Gregor Baumgartner

Gregor Baumgartner
Date of birth	July 13, 1979
place of birth	Kapfenberg , Austria
size	185 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	Right wing
number	# 79
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1997 , 2nd lap, 37th position Montréal Canadiens
NHL Entry Draft	1999 , 5th round, 156th position Dallas Stars
Career stations
1996-1998	Laval Titan Collège Français
1998-1999	Acadie-Bathurst Titan
1999-2000	Michigan K-Wings
2000-2002	Utah grizzlies
2002-2003	Pensacola Ice Pilots
2003-2006	Vienna Capitals
2006-2014	EHC Linz

Gregor Baumgartner (born July 13, 1979 in Kapfenberg ) is a former Austrian ice hockey player who has played a total of 513 games in the Austrian ice hockey league for the EHC Linz and the Vienna Capitals . Since summer 2020 he has been General Manager of the EHC Linz.

Career

The native Styrian Gregor Baumgartner, who comes from the youth of the Kapfenberg sports association , left his parents' house at the age of 15 to try his luck in North America. After a few years in Canadian junior ice hockey , he was in the International Hockey League for the first time as a professional in 1999 , where he stormed for the Michigan K-Wings . His further career path took him via Oklahoma and Idaho to Utah. From 2001 to 2003 Baumgartner was able to gain a foothold in the American Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League . In 2002 he was the first Austrian in history to be called up for the AHL All-Star Classic .

Nevertheless, he was drawn back home from the Pensacola Ice Pilots in 2003, where he stormed the Austrian Bundesliga for the first time in his career with the Vienna Capitals . After a brief stint in Salzburg in the 2004/05 season , he returned to Vienna after a few months , where he quickly became an important part of the team that brought the 2005 championship to the capital. For the 2006/07 season Baumgartner moved to the Black Wings Linz , where he is currently under contract. With the Linzers he won the championship title in 2012 and, as the top scorer in the playoffs, contributed significantly to winning the title.

In November 2014 he was removed from the Black Wings squad despite an ongoing contract.

International

In 1996, Baumgartner took part in the U18-C European Championship and the U20-B World Championship in the junior division. He made his debut in the men's national team on April 25, 2000 in the 1: 4 defeat against Belarus in Minsk . In the same year he also took part in the A-World Championship for his home country for the first time . Also in 2007 , 2009 and 2013 he played with the Austrian selection in the top division of the world championships. In 2012, however , he had to compete in Division I with the Alpine nationals, but with the team he was promoted to the top division again. He also represented his colors at the qualifying tournament for the 2014 Winter Olympics , in which the Austrians were able to qualify for the Winter Games for the first time since 2002.

Achievements and Awards

• 1999 Master of QMJHL with Acadie-Bathurst Titan
• 2002 AHL All-Star Classic
• 2005 Austrian champion with the Vienna Capitals
• 2012 Austrian champion with the EHC Linz
• 2012 best goalscorer in the playoffs of the Austrian ice hockey league

International

• 2012 Promotion to the top division at the World Championship Division I, Group A.

Career statistics

				Regular season							Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-
1994/95	Ste. Foy Governors	QAAA		43	28	29	57	2
1995/96	Clarkson University	NCAA		7th	0	1	1	0	-1		3	0	0	0		0
1995/96	Olympiques de Gatineau	QAAA		15th	8th	11	19th	6th
1996/97	Laval titanium	QMJHL		68	19th	45	64	15th	–9
1997/98	Laval titanium	QMJHL		68	31	51	82	10	+22		16	5	12	17th	6th	+2
1998/99	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		68	33	58	91	14th	+4		23	8th	8th	16	8th
1999/00	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		59	6th	9	15th	11	−15
2000/01	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		6th	2	3	5	8th	-2
2000/01	Idaho steelheads	WCHL		4th	2	2	4th	2	0
2000/01	Utah grizzlies	IHL		31	3	2	5	4th	-4
2001/02	Utah grizzlies	AHL		34	10	10	20th	4th	−1		1	0	0	0	0
2001/02	Fort Worth Brahmas	CHL		3	2	1	3	2	+3
2002/03	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL		58	28	24	52	29	-13
2003/04	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		23	5	4th	9	12	−6
2004/05	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		26th	6th	10	16	4th	−1		10	2	1	3	2	0
2005/06	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		45	10	20th	30th	36	+3		5	0	0	0	0	−3
2006/07	EHC Linz	EBEL		55	28	20th	48	44	+10		3	0	1	1	0	−3
2007/08	EHC Linz	EBEL		46	18th	19th	37	14th	+12		11	3	2	5	4th	−3
2008/09	EHC Linz	EBEL		58	22nd	21st	43	26th	+9
2009/10	EHC Linz	EBEL		59	16	22nd	38	28	+8
2010/11	EHC Linz	EBEL		49	8th	8th	16	10	−17		1	0	0	0	0	0
2011/12	EHC Linz	EBEL		49	22nd	24	46	10	+18		17th	9	3	12	6th	+6
2012/13	EHC Linz	EBEL		52	14th	25th	39	8th	−9		13	1	4th	5	2	-2
2013/14	EHC Linz	EBEL		54	12	12	24	14th	+6		8th	1	0	1	0	0
total				980	333	431	764	313	+39		111	29	31	60	28	-25

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Gregor Baumgartner at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Gregor Baumgartner at eurohockey.com