VEU Feldkirch
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VEU Feldkirch is a professional ice hockey
team from Feldkirch
, Austria
at Vorarlberghalle
. The team currently plays in the Austrian National League . VEU Feldkirch were nine-time Austrian ice hockey champions
when they played in the higher level Austrian Hockey League
, before being relegated. Their biggest success was the win of the European Hockey League
in 1998.
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 from Feldkirch
Feldkirch, Vorarlberg
- Schools :* Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Feldkirch * Bundeshandelsakademie und Bundeshandelsschule Feldkirch* Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Schillerstrasse...
, 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 Vorarlberghalle
Vorarlberghalle
Vorarlberghalle is an indoor sporting arena located in Feldkirch, Austria. The capacity of the arena is 5,200 people and was built in 1977. It is currently home to the VEU Feldkirch ice hockey team....
. The team currently plays in the Austrian National League . VEU Feldkirch were nine-time Austrian ice hockey champions
Austrian champions (ice hockey)
The Austrian ice hockey championship has been awarded to men since 1923, and for women since 1999.-Women's:* 1999 Gipsy Girls Villach* 2000 Gipsy Girls Villach...
when they played in the higher level Austrian Hockey League
Austrian Hockey League
The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:...
, before being relegated. Their biggest success was the win of the European Hockey League
IIHF European Champions Cup
The IIHF European Champions Cup was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation , which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF...
in 1998.