Claus Dalpiaz (born October 10, 1971 in

Kufstein Kufstein (; ) is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 20,000 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The greatest landmark is Kufstein For ...

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) is an

n former

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. Dalpiaz began his career in

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with two seasons with the Rosenheim Star Bulls, quickly establishing himself as the team's starting goalie. He then moved the VEU Feldkirch for three seasons before returning to the Star Bulls. In 1997 he briefly played for the Kassel Huskies but after two games with the team he returned to Rosenheim. In 1999, he departed from the

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and moved to the 2nd Bundesliga to play for EC Bad Nauheim. In 2000, he went back to Austria and signed with

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where he spent seven seasons as the team's starting goalie. He played for Graz 2007-2008 and for Starbulls Rosenheim from 2008 to 2010. Since 2011 he is trainer for HC Kufstein.

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* 1971 births Living people Austrian ice hockey goaltenders Graz 99ers players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Kassel Huskies players Olympic ice hockey players for Austria Sportspeople from Kufstein Starbulls Rosenheim players {{austria-icehockey-bio-stub