Austria men's national junior ice hockey team
Introduction The '''Austrian men's national under 20 ice hockey team''' is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Austria. The team represents Austria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship.
History Austria made its first Pool A appearance in 1981, however, after being relegated the team spent several years competing in either Pool B or Pool C. In 2000, the Austrians defeated Slovenia 6–2 to advance out of Pool C and into Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Austria finally qualified for the top level for 2004, by defeating Norway 6–4 in their final contest. Austria however was relegated back to Division I for 2005.The team has been unable to maintain a steady presence as part of the Top Division, their most recent appearance being in 2010.They have not won a game at the top level in four appearances, but did tie Ukraine in 2004.
World Junior Championship record  Year Rank  1979  5th in Pool B (13th overall)  1980 '''1st, Promoted to Top Division''' (9th overall)  1981  8th place (Top Division)   1982  2nd in Pool B (10th overall)  1983  4th in Pool B (12th overall)   1984  2nd in Pool B (10th overall)  1985  4th in Pool B (12th overall)  1986  3rd in Pool B (11th overall)  1987  4th in Pool B (12th overall)  1988  8th in Pool B (16th overall)  1989 '''1st, Promoted to Pool B''' (17th overall)  1990  6th in Pool B (14th overall)  1991  7th in Pool B (15th overall)  1992  7th in Pool B (15th overall)  1993  4th in Pool B (12th overall)  1994  6th in Pool B (14th overall)  1995  6th in Pool B (14th overall)  1996  8th in Pool B (20th overall)  1997  5th in Pool C (23rd overall)  1998  4th in Pool C (22nd overall)  1999  4th in Pool C (22nd overall)  2000 '''1st, Promoted to Division I''' (19th overall)  2001  5th in Division I (15th overall)  2002  2nd in Division I (12th overall)  2003 '''1st, Promoted to Top Division''' (11th overall)  2004  9th place (Top Division)   2005  3rd in Division I Group A (16th overall)  2006  5th in Division I Group B (22nd overall)  2007  2nd in Division I Group B (14th overall)  2008  2nd in Division I Group A (13th overall)  2009 '''1st, Promoted to Top Division''' (12th overall)  2010  10th place (Top Division)  2011  3rd in Division I Group B (15th overall)  2012  5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)  2013  5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)  2014  4th in Division Group A (14th overall)   2015  5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)  2016  2nd in Division I Group A (12th overall)  2017  5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)  2018  5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)  2019  5th in Division I Group A (15th overall)  2020 '''1st, Promoted to Top Division''' (11th overall)  2021  10th place (Top Division)   2022  10th place (Top Division)  2023  10th place (Top Division)  2024  4th in Division I Group A (14th overall)
Awards and honours ===Directorate Awards=== Year  Recipient  Group  Award 2014  David Kickert  Division I  Best Goaltender
References
External links * Official website