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.

Dieter Kalt
Born (1974-06-26) 26 June 1974 (age 50)
Klagenfurt, Austria
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for EC KAC
Adler Mannheim
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Kölner Haie
Färjestad BK
Vienna Capitals
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Luleå HF
National team  Austria
Playing career 1990–2012

Playing career

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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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 EC KAC AUT 18 1 1 2
1991–92 EC KAC AUT 37 5 4 9
1992–93 EC KAC AUT 45 10 14 24
1993–94 EC KAC AUT 47 22 23 45 32
1994–95 EC KAC AUT 34 23 22 45 28
1995–96 EC KAC AUT 38 34 28 62 14
1996–97 Adler Mannheim DEL 49 14 20 34 20 9 3 4 7 4
1997–98 Adler Mannheim DEL 43 18 13 31 38 10 2 2 4 0
1998–99 EC KAC AUT 50 27 32 59 52
1999–2000 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 54 11 14 25 20
1999–2000 EC KAC AUT 11 4 7 11 10
2000–01 Kölner Haie DEL 36 11 10 21 25 3 2 0 2 2
2001–02 Färjestad BK SEL 49 21 18 39 43 10 6 3 9 6
2002–03 Färjestad BK SEL 49 18 14 32 59 14 4 1 5 10
2003–04 Färjestad BK SEL 45 2 9 11 26 17 2 0 2 12
2004–05 Vienna Capitals AUT 48 24 30 54 40 10 6 4 10 18
2005–06 EC Salzburg AUT 40 25 18 43 48 11 3 4 7 18
2006–07 EC Salzburg AUT 50 24 33 57 20 8 3 5 8 10
2007–08 EC Salzburg AUT 43 22 16 38 46 14 5 10 15 6
2008–09 EC Salzburg AUT 32 9 16 25 36
2008–09 Luleå HF SEL 7 2 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 2
2009–10 EC KAC AUT 50 14 18 32 38 6 3 4 7 4
2010–11 EC KAC AUT 42 16 18 34 32 16 3 3 6 8
2011–12 EC KAC AUT 42 4 17 21 16 16 3 5 8 10
AUT totals 627 264 297 561 412 81 26 35 61 74
DEL totals 128 43 43 86 83 22 7 6 13 6
SEL totals 150 43 41 84 132 46 12 4 16 30

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Austria EJC B 7 1 2 3 6
1991 Austria WJC B 7 3 1 4 2
1991 Austria EJC B 5 8 3 11 6
1992 Austria WJC B 7 4 1 5 2
1992 Austria EJC B 5 1 2 3 8
1993 Austria WJC B 7 6 3 9 4
1993 Austria WC 6 0 0 0 0
1994 Austria WJC B 7 1 6 7 12
1994 Austria OG 7 0 0 0 6
1994 Austria WC 6 4 0 4 0
1995 Austria WC 7 4 1 5 4
1996 Austria WC 7 1 1 2 4
1997 Austria OGQ 4 0 1 1 4
1997 Austria WC B 7 1 1 2 2
1998 Austria OG 4 0 1 1 2
1998 Austria WC 3 1 0 1 0
1999 Austria WC 6 0 3 3 2
2000 Austria WC 6 3 1 4 2
2001 Austria WC 6 1 2 3 2
2002 Austria OG 4 1 0 1 6
2002 Austria WC 6 5 1 6 4
2003 Austria WC 5 1 0 1 2
2004 Austria WC 5 1 1 2 6
2005 Austria OGQ 3 1 0 1 0
2005 Austria WC 6 0 2 2 2
2006 Austria WC D1 5 0 5 5 10
2007 Austria WC 6 1 0 1 6
2008 Austria WC D1 5 5 6 11 0
2009 Austria OGQ 3 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 45 24 18 32 40
Senior totals 117 31 27 58 66

References

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  1. ^ "Kalt to coach Austrian U20". iihf.com. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ "EBEL: Dieter Kalt leaves KAC after 26 years". worldsportnews.org. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "A league of their own". IIHF.com. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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