Josef "Sepp" Puschnig (born 12 September 1946 in

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) is a retired

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player. He participated at three

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. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1999.

Career

Puschnig was born in

, Austria on 12 September 1946. In 1962, Puschnig made his debut with EC KAC and stayed with the team for 17 seasons. During this time, he won 13 Austrian championship titles while scoring 362 goals. His number has since been retired by the team. He also participated in three

and eleven

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Legacy

Puschnig was inducted into the player cagegory of the

IIHF Hall of Fame The IIHF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame operated by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 1997, and has resided at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto since 1998. Prior to 1997, the IIHF housed exhibits at the Interna ...

in 1999. In 2012, Puschnig was voted by the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation as the player of the century. In 2014, Puschnig received the

Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ...

. In his honor, Stadthalle, the home arena of the EC KAC, has a hall dedicated to him.

References

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IIHF Hockey Hall of Fame bio
1946 births Living people EC KAC players Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Olympic ice hockey players for Austria Ice hockey people from Klagenfurt {{austria-icehockey-bio-stub