Dieter Kalt Explained

Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:183
Played For:EC KAC
Adler Mannheim
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Kölner Haie
Färjestad BK
Vienna Capitals
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Luleå HF
Ntl Team:AUT
Birth Date:1974 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Klagenfurt, Austria
Career Start:1990
Career End:2012

Dieter Kalt Jr. (born 26 June 1974) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey player. Kalt was the director of player development with EC KAC before leaving in 2018. He most notably played for Klagenfurt AC in the Erste Bank Hockey League, his hometown club, following the footsteps of club legend and father Dieter Kalt Sr.

Playing career

Before joining Red Bull Salzburg EC has he played for Vienna Capitals (EBHL), Färjestads BK (Swedish Elite League), Kölner Haie (DEL), Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL), Klagenfurt AC (EBHL), Adler Mannheim (DEL) and Luleå HF of the Elitserien.

He has represented Austria in fourteen World Championships, including 2007 and three Olympic Games, 1994, 1998 and 2002.

In 2013, Kalt was named the head coach of the Austria men's national junior ice hockey team.[1] He was the director of player development with EC KAC before leaving in 2018.[2]

Personal life

Kalt's father, Dieter Kalt Sr., served as president for the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder in 2017.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1990–91EC KACAUT18 1 1 2
1991–92EC KACAUT37 5 4 9
1992–93EC KACAUT45 10 14 24
1993–94EC KACAUT47 22 23 45 32
1994–95EC KACAUT34 23 22 45 28
1995–96EC KACAUT38 34 28 62 14
1996–97Adler MannheimDEL49 14 20 34 20 9 3 4 7 4
1997–98Adler MannheimDEL43 18 13 31 38 10 2 2 4 0
1998–99EC KACAUT50 27 32 59 52
1999–2000Long Beach Ice DogsIHL54 11 14 25 20
1999–2000EC KACAUT11 4 7 11 10
2000–01Kölner HaieDEL36 11 10 21 253 2 0 2 2
2001–02Färjestad BKSEL49 21 18 39 4310 6 3 9 6
2002–03Färjestad BKSEL49 18 14 32 5914 4 1 5 10
2003–04Färjestad BKSEL45 2 9 11 2617 2 0 2 12
2004–05Vienna CapitalsAUT48 24 30 54 4010 6 4 10 18
2005–06EC SalzburgAUT40 25 18 43 4811 3 4 7 18
2006–07EC SalzburgAUT50 24 33 57 208 3 5 8 10
2007–08EC SalzburgAUT43 22 16 38 4614 5 10 15 6
2008–09EC SalzburgAUT32 9 16 25 36
2008–09Luleå HFSEL7 2 0 2 45 0 0 0 2
2009–10EC KACAUT50 14 18 32 386 3 4 7 4
2010–11EC KACAUT42 16 18 34 3216 3 3 6 8
2011–12EC KACAUT42 4 17 21 1616 3 5 8 10
AUT totals627 264 297 561 41281 26 35 61 74
DEL totals128 43 43 86 8322 7 6 13 6
SEL totals150 43 41 84 13246 12 4 16 30

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1990AustriaEJC B7 1 2 3 6
1991AustriaWJC B7 3 1 4 2
1991AustriaEJC B5 8 3 11 6
1992AustriaWJC B7 4 1 5 2
1992AustriaEJC B5 1 2 3 8
1993AustriaWJC B7 6 3 9 4
1993AustriaWC6 0 0 0 0
1994AustriaWJC B7 1 6 7 12
1994AustriaOG7 0 0 0 6
1994AustriaWC6 4 0 4 0
1995AustriaWC7 4 1 5 4
1996AustriaWC7 1 1 2 4
1997AustriaOGQ4 0 1 1 4
1997AustriaWC B7 1 1 2 2
1998AustriaOG4 0 1 1 2
1998AustriaWC3 1 0 1 0
1999AustriaWC6 0 3 3 2
2000AustriaWC6 3 1 4 2
2001AustriaWC6 1 2 3 2
2002AustriaOG4 1 0 1 6
2002AustriaWC6 5 1 6 4
2003AustriaWC5 1 0 1 2
2004AustriaWC5 1 1 2 6
2005AustriaOGQ3 1 0 1 0
2005AustriaWC6 0 2 2 2
2006AustriaWC D15 0 5 5 10
2007AustriaWC6 1 0 1 6
2008AustriaWC D15 5 6 11 0
2009AustriaOGQ3 1 1 2 2
Junior totals45 24 18 32 40
Senior totals117 31 27 58 66

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalt to coach Austrian U20 . iihf.com . 22 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907050708/https://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7971&cHash=13a9c4ee63b2cee26c27ebd8c206de02 . 7 September 2014 . 28 May 2013.
  2. Web site: EBEL: Dieter Kalt leaves KAC after 26 years . worldsportnews.org . 6 February 2019 . 24 April 2018.
  3. Web site: A league of their own . IIHF.com . 31 January 2019 . 25 April 2017.