Thomas Raffl

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Thomas Raffl Head 2013-10-25.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|6|19}}

| birth_place = Villach, Austria

| league = ICEHL

| team = EC Red Bull Salzburg

| former_teams = EC VSV
Luleå HF
Manitoba Moose

| ntl_team = Austria

| position = Left wing

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 234

| shoots = Left

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2004

|prospect_team =

|prospect_league =

}}

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.{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/csl.php?tid=1434 | title = Lulea HF's 2010–11 Roster | website = hockeydb.com | date = 2011-02-03 | accessdate = 2011-02-03}} 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.{{cite web | url = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/414/IHM414000_33_1_0_AUT.pdf | title = 2015 IIHF World Championship roster | date = 2015-05-07 | work = IIHF | access-date = 2015-05-07 }} 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.{{cite web| url = http://jetsnation.ca/2015/9/1/david-leggio-and-thomas-raffl-invited-to-winnipeg-jets-camp | title = David Leggio and Thomas Raffl to Jets training camp | website = jetsnation.ca | date = 2015-09-01 | accessdate = 2015-09-01}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=781920|publisher=National Hockey League|date=2015-10-06|title=Jets sign forward Thomas Raffl to one-year contract}}

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.{{cite web | url = http://ecrbs.redbulls.com/thomas-raffl-zurueck-salzburg | title = Thomas Raffl back in Salzburg | publisher = EC Red Bull Salzburg | date = 2016-07-11 | accessdate = 2016-07-11 | language = German | archive-date = 13 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160713135056/http://ecrbs.redbulls.com/thomas-raffl-zurueck-salzburg | url-status = dead }}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2001–02

| EC VSV

| AUT U20

| 10

| 2

| 4

| 10

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| EC VSV

| AUT U20

| 30

| 16

| 32

| 54

| —

2003–04

| EC VSV

| AUT U20

| 23

| 12

| 11

| 23

| 65

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| EC VSV

| EBEL

| 25

| 1

| 2

| 4

| 0

2004–05

| EC VSV

| AUT U20

| 7

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 24

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| EC VSV

| EBEL

| 44

| 7

| 12

| 19

| 49

| 3

| 0

2005–06

| Des Moines Buccaneers

| USHL

| 4

| 0

| 7

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Kelowna Rockets

| WHL

| 12

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 11

| —

2005–06

| Swift Current Broncos

| WHL

| 21

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 28

| —

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| 2005–06

| EC VSV

| AUT U20

| 3

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 0

| —

2005–06

| EC VSV

| EBEL

| 6

| 0

| 2

| 13

| 0

| 2

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| 2006–07

| EC VSV

| EBEL

| 42

| 8

| 5

| 13

| 36

| 8

| 0

2007–08

| EC VSV

| EBEL

| 43

| 11

| 4

| 15

| 78

| 5

| 0

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| EC VSV

| EBEL

| 41

| 23

| 12

| 35

| 57

| —

2009–10

| Luleå HF

| SEL

| 45

| 7

| 8

| 15

| 24

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Luleå HF

| SEL

| 22

| 1

| 2

| 10

| —

2010–11

| EC Red Bull Salzburg

| EBEL

| 25

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 51

| 16

| 4

| 8

| 12

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| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| EC Red Bull Salzburg

| EBEL

| 1

| 2

| —

2015–16

| Manitoba Moose

| AHL

| 31

| 5

| 10

| 42

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| EC Red Bull Salzburg

| EBEL

| 53

| 26

| 24

| 50

| 22

| 11

| 5

| 10

| 2

2017–18

| EC Red Bull Salzburg

| EBEL

| 42

| 18

| 27

| 45

| 18

| 16

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 4

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| 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

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| EC Red Bull Salzburg

| ICEHL

| 45

| 21

| 17

| 38

| 17

| 9

| 1

| 2

| 4

2021–22

| EC Red Bull Salzburg

| ICEHL

| 38

| 16

| 17

| 33

| 27

| 12

| 5

| 8

| 13

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| 11

| 8

| 19

| 6

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! colspan="3" | ICEHL totals

! 732

! 265

! 308

! 573

! 533

! 189

! 58

! 116

! 63

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2004

| Austria

| WJC18 D1

| 15th

| 5

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005

| Austria

| WJC D1

| 17th

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

2006

| Austria

| WJC D1

| 20th

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008

| Austria

| WC D1

| 17th

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 0

2010

| Austria

| WC D1

| 17th

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 18

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011

| Austria

| WC

| 15th

| 6

| 2

| 4

| 2

2012

| Austria

| WC D1A

| 18th

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013

| Austria

| OGQ

| Q

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 0

2014

| Austria

| OG

| 10th

| 4

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Austria

| WC

| 15th

| 7

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 2

2016

| Austria

| OGQ

| DNQ

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017

| Austria

| WC D1A

| 17th

| 4

| 3

| 6

| 2

2019

| Austria

| WC

| 16th

| 7

| 0

| 10

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021

| Austria

| OGQ

| DNQ

| 3

| 0

| 6

2022

| Austria

| WC

| 11th

| 6

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023

| Austria

| WC

| 14th

| 6

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 4

2024

| Austria

| WC

| 10th

| 6

| 0

| 2

| 4

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 14

! 2

! 3

! 5

! 10

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 70

! 17

! 18

! 35

! 58

References

External links

{{icehockeystats}}

Category:1986 births

Category:Austrian ice hockey left wingers

Category:Des Moines Buccaneers players

Category:EC Red Bull Salzburg players

Category:EC VSV players

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Category:Kelowna Rockets players

Category:Living people

Category:Luleå HF players

Category:Manitoba Moose players

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Austria

Category:Sportspeople from Villach

Category:Ice hockey people from Carinthia

Category:Swift Current Broncos players