Matthias Trattnig

Ice hockey defenceman Matthias Trattnig was a member of the Austrian squad participating at the 2002 Salt Lake City and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. In 2002, the team lost to Germany and Latvia and won against Slovakia but was eliminated in the group stage and finally placed 12th losing to Switzerland in the final round. In 2014, Austria lost to Finland and Canada, but won against Norway, also being eliminated in the group stage. In the play-offs, Austria then lost to Slovakia. Trattnig won 137 international caps and scored 59 points (24 goals + 35 assists).

At club level Trattnig played with EC Graz (until 1996) in Austria, before he moved to North America playing with Capital District (1996-97), and University of Maine (1997-2001). He then moved to Sweden to Djurgården IF Stockholm (2001-03), and Germany to Kassel Huskies (2003-04), before returning to the US playing with Syracuse Crunch (2004-05). Finally, he moved back to Austria to Red Bulls Salzburg (2005-19), helping them win the Austrian national title eight times in 2007-08, 2010-11, 2014-16, 2018. He also helped them win the IIHF Continental Cup in 2010 and the European Trophy the next year.