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{{Infobox ice hockey team
| text_color = #000000
| bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#001489 5px solid; border-bottom:#001489 5px solid;
| team = EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV
| logo = EC VSV Logo.svg
| logosize = 250px
| city = [[Villach]], [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]], Austria
| league = '''[[ICE Hockey League]]'''<br>1977–present
| conference = 
| division = 
| owner = EC VSV GmbH
| coach = 
| captain = 
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1923}} 
| arena = [[Villacher Stadthalle]]<br>([[List of ice hockey arenas by capacity|Capacity]]: 4,500)
| colors = {{color box|#001489}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.ecvsv.at/}}
<!---Franchise history--->
| name1 = EC VSV
| dates1 = 1923–
<!---Championships--->
|reg_season_titles = 
|championships1_type = Austrian champions
| championships1 = '''6''' ([[1980–81 Austrian Hockey League season|1981]], [[1991–92 Austrian Hockey League season|1992]], [[1992–93 Austrian Hockey League season|1993]], [[1998–99 Austrian Hockey League season|1999]], [[2001–02 Austrian Hockey League season|2002]], [[2005–06 Austrian Hockey League season|2006]])
}}

'''EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV''' are an [[ice hockey]] team in the [[ICE Hockey League]]. They play their home games at [[Stadthalle (Villach)|Stadthalle]] (capacity approximately 4,500 spectators) in [[Villach]], [[Austria]]. The team colors are blue and white. Their mascot is an eagle - Villach's coat of arms represents an eagle's claw.

== History==
By winning the second divisions title in the 1976–77 season EC VSV gained automatic promotion to Austria's highest league and has tenured since. Following rival team, [[EC KAC]], Villacher is the second oldest club in the EBEL. Although the team finished last in their debut season at the top level (a primary reason why head coach Karol Havasi was replaced by player-coach Ryan D'Arcy by the end of the season), some of their young players, led by Leo Sivec, already showed good promise. In their second season they took the fifth place, the main problem was the vacant coaching job, which was initially filled by Adalbert and Saint John, by the end of the season by injured Bart Crashley.

After missing the playoffs three times in a row, in the [[1980–81 Austrian Hockey League season|1980–81]] season, Villach finally achieved their league title success. Thanks to the youth training under Hermann Knoll and an increased incorporation of the young players (Sivec the oldest residents at that time was just 23 years of age) the EC VSV finished the regular season up to second place. The Final round against the [[Wiener EV]] was won narrowly. The following year, however behind Sivec missed presence due to injury most of the season, Villach finished 5th in both the regular season and playoffs.
[[File:Eishockey Club Villacher Sportverein 1209.jpg|thumb|left|240px|EC VSV in [[Zagreb]]]]
During the last decade of the 20th century EC VSV established themselves as a competitive outfit claiming two early Austrian Championships in 1992 and 1993, in a period when [[VEU Feldkirch]] dominated the action in the Austrian Hockey. After struggling against local rivals EC KAC in the playoffs. it was not until the 1998–99 season in which Villach could get past Klagenfurt in the finals again and win their fourth title.

Villacher secured its last title success, it sixth, in the [[2005–06 Austrian Hockey League season|2005–06]], under coach Greg Holst. They won the title after a dominant regular season, alongside [[EC Red Bull Salzburg]]. The two teams met each other in the finals as expected with VSV earning 4: 2 series win. A large influence in helping VSV earn the 2006 title were due to [[Dany Bousquet]], who led the club and league in points with 47 goals and 86 points. His greatest success of the season was certainly the decisive goal in the deciding final match against Salzburg in overtime. Goalkeeper Gert Prohaska finished with a save percentage of 92.85%, a clear margin from second place in the league.

In the following season, on 20 February 2007 marked the end of the longest winning streak at 17 between Villach and rivals KAC in the Carinthian Hockey derby. EC KAC had not recorded a win in almost two years over their rivals.

==Honours==
*'''[[Erste Bank Hockey League|Austrian Championships]]:'''
**'''Winners (6)''' : [[1980–81 Austrian Hockey League season|1981]], [[1991–92 Austrian Hockey League season|1992]], [[1992–93 Austrian Hockey League season|1993]], [[1998–99 Austrian Hockey League season|1999]], [[2001–02 Austrian Hockey League season|2002]], [[2005–06 Austrian Hockey League season|2006]]
*'''[[Austrian National League]]:'''
**'''Winners (1)''' : 1977

