The Most Famous
HOCKEY PLAYERS from Austria
This page contains a list of the greatest Austrian Hockey Players. The pantheon dataset contains 676 Hockey Players, 3 of which were born in Austria. This makes Austria the birth place of the 15th most number of Hockey Players behind Belarus, and Ukraine.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Austrian Hockey Players of all time. This list of famous Austrian Hockey Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Thomas Vanek (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 27.36, Thomas Vanek is the most famous Austrian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Thomas Vanek (born 19 January 1984) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey winger who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, and Vancouver Canucks. Vanek was drafted by the Sabres fifth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest-drafted Austrian player in NHL history along with David Reinbacher in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
2. Michael Raffl (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 24.89, Michael Raffl is the 2nd most famous Austrian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Michael Raffl (born 1 December 1988) is an Austrian professional ice hockey left winger currently with Lausanne HC of the Swiss National League (NL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars, as well as EC VSV in the Austrian ICE Hockey League (IceHL).
3. Thomas Raffl (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 24.73, Thomas Raffl is the 3rd most famous Austrian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
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. He is the older brother of NHL player Michael Raffl. His father Peter Raffl also played ice hockey.
4. Marko Daňo (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 21.89, Marko Daňo is the 4th most famous Austrian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Marko Daňo (born 30 November 1994) is an Austrian-born Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was originally drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round, 27th overall, at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in 2014. Before playing in the NHL, Daňo played professionally for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for two seasons. Daňo's father, Jozef Daňo, was also an ice hockey player and played for the Slovak national team at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
5. Michael Grabner (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 21.40, Michael Grabner is the 5th most famous Austrian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Michael-René Grabner (born 5 October 1987) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey player. Grabner grew up playing for the local team in Villach, EC VSV. He moved to North America at the age of 17 and joined the Spokane Chiefs of the major junior Western Hockey League (WHL) to further his hockey career. After his second season with the Chiefs, he was selected 14th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Grabner played one more season in the WHL before moving to the American Hockey League (AHL), where he played two seasons in the Canucks' farm system. He was traded during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to the Florida Panthers, but was claimed by the New York Islanders after Florida placed him on waivers with the intention of assigning him to their AHL affiliate. Grabner spent five seasons with the Islanders before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2015. Internationally, Grabner has appeared for Austria in both junior and senior tournaments, and played in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Austrian hockey players born between 1984 and 1994. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Austrian hockey players include Thomas Vanek, Michael Raffl, and Thomas Raffl. As of April 2024, 2 new Austrian hockey players have been added to Pantheon including Thomas Raffl, and Marko Daňo.
Living Austrian Hockey Players
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Thomas Vanek
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.36
Michael Raffl
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.89
Thomas Raffl
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.73
Marko Daňo
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.89
Michael Grabner
1987 - Present
HPI: 21.40
