Ice hockey in Zeltweg

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Ice hockey has been played in an organized manner in Zeltweg ( Styria ) since 1950. For this purpose, the EV Zeltweg was founded, which was initially active on a regional level. The EVZ later played in the national and Bundesliga. In 2010 the association went bankrupt. As a result, the EV Zeltweg was founded in 2010 , which mainly focuses on young talent. Since June 2015, after the board of the EV Zeltweg resigned in 2010, the new board has changed the club's name and logo. The new name has been EV Zeltweg Murtal Lions since then.

EV Zeltweg

EV Zeltweg
Greatest successes
  • Several championship titles in regional and national leagues
  • National league semi-finalist in the 2001/02 and 1997/98 seasons
  • National league runner-up in 2005/06 and 2006/07
Club information
history Foundation 1950
EV Aicall Zeltweg (2007-2010)
Location Zeltweg , Styria , Austria
Club colors Red Black
league National league
Venue Aichfeldhalle sports center
capacity 2,400 seats

history

The club developed from a local ice skating and figure skating group and played its first games in the late 1950s. The first championship game took place in 1st class in Styria in 1962. Until 1973, the club, which only had a natural ice rink, played mainly with varying success in national and regional leagues. Between 1973 and 1976, regular games on the natural ice rink were not possible due to the mild winter, which ultimately led to the construction of the Aichfeldhalle, which is still the Zeltweger venue today. In 1976, the club resumed playing under the name EV Zeltweg, initially playing in the major league and then rising to the national league.

In the following years, the Zeltwegers played in regional or national leagues, depending on their sporting success . In 1994/95 and 1995/96 two seasons followed in the Bundesliga, in the 2000/01 season the team took part in the Bundesliga, which was merged from the national and Bundesliga, but then rose again to the national league. EV Zeltweg played there until 2009 when the club and the Austrian Ice Hockey Association had disagreements. Thereupon the EVZ withdrew the notification for the national league and played the season 2009/10 in the third highest division of Austria, the Oberliga . On May 25, 2010, the association filed for bankruptcy at the Leoben Regional Court, as the association has between 1 and 2 million euros in debt due to a financial affair.

Well-known former players

EV Zeltweg 2010

EV Zeltweg 2010
Greatest successes
  • 2015 champion of the Styrian elite league
Club information
history Established in 2010
Location Zeltweg , Styria , Austria
Nickname The Lions
Club colors Red Black
league Styrian elite league
Venue Aichfeldhalle sports center
capacity 2,400 seats
Head coach Franz Sturm
2015/16 Vice Master

On July 14, 2010, a successor club was founded under the name “Ice Hockey Club Zeltweg 2010”, which provides a fighting team in the Styrian elite league, but mainly does youth work. With winning the championship title in the Styrian Eliteliga 2014/15 under head coach Franz Sturm the first climax was reached.

EV Zeltweg Murtal Lions

Since June 2, 2015, the association, now led by a new board (the old one had resigned), has been called EV Zeltweg Murtal Lions . Furthermore, the logo was revised and the club colors red, black and white were brought in more strongly. They started in the Styrian elite league in the 2015/16 season, with the second team in the Styrian regional league and with the U18 in the Carinthian U18 league.

In the two Styrian championships the EV Zeltweg Murtal Lions was able to achieve the vice-championship title and in the U18 they just failed to reach the finals!

In the 2016/17 season the EV Zeltweg Murtal Lions will play again in the Styrian elite league and regional league!

Venue

The Aichfeldhalle is the home arena of EV Zeltweg 2010. The ice rink , built in 1976, offers space for 2,400 visitors.

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