Rene Swette (born August 21, 1988) is an Austrian professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who is currently playing for
HC TWK Innsbruck
HC Tiroler Wasserkraft Innsbruck is an Austrian professional ice hockey team in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). They play their home games at OlympiaWorld Innsbruck complex in Innsbruck.
History
The club was founded in 1994 as HC Innsbruck and in ...
of the
ICE Hockey League
The ICE Hockey League (International Central European Hockey League, ICEHL), known as the win2day ICE Hockey League for sponsorship reasons, is a Central European hockey league that also serves as the top-tier ice hockey league in Austria. It c ...
(ICEHL).
He participated at the
2011 IIHF World Championship
The 2011 IIHF World Championship was the 75th IIHF World Championship, an annual international men's ice hockey tournament. It took place between 29 April and 15 May 2011 in Slovakia. The games were played in the Ondrej Nepela Arena, Orange Aren ...
as a member of the
Austria men's national ice hockey team
The Austrian men's national hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Austria. The team is controlled by Österreichischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2022 the Austrian team is ranked 18th in the IIHF World Rankings. Austria has not wo ...
.
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1988 births
Austrian ice hockey goaltenders
EHC Black Wings Linz players
Dresdner Eislöwen players
EC KAC players
Living people
EHC Lustenau players
People from Lustenau
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for Austria
HC TWK Innsbruck players
EC VSV players
Ice hockey people from Vorarlberg
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