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Born | Villach, Austria | 16 February 1993||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
ICEHL team | EC KAC | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Steven Strong (born 16 February 1993) is an Austrian ice hockey player for EC KAC in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL) and the Austrian national team.
He represented Austria at the 2019 IIHF World Championship. [1]
He is the son of Canadian-born ice hockey player Ken Strong and a woman from Villach. At the time of his birth, his father played for EC VSV. [2]
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