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All time leagues: Champions Hockey League | Continental Cup | EBEL | EBJL | EBITC | Nationalliga (AUT) | Oberliga (AUT) | EBYSL | U20 Jugend (AUT)
This club in 2005-2006: EBEL | U20 Jugend (AUT)
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Michael Mayer |  | 07.07.1981 | 181 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Pavel Nestak |  | 12.03.1975 | 178 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jürgen Diewald | | 01.03.1986 | 180 cm | 76 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RD | Robin Doyle | | 10.02.1964 | 182 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Viktors Ignatjevs |  | 26.04.1970 | 192 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Robert Lukas | | 29.08.1978 | 177 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Michael Mayr | | 20.08.1984 | 183 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Georg Privoznik | | 14.05.1983 | 183 cm | 79 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Olegs Sorokins | | 04.01.1974 | 178 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Phillip Wieltsch | | 08.03.1984 | 190 cm | 96 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Leopold Wieselthaler | | 23.09.1981 | 178 cm | 73 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Mike Wilson |  | 26.02.1975 | 193 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Dave Chyzowski | | 11.07.1971 | 185 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Christoph Harand | | 27.05.1981 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Alexander Holzleitner | | 31.08.1984 | 175 cm | 72 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Bernd Jäger | | 13.03.1974 | 178 cm | 90 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Philipp Lukas | | 04.12.1979 | 177 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Georg Obermayr | | 30.09.1984 | 187 cm | 89 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Christian Perthaler | | 21.07.1968 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Winfried Rac | | 04.04.1979 | 183 cm | 90 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| C | Kent Salfi | | 10.06.1971 | 177 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Rob Shearer | | 19.10.1976 | 175 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Mark Szücs | | 04.11.1976 | 177 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Stefan Wiedmaier | | 27.01.1982 | 178 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Philipp Winzig | | 22.03.1983 | 181 cm | 82 kg | right | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Harand | | 11.09.1957 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Richard Nasheim | | 15.01.1963 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
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 first season 2000/01 the Black Wings reached third place in the regular season and failed in the playoffs. The season 2001/02 they just lost the finals and finished the season as vice champion. In their third season (2002/03) the Black Wings finally won the championship. It was their first and only title so far they could win. After the EHC Black Wings Linz went bankrupt in the year 2005 they got re-established as EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz.
Notable players:
EBEL: Brian Lebler is back
Brian Lebler, after a season playing for Ingolstadt in DEL, has decided to return to the Black Wings Linz for the 2016/2017 season. The 27-year-old Austrian national team member has spent most of his professional hockey career in Linz, collecting 212 points (122 goals) in 235 games. Lebler was awarded EBEL's MVP in the 2014/2015 season.
(29 Mar 2016)EBEL semifinals start today
After Red Bull eliminated Klagenfurter AC with a 5-2 win in Game 7, today the semi-finals start in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Defendig champion Salzburg will be challenged by Villacher SV. Orli Znojmo vs Black Wings Linz is the other match-up in the race for a spot in the final.
(13 Mar 2016)EBEL playoff draw made
In EBEL, the top-3 seeded club could pick their opponent for the first playoff round. Following matchups will battle in the quarterfinals:
Red Bull Salzburg (1) - Klagenfurter AC (8)
Orli Znojmo (2) - Dornbirn Bulldogs (5)
Vienna Capitals (3) - VSV Villach (7)
HC Bolzano Foxes (4) - Black Wings Linz (6)
(23 Feb 2016)EBEL: Young star of October
Patrick Spannring of EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz was voted young star of October in EBEL. The 21-year old forward beat Erik Pance of Olimpija Ljubljana in the voting. This is Spannring's first whole season in EBEL. He scored one goal so far in the season (playing 18 games). Spannring is successor of Anze Ropret (Olimpija Ljubljana) who was voted young star of the month for September.
(14 Nov 2011)Austria (19), Canada (3), Czechia (1), Latvia (2)EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz participates in season 2005-2006: EBEL, U20 Jugend (AUT)
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