Jürgen Penker

Jürgen Penker
Date of birth	17th October 1982
place of birth	Bregenz , Austria
size	185 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
1999-2003	EHC Lustenau
2003-2004	VEU Feldkirch
2004-2005	EC Red Bull Salzburg
2005-2006	Vienna Capitals
2006-2008	EHC Linz
2008	Totempo HvIK
2008-2010	Rögle BK
2010-2011	Vienna Capitals
2011	HK Nitra
2011-2013	Lørenskog IK
2013-2014	Vienna Capitals
2015	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

Jürgen Penker (born October 17, 1982 in Bregenz ) is a former Austrian ice hockey goalkeeper who has been the goalkeeper and assistant coach of the EHC Linz since 2015 . He is also the goalkeeping coach of the Austrian U20 team .

Career

Jürgen Penker began his career in the various youth teams of the EHC Lustenau and in the 1999/00 season he made his first appearances in the combat team, which at that time was still active in the top division. After a season with local rivals VEU Feldkirch , he moved to EC Red Bull Salzburg in 2004 , which was about to start its first Bundesliga season after winning the National League championship. There, however, Rob Tallas did not provide the hoped-for performance and was released early, so that Penker took over the position of first goalkeeper. The following season he was signed by the Vienna Capitals . Again the first goalkeeper, Jeff Maund , could not convince, but this time Penker could not take over his position, as Walter Bartholomäus could convince with very good performances.

In the summer of 2006 he moved to the EHC Linz , where an Austrian solution for the goal was sought with him and Patrick Machreich . After being a backup of Machreich in the first season, he took over Machreich's position in the 2007/08 season with outstanding performances. In the 2008/09 season, Penker was replaced by Alex Westlund , whom the team had already signed at a time when Penker's performances were not yet foreseeable. Penker then moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed a contract with the Danish first division club Totempo HvIK , where he performed well and was then committed during the season by the Swedish team Rögle BK . He spent the 2010/11 season at his ex-club Vienna Capitals. For the 2011/12 season he was signed by HK Nitra from the Slovak Extraliga , but went to Norway for Lørenskog IK in November 2011 . There he achieved the best catch quota in the GET leagues in 2012 . For family reasons, Penker moved back to Vienna Capitals in December 2013 .

In February 2015 he was signed by the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers before he officially ended his career in June 2015.

International

In the junior division, Jürgen Penker first played for Austria at the U18 B World Championships in 1999 and 2000 . With the U20 selection , he took part in the Division I World Championships in 2001 and 2002 .

On November 9, 2002, Penker made his debut in the Austrian national team in the 3-5 defeat in the friendly against Norway in Asker . He represented his home country at the World Championships in 2005 , 2009 and 2011 in the top division and at the World Championship in Division I in 2008 , when he was promoted to the top division. He was also part of the Austrian squad at the qualifying tournaments for the Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006 , when he was not used, and in Vancouver in 2010 , when he played in a 5-2 win against Japan .

Coaching career

After the end of his active career, Penker hired at EHC Linz as a goalkeeping coach. At the U20 World Cup 2018 was the goalkeeping coach of the Austrian juniors who play in Division I for the first time.

Awards and Achievements

• 2008 Promotion to the top division at the World Championship Division I, Group A
• 2012 Best catch quota in the GET leagues

