Andreas Nödl (born February 28, 1987) is an

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n former professional

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player. He last served as

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of the

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of the

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(EBEL). He previously played in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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Playing career

As a youth, Nödl played in the 2001

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with a team from

. Nödl played two seasons with the

Sioux Falls Stampede The Sioux Falls Stampede are a Tier I junior ice hockey team based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Stampede are members of the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team plays home games at the Denny Sanford Premi ...

of the

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(USHL) before moving on to the St. Cloud State University Huskies after being drafted in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the

. In his second season with the Stampede, he led the team with 59 points in 58 games. Coincidentally, Nödl is not the only Austrian-born player to play for the Stampede —

Thomas Vanek Thomas Vanek (born 19 January 1984) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey winger who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Minnes ...

, now of the

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, spent three years with the club. After starting the

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with the Flyers' farm team, the

Philadelphia Phantoms The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and played most of its home games at the Spectrum (arena), Spectrum ...

, Nödl was called up to the NHL on October 21, 2008. On December 23, 2008, in a game against the

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, Nödl scored his first career NHL goal in a 6-4 victory. On November 29, 2011, he was waived by the Flyers and picked up by the

where he played for the rest of the season, as well as the following one. After failing to secure an NHL contract and initially returning to Europe as a free agent, signing with HC Lausanne of the Swiss

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, Nödl was released from his tryout contract prior to the season and would split the 2013–14 campaign in his native Austria with EC KAC and EC Red Bull Salzburg. On October 16, 2014, Nödl belatedly signed on as a free agent with fellow EBEL club, the Vienna Capitals. He served as captain of the team for both the 2017–18 season and 2018–19 season.

International play

In 2009, Nödl represented

in the IIHF's World Championship in

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nodl, Andreas 1987 births Living people Adirondack Phantoms players Austrian ice hockey right wingers Carolina Hurricanes players Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics HC TWK Innsbruck players EC KAC players Olympic ice hockey players for Austria Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players EC Red Bull Salzburg players St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey players Sioux Falls Stampede players Ice hockey people from Vienna Vienna Capitals players Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Austrian expatriate ice hockey people