EC-KAC
Klagenfurt, Carinthia · since 1909 · Colours: Red and white
4.League position
33Points from 18
10-1-1-6W · OTW · OTL · L
68:51Goals
The record champion of Austrian ice hockey: founded in 1909 as a football club, playing ice hockey since 1923, with 32 championship titles since 1934. The fans call the team the Rotjacken (the Red Jackets). Games are played in the Heidi Horten Arena on the Klagenfurt fairgrounds, on the site of the former Stadthalle in which 28 of the 32 titles were celebrated.
KAC in numbers Season 2026/27, rank within the league
Goals per game3.78Rank 4 of 14
Goals against per game2.83Rank 6 of 14
Shots per game31.4Rank 6 of 14
Shots against per game29.3Rank 6 of 14
Power play18.8 %Rank 9 of 14
Penalty kill79.5 %Rank 9 of 14
Faceoff percentage48.8 %Rank 11 of 14
Average attendance3,869Rank 2 of 14
Arena capacity used87.7 %Rank 1 of 14
Rank 1 is the best value in the league (the lowest for goals against and shots against). Figures from all regular-season games recorded so far.
Schedule & results
Roster Season 2026/27
26.6Average age (years)
182.4Average height (cm)
84.9Average weight (kg)
20 : 13Austrians : imports
Austrians · Imports
Imports by nationality: Canada 5, Denmark 2, Slovenia 2, Sweden 2, Latvia 1, USA 1. Basis: 33 players on the roster list, data according to Eliteprospects.
| 27 | Thomas HundertpfundCForward · Born 1989 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +4 |
| 89 | Raphael HerburgerForward · Born 1989 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +8 |
| 74 | Travis St. DenisForward · Born 1992 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Jesper Jensen AaboADefenceman · Born 1991 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 14 | +10 |
| 94 | Jan DrozgForward · Born 1999 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Tobias SablattnigDefenceman · Born 2003 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +10 |
| 81 | Finn Van EeForward · Born 2003 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 12 | +14 |
| 8 | Nicholas Eric PetersenForward · Born 1989 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 |
| 16 | Simeon SchwingerForward · Born 1997 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +5 |
| 28 | Mattias GöranssonDefenceman · Born 1995 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +11 |
| 92 | Clemens UnterwegerADefenceman · Born 1992 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 10 | +5 |
| 98 | Daniel ObersteinerForward · Born 1998 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 |
| 82 | Thimo NicklDefenceman · Born 2001 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +9 |
| 19 | David WaschnigForward · Born 2007 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +7 |
| 9 | Jan MuršakForward · Born 1988 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 3 | Will MacKinnonDefenceman · Born 2000 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 |
| 29 | Jacob HudsonForward · Born 2000 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 |
| 90 | Matthew FraserForward · Born 1990 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Maximilian PreimlDefenceman · Born 2003 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 |
| 45 | Ben ÖfnerForward · Born 2008 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| 39 | Filip SimovicDefenceman · Born 2007 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| 85 | Fabian HocheggerForward · Born 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Gerrit BöhsDefenceman · Born 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lennart LeitnerDefenceman · Born 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Linus SchrottForward · Born 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lukas Dreier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Manuel WadelForward · Born 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 21 | Niclas MicelliForward · Born 2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| 24 | Stefan KlassekForward · Born 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Season 2026/27, regular season. A = assistant, C = captain.
Roster moves in summer 2026
- Signing · 09.10.Mareks Mitens (goalie), previously HC Banská Bystrica
- Signing · 29.07.Will MacKinnon (defenceman), previously Cleveland Monsters
- Departure · 28.07.Jordan Murray (defenceman) retires
- Departure · 27.07.Luka Gomboc (forward) moves to HK Olimpija Ljubljana
- Signing · 22.07.Travis St. Denis (forward), previously EC Red Bull Salzburg
- Departure · 11.07.Nolan Moyle (forward) moves to Grand Rapids Griffins
Selection according to Eliteprospects, completeness not guaranteed. As of 11/10/2026
Arena & fans
Heidi Horten-Arena
- Capacity
- 4,409 seats
- Average attendance 2026/27
- 3,869 (rank 2 in the league)
Getting there & entry
- The arena is at the northern end of the Klagenfurt fairgrounds; it can be reached through six entrances (three in the north, two in the south, one in the west). The entrance printed on the ticket is recommended.
