Innsbrucker EV or EV Innsbruck was an

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team based in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

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. They competed in the

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until 1993 and won the Austrian Championship seven times. Their home arena was

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. The organization was disbanded entirely after the 1993–94 season.

HC Innsbruck HC Tiroler Wasserkraft Innsbruck is an Austrian professional ice hockey team in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). They play their home games at OlympiaWorld Innsbruck complex in Innsbruck. History The club was founded in 1994 as HC Innsbru ...

was founded in 1994 and, through not a continuation of the original franchise, is regarded as EV Innsbruck’s successor.

Notable alumni

Years active with EV Innsbruck listed alongside names * Alain Daigle, 1981–82 *

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, 1991–1993 *

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, 1991–1993 */

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, 1989–1992 * Sergei Alekseevich Kapustin, 1986–1987 * Kevin LaVallée, 1987–1990 *

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, 1982–1994 *

Martin Platzer Martin Platzer (born 24 September 1963) is an Austrian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games ...

, 1983–1985 */

Poul Popiel Poul Peter Popiel (born February 28, 1943) is a Danish-American former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA), and also served as a head coach in the minor leagues. Fol ...

, 1978–79 *

Gerald Rauchenwald Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Irish ...

, 1986–1991 */ Adelbert Saint John, 1975–1978 (

player-coach A player-coach (also playing coach, captain-coach, or player-manager) is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. A player-coach may be a head coach or an assistant coach. They may make changes to the sq ...

) * Viktor Ivanovich Shalimov, 1987–88 *

Christian Perthaler Christian Perthaler (born July 21, 1968 in Innsbruck, Austria) is an Austrian former ice hockey right winger. Perthaler began his career with his hometown team Innsbrucker EV, where he spent four seasons. He moved to EK Zell am See for one seas ...

, 1988–1993

Head coaches

* / Adelbert Saint John, 1975–1978 (player-coach) *

Gerhard Kießling Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

, 1985 *

Blair MacDonald Blair Neil Joseph "B. J." MacDonald (born November 17, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1973 and 1983. He featured in the 1979 WHA Final with th ...

, 1986–87 * Rudolf Killias, 1987–1989 *

, 1990–91 *

Václav Nedomanský Václav Nedomanský (born 14 March 1944) is a Czech former ice hockey forward. Nedomanský is best known as the first Czech hockey player to defect to North America to play. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. He is also a membe ...

, 1990–91 * Miroslav Berek, 1991–1993

References

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