Alexander Egger (ice hockey) explained

Alexander Egger
Ntl Team:Italy
Position:Defense
Team:HC Bolzano
League:EBEL
Former Teams:Ritten-Renon
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:194
Birth Date:1979 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Bolzano, Italy
Career Start:1997

Alexander Egger (born 22 December 1979) is an Italian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently Captaining Italian club, HCB South Tyrol in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).[1] He also represents the Italian men's National ice hockey team. In the 2013–14 season, Egger led HCB to the EBEL championship in their inaugural Austrian season.

He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, among other international competitions. Egger attended the 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships for Italy in Belarus[2]

At 2017 IIHF World Championships Egger scored on his own empty net. The error briefly received international media attention.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First part of the roster announced, John Lee comes in . . 2014-08-13 . 2014-08-13 . Italian . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814053816/http://www.hcb.net/de/team/news/item/945-prime-conferme-tra-i-locali-per-la-difesa-c-e-john-lee.html . 14 August 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Book: IIHF. IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. 2010 . Moydart Press . 181. 978-0-9867964-0-1.