- By car: parking around the arena on the fairgrounds. The parking ticket is drawn from the machine at the barrier and paid at the ticket office or directly at the terminal at the barrier when leaving. Those who park in the car park or at the amusement park can also use the south, west and south-west gates, which are usually less busy.
- All standing tickets have a firmly assigned sector, and there is no free choice of place. The away fans stand in the Oberrang Südost (upper tier, south-east).
- The arena opened in 1959 as the Stadthalle, was rebuilt from 2017 to 2022 and has been called Heidi Horten Arena since October 2022. It is operated by the Klagenfurter Messe Betriebsgesellschaft.
Fans
All standing tickets are assigned to a fixed sector, and the away fans stand in the Oberrang Südost (upper tier, south-east).
Fan clubs
- KAC Fanclub Vikings ↗ · largest official fan club, with sections in Vienna and Graz
The club lists an overview of the fan clubs on its fan club page.
To the club's fan zone ↗History & honours
Honours
- Austrian champion (32 titles, record)1934, 1935, 1952, 1955, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2021
- Finalist since 2007 without a title (5 times)2011, 2012, 2017, 2024, 2025
- European Cup final1969
- Interliga winner2000
Club records
- Most pointsThomas Koch · 568 (733 games)
- Most goalsThomas Cijan · 230
- Most assistsThomas Koch · 369
- Most gamesThomas Hundertpfund · 778
- Most penalty minutesDavid Schuller · 880
- Most points in a seasonGerald Ressmann · 111 (2000/01)
- Most goals in a seasonDmitri Kvartalnov · 50 (1998/99)
According to Eliteprospects, entire club history in the database.
Retired numbers
7Josef PuschnigForward; the second ice rink on the fairgrounds bears his name
18Thomas KochForward and the club's record points scorer
Rankings since 2007
All seasons as a table
| Season | Place | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | Quarter-final |
| 2024/25 | 1 | Final |
| 2023/24 | 1 | Final |
| 2022/23 | 5 | Semi-final |
| 2021/22 | 8 | Quarter-final |
| 2020/21 | 2 | Champion |
| 2019/20 | 3 | Playoffs cancelled |
| 2018/19 | 3 | Champion |
| 2017/18 | 4 | Quarter-final |
| 2016/17 | 6 | Final |
| 2015/16 | 8 | Quarter-final |
| 2014/15 | 8 | Semi-final |
| 2013/14 | 7 | Missed the playoffs |
| 2012/13 | 5 | Champion |
| 2011/12 | 4 | Final |
| 2010/11 | 1 | Final |
| 2009/10 | 7 | Quarter-final |
| 2008/09 | 1 | Champion |
| 2007/08 | 5 | Quarter-final |
Milestones
- 1909Founded on 18 September as 1. Fußballklub Klagenfurt.
- 1920The club is now called Klagenfurter Athletiksport Club, and gets the colours red and white and its ellipse logo.
- 1923The ice hockey section is created, and the first game follows in 1927.
- 1934The first title as Austrian champion.
- 1959The Stadthalle opens. Between 1960 and 1991 KAC wins 21 championship titles in it.
- 1969KAC reaches the final of the European Cup.
- 1995Ice hockey is spun off into its own club as EC-KAC (founded on 12 December).
- 2009A championship title after finishing first in the regular season; 2013, 2019 and 2021 follow.
- 2022The newly built arena opens in October as the Heidi Horten Arena, named after the honorary president and supporter of the rebuild.