The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 – May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria (Championship); Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico. The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2006 competition. It was a major professional tournament, because of the 2004–05 NHL labor dispute. This international event was the 69th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The championship was won by the Czech Republic.
Jennifer Lynn Schmidgall-Potter is an American ice hockey player. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. After, she plays for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Women's Hockey League, where she won the league championship and was named MVP for the 2008–09 season. She was selected to the 2010 US Olympic team and was the only mother on the team.
Tyler Cuma is an Austrian-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC TWK Innsbruck of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the first round, 23rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft when he was playing for the Ottawa 67's.
Marcel Rodman is a Slovenian former professional ice hockey forward.
Agron Aaron Palushaj is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. Palushaj played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes.
Mathias Seger is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). Seger began his professional career with SC Rapperswil-Jona in 1996. He played three seasons with Rapperswil-Jona before joining the Lions in 1999. With the Swiss men's national team he won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships. Seger also won the 2009 Champions League as well as six National League titles, all with the ZSC Lions. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2020.
Meghan Duggan is an American former ice hockey forward and director of player development for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. She played for the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning two silver medals; she was the captain of the U.S. team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she won a gold medal. She also represented the United States at eight Women's World Championships, capturing seven gold medals and one silver medal. Duggan played collegiate hockey with the Wisconsin Badgers between 2006 and 2011. After her senior season (2010–11), Duggan was named the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award, presented annually to the top women's ice hockey player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). After her career at Wisconsin, Duggan was the team's all-time leading scorer. She was drafted 8th overall by the Boston Blades in the 2011 CWHL Draft.
Andy Sertich is a former American-Croatian professional ice hockey player whose final team before retirement in 2017 was the Nottingham Panthers of the British EIHL.
Olivier Magnan-Grenier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils.
Scott Timmins is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Melbourne Mustangs of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 6th round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
The Austrian national women's ice hockey team represents Austria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships and is controlled by Österreichischer Eishockeyverband. Austria has 644 female players in 2011.
Manuel Latusa is an Austrian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He first participated as a member of the Austrian National Team at the 2010 IIHF World Championship and has been a mainstay of the team since.
The Dornbirn Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria, who are currently on hiatus and formerly played in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL), the first level of ice hockey in Austria, from 2012 until 2022. The club was founded in 1992 and in 2001, began play in the Austrian National League. In their 11 years in the National League, Austria's second-tier league, Dornbirn celebrated two titles in 2008 and 2010.
Daniel Mitterdorfer is an Austrian professional ice hockey Defenseman currently playing for HC TWK Innsbruck in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He has previously played for EC Red Bull Salzburg and EHC Black Wings Linz. He participated with the Austrian national team at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.
Nikolas Petrik is an Austrian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
David Madlener is an Austrian professional ice hockey Goaltender who currently plays for Pioneers Vorarlberg in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He formerly played with fellow Austrian clubs, Dornbirn Bulldogs and EC KAC. He served as the extra backup to the Austrian national team at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. On April 22, 2016, Madlener left Dornbirn and signed a one-year deal with EC KAC.
Richard "Rick" Nasheim is a Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player. He has been serving as scout for EHC Linz since June 2022.
Ņikita Jevpalovs is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Boxers de Bordeaux in the Ligue Magnus (FRA).
Raphael Wolf is an Austrian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Black Wings Linz in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL) and the Austrian national team.
Lukas Herzog is an Austrian former professional ice hockey Goaltender who played with EC VSV, EC Red Bull Salzburg and Dornbirn Bulldogs in the Austrian Hockey League and the Austrian national team.
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