EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV
Villach, Carinthia · since 1923 · Colours: Blue and white
12.League position
20Points from 16
5-1-3-7W · OTW · OTL · L
40:46Goals
The ice hockey club from Villach, the Adler (the Eagles): founded in 1923, continuously in Austria's top league since 1977 and six-time Austrian champion, most recently in 2006. Games are played in the Stadthalle Villach, which is currently being extended by a second ice surface.
Villach in numbers Season 2026/27, rank within the league
Goals per game2.50Rank 11 of 14
Goals against per game2.88Rank 7 of 14
Shots per game29.6Rank 10 of 14
Shots against per game36.7Rank 13 of 14
Power play19.2 %Rank 8 of 14
Penalty kill86.4 %Rank 1 of 14
Faceoff percentage49.2 %Rank 8 of 14
Average attendance2,848Rank 6 of 14
Arena capacity used63.3 %Rank 9 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
27.0Average age (years)
184.0Average height (cm)
86.8Average weight (kg)
17 : 10Austrians : imports
Austrians · Imports
Imports by nationality: Canada 7, Slovenia 1, Sweden 1, USA 1. Basis: 27 players on the roster list, data according to Eliteprospects.
| 16 | Kevin HancockAForward · Born 1998 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Joël TeasdaleForward · Born 1999 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 |
| 40 | Elias Jeronimo WallentaForward · Born 1999 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +6 |
| 72 | John HughesAForward · Born 1988 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -9 |
| 52 | Ryan SproulADefenceman · Born 1993 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 8 | Maximilian RebernigForward · Born 2000 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 |
| 17 | Julian MetzlerForward · Born 2000 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 |
| 78 | Felix MaxaAForward · Born 1997 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 |
| 9 | Alexander RauchenwaldCForward · Born 1993 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 42 | Alex WallDefenceman · Born 1990 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 |
| 26 | Sean LarochelleDefenceman · Born 2001 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Lukas SchreierForward · Born 1999 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 |
| 6 | Scott WalfordDefenceman · Born 1999 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -9 |
| 19 | Joseph CramarossaForward · Born 1992 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| 91 | Linus AnderssonForward · Born 1999 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
| 90 | Paolo WieltschnigForward · Born 2003 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Steven StrongADefenceman · Born 1993 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 |
| 63 | Benjamin TopalovicForward · Born 2009 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 62 | Darian NindlerForward · Born 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jakob SintschnigForward · Born 2007 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 43 | Julian RaspotnigDefenceman · Born 2004 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 21 | Kevin MandlForward · Born 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Paul VaschaunerDefenceman · Born 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Thomas VallantDefenceman · Born 1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season 2026/27, regular season. A = assistant, C = captain.
Roster moves in summer 2026
- Departure · 29.07.Nico Uschan (defenceman) and Paul Sintschnig (forward) move to the Halifax Mooseheads
- Departure · 06.07.Paul Steiner (goalie) moves to EK Zell am See
- Loan · 26.06.Dominik Prodinger (forward) is loaned to Pioneers Vorarlberg
- Departure · 24.06.Brett Budgell (forward) moves to Östersunds IK
- Departure · 22.06.Guus van Nes (forward) moves to Pioneers Vorarlberg
- Departure · 05.06.Adam Helewka (forward) moves to Dresdner Eislöwen
- Signing · 04.06.Ryan Sproul (defenceman), previously HK Poprad
Selection according to Eliteprospects, completeness not guaranteed. As of 11/10/2026
Arena & fans
Stadthalle Villach
- Capacity
- 4,500 seats
- Average attendance 2026/27
- 2,848 (rank 6 in the league)
Getting there & entry
- Tickets and season tickets are available online in the ticket shop that the club links on its ticket page (according to the club, sales run through the partner Wien-Ticket). The evening ticket office and fan shop open two hours before the start on match days.
- The city of Villach is renovating the arena (new dressing rooms, stands with new seating, new boards) and building a second ice surface, including Austria's first national performance centre for women's ice hockey. Construction started in April 2025, and completion is planned for autumn 2026.
- The club's website gives no information on getting there, parking and sectors.
Fans
The fan clubs create atmosphere in the organised standing sector of the Stadthalle, with around 200 members altogether. Blau-Weiß Villach and the Blue Devils ended or suspended their activities in spring 2026.
Fan clubs
- Villacher Adler ↗ · long-established group, active again since the start of the 2026/27 season
- Absolut Villach ↗ · returns to the organised fan scene for 2026/27
- Blue Eagles ↗ · new group made up of well-known faces of the fan scene
The information on the fan clubs comes from a media report from the end of April 2026 (Hockey-News.info); the club's website does not list any fan clubs.
To the club's fan zone ↗History & honours
Honours
- Austrian champion (6 titles)1981, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006
- Promotion to the top league as second-division champion1977
Club records
- Most pointsWolfgang Kromp · 640 (880 games)
- Most goalsWolfgang Kromp · 306
- Most assistsGünther Lanzinger · 356
- Most gamesGünther Lanzinger · 883
- Most penalty minutesHerbert Hohenberger · 1,097
- Most points in a seasonDenis Houle, Richard Grenier · each 115 (1982/83, 1983/84)
- Most goals in a seasonDenis Houle · 61 (1982/83)
According to Eliteprospects, entire club history in the database.
Retired numbers
3Giuseppe MionDefenceman
4Michael StewartDefenceman
5Peter RafflForward
24Günther LanzingerForward and the club's record player with 883 games
27Wolfgang KrompForward and the club's record points scorer
30Herbert HohenbergerDefenceman, record holder for penalty minutes
Rankings since 2007
All seasons as a table
| Season | Place | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | Quarter-final |
| 2024/25 | 6 | Quarter-final |
| 2023/24 | 6 | Quarter-final |
| 2022/23 | 4 | Quarter-final |
| 2021/22 | 2 | Semi-final |
| 2020/21 | 10 | Quarter-final |
| 2019/20 | 6 | Playoffs cancelled |
| 2018/19 | 11 | Missed the playoffs |
| 2017/18 | 11 | Missed the playoffs |
| 2016/17 | 7 | Missed the playoffs |
| 2015/16 | 7 | Semi-final |
| 2014/15 | 3 | Quarter-final |
| 2013/14 | 6 | Semi-final |
| 2012/13 | 4 | Quarter-final |
| 2011/12 | 7 | Missed the playoffs |
| 2010/11 | 4 | Semi-final |
| 2009/10 | 5 | Quarter-final |
| 2008/09 | 4 | Quarter-final |
| 2007/08 | 6 | Quarter-final |
Milestones
- 1923The club is founded in Villach.
- 1977As second-division champion VSV is promoted to the top division and stays there.
- 1981The first Austrian championship title.
- 1992The start of a strong phase: champion in 1992 and 1993, then 1999 and 2002.
- 2006The most recent title so far, after a dominant regular season under coach Greg Holst.
- 2025Construction starts on the renovation of the Stadthalle and a second ice surface, with completion planned for autumn 2026.