Steinbach Black Wings Linz

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox Pro hockey team | text_color = #000000 | bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#0092B3 5px solid; | team = Steinbach Black Wings Linz | logo = Steinbach Black Wings.png | logo_size = 270px | city = Linz, Austria | league = '''Austrian National League''' 1997–2000 '''ICE Hockey League''' 2000–present | conference = | division = | founded = 1992 | arena = Linz AG Eisarena (Capacity: 4,865) | colors = Black, cerulean, orange {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#0092B3}} {{color box|#F28A00}} | owner = Dr Peter Nader | coach = Philipp Lukas | gm = | captain = Brian Lebler | media = | affiliates = | mascots =  | name1 = EHC Black Wings Linz | dates1 = 1992–2005 | name2 = EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz | dates2 = 2005–2020 | name3 = Steinbach Black Wings 1992 | dates3 = 2020–2021 | name4 = Steinbach Black Wings Linz | dates4 = 2021–  |reg_season_titles = |championships1_type = Austrian Champions | championships1 = '''2''' (2003, 2012) | website = [https://www.blackwings.at/ www.blackwings.at] }}

The '''Steinbach Black Wings Linz''' are a member of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Linz AG Eisarena.

==History== The EHC Black Wings Linz was founded in 1992. After several years in the Austrian minor leagues 2000 the Black Wings started in the highest league Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. In their inaugural season in 2000–01 the Black Wings reached third place in the regular season before suffering elimination in the playoffs. The season 2001–02 they just lost the finals and finished the season as vice champion. In only their third season, in 2002–03, the Black Wings won the Austrian championship, their first.

After the EHC Black Wings Linz went bankrupt in 2005 they were re-established as ''EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz'' through sponse LIWEST. Since under the new ownership the Black Wings have had their best result to date in the championship in season 2006–07 as they became vice champion once more. One year later the Black Wings unexpectedly won the regular season but failed in the playoffs.

In 2012 the Black Wings defeated EC KAC in five games to claim their second EBEL championship in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.erstebankliga.at/en/news/detail/2012/04/01/linz_beat_kac,_secure_title_ | title = Linz beat KAC, secure title | publisher = Erste Bank Eishockey Liga | date = 2012-04-01 | access-date = 2012-04-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140818141734/http://www.erstebankliga.at/en/news/detail/2012/04/01/linz_beat_kac,_secure_title_ | archive-date = 18 August 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Honours== *'''ICE Hockey League:''' ::'''Winners (2)''': 2002–03, 2011–12 ::Runners-up (2): 2001–02, 2009–10

==Players and personnel== {{see also|:Category:EHC Black Wings Linz players}} ===Current roster=== {{Clear}} Updated on 2 September 2024 {{Ice hockey team roster}}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Niklas | last = Bretschneider | dab = | num = 9 | pos = RW | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 22 | acq = 2020 | birthplace = Vienna, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Sean | last = Collins | dab = Sean Collins (ice hockey, born 1988) | num = 81 | pos = C | nat = CAN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 29 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Stefan | last = Gaffal | dab = | num = 66 | pos = F | nat = Austria | s/g = R | birthyear = 1996 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 24 | acq = 2011 | birthplace = Linz, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Nico | last = Feldner | dab = | num = 74 | pos = C | nat = AUT | s/g = R | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 11 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Hall in Tirol, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Thomas | last = Höneckl | dab = | num = 33 | pos = G | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 10 | acq = 2021 | birthplace = Schwarzach, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Graham | last = Knott | dab = | num = 49 | pos = LW | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 13 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Gerd | last = Kragl | dab = | num = 13 | pos = D | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 23 | acq = 2014 | birthplace = Linz, Austria | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Andreas | last = Kristler | dab = | num = 37 | pos = LW | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2017 | birthplace = Lienz, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Brian | last = Lebler | dab = | num = 7 | pos = RW | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 16 | acq = 2016 | birthplace = Klagenfurt, Austria | inj = no | cap = C | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Lorenz | last = Lindner | dab = | num = 92 | pos = D | nat = AUT | s/g = R | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 7 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Spittal an der Drau, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Jakob | last = Mitsch | dab = | num = 86 | pos = F | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 17 | acq = 2020 | birthplace = Graz, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Greg | last = Moro | dab = | num = 3 | pos = D | nat = CAN | s/g = R | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 1 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Henrik | last = Neubauer | dab = | num = 14 | pos = RW | nat = AUT | s/g = R | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 15 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Sunne, Sweden | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Julian | last = Pusnik | dab = | num = 80 | pos = C | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 5 | acq = 2019 | birthplace = Villach, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Kilian | last = Rappold | dab = | num = 20 | pos = W | nat = AUT | s/g = R | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 2 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Graz, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Martin | last = Reder | dab = | num = 45 | pos = G | nat = AUT | s/g = L | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 4 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Wels, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Logan | last = Roe | dab = | num = 47 | pos = D | nat = United States | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 29 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Cape Coral, Florida, United States | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Emil | last = Romig | dab = | num = 9 | pos = LW | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1992 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 19 | acq = 2021 | birthplace = Vienna, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Ian | last = Scheid | dab = | num = 39 | pos = D | nat = USA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 14 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Shawn | last = St-Amant | dab = | num = 27 | pos = RW | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1996 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 18 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Le Gardeur, Quebec, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Brodi | last = Stuart | dab = | num = 11 | pos = LW | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 10 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Langley, British Columbia, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Patrick | last = Söllinger | dab = | num = 23 | pos = D | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 5 | acq = 2021 | birthplace = Linz, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Christoph | last = Tialler | dab = | num = 96 | pos = D | nat = AUT | s/g = R | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 28 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = St. Veit an der Glan, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Rasmus | last = Tirronen | dab = | num = 32 | pos = G | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 9 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Espoo, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Marcel | last = Witting | dab = | num = 15 | pos = RW | nat = AUT | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 23 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Hall in Tirol, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Raphael | last = Wolf | dab = Raphael Wolf (ice hockey) | num = 5 | pos = D | nat = Austria | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 29 | acq = 2019 | birthplace = Salzburg, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Niklas | last = Würschl | dab = | num = 46 | pos = D | nat = AUT | s/g = R | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 28 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Klagenfurt, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

