Graz 99ers
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History
Hockey was played at Premier League level in Graz mainly from two predecessor clubs. The Hockey department of the ATSE Graz (Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association Eggenberg) was founded in 1947 and won to date the only Graz Hockey club title at the top Austrian League level in the 1974–75 and 1977-78 season. The club was merged early nineties with the UEC Graz, shortly after the EC Graz emerged. In 2008, the Hockey section of was ATSE Graz reactivated on the league level. The new goalie was Ben Bowns.
The EC Graz (also called "the elephant") experienced under President Hannes Kartnig its heyday, finishing three times the runner-up title in the seasons 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 despite running at a high financial cost. After the departure of Hannes Kartnig, the football club SK Sturm Graz changed, they tried to rescue the EC Graz. When this plan failed, the EHC Graz was established in 1998, only to become bankrupt the same year.
- Establishment and promotion to the Bundesliga
In 1999 Jochen Pildner-Steinburg founded the Graz 99ers as the successor club of the EC Graz to offer Hockey League back in the Styrian capital. The team premiered in the second division, the Austrian National League, finishing after 28 rounds played, in first place in the table. In the semifinals, the team continued after opening game defeat to persevere to a 3: 1 series win against the EHC Lustenau to meet EK Zell am See in the final. The series was decided in four games with Graz taking advantage of the opportunity for promotion to the Austrian Hockey League.
Players
Current roster
Updated 19 June 2025.
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Villach, Austria |
| – | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2025 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| – | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2025 | Hall in Tirol, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Bludenz, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Mantua, New Jersey, United States |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Eksjö, Sweden |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2022 | Judenburg, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Linz, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (C) | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Munich, Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Cheektowaga, New York, United States |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Graz, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Mödling, Austria |
| – | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2025 | Esbjerg, Denmark |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2018 | Zell am See, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Lustenau, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2022 | Graz, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (A) | C | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2020 | Judenburg, Austria |
| – | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2025 | Braunau am Inn, Austria |
| – | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2025 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | L | Script error: No such module "age". | 2022 | Villach, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | R | Script error: No such module "age". | 2024 | Dornbirn, Austria |
Notable alumni
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References
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External links
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