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Game 1 – Austria Austria vs Norway Norway – The first game of the IIHF round robin did not go well for the Austrians as they dropped a 4-0 decision to Norway. The first period was actually scoreless as the Austrians took two penalties in the period but Norway would only outshoot the Austrians 7 to 4. Norway would jump out to a quick 2-0 lead in the second period behind goals from Alexandersen and Herzog and would add a late power play goal by Manious to take a 3-0 lead into the third period. Alexandersen would add his second of the game about halfway through the third period to give Norway the 4-0 win. Austria was outshot by Norway 29 to 23 in the game. Berger made 25 saves on 29 shots. Pellegrino and King each had 5 shots to lead Austria while Wachter had three hits and Bursyuk blocked two shots.

Game 2 – Usa USA vs Austria Austria – USA would score the only goal of the first period as Allen netted his second of the tournament as USA outshot the Austrians 6 to 5 in the period. Austria would tie the game at 1-1 a little more than six minutes into the second period as King scored with assists from Wachter and Vader. However, USA would quickly take the lead back just 11 seconds later as Fleming scored and Buckner added another goal for the USA in the period to put them up 3 to 1 going into the third period. Neither team was able to score in the third period as the USA won the game 3 to 1 and outshot the Austrians 26 to 22. Berger made 23 saves in the loss. King again led the team in shots with 5 while Kennedy had 6 hits and Monkey blocked 5 shots.

Game 3 – Austria Austria vs USA Usa -- The return match against the USA was much more high scoring but the result was still the same as the USA won 7 to 4 over Austria. Kinsler would give Austria a 1-0 lead just 18 seconds into the game on assists from Vader and Wachter. USA would get a power play chance about halfway through the period and would cash in as Knight scored his first. However, Austria would get their own power play chance shortly after that and Malkin would score his first of the tourney and first of his international career to give Austria a 2-1 lead. Bursyuk and Charlyb’y would get the assists. However, the USA would come back with two goals late in the period to take a 3-2 lead going into the second period. Austria would tie the game at 3-3 about halfway through the second period as Pellegrino netted his first on assists from Vader and Kinsler, but the USA would once again score two more goals late the period and go up 5-3 heading into the third. Mack would add to the lead just over a minute into the third period but Pellegrino would get his second of the game on the power to make it 6-4. Wachter and Vader would assist. However, Allen would add a late tally to make the final score 7 to 4. Austria would outshot the USA 37 to 24 in the game. Berger made 12 saves on 17 shots before being pulled for St. Pierre who made 5 saves on 7 shots. Bursyuk had 7 shots to lead Austria while Wachter, Monkey and Charlyb’y each had 3 hits and Monkey blocked two shots.

Game 4 – Latvia Latvia vs Austria Austria – Still in search of their first win of the round robin, Austria scored the only goal of the first period as Kinsler netted his second with assists from Monkey and Pellegrino a little more than halfway through the period. Latvia would take control of the game in the second period by scoring two goals in about four minutes as Berkis and Johnson netted the goals. Neither team would be able to score the rest of the second period or the third period as Latvia held on for the 2 to 1 win. Latvia also outshot the Austrians 29 to 28 in the game. Berger stopped 27 out of the 29 shots he faced. Bursyuk and King each had 4 shots to lead Austria while Charlyb’y had four hits and five different players each blocked 2 shots each.

Game 5 – Austria Austria vs Sweden Sweden – Austria would get some offense in this game from an unlikely source as they ended their 12 game IIHF losing streak (8 from the previous season and the first four of this season). Vader would score just under two minutes into the game on the power play with an assist from Charlyb’y and then would add another goal just about three minutes later to give Austria a 2-0 lead before the game was even five minutes old. Vas and Kinsler would get the assists on the second Vader goal. Austria would add another goal in the second period as Light would score his first as a member of Austria after transferring from Canada. Vader and Ross would get the assists. King would add a late goal in the third period as Austria won their first game of the round robin 4-0. Bursyuk would get the only assist on the King goal. Sweden actually outshot Austria 24 to 16 in the game, but Berger stopped every shot that came his way in picking up the shutout. Multiple Austrian players each had two shots each while Charlyb’y had five hits and four players blocked two shots each.

Game 6 – Uk United Kingdom vs Austria Austria – Special teams would come into play in the first period as Austria would score a power play goal just under three minutes into the game off of the stick of Light, his second, on assists from Vader and King. Late in the period, Wachter would score a shorthanded breakaway goal to put Austria up 2-0 going into the second period. Pellegrino and Vader would assist. The UK would get a power play chance early in the second period and Pedersen would find the back of the net to make it 2-1. However, instead of falling apart, Austria held their own and scored a late goal in the second period as Bursyuk got his first to make it 3-1 Austria after two periods. Vader and King would get the assists. The UK would not go away as Sherrill scored just over two minutes into the third period, but once again, Austria would not give up the tying goal and would add one more with less than four minutes left in game to make the final score 4-2 and get their second straight win. Monkey would score his first with Bursyuk and King getting the assists. Austria would outshoot the UK 28 to 24 in the game and Berger would pick up his second win by making 22 saves. Kinsler and Wachter each had 5 shots to lead Austria while Vader had 7 hits and Bursyuk blocked two shots.

