Thomas Raffl

Thomas Raffl
Thomas Raffl
Born	19 June 1986 (age 38); Villach, Austria
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
ICEHL team; Former teams	EC Red Bull Salzburg; EC VSV; Luleå HF; Manitoba Moose
National team	Austria
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present

Thomas Raffl (born 19 June 1986) is an Austrian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He previously played for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League.^[1] He is the older brother of NHL player Michael Raffl. His father Peter Raffl also played ice hockey.

Playing career

Raffl briefly played major junior hockey in Canada with the Kelowna Rockets and Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League during the 2005–06 season.

Since 2007, Raffl has been a fixture participant with the Austrian national team, including at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.^[2] In the lead up to the 2015–16 season, Raffl was granted leave by Salzburg on 1 September 2015, to attend the preseason training camp of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets on a professional tryout contract.^[3] Following the training camp, Raffl signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Jets and was assigned to the Manitoba Moose, the Jets' American Hockey League affiliate.^[4]

During the 2015–16 season with the Moose, Raffl was unable to maintain his offensive presence, producing just 5 goals in 31 games. Unable to earn a recall to the NHL, at the conclusion of the season, Raffl was not tendered a contract by the Jets and was released to free agency. On 11 July 2016, Raffl returned to Salzburg of the EBEL, signing a one-year deal.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	EC VSV	AUT U20	10	2	2	4	10	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	EC VSV	AUT U20	30	16	16	32	54	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	EC VSV	AUT U20	23	12	11	23	65	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	EC VSV	EBEL	25	1	1	2	4	4	0	0	0	0
2004–05	EC VSV	AUT U20	7	2	3	5	24	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	EC VSV	EBEL	44	7	12	19	49	3	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL	4	0	0	0	7	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	12	2	1	3	11	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	21	2	6	8	28	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EC VSV	AUT U20	3	1	3	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EC VSV	EBEL	6	0	2	2	2	13	0	0	0	2
2006–07	EC VSV	EBEL	42	8	5	13	36	8	0	0	0	0
2007–08	EC VSV	EBEL	43	11	4	15	78	5	0	2	2	0
2008–09	EC VSV	EBEL	41	23	12	35	57	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Luleå HF	SEL	45	7	8	15	24	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Luleå HF	SEL	22	1	1	2	10	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	25	5	7	12	51	16	4	8	12	12
2011–12	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	50	12	42	54	16	6	5	0	5	2
2012–13	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	28	5	16	21	16	11	4	1	5	2
2013–14	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	51	23	22	45	47	14	6	4	10	9
2014–15	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	52	26	27	53	20	13	5	4	9	8
2015–16	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	1	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Manitoba Moose	AHL	31	5	5	10	42	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	53	26	24	50	22	11	5	5	10	2
2017–18	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	42	18	27	45	18	16	3	4	7	4
2018–19	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	43	18	26	44	26	13	4	7	11	4
2019–20	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL	31	21	15	36	12	3	1	1	2	0
2020–21	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL	45	21	17	38	17	9	1	1	2	4
2021–22	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL	38	16	17	33	27	12	5	8	13	4
2022–23	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL	31	6	12	18	14	13	4	5	9	4
2023–24	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL	41	17	19	36	19	19	11	8	19	6
ICEHL totals			732	265	308	573	533	189	58	58	116	63

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Austria	WJC18 D1	15th	5	0	2	2	2
2005	Austria	WJC D1	17th	5	1	0	1	2
2006	Austria	WJC D1	20th	4	1	1	2	6
2008	Austria	WC D1	17th	5	1	2	3	0
2010	Austria	WC D1	17th	5	1	1	2	18
2011	Austria	WC	15th	6	2	2	4	2
2012	Austria	WC D1A	18th	5	1	2	3	2
2013	Austria	OGQ	Q	3	1	2	3	0
2014	Austria	OG	10th	4	0	0	0	2
2015	Austria	WC	15th	7	2	1	3	2
2016	Austria	OGQ	DNQ	3	1	0	1	2
2017	Austria	WC D1A	17th	4	3	3	6	2
2019	Austria	WC	16th	7	0	0	0	10
2021	Austria	OGQ	DNQ	3	0	0	0	6
2022	Austria	WC	11th	6	2	3	5	4
2023	Austria	WC	14th	6	3	0	3	4
2024	Austria	WC	10th	6	0	2	2	4
Junior totals				14	2	3	5	10
Senior totals				70	17	18	35	58

References

^ "Lulea HF's 2010–11 Roster". hockeydb.com. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
^ "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
^ "David Leggio and Thomas Raffl to Jets training camp". jetsnation.ca. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ "Jets sign forward Thomas Raffl to one-year contract". National Hockey League. 6 October 2015.
^ "Thomas Raffl back in Salzburg" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Lulea HF's 2010–11 Roster". hockeydb.com. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.

[2] "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

[3] "David Leggio and Thomas Raffl to Jets training camp". jetsnation.ca. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[4] "Jets sign forward Thomas Raffl to one-year contract". National Hockey League. 6 October 2015.

[5] "Thomas Raffl back in Salzburg" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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