Vorarlberg Ice Hockey Association
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| General information | |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Seat | Dornbirn |
| address | Höchster Strasse 24, 6850 Dornbirn |
| Internet | http://www.vehv.at |
| president | Simon Schwark |
| Members | 8th |
The Vorarlberger Ice Hockey Association (VEHV for short) is the non-profit advocacy group for all clubs in the state of Vorarlberg whose members are active in ice hockey and inline hockey. The VEHV is an autonomous member of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association (short form ÖEHV) and is subordinate to its statutes. The full name of the club is Landesverband Vorarlberg of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association .
Story and purpose
The VEHV was founded on August 4, 1954 as an autonomous regional association of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association. Its tasks include the regulation, supervision and promotion of ice hockey (youth, competitive and popular sport) and inline hockey in Vorarlberg, as well as the representation of Vorarlberg ice hockey and inline hockey in dealings with the ÖEHV and other state associations
Board
- President: Simon Schwark
- Vice President & Finance Officer: Wolfgang Mitgutsch
- Vice President & MOBA speaker: Werner Farmer
- Competition officer: -
- Competition advisor for popular sports: Sigfried Burtscher
- Young talent: -
- Secretary: Timo Hollenstein
- Referee advisor: Martin Bogen
Previous presidents of the VEHV
- 1996-2003: Werner Alfare
- 2004–2011: Wolfgang Urban
- 2012–2016: Gerold Konzett
- 2016–2018: Andreas Fussenegger
- since 2018: Simon Schwark
Members
| Surname | Homepage | founding | league | status |
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| EHC Hard | 1996 | VEHL1
VEHL2 |
Protection Association | |
| EHC Lustenau | www.ehc-lustenau.at | 1970 |
Alps Hockey League
VEHL1 VM U15 VM U13 |
member |
 SC Hohenems
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www.h-sc.at | 1975 | Elite league
VEHL1 VM U13 |
Protection Association |
| Dornbirn ice hockey club | www.decbulldogs.at | 1992 |
Erste Bank Ice Hockey League
VEHL1 VM U15 VM U13 |
member |
| EC hagn_leone Dornbirn | - | - | - | Protection Association |
| VEU Feldkirch | www.veu-feldkirch.at | 1932 |
Alps Hockey League
VEHL1 VM U13 |
member |
| EHC Montafon | www.ehc-montafon.at | 1995 | VEHL1
VEHL2 VM U13 |
Protection Association |
| EC Bregenzerwald | www.ehcbregenzerwald.at | 1985 |
Alps Hockey League
VEHL1 |
Protection Association |
| EHC Skorpions 1999 Lustenau | www.ehc-skorpions-lustenau.at | 1999 | VEHL2 | member |
 HC Samina Rankweil
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www.hc-rankweil.com | 1932 | VEHL2 | Protection Association |
| Dragon Scorpions EC (EC Emser Ducks) | Protection Association | |||
| EHC Linde Lions Lustenau | Protection Association | |||
| Ländle Para Ice Hockey | Protection Association |
organization structure
The Vorarlberg ice hockey association organizes the national leagues VEHL1 - 4 as well as the Vorarlberg junior championships U14, U11, U9 and U7 in different versions (LTP, longitudinal / lateral).
The highest (co-organized) league in the Vorarlberg area is the elite league, which is operated jointly with the Tyrolean Ice Hockey Association.
Currently participating clubs
| VEHL 1 | VEHL 2 | VEHL 3 | VEHL 4 | U15-VM | U13-VM |
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Overview of placements since 2015/16
VEHL 1
| team | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | |||||
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| HC Rankweil | 2 | VF | ||||||||
| EHC Hard "The Sharks" | 5 | - | 6th | - | 7th | HF | 6th | - | 7th | - |
| EHC Montafon | 1 | M. | 1 | M. | 1 | F. | 5 | - | 3 | F. |
| SC Hohenems 2nd | 6th | - | 5 | - | 3 | M. | 2 | HF | 2 | HF |
| SC Feldkirch | 2 | HF | 7th | - | 6th | VF | 4th | HF | 4th | HF |
| Bulldogs Dornbirn | 3 | F. | 2 | F. | 4th | VF | ||||
| EHC Lustenau | 5 | HF | 1 | F. | 5 | - | ||||
| EHC Ice Tigers Dornbirn | 4th | HF | 3 | HF | 8th | VF | 7th | - | 6th | - |
| HC Walter Buaba Rankweil | 7th | - | 4th | HF | 9 | - | ||||
| DEC / ECB Juniors | 3 | M. | 1 | M. | ||||||
VEHL 2
| team | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | |||||
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| EHC Montafon 2 | 3 | HF | 2 | M. | 1 | HF | 7th | VF | 8th | - |
