EC Red Bull Salzburg
Salzburg · since 1995 · Colours: Red, white and blue
7.League position
28Points from 17
9-0-1-7W · OTW · OTL · L
55:52Goals
The ice hockey club of Mozart's city: founded in 1995, linked with Red Bull since 2000 and in Austria's top league since 2004. Twelve-time Austrian champion, most recently four times in a row from 2022 to 2025. Games are played in the Eisarena in Salzburg's Volksgarten.
Salzburg in numbers Season 2026/27, rank within the league
Goals per game3.24Rank 5 of 14
Goals against per game3.06Rank 9 of 14
Shots per game33.4Rank 5 of 14
Shots against per game24.8Rank 2 of 14
Power play23.3 %Rank 4 of 14
Penalty kill71.2 %Rank 14 of 14
Faceoff percentage50.7 %Rank 5 of 14
Average attendance2,635Rank 8 of 14
Arena capacity used77.5 %Rank 3 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
26.1Average age (years)
184.0Average height (cm)
87.1Average weight (kg)
23 : 8Austrians : imports
Austrians · Imports
Imports by nationality: Canada 7, Sweden 1. Basis: 31 players on the roster list, data according to Eliteprospects.
| 70 | Benjamin NissnerForward · Born 1997 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +6 |
| 12 | Michael RafflForward · Born 1988 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +7 |
| 96 | Mario HuberAForward · Born 1996 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +7 |
| 22 | Dennis RobertsonDefenceman · Born 1991 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +4 |
| 3 | Peter SchneiderAForward · Born 1991 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | -1 |
| 24 | Nicholas PoissonForward · Born 2001 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +3 |
| 4 | Nash NienhuisDefenceman · Born 1999 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 |
| 62 | Wyatt KalynukDefenceman · Born 1997 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 77 | Adam BrooksForward · Born 1996 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +4 |
| 6 | Jayden LeeDefenceman · Born 2001 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 |
| 26 | Peter HochkoflerForward · Born 1994 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 |
Ty Rattie | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | |
| 95 | Lukas HörlDefenceman · Born 2003 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +14 |
| 8 | Mathias BöhmForward · Born 2003 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -6 |
| 5 | Thomas RafflCForward · Born 1986 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 |
| 16 | Luca AuerForward · Born 2004 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 |
| 68 | Adrian GessonForward · Born 2006 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 |
| 9 | Ali WukovitsForward · Born 1996 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 |
| 44 | Olivier GalipeauDefenceman · Born 1997 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
| 92 | Alexander RebernigDefenceman · Born 2005 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Lars Fredrik Claesson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
| 89 | Florian BaltramForward · Born 1997 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 29 | Benedikt KrainerForward · Born 2006 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Fabian BaumannDefenceman · Born 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Florian LanzingerForward · Born 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Isak NorlinDefenceman · Born 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 81 | Jakob SchnablDefenceman · Born 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Luca KoglerForward · Born 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Maximilian WurzerForward · Born 2004 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Nico KoschekForward · Born 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season 2026/27, regular season. A = assistant, C = captain.
Roster moves in summer 2026
- Signing · 05.08.Nick Poisson (forward), previously Abbotsford Canucks
- Departure · 22.07.Travis St. Denis (forward) moves to EC-KAC
- Departure · 13.07.Troy Bourke (forward) moves to MoDo Hockey
- Departure · 07.07.Tyler Lewington (defenceman) leaves the club
- Departure · 04.07.Brandon Coe (forward) moves to HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
- Signing · 03.07.Jayden Lee (defenceman), previously Kalamazoo Wings
- Departure · 24.06.Maximilian Kirchebner (defenceman) moves to Graz99ers
- Signing · 18.06.Olivier Galipeau (defenceman), previously HC Banská Bystrica
Selection according to Eliteprospects, completeness not guaranteed. As of 08/11/2026
Arena & fans
Eisarena Salzburg
- Capacity
- 3,400 seats
- Average attendance 2026/27
- 2,635 (rank 8 in the league)
Getting there & entry
- The arena is in the Volksgarten recreation area, and public transport gets you to within about 200 metres (Volksgarten stop).
