Franz Wilfan

Franz Wilfan
Date of birth	October 14, 1985
place of birth	Klagenfurt , Austria
size	174 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	wing
number	# 57
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
until 2000	EC KAC
2000-2001	Valley Jr. Warriors
2001-2003	EC KAC
2003-2004	Valley Jr. Warriors
2004-2008	EC KAC
2008-2009	Graz 99ers EV Zeltweg Kapfenberger SV
2009–2012	ATSE Graz
since 2012	EK Zell am See

Franz Wilfan (born October 14, 1985 in Klagenfurt ) is an Austrian ice hockey player on the position of striker . He is under contract with EK Zell am See .

Career

Wilfan began his career at EC KAC , with which he stayed until 2000. He then moved to the Valley Jr. Warriors in the United States , where he played in the North American junior league Eastern Junior Hockey League . After his first engagement in the USA, Wilfan switched back to the EC KAC, where he made his professional debut in the EBEL in 2001 . Most of the time, however, he was used by the U-20 team of the EC KAC, where he contributed 125 points in 48 games. In 2003 he moved back to the Valley Jr. Warriors. There he was able to score 24 points in 21 games. In the same year he came back to the EC KAC and completed his first professional season with 43 appearances in the EBEL. Until 2008 he had a total of 126 missions for the EC KAC.

He then moved to the EBEL Club EC Graz 99ers , where he played seven games and during that time he was loaned to EV Zeltweg and then to Kapfenberger SV . Then he moved to ATSE Graz . There he played in the National League , the second Austrian league, in which he played 86 games. In 2012 he moved to EK Zell am See , which also played in the second Austrian league. In his first season he was promoted directly to assistant captain , in 2013 he was promoted to team captain .

International

Wilfan went through the U18 and U20 of the ÖEHV . With the U18 national team, he was able to achieve third place at the U18 Junior World Championship in Division I in 2002 . For the U20, he was able to take first place in the U20 Junior World Championship 2003 in Division I and third place in the U20 Junior World Championship in Division I in 2005 . He was also used for the senior national team of the ÖEHV and played two games in which he was able to book an assist.

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 Promotion to the top division at the U20 Junior World Championship in Division I.
• 2010 Oberliga champion and promotion to the national league with ATSE Graz

Web links

• Franz Wilfan at eliteprospects.com (English)