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===Head coaches=== {{Div col}} *Stanislav Barda, 2001–04 *Kurt Harand, 2004–06 *Mike Zettel, 2006 *Bill Stewart, 2006 *Jim Boni, 2007–09 *Kim Collins, 2009–11 *Rob Daum, 2011–17 *Troy Ward, 2017–19 *Tom Rowe, 2019–20 *Pierre Beaulieu, 2020–21 *Dan Ceman, 2021–22 *Philipp Lukas, 2022–''present'' {{Div col end}}

==Franchise records and leaders== ===Single season=== :'''Goals:''' 38 Brian Lebler (2017–18) :'''Assists:''' 47 Corey Locke (2017–18) :'''Points:''' 72 Rob Shearer (2006–07) :'''Penalty Minutes:''' 151 Reid Simonton (2003–04)

===Career=== :'''Career Goals:''' 198 Brian Lebler :'''Career Assists:''' 300 Philipp Lukas :'''Career Points:''' 457 Philipp Lukas :'''Career Penalty Minutes:''' 885 Philipp Lukas :'''Career Games:''' 790 Philipp Lukas

==Arena data== The home arena of the Black Wings is the Linz AG Eisarena. It was built in 1986 and was renovated at least two times since that. In 2014 a new stand has been added, increasing its capacity to 4,865 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steinbach Black Wings 1992 |url=https://www.ice.hockey/en/teams-players/teams/?teamId=187&divisionId=7426 |website=ICE Hockey League |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> thumb|right|250px|Keine Sorgen Ice Arena Linz

===Average of attendances=== {{unreferenced section|date=October 2020}} *2003–04: 3,712 visitors per home game *2004–05: 3,068 visitors per home game *2005–06: 3,125 visitors per home game *2006–07: 2,707 visitors per home game *2007–08: 2,615 visitors per home game *2008–09: 2,584 visitors per home game *2009–10: 2,676 visitors per home game * ... *2015–16: 4,642 visitors per home game *2016–17: 4,679 visitors per home game *2017–18: 4,709 visitors per home game

==Fanclubs== The club have four official fanclubs: ''Stahlhart Linz'', ''Overtime'', ''Powerplay Enns'' and ''bully:absolut''. In 2007 they consolidated and founded the head club ''Wings United'' what makes it easier to organize trips to away games and several events. The head club ended their work in 2013. In 2025 the organized again under the same name, with new persons in charge.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.blackwings.at/ Official website] * [http://www.overtime.at Website of fanclub Overtime] * [https://www.flashscore.com/team/black-wings-linz/82thGn09/results/ Steinbach Black Wings Linz Results] Current results of the Steinbach Black Wings Linz

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