Game 7 – Norway Norway vs Austria Austria – Austria would score just 16 seconds into the game as Kinsler netted his third with Pellegrino and Malkin getting the assists. However, Norway would tie the game 42 seconds later on a goal from Falk and then take the lead a couple of minutes later on a goal from Wollker. Johnson would add another goal later in the period for Norway as the went up 3 to 1 at the end of the first period. Falk would score the only goal of the second period with his second of the game to put Norway in control by a score of 4 to 2 going into the final period. Austria would score a late power play goal by Kinsler, his second goal of the game, to make the final score 4 to 2 in favor of Norway and end Austria’s two game winning streak. Pellegrino and King assisted on the goals. Norway outshot Austria 32 to 24 in the game while Berger made 13 saves on 17 shots and was pulled in favor of St. Pierre who stopped all 15 shots he faced. Kinsler led the team with 7 shots, Wachter had 4 hits and Malkin blocked 3 shots in the loss.

Game 8 – Austria Austria vs Latvia Latvia – Neither team was able to score in the first period as Austria outshot Latvia 9 to 8. Latvia would take a 1-0 with just 11 seconds left in the second period as Gagner netted his second of the tournament even though Latvia was outshot by Austria 12 to 4 in the period. Malkin would tie the game for Austria with just over a minute left in the third period with his second to send the game into overtime. Wachter and Kinsler assisted on the goal. Latvia crushed Austria 19 to 4 in shots in the third period and Latvia got the only shot on goal in overtime as well, but Berger stopped all 20 he faced in the third and overtime periods. Flood would stop all three Austrian attempts in the shootout round while Berger would stop the first Latvian, the second one missed the net, but Hamilton then scored giving Latvia the two points and the win by a score of 2-1. Berger stopped 31 out of 32 shots he faced in the game. King led the Austrians in shots with 5, Wachter had 4 hits and four players each blocked two shots a piece in the loss for Austria.

Game 9 – Sweden Sweden vs Austria Austria – Austria needed a win to keep alive any hopes of reaching the medal round but the Swedes would have none of that this time around as they revenged their early 4-0 loss to Austria by defeating them 4-0 this time around. Karlsson scored the first two goals for Sweden, one in the first period and the next one early in the second. Lloren would add another second period goal and Lundberg would score late in the third for the four Sweden goals. Sweden outshot Austria 28 to 21 in the game as Berger made 24 saves in the loss which eliminated Austria from the medal rounds.

Game 10 – Austria Austria vs United Kingdom Uk – Austria would come right again like they have a couple times in the round robin and score a goal early in the game. This game would start no different as Kinsler scored his 5th just 29 seconds into the game to give Austria a quick 1-0 lead. Pellegrino and Wachter assisted on the goal. The UK would get a goal a little more than halfway through the first period to tie the game at 1-1 and that is how the period ended with the UK outshooting Austria 13 to 11. Kinsler would score the last goal of the game just before the halfway point of the second period, his second of the game and 6th overall, to give Austria a 2 to 1 win in the last game of the round robin. Pellegrino would get the only assist on the goal. The UK would outshoot Austria 27 to 24 in the game and Berger would stop 26 of those UK shots to pick up his 3rd win of the tournament. Pellegrino and Kinsler each had 5 shots on goal to lead Austria while Vader had four hits and Cahill blocked two shots.

Austria In the 10 games of the round robin, Austria finished with a 3-6-1 record which was good for 10 points. They only scored 19 goals while giving up 29 for a goal difference of -10. The 19 goals tied them for last in the tournament while the goals against was tied for 9th. Austria’s special teams were both right around league average and both were 6th out of the 12 countries. Austria was 10th in shots for and 6th best in shots against. Austria was third best in taking the least amount of penalties while being only 10th best in dishing out hits. Austria swept the UK, split with Sweden, lost in a shootout to Latvia, but were swept by USA and Norway. Austria

Announcement:

Austria was lucky enough to get Kelowna winger, Alex Light, to transfer to us from Canada after a some solid conversations. He is a 6’ 1”, 200 lb winger who has strengths in scoring, puck handling and skating while his weakness in is checking. He started out on Austria’s 3rd line this IIHF season and saw some action on the power play as well. He will be spending another year in the minors as of last report before getting the call up to the SHL. He did score two goals in his first IIHF tournament for Austria as well.

