Ravens Salzburg
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The Ravens Salzburg are an Austrian women's ice hockey
team based in Salzburg
, Austria
. They play their home games in the Eisarena Salzburg
and are members of the Dameneishockey Bundesliga
. They share the arena with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Several of the club's players are also members of the Austrian women's national ice hockey team
.
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 based in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, 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...
. They play their home games in the Eisarena Salzburg
Eisarena Salzburg
Eisarena Salzburg is an indoor sports arena, located in Salzburg, Austria. The arena was built in 1960 and has a capacity of 3,200 people.It is currently the home arena for the EC Red Bull Salzburg ice hockey team of the Austrian Hockey League, EC Red Bull Salzburg II of the Nationalliga, EC Oilers...
and are members of the Dameneishockey Bundesliga
Austria women's ice hockey Bundesliga
The Austria women's ice hockey Bundesliga is the upper league in Women's ice hockey in Austria. It is organized by the . Austria had 644 female players in 2011.- History :...
. They share the arena with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Several of the club's players are also members of the Austrian women's national ice hockey team
Austria women's national ice hockey team
The Austrian national women's ice hockey team represents Austria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships and is controlled by...
.