Michael Raffl

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Michael Raffl
Michael Raffl Bolidenhallen 04.jpg
Raffl with Leksands IF in 2011
Born (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 35)
Villach, Austria
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 Lausanne HC
EC VSV
Philadelphia Flyers
Washington Capitals
Dallas Stars
National teamFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present

Michael Raffl (born 1 December 1988) is an Austrian professional ice hockey left winger currently with Lausanne HC of the Swiss National League (NL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars, as well as EC VSV in the Austrian ICE Hockey League (IceHL).

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Early life

Raffl was born on 1 December 1988 in Villach, Austria, to a hockey-playing family. [1] His father Peter played with the Villacher SV (EC VSV) for 22 years, and served as head coach of the town's under-20 ice hockey team. Raffl and his older brother Thomas spent most of their childhood in the Villacher Stadthalle arena. Raffl said that it was "pretty popular to play hockey" in Villach, "but it wasn't professional", and it was difficult for players to head overseas and play in the National Hockey League (NHL). [2] Growing up, he was close friends with future NHL player Michael Grabner, who lived "a two-minute walk" away from the Raffls. [3]

Playing career

As a youth, Raffl played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Austria. [4]

NHL

Philadelphia Flyers

On 31 May 2013 Raffl signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. [5] He began the 2013–14 season with the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms. [6] He was recalled to the NHL on 12 October, [7] and he scored his first career NHL goal on 9 December 2013, against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators. [8]

Raffl signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers worth $2.2 million on 22 March 2014. [9] Through the second year of his contract with the Flyers in the 2015–16 season, Raffl was signed remain with the organization in agreeing to a three-year deal on February 29, 2016. [10]

Raffl's 2016–17 season was riddled with injuries and he only appeared in a career-low 52 games that season. In October 2016, Raffl was placed on injured reserve to recover from an upper-body injury. [11] In March 2017, Raffl was injured in a game against the Colorado Avalanche and was set to be out for 6–8 weeks. [12]

Raffl signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers on March 26, 2019. [13]

On 3 December 2019, Raffl suffered a broken finger in a 6–1 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was ruled out for approximately four weeks. [14] [15]

On November 28, 2020, Raffl was loaned by the Flyers to Villacher SV in the ICE Hockey League until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 North American season. [16] He played four games there before he was recalled to the Flyers.

Washington Capitals

At the NHL trade deadline on April 12, 2021, the Flyers traded Raffl to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick. [17] His debut with the team was delayed after suffering an upper-body injury with the Flyers, and he began practicing with the team on April 21. [18] Raffl made his team debut the following day, replacing Daniel Sprong in a 1–0 shootout victory against the New York Islanders. [19]

Dallas Stars

On July 29, 2021, the Dallas Stars signed Raffl to a one-year, $1.1 million contract. [20] In the 2021–22 season, Raffl established himself within the Stars checking-line, making 76 regular season appearance in collecting 7 goals and 16 points. He added 2 goals and 3 points in the playoffs, exiting in a game 7 defeat to the Calgary Flames in the first-round.

Raffl playing with Lausanne in the 2024 National League Final against Zurich. Raffl vs Marti 2024.png
Raffl playing with Lausanne in the 2024 National League Final against Zurich.

Return to Europe

Unable to agree on a contract extension with the Stars, Raffl left as a free agent and returned to Europe in agreeing to a two-year contract with Swiss club, Lausanne HC of the NL on 4 August 2022. [21]

International play

Raffl participated at the 2009 and 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team, and was also named to team Austria for the 2014 Winter Olympics. [22]

Personal life

Raffl's father, Peter, is a former player who spent the entirety of his career in Austria. His brother Thomas currently plays for EC Red Bull Salzburg of EBEL. Raffl is close friends with Flyers' teammate Scott Laughton and assisted Laughton with his proposal to fiancée Chloe. [23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 EC VSV AUT U201255104—————
2005–06EC VSVAUT U202611273891—————
2005–06 EC VSV EBEL 5000030000
2006–07EC VSVAUT U202123244782—————
2006–07 EC VSVEBEL434262240000
2007–08EC VSVAUT U2065712284661210
2007–08 EC VSVEBEL403692452020
2008–09 EC VSVEBEL499101977602212
2009–10 EC VSVEBEL4225184354510114
2010–11 EC VSVEBEL5026295562854920
2011–12 Leksands IF Allsv 391013232660110
2012–13 Leksands IFAllsv4924224640103364
2013–14 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 21230—————
2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68913222870110
2014–15 Philadelphia FlyersNHL672172834—————
2015–16 Philadelphia FlyersNHL821318313061012
2016–17 Philadelphia FlyersNHL52831120—————
2017–18 Philadelphia FlyersNHL76139222860112
2018–19 Philadelphia FlyersNHL676121832—————
2019–20 Philadelphia FlyersNHL58812201494152
2020–21 EC VSV ICEHL 41236—————
2020–21 Philadelphia FlyersNHL3435826—————
2020–21 Washington Capitals NHL10123740004
2021–22 Dallas Stars NHL76791616721319
2022–23 Lausanne HC NL 25861414—————
EBEL totals233686713524531861448
NHL totals590899017923539741129

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2006 Austria U18 D1 19th50118
2007 Austria WJC D1 15th51238
2008 AustriaWJC D112th558130
2009 Austria OGQ DNQ30112
2009 Austria WC 14th20000
2011 AustriaWC15th30110
2013 AustriaOGQQ31122
2013 AustriaWC15th72130
2014 AustriaOG10th41234
2015 AustriaWC15th71236
2016 AustriaOGQDNQ30112
2018 AustriaWC14th54154
2019 AustriaWC16th64044
Junior totals156111716
Senior totals4313102324

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