Austrian SMJHLers from Season 31:

Jon Ross – Whalers Vancouver Whalers Whalers – ross led the Whalers in goals with 21 and points with 45 while being tied for first in assists with 24. He was a +11, with 2 penalty minutes, 20 hits, 139 shots, 10 shot blocks and a shooting percentage of 15.1%. He also had 6 game winning goals, 2 game tying goals and won over 51% of the face offs he took. Ross has been called up to Hamilton in S32 and is helping to lead their youth movement. He has 4 goals and 5 assists in 20 games while getting about 20 minutes per game for the Steelhawks.

Alex Light – Knights Kelowna Knights Knights – Light was second on the team in points with 54 but led the Knights in goals with 26 while chipping in 28 assists. He was a +17, with 18 penalty minutes, 53 hits, 239 shots and 17 shot blocks and a 11% shooting percentage. He had 3 game winning goals and 2 game tying goals while averaging just over a point per 20 minutes played. He is continuing his SMJHL career by tying to lead Kelowna to another conference title. He currently leads the Knights in goals and points with 14 and 30 respectively in 21 games played.

Cara Hohenberg – Knights Kelowna Knights Knights – Hohenberg led the Knights in points with 61 and assists with 43 while scoring 18 goals from her defensive position. She was a +18 with 18 penalty minutes, 41 hits, 144 shots and 68 shot blocks with a 12.5% shooting percentage while averaging 24 minutes per game. She had 5 game winning goals, 1 game tying goal and averaged just over one point per 20 minutes. She will also be staying down another season with Kelowna. She is currently third on the team in points with 22.

Sepp Reiter – raiders Halifax Raiders raiders – Reiter was a first year player for the Raiders and contributed 6 goals, 10 assists for 16 points on the season. He was a +8 with no penalty minutes, 5 hits, 63 shots, 2 shot blocks and a had a shooting percentage just under 10% while getting a little more than 13 minutes per game. He also had one game winning goal. He is already having a great SMJHL season this year by averaging almost a point per game for the Raiders.

Brennan Kennedy – Militia Montreal Militia Militia – Kennedy tied for the most goals on the Militia last season with 18 while getting 12 assists for 30 total points which was tied for third highest on the team. He was a -17 with 47 penalty minutes, 103 hits, 109 shots and 13 blocked shots in nearly 22 minutes per game. He also had a nice shooting percentage of 16.5% on the season. He chipped in with 3 game winning goals and 1 game tying goal on the season. He has made the jump to the SHL this season with Hamilton and along with Ross is leading their youthful rebuild. Kennedy is seeing about 16 minutes of ice time per game and has chipped in with 6 goals and 4 assists so far in 20 games.

Ryan Vas – Militia Montreal Militia Militia – Vas has 7 goals and 23 assists for 30 points which tied Kennedy for the third highest on Montreal. He was also a -17 with 22 penalty minutes, 27 hits, 76 shots and 62 shot blocks along with a 9.2% shooting percentage. He did have one game winning goal and averaged over 22 minutes per game. He will be playing another season in the SMJHL and has 9 points in 22 games so far for the second place Militia. Vas had 9 points in 22 games for the Militia.

Austrians in the SHL last season:

Liam Kinsler – Renegades Texas Renegades Renegades – Kinsler is the all time leading scorer in Austrian history and is one point away from 100 in his international career. He had 15 goals and 20 assists last season for Texas. He was a -3 with 122 hits, 144 shots, 8 shot blocks, a shooting percentage of 10.4% in nearly 22 minutes per game. He won over 50% of the face offs he took, had one game tying goal and a 0.65 points per 20 minutes played. He is bouncing back nice this season with 19 points in 21 games.

Alexander Charlyb’y – Renegades Texas Renegades Renegades – Staying in Texas, Charlyb’y had 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points in a third line role for the Renegades. He was a -2 with 6 penalty minutes, 33 hits, 50 shots and 3 shot blocks. He did have a 12% shooting percentage but his bread and butter is all about the face off circle and he won 57.5% of the faceoffs he took last season which was #1 in the whole league. He did have 2 game winning goals as well and played about 17 minutes per game including some time on the penalty killing units. He has 5 points so far this season and is currently above 57% on his faceoff wins.

Don Pellegrino – :admirals: Portland Admirals :admirals: – Pellegrino led Portland in goals with 25 and points with 51 after being traded from Hamilton in the off season I believe. He also had 26 assists which was 3rd on the team. He was a -4 for the Admirals with no penalty minutes, 9 hits, 244 shots, 23 shot blocks and a 10.3% shooting percentage. He had four game winning goals, 1 game tying goal, played just over 20 minutes per game and average just over a point per 20 minutes played. Portland traded him in the off season to Winnipeg where he has 12 points in 20 games so far.

