Armin Hofer

Armin Hofer ( born March 19, 1987 in Brunico, South Tyrol ) is an Italian ice hockey player who is under contract with HC Val Pusteria in the Serie A1 since 2004.

2.1 International

Career

Armin Hofer began his career in the youth department of the HC Val Pusteria. In the season 2004/ 05 he came to his first three missions in the first team of his home club. In the following, he trained with the first team but rarely came to some missions before finally finally managed in 2006/ 07 made it into the A1 team. Since then he continually playing for the HC Val Pusteria and grew up in the ranks of the team, becoming a defender. In the 2009/10 season he scored 19 points scorers, including 3 goals and 16 assists, which was so far points Moderately his best championship in the jersey of the " wolves ". On 12 March 2011, he shot his hometown club in the fourth semi-final match against HC Valpellice away by his game-winning hit to 4:3 for the first time in club history the final of the series A1. In 2012, he won with the Pustertalern the main round of the Serie A1, but then lost the playoff finals again, this time against the HC Bolzano. One year later, was then already in the semifinals of the playoffs against Asiago terminus.

Internationally

For Italian Armin Hofer junior teams participated in the U-18 World Championships Division I 2004 and 2005, and the U -20 World Championships Division I in 2005, the 2006 and 2007.

His debut in the Men's National Team was Hofer at the 2008 World Championship in the top division, could not prevent the descent of the Italians. At the Division I tournament in 2009 in Toruń, however Hofer succeeded with his team the immediate resurgence. The same pattern was repeated for Hofer and the Italians in the coming years. The descents from the top division at the World Championships in 2010 and 2012 ( it lacked Hofer, however ) followed by the re- ascents in the Division I Tournament in 2011 and 2013 Hofer took with Italy in addition to the Olympic qualification for the Winter Games 2014 in Sochi part.

Awards and achievements

2011 winner of the Coppa Italia with the HC Val Pusteria
2011 Italian vice-champion with the HC Val Pusteria
2012 Italian vice-champion with the HC Val Pusteria

Internationally

2009 promotion to the top division at the World Championship Division I, Group B
2011 promotion to the top division at the World Championship Division I, Group A
2013 promotion to the top division at the World Championship Division I, Group A

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

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