Martin Ulrich
Martin Ulrich ( born December 16, 1969 in Vienna ) is a retired Austrian ice hockey player and current coach, who played during his career, including for the Adler Mannheim, Berlin Capitals and DEG Metro Stars in the German Ice Hockey League. Since October 2009, Ulrich has been head coach of the Austrian U18 national team.
Career
The 1.88 m tall defender started his career at the Vienna EV, for whom he played until 1991 in the Bundesliga and he then left in the direction of EC Graz. With the citizens of Graz the links Sagittarius three times Austrian runner-up was in 1995 he returned once for one season in Vienna. For the 1996/97 season under Martin Ulrich wrote a contract with the Adler Mannheim, with whom he became German champion in 1997 and 1998. 1998 Ulrich returned for the second time Wiener EV back in 1999, he moved to Berlin Capitals in the DEL. Between 2001 and 2005 the Austrians for the Düsseldorf EC was on the ice, from the 2005/06 season he played with the Red Bulls Salzburg, with whom he won the league title in 2007 and 2008. In the 2008 /09 season he was in the Austrian National League at EK Zell am See under contract.
On September 30, 2009 Martin Ulrich ended after 22 years in professional hockey his career. A week later was the ÖEHV known that Ulrich will oversee the Austrian U18 national team as head coach at youth level.
Internationally
For the Austrian national ice hockey team, where he last held also the captaincy, Martin Ulrich took a total of 17 times since 1991 to the world championships, he also played three Olympic Games ( 1994, 1998 and 2002). After the World Cup tournament in the Division I 2008 in Innsbruck, he said after 228 games for the national team of his resignation from it. Thus Ulrich behind Gerhard Unterluggauer (243 games, status February 16, 2014 ) is the second most in Austria.
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 )