Nikolas Petrik Explained

Nikolas Petrik
Birth Date:	March 19, 1984
Birth Place:	Villach, Austria
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lbs:	187
Shoots:	Left
Played For:	EC VSV Graz 99ers Dornbirner EC
Ntl Team:	Austria
Career Start:	2001
Career End:	2019

Nikolas Petrik (born March 19, 1984) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

He began his professional career playing exclusively with EC VSV before later joining Dornbirner EC on August 10, 2012.^[1]

After five seasons with Dornbirner, Petrik returned to Captain and join brother Benjamin at EC VSV, in signing a two-year contract on March 27, 2017.^[2]

Having played 12 out of his 18 professional seasons with Villach, Petrik announced his retirement following the 2018–19 season, remaining with EC VSV in accepting the position of athletic trainer on 4 April 2019.^{[3] [4]}

International play

He participated with the Austrian national team at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Petrik signs extension with Dornbirner . . 2013-03-22 . 2013-03-22 . German.
2. Web site: VSV brings Niki Petrik home! . . 2017-03-27 . 2017-03-27 . German.
3. Web site: Petrik retires from professional career . . . 4 April 2019 . 4 April 2019 . German.
4. Web site: Niki Petrik returns to VSV . . 17 June 2019 . 17 June 2019 . German.
5. Web site: 2015 IIHF World Championship roster . 2015-05-07 . . 2015-05-07 .