Maximillan Wachter – :admirals: Portland Admirals :admirals: – Wachter was 4th on Portland last season with 39 points and second on the team in goals with 17 and added 22 assists. He was a -5 with 56 penalty minutes, 184 hits which was tops on the team, 152 shots, 5 shot blocks and a 11.2% shooting percentage. He averaged just under 20 minutes per game and had one game winning and one game tying goal. He was also traded after the season was over to the other expansion team, Buffalo, where he currently has 13 points in 20 games.

Nicholas Flamel – Stars Toronto North Stars Stars – Flamel only played just above 16 minutes per game last season and only scored 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points. He was a -2 with 10 penalty minutes, 40 hits, 86 shots and 11 shot blocks while have a shooting percentage just under six percent. 4 out of his 5 goals were game winning goals however, so he made his scoring count when he scored. He already has 12 points in 20 games this season and is playing a couple more minutes per game as well.

Thomas King – Stars Toronto North Stars Stars – The original Austrian played about 16 minutes per game last season for Toronto as well but had 13 goals and 8 assists for 21 points while being a -2. He had 19 penalty minutes, 36 hits, 92 shots, 5 shot blocks and a 14% shooting percentage to go along with 3 game winning goals. King has decided that this is his last season in the SHL, so he is playing one last season with Toronto and has 2 goals and 1 assist in 20 games.

Pavel Bursyuk – Riot Seattle Riot Riot – Pavel’s career is regressing down as well but still played about 21 minutes per game for the riot last season and had 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points on the season. He was a +14 and had no penalty minutes. He only dished out 2 hits, but took 144 shots and blocked 20 shots. His shooting percentage was just a hair under 7% for the season. He did have 3 game winning goals and one game tying goal. So far this season, he is currently third on the Riot with 14 points in 20 games.

Johnny Cahill – Panthers Los Angeles Panthers Panthers – Cahill had a real breakout season for the Panthers last year as he had 32 points on 5 goals and 27 assists. He was a -9 though with 46 penalty minutes, 100 hits, 84 shot blocks, played on both the power play and penalty killing units and had around a 14% shooting percentage in about 23 minutes per game. He once again is having a nice season this year with 15 points in 21 games and is a +12 already on the season helping the Panthers to the best record in the league.

Hunky Monkey – Dragons Calgary Dragons Dragons – Monkey came up to Calgary for his rookie season in the SHL and only played about 4 minutes per game and chipped in with 2 assists across the 50 game schedule. He was a +3 with 4 hits and 4 shots. He is playing about 7 minutes per game this season and already has 3 assists being his total from last season and is a +4.

Brandon Pomery – Wolfpack New England Wolfpack Wolfpack – Pomery is coming off of his second straight SHL championship season with the Wolfpack. Last season, he had 8 goals and 21 assists for 29 points as the second highest scoring defensemen on the team. He was a +16 with 18 penalty minutes, 58 hits, 76 shots and 43 shot blocks. His shooting percentage was just over 10% at 10.5%. He played about 18 minutes per game and was mainly used on the power play unit and saw a little bit of penalty killing time. His scoring has dipped a little bit this season as he has only 5 points in 21 games so far while average about a minute less per game.

Marc-Andre Malkin – Steelhawks Hamilton Steelhawks Steelhawks – Malkin had a breakout season last year as he saw a ton of ice time at nearly 27 minutes per game for Hamilton. He was second on the team in assists with 28 and points with 35 while scoring 7 goals, 5 of which came on the power play. He was a -21 though on a bad Hamilton team. Not much of a hitter with 22 hits, but took 104 shots and blocked 109 shots which was top 10 in the league. His shooting percentage was 6.7%. He did also score one shorthanded goal which means he only scored one even strength goal all season long. During the offseason, he was traded to Los Angeles where he currently has 5 goals and 12 assists for 17 points in 21 games.

Lord Vader – Renegades Texas Renegades Renegades – Vader had another quiet season for Texas with 5 goals and 19 assists for 24 points while being a -8 in nearly 28 minutes played per game. He had 66 minutes in penalties, dished out 158 hits and blocked 70 shots. His shooting percentage was around 10.4% as he almost averaged a shot per game. He saw time on both the power play and penalty killing units. This season, he has 2 goals and 10 assists in 21 games in 21 minutes per game and has won both of his fights so far this season.

Lukas Berger – Jets Winnipeg Jets Jets – Berger had a tough season in Winnipeg last year with only 11 wins in 44 games to go along 27 losses and 6 overtime losses. He had a .895 save percentage and an 3.32 goals against average and 2 shutouts. So far this season, he is currently 6-9-5 with a .884 save percentage and a 2.96 goals against. He does have one shutout and has played in all 20 games so far for the Jets.
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Alex Light approves of this!

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Great recap as always!!!

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one of my fav articles every year
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