Thomas Raffl

Thomas Raffl
Born	(1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 (age 39) Villach, Austria
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
ICEHL team Former teams	EC Red Bull Salzburg EC VSV Luleå HF Manitoba Moose
National team	Austria
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present

Thomas Raffl (born 19 June 1986) is an Austrian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He previously played for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League. ^[1] He is the older brother of NHL player Michael Raffl. His father Peter Raffl also played ice hockey.

Playing career

Raffl briefly played major junior hockey in Canada with the Kelowna Rockets and Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League during the 2005–06 season.

Since 2007, Raffl has been a fixture participant with the Austrian national team, including at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. ^[2] In the lead up to the 2015–16 season, Raffl was granted leave by Salzburg on 1 September 2015, to attend the preseason training camp of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets on a professional tryout contract. ^[3] Following the training camp, Raffl signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Jets and was assigned to the Manitoba Moose, the Jets' American Hockey League affiliate. ^[4]

During the 2015–16 season with the Moose, Raffl was unable to maintain his offensive presence, producing just 5 goals in 31 games. Unable to earn a recall to the NHL, at the conclusion of the season, Raffl was not tendered a contract by the Jets and was released to free agency. On 11 July 2016, Raffl returned to Salzburg of the EBEL, signing a one-year deal. ^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	EC VSV	AUT U20		10	2	2	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	EC VSV	AUT U20		30	16	16	32	54		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	EC VSV	AUT U20		23	12	11	23	65		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	EC VSV	EBEL		25	1	1	2	4		4	0	0	0	0
2004–05	EC VSV	AUT U20		7	2	3	5	24		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	EC VSV	EBEL		44	7	12	19	49		3	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL		4	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		12	2	1	3	11		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		21	2	6	8	28		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EC VSV	AUT U20		3	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EC VSV	EBEL		6	0	2	2	2		13	0	0	0	2
2006–07	EC VSV	EBEL		42	8	5	13	36		8	0	0	0	0
2007–08	EC VSV	EBEL		43	11	4	15	78		5	0	2	2	0
2008–09	EC VSV	EBEL		41	23	12	35	57		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Luleå HF	SEL		45	7	8	15	24		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Luleå HF	SEL		22	1	1	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		25	5	7	12	51		16	4	8	12	12
2011–12	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		50	12	42	54	16		6	5	0	5	2
2012–13	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		28	5	16	21	16		11	4	1	5	2
2013–14	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		51	23	22	45	47		14	6	4	10	9
2014–15	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		52	26	27	53	20		13	5	4	9	8
2015–16	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		1	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Manitoba Moose	AHL		31	5	5	10	42		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		53	26	24	50	22		11	5	5	10	2
2017–18	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		42	18	27	45	18		16	3	4	7	4
2018–19	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		43	18	26	44	26		13	4	7	11	4
2019–20	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		31	21	15	36	12		3	1	1	2	0
2020–21	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL		45	21	17	38	17		9	1	1	2	4
2021–22	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL		38	16	17	33	27		12	5	8	13	4
2022–23	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL		31	6	12	18	14		13	4	5	9	4
2023–24	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL		41	17	19	36	19		19	11	8	19	6
2024–25	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ICEHL		32	12	10	22	11		13	4	3	7	4
ICEHL totals				764	277	318	595	544		189	58	58	116	63
SEL totals				67	8	9	17	34		–	–	–	–	–

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Austria	WJC18 D1	15th		5	0	2	2	2
2005	Austria	WJC D1	17th		5	1	0	1	2
2006	Austria	WJC D1	20th		4	1	1	2	6
2008	Austria	WC D1	17th		5	1	2	3	0
2010	Austria	WC D1	17th		5	1	1	2	18
2011	Austria	WC	15th		6	2	2	4	2
2012	Austria	WC D1A	18th		5	1	2	3	2
2013	Austria	OGQ	Q		3	1	2	3	0
2014	Austria	OG	10th		4	0	0	0	2
2015	Austria	WC	15th		7	2	1	3	2
2016	Austria	OGQ	DNQ		3	1	0	1	2
2017	Austria	WC D1A	17th		4	3	3	6	2
2019	Austria	WC	16th		7	0	0	0	10
2021	Austria	OGQ	DNQ		3	0	0	0	6
2022	Austria	WC	11th		6	2	3	5	4
2023	Austria	WC	14th		6	3	0	3	4
2024	Austria	WC	10th		6	0	2	2	4
2025	Austria	WC	8th		7	1	1	2	2
Junior totals					14	2	3	5	10
Senior totals					77	18	19	37	60

References

1. "Lulea HF's 2010–11 Roster". hockeydb.com. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
2. "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF . 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
3. "David Leggio and Thomas Raffl to Jets training camp". jetsnation.ca. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
4. "Jets sign forward Thomas Raffl to one-year contract". National Hockey League. 6 October 2015.
5. "Thomas Raffl back in Salzburg" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database