Career statistics

Main round

season	team	league	GP	W.	L.	T	MIP	GA	ATM	SVS	SVS%	SO	G	A.	PIM
1999/00	EHC Lustenau	ÖEHL	6th	-	-	-	272	22nd	4.85	175	88.83	-	0	0	2
2000/01	EHC Lustenau	ÖEHL	20th	-	-	-	1070	76	4.26	583	88.47	-	0	0	8th
2001/02	EHC Lustenau	ÖEHL	18th	-	-	-	1313	74	3.38	717	90.64	-	0	2	0
2002/03	EHC Lustenau	ÖEHL	29	-	-	-	1641	115	4.20	916	88.85	1	0	0	0
2003/04	VEU Feldkirch	ÖEHL	16	7th	4th	0	789	33	2.51	356	91.52	0	0	0	4th
2003/04	EHC Lustenau	National league	2	0	1	0	92	9	5.87	46	83.64	0	0	0	0
2004/05	EC Red Bull Salzburg	ÖEHL	35	10	20th	1	1922	110	3.43	1002	90.11	0	0	1	2
2005/06	Vienna Capitals	ÖEHL	8th	5	2	1	469	30th	3.84	221	88.05	0	0	0	0
2006/07	EHC Linz	ÖEHL	22nd	7th	7th	0	990	58	3.52	450	88.58	0	0	2	20th
2007/08	EHC Linz	ÖEHL	39	25th	11	3	2319	94	2.43	1073	91.95	3	0	0	12
2008/09	Totempo HvIK	AlBank leagues	8th	4th	3	0	477	16	2.01	227	93.42	2	0	0	0
2008/09	Rögle BK	Elitserien	30th	-	-	-	1580	85	3.23	769	90.05	2	0	2	0
2009/10	Rögle BK	Elitserien	23	-	-	-	1337	71	3.19	628	89.84	3	0	0	24
2010/11	Vienna Capitals	ÖEHL	28	17th	7th	3	1673	79	2.83	868	91.66	1	0	1	2
2011/12	HK Nitra	Extra league	16	-	-	-	795	41	3.09	349	89.49	1	0	1	2
2011/12	Lørenskog IK	GET leagues	22nd	-	-	-	1300	43	1.98	523	92.40	3	0	1	2
2012/13	Lørenskog IK	GET leagues	32	-	-	-	1833	87	2.85	819	90.40	3	0	4th	4th
2013/14	Lørenskog IK	GET leagues	11	-	-	-	642	28	2.62	241	89.59	1	0	0	29
2013/14	Vienna Capitals	ÖEHL	4th	-	-	-	239	9	2.26	101	91.82	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

season	team	league	GP	W.	L.	T	MIP	GA	ATM	SVS	SVS%	SO	G	A.	PIM
2000/01	EHC Lustenau	ÖEHL	5	-	-	-	302	14th	2.78	182	92.86	-	0	0	0
2001/02	EHC Lustenau	ÖEHL	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
2002/03	EHC Lustenau	ÖEHL	2	0	2	0	86	6th	4.19	63	91.30	0	0	0	0
2005/06	Vienna Capitals	ÖEHL	2	0	2	0	120	10	5.00	57	85.07	0	0	0	0
2007/08	EHC Linz	ÖEHL	11	5	6th	0	654	28	2.57	322	92.00	0	0	1	2
2009/10	Rögle BK	Elitserien relegation round	1	-	-	-	42	2	2.85	18th	90.00	0	0	0	0
2010/11	Vienna Capitals	ÖEHL	7th	5	2	0	385	21st	3.28	187	89.90	0	0	0	0
2011/12	Lørenskog IK	GET leagues	16	-	-	-	964	35	2.18	377	91.50	2	0	1	4th
2012/13	Lørenskog IK	GET leagues	2	-	-	-	87	8th	5.51	42	84.00	0	0	0	0
2013/14	Vienna Capitals	ÖEHL	1	-	-	-	39	3	4.62	20th	86.96	0	0	0	0
2014/15	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA play-out	1	-	-	-	59	5	5.08	19th	79.17	0	0	0	0

International

season	team	league	GP	W.	L.	T	MIP	GA	ATM	SVS	SVS%	SO	G	A.	PIM
1999	Austria	U18 B-WM	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
2000	Austria	U18 B-WM	4th	-	-	-	239	11	2.76	83	88.30	-	0	0	0
2001	Austria	U20 World Cup, Div. I.	4th	-	-	-	163	10	3.68	55	84.62	0	0	0	0
2002	Austria	U20 World Cup, Div. I.	4th	-	-	-	231	12	3.12	85	87.63	0	0	0	0
2003	Austria	WM	1	0	0	0	11	1	5.45	2	66.67	0	0	0	0
2005	Austria	Olympic qualification	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.--	0	--.--	0	0	0	0
2008	Austria	Euro Ice Hockey Challenge	2	1	1	0	119	3	1.51	-	-	0	0	0	0
2008	Austria	World Cup test matches	3	1	1	0	128	7th	3.28	61	89.71	0	0	0	0
2008	Austria	WM, Div. I.	1	1	0	0	60	0	0.00	9	100.00	1	0	0	0
2009	Austria	Olympic qualification	1	1	0	0	60	2	2.00	20th	90.00	0	0	0	0
2009	Austria	WM	1	0	1	0	60	6th	6:00 am	32	84.21	0	0	0	0
2011	Austria	WM	3	0	0	3	140	13	5.57	60	82.19	0	0	0	0

Web links

• Jürgen Penker at eurohockey.com
• Jürgen Penker at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Jürgen Penker at hockeygoalies.org