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.
The ICE Hockey League, known as the win2day ICE Hockey League for sponsorship reasons, is a Central European hockey league that also serves as the top-tier ice hockey league in Austria. It currently features additional teams from Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia. The league was known as the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) from 2003 until 2020 and as the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League during the 2021–22 season.
Andreas Nödl is an Austrian former professional ice hockey player. He last served as captain of the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes.
Tommy Alf Samuelsson is a Swedish ice hockey coach and a retired professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of Nybro Vikings of HockeyAllsvenskan.
Dieter Kalt, Jr. is an Austrian former professional ice hockey player. Kalt was the director of player development with EC KAC before leaving in 2018. He most notably played for Klagenfurt AC in the Erste Bank Hockey League, his hometown club, following the footsteps of club legend and father Dieter Kalt Sr.
Tyler Cuma is a Canadian-Austrian 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.
Peter MacArthur is an American former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL.
Ryan Bourque is an American ice hockey coach in the Washington Capitals system, having previously been a forward. He is the son of Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque and the brother of former NHL forward Chris Bourque. He was a third round draft choice by the New York Rangers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He has won four medals in International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) playing for the United States – a gold and a bronze medal in World Under 18 Ice Hockey Championship and a gold and a bronze medal in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He is a fast, energetic, tenacious, versatile forward who is considered strong defensively – a smaller version of Ryan Kesler.
Mattias Sjögren is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre who last played for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
The Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga or DEBL is an Austrian ice hockey league. It was founded in 1998 and is organized by the Austrian Ice Hockey Association (ÖEHV). Originally established as the Austrian Championship league in women's ice hockey, the national championshup has been contested in a separate tournament since the introduction of international teams to the DEBL in the 2008–09 season. Austria had 652 female players in 2013.
Philippe Lakos is an Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played with the Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He played 19 seasons with hometown club, the Capitals through to the 2021–22 season, and is currently the Franchise record holder with 755 regular season appearances.
Fabian Weinhandl is an Austrian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent who was most recently under contract to EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Michael Schiechl is an Austrian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the Graz99ers of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
Rafael Rotter is an Austrian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). On April 30, 2015, in marking his eight year with the club, Rotter was signed to a two-year contract extension with the Capitals.
Klemen Pretnar is a Slovenian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently a free agent. He previously played for HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga.
Bernhard Starkbaum is an Austrian professional ice hockey goaltender who is playing for the Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
Mario Fischer is an Austrian ice hockey player for Vienna Capitals in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He joined the Capitals from EC Red Bull Salzburg on April 26, 2011. He participated with the Austrian national teamat the 2015 IIHF World Championship.
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.
Giacinto "Jim" Boni is an Italian-Canadian professional ice hockey coach and executive, convicted of manslaughter.
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