ATSE Graz
Two-time league champion (2008/ 09), (2009 /10), two-time Austrian champion (1974 /75 1977/78 ), three-time runner-up (1970 /71 1972/73 1976 /77)
The Hockey section of the ATSE Graz was founded in 1947. The ATSE is currently the only Styrian ice hockey team, which won the Austrian championship titles (1975 and 1978). In the early 1990s, the club with the UEC Graz was fused to the EC Graz, which reached three runner-up title under President Hannes Kartnig and was later dissolved for financial reasons.
In March 2008, the ATSE Graz was refounded by the renaming of the Styrian Hobby League (NHL Graz) gambling EHC Blue-White Graz. It is planned to play with teams in the league, the national league and the NHL Graz.
- 2.1 emergence
- 2.2 ATSE
- 2.3 championship team in 1975
- 2.4 championship team in 1978
- 2.5 International
- 2.6 Known Player
The ATSE from 2008
The re-establishment of ATSE in 2008
In 2008, there came by a group around the two - time champions Werner " Buffy " Schilcher and Klaus Turin to starting up the Hockey section of the ATSE Graz. This was achieved by renaming the EHC Blue-White Graz and the activation of disused Hockey section. On 4 March 2008, the team entered a playoff game the Graz Hobby League (NHL) in the traditional ATSE jerseys. Since the 2008/ 09 season of ATSE playing with teams in the league, the Styrian Elite League and the Styrian league. As a target for the league team, the rise has been specified in the National League. A special emphasis should be placed on youth work and the promotion of indigenous players. The ATSE cooperated with the National League club Kapfenberg SV and the German Bundesliga EC VSV.
Master the league and promotion to the National League
Even before the first season of " ATSE new" was dictated by the club's promotion to the National League as a target. The league was the 2008/ 09 only four clubs, the ATSE finished the regular season in second place behind the Tarco Wolves from Klagenfurt. Strengthened the ATSE, to avoid jeopardizing before the semi finals shortly before the transfer deadline with the Slovenes Jaka Avgustinic and Dejan Kontrec of HDD Olimpija Ljubljana season goal. In the play-offs then the ATSE could take the Weiz Bulls with two wins out of the competition, in the final against the Wolves Tarco only the first game was lost, the ATSE won the series 3-1. On its website the ATSE had already announced to accept promotion to the National League. Due to the problems with the participants of the second division (see National League 2009/10) and the retreat of the rest of the Styrian teams but the club moved back his nomination for the National League and remained in the top league. Only with the 2010/11 season the ATSE went into the National League and on first attempt in the semi-finals.
The ATSE in the years 1947-1990
Formation
Establishment of the section was made in 1947 as ATUS Eggenberg. The first official match took place on 26 January 1947 instead of against SV Straßgang and was won by 15:4. On February 8, followed with a 0:36 record defeat by tram Vienna. From the season 1948/49 they played in the national league, as a venue for a free place at the Karl Morre School was created, which was opened in 1949. The opening match on 16 January 1949 won ATUS Eggenberg against Miirzzuschlag 4-2. Supervisor of the first teams and hockey section leader was Hans Dobida. Before the season 1959/60, the leagues were reorganized, the ATUS played henceforth in the B-Liga/Ost, a year later in the B-Liga/Südost and in the following two years in the B-Liga/Süd.
ATSE
The renaming of ATUS on ATSE took place in 1960, in November 1970 was extended due to the new name sponsor on ATSE Long Life. In 1963, the ATSE participation secured with a second place in the B- League South 's rise tournament and fixed against Pradl / Innsbruck promotion to the Bundesliga, where you had to play to 1966 in the "lower half" and therefore not starred for the title. In 1963 also the ice rink Liebenau was built, which became the home of the ATSE from the season 1964/65. After a second place in the season 1963/64 they won this group in the two following seasons clear from 1967 played the ATSE in the highest league. 1965 brought with Miro Kubera from the former Czechoslovakia, a professional trainer, a milestone was the obligation of the more than 150 -fold Czechoslovakia national player František " Franta " Tikal is, who acted as player-manager from 1968 to 1971, dar. From 1972, he was succeeded in this feature of the Russian Anatolj " Tole " Kozlov. In the seasons 1970/71 and 1972 /73 ATSE reached the runner-up title, each behind the EC KAC. In the season 1974/75, including the ATSE could win their first league title, and interrupted so that the series of KAC, who won eleven times since 1964 in the title series. The winning team also belonged to the later Styrian Governor Franz Voves. After two more titles in the KAC the ATSE could win his second title in the season 1977/78.
Championship team in 1975
Goal: Franz Schilcher, Michael Rudman Defense: Michael Herzog, Helmut Jäger (Captain), Lang, Walter Primus, Othmar Russ Forward: Kurt Hilgarth, Anatolj Kozlov, Manfred Nitsch, Herbert Platzer, Werner Schilcher, Gerald Schuller, Erich Timischl, Franz Voves Coach: Anatolj Kozlov ( player-coach ) Head of Section: Hans Dobida
Championship team in 1978
Goal: Franz Schilcher, Michael Rudman Defense: Othmar Russ, Michael Herzog Forward: Jim Boyd, Kurt Hilgarth, Emil Holper, Bill Klatt, Max Moser, Manfred Nitsch, Herbert Platzer, Werner Schilcher, Gerald Schuller, Erich Timischl? : Klaus Dobida, Joseph Ettinger, Franz Rojak, Karl Plesnicar, Peter Plesnicar Coach: Helmut Jäger
Internationally
Through the two league titles, the Graz played in each of the following season in the European Cup. In the first participation 1975/76 we failed in the second round on SC Bern. In the 1978/79 season they were in the first round of the Ferencvaros Budapest ( Hungary), defeat in the second round of the HC Bolzano ( Italy) and in the third round of the SC Riessersee ( Germany ). In the semi-final for a place in the Round of 4 teams should have been hit Skellefteå AIK - for financial reasons but the ATSE opted for a withdrawal from the competition.
Known player
- František " Franta " Tikal, 152 -fold CSSR team player and three times the world's best defender ( 1968-1971 player-coach at the ATSE ).
- Anatolj " Tole " Kozlov (USSR), player-manager from 1972
- Hans Dobida, players, coaches and section head at the ATSE, later President of the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation, since 1998, board member and member of the Executive Committee of the IIHF.
- Franz Voves, players from 1967 to 1977, 75 times the national team, and later department head or chairman of ATSE, since 2005 the country of Styria.
- Dieter Kalt sen., ATSE player from 1967 to 1969, several times Austrian Champion with the KAC, 81 times the national players, referees and coaches later, since 1996 President of the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation.
Training team Styrian hockey player ( EC ATSE )
Some time after the ATSE had ceased operations, was founded by Joe disclaimer under the name EC ATSE Graz, a new club, which plays in the Styrian Elita- League ( a Styrian League ). The association is not related to the Hockey section of the ATSE Graz.