- Day and season tickets are valid as a fare throughout the state of Salzburg from 6 hours before the start until the end of service, including to Freilassing station.
- By car: marked parking areas in the Volksgarten (3 euro fee; the ticket is exchanged for an exit ticket at the ticket office on presentation of the day ticket). An alternative is the underground car park of the Barmherzige Brüder, about a 10-minute walk.
- The Eisarena was built in 1960 and modernised in 2002 and 2016; there are two ice surfaces, and the second is covered.
Fans
The club lists four official fan clubs, and there are offers for children and schools.
Fan clubs
- Die Treuen ↗ · Austria's oldest registered fan club, since 1985, 38 members
- Supporters C-Mitte ↗ · since 2007, 75 members
- Red White Wings ↗ · official fan club, 52 members (as of July 2024)
- Warriors Salzburg ↗ · since 2021
- CheckerBande ↗ · kids club for fans under 14
- Fans of the Future ↗ · players visit school classes
The fan clubs are listed as they appear on the club's website (as of 8 Nov 2026), with membership numbers according to the club's website or announcements. More about the fan clubs and how to join is available from the club.
To the club's fan zone ↗History & honours
Honours
- Austrian champion (12 titles)2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- League winner (10 titles)2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- IIHF Continental Cup winner2009/10
- Champions Hockey League semi-final2018/19
Club records
- Most pointsThomas Raffl · 535 (616 games)
- Most goalsThomas Raffl · 237
- Most assistsJohn Hughes · 316
- Most gamesThomas Raffl · 616
- Most penalty minutesMatthias Trattnig · 1,012
- Most points in a seasonSheldon Moser, Réjean Stringer · each 86 (2002/03, 2003/04)
- Most goals in a seasonSheldon Moser · 46 (2002/03)
According to Eliteprospects, entire club history in the database.
Retired numbers
15Manuel LatusaForward, cult player and club legend
20Daniel WelserForward, 412 games for Salzburg
51Matthias TrattnigDefenceman, 600 games and record holder for penalty minutes
Rankings since 2007
All seasons as a table
| Season | Place | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | Quarter-final |
| 2024/25 | 2 | Champion |
| 2023/24 | 3 | Champion |
| 2022/23 | 2 | Champion |
| 2021/22 | 1 | Champion |
| 2020/21 | 5 | Semi-final |
| 2019/20 | 1 | Playoffs cancelled |
| 2018/19 | 4 | Semi-final |
| 2017/18 | 2 | Final |
| 2016/17 | 2 | Semi-final |
| 2015/16 | 1 | Champion |
| 2014/15 | 1 | Champion |
| 2013/14 | 3 | Final |
| 2012/13 | 8 | Semi-final |
| 2011/12 | 3 | Quarter-final |
| 2010/11 | 2 | Champion |
| 2009/10 | 2 | Champion |
| 2008/09 | 3 | Final |
| 2007/08 | 3 | Champion |
Milestones
- 1995Founded through the merger of the clubs EC Morzg and EC Tiefenbach. Shortly afterwards Kaindl becomes the first main sponsor.
- 2000Red Bull joins, and the club is from now on called EC The Red Bulls Salzburg.
- 2004Champion of the Nationalliga and promotion to the top division.
- 2007The first title in the top league: a 4:2 home win in the fifth final game against Villach. In the same year the club is renamed EC Red Bull Salzburg.
- 2010The most successful season of the early years: the championship, victory in the Continental Cup and the club's own invitational tournament, the treble.
- 2015A championship title with a run of seven wins at the start of the season; the title is defended a year later.
- 2019First semi-final of the Champions Hockey League, still the biggest international success.
- 2022The start of a streak: four championship titles in a row, until 2025.