==Players==

===Current roster===
<small>Updated 2 September 2024</small>
{{Ice hockey team roster
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{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Max | last = Coatta | dab = | num = 74 | pos = RW | nat = USA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1994 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 22 | acq = [[2024-25 ICE Hockey League season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Minnetonka, Minnesota]], [[United States]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Tim | last = Geifes | dab = | num = 21 | pos = LW | nat = AUT | s/g = L | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 29 | acq = [[2022-23 ICE Hockey League season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Wiener Neustadt]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Kevin | last = Hancock | dab = | num = 16 | pos = LW | nat = CAN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 2 | acq = [[2023-24 ICE Hockey League season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Mississauga, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Patrick | last = Holway | dab = | num = 96 | pos = D | nat = USA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1996 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 1 | acq = [[2024-25 ICE Hockey League season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Cohasset, Massachusetts]], [[United States]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = John | last = Hughes | dab = John Hughes (ice hockey, born 1988) | num = 72 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 6 | acq = [[2021–22 ICE Hockey League season|2021]] | birthplace = [[Whitby, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Mark | last = Katic | dab = | num = 95 | pos = D | nat = CRO | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 9 | acq = [[2023-24 ICE Hockey League season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Timmins, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Jean-Philippe | last = Lamoureux | dab = | num = 1 | pos = G | nat = United States | s/g = L | birthyear = 1984 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 20 | acq = [[2022–23 ICE Hockey League season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]], [[United States]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Benjamin | last = Lazinger | dab = | num = 42 | pos = RW | nat = Austria | s/g = R | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 25 | acq = [[2016–17 Austrian Hockey League season|2016]] | birthplace = [[Villach]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Florian | last = Lanzinger | dab = | num = – | pos = W | nat = AUT | s/g = R | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 5 | acq = [[2024-25 ICE Hockey League season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Villach|Villach, Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Philipp | last = Lindner | dab = | num = 77 | pos = D | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 13 | acq = [[2021–22 ICE Hockey League season|2021]] | birthplace = [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Dylan | last = MacPherson | dab = | num = 2 | pos = D | nat = CAN | s/g = R | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 27 | acq = [[2023-24 ICE Hockey League season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Redcliff, Alberta]], [[Canada]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Felix | last = Maxa | dab = | num = 78 | pos = C | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 14 | acq = [[2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season|2017]] | birthplace = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Guus | last = van Nes | dab = | num = 26 | pos = LW | nat = NED | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 14 | acq = [[2024-25 ICE Hockey League season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Dordrecht|Dordrecht, Netherlands]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Chase | last = Pearson | dab = | num = 12 | pos = C | nat = USA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 23 | acq = [[2024-25 ICE Hockey League season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Cornwall, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Alexander | last = Rauchenwald | dab = | num = 9 | pos = C | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1993 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 11 | acq = [[2021–22 ICE Hockey League season|2021]] | birthplace = [[Villach]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Maximilian | last = Rebernig | dab = | num = 8 | pos = F | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 3 | acq = [[2021–22 ICE Hockey League season|2021]] | birthplace = [[Oberndorf an der Melk|Oberndorf]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Marco | last = Richter | dab = Marco Richter (ice hockey) | num = 81 | pos = LW | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 19 | acq = [[2021–22 ICE Hockey League season|2021]] | birthplace = [[Vienna, Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Nikita | last = Scherbak | dab = | num = 22 | pos = LW | nat = Russia | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 30 | acq = [[2024-25 ICE Hockey League season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Moscow, Russia]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = René | last = Swette | dab = | num = 37 | pos = G | nat = AUT | s/g = L | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 21 | acq = [[2023-24 ICE Hockey League season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Lustenau|Lustenau, Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Johannes | last = Tschurnig | num = 14 | pos = F | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 21 | acq = [[2020–21 ICE Hockey League season|2020]] | birthplace = [[Villach]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Thomas | last = Vallant | dab = | num = 10 | pos = D | nat = AUT | s/g = R | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 1 | acq = [[2024-25 ICE Hockey League season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Wolfsberg, Carinthia|Wolfsberg, Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Alex | last = Wall | dab = Alex Wall (ice hockey) | num = 46 | pos = D | nat = CAN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 1 | acq = [[2023-24 ICE Hockey League season|2023]] | birthplace = [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Elias | last = Wallenta | dab = | num = 40 | pos = F | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 4 | acq = [[2022–23 ICE Hockey League season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Hohenems]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Niklas | last = Wetzl | dab = | num = 91 | pos = D | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 2001 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 17 | acq = [[2022–23 ICE Hockey League season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Steyr]], [[Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player 
| first = Paolo | last = Wieltschnig | dab = | num = – | pos = W | nat = AUT | s/g = L | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 16 | acq = [[2024-25 ICE Hockey League season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Villach|Villach, Austria]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website}}
*{{facebook}}
*{{instagram}}
*[https://www.flashscore.com/team/villacher-sv/nmhqI8Vd/results/ EC VSV Results] current results of the EC VSV

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