The Austrian Ice Hockey Association (german: Österreichischer Eishockeyverband, ÖEHV) is an association of

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n sports clubs with

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

activities. The highest-level hockey league in Austria is the Austrian Hockey League which is also called Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.

Notable people

Presidents *

Walter Wasservogel Walter Wasservogel (20 February 1919 – 14 April 1993) was an Austrian ice hockey administrator. He served as president of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association and later as the general secretary of the International Ice Hockey Federation. He rec ...

, 1962 to 1977. *

Hans Dobida Hans Dobida (born 13 May 1929) is an Austrian former ice hockey and roller in-line hockey administrator. He was involved with ATSE Graz for almost 40 years, and served as president of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association from 1977 to 1996. He he ...

, 1977 to 1996. * Dieter Kalt Sr., 1996 to 2016. Secretary general *

Rita Hrbacek Rita Hrbacek is an Austrian retired ice hockey administrator. She joined the Austrian Ice Hockey Association in 1964 working as a secretary until 1976. She then transferred to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) working as a secretary ...

, 1989 to 2004.

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* Ice hockey in Austria National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation Ice hockey governing bodies in Europe Ice and inline hockey {{Icehockey-org-stub