Eliteprospects
Austria Josef Puschnig
Klagenfurter AC / Austria - 77/78
11-time Austrian Champion 11
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Sep 12, 1946
Position
F
Age
77
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Klagenfurt, AUT
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Austria
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Son: Andreas Pusnik
Grandson: Julian Pusnik
Brother-in-law: Adelbert St. John

Use/Embed statistics

Josef Puschnig Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1963-64 Austria OG 8* 3* 2* 5* 8* -* |
1964-65 Austria WC B 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
1965-66 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC B 7* 5* 4* 9* 20* -* |
1966-67 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC B 7* 6* 5* 11* 20* -* |
1967-68 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria OG 5* 3* 1* 4* 18* -* |
1968-69 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* 15* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC B 7* 6* 3* 9* 6* -* |
1969-70 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC C 3* 3* 0* 3* 15* -* |
1970-71 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC B 7* 3* 3* 6* 22* -* |
1971-72 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC C 6* 4* 5* 9* 4* -* |
1972-73 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria “C” WC B 7* 5* 2* 7* 20* -* |
1973-74 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC B 7* 1* 4* 5* 22* -* |
1974-75 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1975-76 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC C 4* 1* 8* 9* 4* -* |
Austria “C” OG 6* 3* 2* 5* 11* -* |
1976-77 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Austria WC B 8* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
1977-78 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Josef Puschnig Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1962-63 Klagenfurter AC Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1963-64 Klagenfurter AC Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Josef Puschnig Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria 13 -* 15* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 3 19* 9* 5* 14* 0.74* 37* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC B 8 56* 29* 26* 55* 0.98* 120* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC C 3 13* 8* 13* 21* 1.62* 23* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josef Puschnig Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 7 retired by EC-KAC

Cult/Star player for Austria

Cult/Star player for EC-KAC

Josef 'Sepp' Puschnig, born 1946 in Klagenfurt, Austria, ranks as one of the best and most talented Austrian hockey players of all time. He had his senior debut with his hometown club Klagenfurter AC at the age of 16 and never represented another club throughout his entire career. After the foundation of the Bundesliga in 1965, Puschnig played 299 league games to collect a total of 486 points (190 goals, 296 assists). In 13 years with the team, he won eleven national championships, summing up to a total of 13 including two titles before 1965.
He represented the Austrian national team in 123 international games (50 goals, 55 assists) and participated in eleven World Championships plus three Olympics. After retiring from the game of hockey at the age of 32, he was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999 as the first and only Austrian player so far. In 2012, Puschnig was elected as Austrian hockey player of the century.
(by Hannes Biedermann)