| EHC Hard 2 "The Ice Buck" | 8th | - | 4th | VF | 4th | HF | 5 | - | ||
| EHC Vaduz-Schellenberg | 2 | M. | 1 | F. | 3 | M. | 5 | VF | 3 | F. |
| Feldkirch Chiefs | 1 | F. | 3 | HF | 7th | VF | 6th | F. | ||
| HC Röthis | 5 | - | 7th | - | 5 | F. | 8th | VF | ||
| EHC Skorpions 1999 Lustenau | 4th | HF | 6th | - | 9 | - | 10 | - | 7th | - |
| HC Montfortstädter Knights | 2 | VF | 1 | HF | 2 | HF | ||||
| EHC Göfis | 8th | VF | ||||||||
| EC UNATIC Kings Dornbirn | 7th | - | 5 | HF | 3 | VF | 4th | HF | ||
| HC SAT-1 | 6th | - | 5 | - | 9 | - | ||||
| Bulldogs Dornbirn 2nd | 4th | HF | ||||||||
| HC Walter Buaba Rankweil | 2 | M. | 1 | M. | ||||||
| SC Feldkirch 2nd | 6th | - | ||||||||
VEHL 3
| team | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | |||||
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| Crashbulls Ravensburg | 2 | HF | 4th | M. | 8th | - | ||||
| SC 2000 Lustenau | 1 | F. | 3 | F. | 1 | M. | ||||
| EC Bad Hornets Feldkirch | 5 | - | 4th | HF | 3 | M. | 2 | HF | 4th | HF |
| MTU Pirates Friedrichshafen | 5 | - | 7th | - | 3 | HF | ||||
| HC Torpedo Feldkirch | 3 | HF | 6th | - | 4th | HF | 6th | - | 5 | - |
| Bulldogs Dornbirn 2nd | 6th | - | ||||||||
| EC Emser Ducks | 5 | - | 7th | - | ||||||
| EC UNATIC Kings Dornbirn | 1 | F. | ||||||||
| EC UNATIC Kings Dornbirn | 6th | - | ||||||||
| HC Montfortstädter Knights | 2 | M. | 2 | M. | ||||||
| EHC Göfis | 1 | F. | 3 | HF | 1 | HF | 2 | F. | ||
| EHC Stiera Nenzing | 4th | HF | ||||||||
| HC Snails' fast dance | 6th | - | ||||||||
| EC Grizzlys Dornbirn | 5 | - | ||||||||
| HC KRATZER plasters Röthis | 7th | - | ||||||||
| EHC Hard 3 "Eisböck" | 9 | - | ||||||||
VEHL 4
| team | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | |||||
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| HC Nüziders | 6th | - | 5 | - | 4th | HF | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| EC Montfort Rhinos | 5 | - | 4th | HF | 3 | HF | 1 | HF | 1 | F * |
| EC Unatic Kings Dornbirn 2nd | 3 | HF | 2 | F. | 2 | HF | ||||
| KMT Grizzlies Dornbirn | 2 | HF | 1 | M. | 1 | M. | ||||
| HC Samina Rankweil 2nd | 6th | - | 3 | M. | 3 | F * | ||||
| EHC Eisflitzer Hohenems | 4th | HF | 6th | - | 5 | - | 6th | - | 6th | - |
| EC Bad Hornets Feldkirch 2 | 7th | - | 7th | - | 7th | - | 7th | - | 7th | - |
| Ice Hockey Club 97 | 1 | F. | 2 | F. | ||||||
| EC Emser Ducks | 3 | M. | 4th | F. | 2 | HF | ||||
| ECB Forests Groundhogs | 4th | HF | ||||||||
| HC Bludenz | 8th | - | ||||||||
* The third final game could not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the best-of-3 final series ended with a score of 1: 1 and there was no champion.
Vorarlberg U15 Championship
| team | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 * | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
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| Dornbirn ice hockey club | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| VEU Feldkirch | 1 | 2 | - | ||
| EHC Lustenau | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | |
| ECDC Memmingen | 4th | ||||
| EV Lindau | 3 | ||||
Vorarlberg U13 Championship
| team | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
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| Dornbirn EC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Due to the Corona crisis, the league was canceled |
| VEU Feldkirch | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| EHC Lustenau | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| EHC Montafon | 4th | 5 | |||
| SC Hohenems | 5 | 6th | |||
| EV Lindau | 4th | ||||
There are no playoffs in the youth championships.
* not carried out
Artificial ice rinks in Vorarlberg
Overview of the currently existing artificial ice rinks in Vorarlberg:
| No | Surname | place | GPS | Construction year | Audience capacity |
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| 1 | Hard ice rink | Hard | 47.48895, 9.68004 | 2004 | 1,500 |
| 2 | Rheinhalle Lustenau | Lustenau | 47.42802, 9.67339 | 1972 | 2,200 |
| 3 | Vorarlberghalle | Feldkirch | 47.24066, 9.58783 | 1977 | 5,200 |
| 4th | Dornbirn exhibition stadium | Dornbirn | 47.4075, 9.71111 | 1999 | 4,270 |
| 5 | Artificial ice rink in Herrenried | Hohenems | 47.37152, 9.67809 | 1981 | 1,200 |
| 6th | Arena Dornbirn | Dornbirn | 47.41296, 9.72754 | 300 | |
| 7th | Gastra Rankweil | Rankweil | 47.27136, 9.64927 | 300 | |
| 8th | Active Park Montafon | Tschagguns | 47.07125, 9.91515 | 1970 | 500 |