Apr. 10, 1986 Edmonton, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada
10   Tyler Scofield L 173 cm 71 kg Aug. 15, 1984 Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada
15   Paul Schellander R 184 cm 76 kg Nov. 5, 1986 Klagenfurt, Austria
17   Gregor Hager L 191 cm 93 kg Apr. 17, 1981 Klagenfurt, Austria
19   Stefan Geier L 180 cm 78 kg Jan. 8, 1988 Judenburg
Judenburg
- People :* Renate Götschl* Egon Haar * Herbert Hufnagl, journalist * Gernot Jurtin* Christian Muthspiel, jazz musician, painter* Kurt Muthspiel, composer * Wolfgang Muthspiel* Christian Pfannberger* Walter Pfrimer* Georg Pichler...

, Austria
20   Mike Craig
Mike Craig
Michael Craig is a professional hockey player. He currently plays right wing for the EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League...

R 182 cm 81 kg Jun. 6, 1971 London
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
21   Manuel Geier R 178 cm 78 kg Jan. 8, 1988 Judenburg
Judenburg
- People :* Renate Götschl* Egon Haar * Herbert Hufnagl, journalist * Gernot Jurtin* Christian Muthspiel, jazz musician, painter* Kurt Muthspiel, composer * Wolfgang Muthspiel* Christian Pfannberger* Walter Pfrimer* Georg Pichler...

, Austria
27   Thomas Hundertpfund
Thomas Hundertpfund
Thomas Hundertpfund is an Austrian ice hockey player who is currently participating at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team.-External links:...

L 189 cm 85 kg Dec. 14, 1989 Klagenfurt, Austria
29   Christoph Brandner
Christoph Brandner
Christoph Brandner is an Austrian professional hockey winger. He currently plays for the EC KAC. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the eighth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, the 237th overall pick and became first Austrian hockey player to score a goal in the NHL...

L 195 cm 97 kg Jul. 5, 1975 Bruck an der Mur
Bruck an der Mur
Bruck an der Mur is a city of some 13,500 people located in the Austrian state of Styria. It is located at the confluence of the Mur and Mürz Rivers. Its manufactures include metal products and paper; Bruck is an important rail junction in the region located on the Graz to Vienna main...

, Austria
39   Jeff Shantz
Jeff Shantz
Jeffrey Shantz is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who last played for the EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League.-Playing career:...

R 183 cm 97 kg Oct. 10, 1973 Duchess
Duchess, Alberta
Duchess is a village in southern Alberta, Canada, located north of Brooks, across from Trans-Canada Highway, in the County of Newell.The village was named for Duchess Louise Marguerite. It is mainly a ranching community.- Demographics :...

, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada
45   David Schuller L 182 cm 91 kg Sep. 6, 1980 Kapfenberg
Kapfenberg
Kapfenberg is a city in Styria, Austria, near Bruck an der Mur. The town's landmark is Burg Oberkapfenberg. Main employer in the city of Kapfenberg was and still is the steel manufacturer Böhler....

, Austria
74   Dieter Kalt
Dieter Kalt
Dieter Kalt , is a professional Austrian ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Klagenfurt AC in the Erste Bank Hockey League, his hometown club...

L 175 cm 83 kg Jun. 26, 1974 Klagenfurt, Austria
89   Raphael Herburger L 178 cm 75 kg Jan. 2, 1989 Dornbirn
Dornbirn
Dornbirn is a city in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district Dornbirn, which also includes the city of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau....

, Austria

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