Denise Altmann

Denise Altmann is an Austrian ice hockey forward, currently playing for Linköping HC in the SDHL and the Austrian national team. She is the SDHL's all-time leader in points, having led the league in scoring five times between 2009 and 2015, and winning the SDHL championship twice.[1][2][3]

Denise Altmann
Altmann with Linköping HC Dam during the Riksserien Playoff Finals against AIK Hockey Dam, March 2015.
Born (1987-11-01) 1 November 1987
Vienna, Austria
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SDHL team Linköping HC
Played for EHV Sabres Wien
National team  Austria
Playing career 2005–present

Career

She began her career with EHV Sabres Wien, and would score 122 points across 32 games in the EWHL, winning the championship in 2005.[4]

In 2007, Altmann signed with Linköping in Sweden, where she continues to play to this day. Across 13 seasons with the team, she has put up 563 points in 337 games.[5] In 2017, she announced her decision to retire but reversed that decision a few months later, coming back to be named club captain, after having served as an assistant captain for the previous five years.[6][7][8]

International

She was named best forward at the 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, as Austria earned promotion. She would again be named best forward at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I[9] and the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.[10][11]

Personal life

Her brother Mario plays professionally for EHC Linz. Outside of hockey, she works as a nurse.[12]

References
  1. Karlsson, Måns (18 April 2018). "Superstjärnan bekräftar: Spelarkarriären är över – "Helt unik"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. J, Adrian (21 December 2018). "The Best of 2018 - 5. Denise Altmann". sportbloggare.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. Sundberg, Göran (19 March 2019). "Från korpfotboll till SM-guldläge" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. "News zu Denise Altmann". hockeyfans.at (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "Altmann gör comeback kommer in med vardefull erfarenhet". damhockey.se. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. Kågström, Rasmus (30 August 2018). "Hon blir ny kapten för LHC: "Väldigt stolt och hedrad"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. "Slutade – men nu gör stjärnan comeback" (in Swedish). Expressen. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. "Stjärnan gör comeback i Linköping". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). reports.iihf.hockey. IIHF. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  11. Steiss, Adam, ed. (2017). "IIHF Annual Report, July 2016-June 2017" (PDF). IIHF. p. 112. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  12. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (4 November 2016). "Sjuksköterskan som extraknäcker som poängspruta i SDHL: "Det blir väldigt långa dagar"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 June 2020.


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