Oliver Setzinger (born July 11, 1983) is an Austrian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for EC Weiz of the fourth tier Austrian League.

Oliver Setzinger
Born (1983-07-11) July 11, 1983 (age 41)
Horn, Austria
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
AUT.4 team
Former teams
EC Weiz
Ilves Tampere
EHC Black Wings Linz
Lahti Pelicans
Vienna Capitals
HPK
Milwaukee Admirals
SCL Tigers
HC Davos
Lausanne HC
Genève-Servette HC
CSM Dunărea Galați
EC KAC
Graz99ers
National team  Austria
NHL draft 76th overall, 2001
Nashville Predators
Playing career 1999–present

Playing career

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Setzinger was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 3rd round (76th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After a short-lived experience in the AHL, he moved to Switzerland in 2007, where he played with HC Davos and SC Langnau Tigers in the Swiss National League A before signing a one-year contract with an option for two more seasons with Lausanne HC in National League B in 2010.[1]

He extended with Lausanne to a new three-year contract in December 2010. LHC and Setzinger went on to win the National League B title and to get promoted in April 2013, upsetting Langnau in the promotion-relegation game, after many unfruitful attempts including 2 promotion-relegation games lost to EHC Biel over 8 years spent playing in second division.[2] In the 2013–14 season, he tallied 34 points in 50 games[3] and contributed to LHC clinching a playoff spot in the Swiss elite league for the first time in the club's history.[4]

On July 11, 2014, Setzinger moved in a return to the Austrian Hockey League, signing with EC KAC of the EBEL.[5]

After two successful seasons in Klagenfurt, Setzinger left as a free agent in agreeing to a three-year deal with fellow Austrian club, Graz 99ers, on July 4, 2016.[6]

International play

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Setzinger took part in the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team as well as the 2002 and 2014 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and Sochi.[7]

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
1999–2000 Ilves FIN U18 18 16 9 25 38
1999–2000 Ilves FIN U20 35 6 5 11 65
1999–2000 Ilves SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 2
2000–01 Ilves FIN U20 31 8 12 20 74
2000–01 Ilves SM-liiga 14 0 1 1 10
2001–02 Ilves FIN U20 1 0 0 0 2
2001–02 Ilves SM-liiga 10 1 0 1 4
2001–02 Sport Mestis 8 5 2 7 6
2001–02 Black Wings Linz EBEL 9 6 7 13 10 13 4 14 18 8
2002–03 Pelicans SM-liiga 56 7 14 21 54
2002–03 Vienna Capitals EBEL 2 1 0 1 2
2003–04 Pelicans SM-liiga 20 2 4 6 22
2003–04 KalPa Mestis 8 4 7 11 20
2003–04 HPK SM-liiga 14 6 3 9 10 8 4 2 6 4
2004–05 HPK SM-liiga 53 11 17 28 67 10 0 1 1 2
2005–06 Vienna Capitals EBEL 45 32 38 70 98 5 4 2 6 8
2006–07 Vienna Capitals EBEL 56 26 50 76 62 3 2 4 6 16
2007–08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 21 1 2 3 12
2007–08 SC Langnau NLA 5 1 2 3 4
2008–09 SC Langnau NLA 46 10 36 46 79
2009–10 SCL Tigers NLA 19 5 13 18 8
2009–10 HC Davos NLA 30 11 9 20 10 5 1 4 5 6
2010–11 Lausanne HC NLB 44 18 48 66 28 17 6 10 16 35
2010–11 Genève–Servette HC NLA 2 1 0 1 0
2011–12 Lausanne HC NLB 45 26 32 58 36 15 13 8 21 10
2012–13 Lausanne HC NLB 33 17 33 50 26
2013–14 Lausanne HC NLA 50 9 25 34 40 6 1 1 2 8
2014–15 CSM Dunărea Galați ROM 1 0 2 2 2
2014–15 EC KAC EBEL 39 12 17 29 23 9 5 4 9 6
2015–16 EC KAC EBEL 53 16 35 51 55 7 2 4 6 12
2016–17 Graz 99ers EBEL 53 20 41 61 48 5 3 0 3 4
2017–18 Graz 99ers EBEL 53 14 21 35 28
2018–19 Graz 99ers EBEL 51 6 40 46 63 10 2 5 7 8
2019–20 Graz 99ers EBEL 37 6 17 23 28 3 0 3 3 2
2020–21 Graz99ers ICEHL 48 8 21 29 28
2021–22 EC Weiz AUT.4 13 7 17 24 37 6 4 4 8 4
2021–22 EV Zeltweg AUT.3 4 3 8 11 2
SM-liiga totals 168 27 39 66 169 18 4 3 7 6
AUT totals 435 140 280 420 433 42 18 22 40 56
NLA totals 152 37 85 122 141 5 1 4 5 6

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Austria WJC18 B 5 5 4 9 0
2000 Austria WJC C 4 1 0 1 18
2000 Austria WJC18 B 5 7 6 13 0
2001 Austria WJC D1 5 5 2 7 10
2001 Austria OGQ 3 1 0 1 0
2001 Austria WJC18 D1 5 5 3 8 10
2001 Austria WC 6 0 0 0 0
2002 Austria WJC D1 5 2 4 6 8
2002 Austria OG 4 1 0 1 2
2002 Austria WC 6 2 1 3 2
2003 Austria WJC D1 5 6 9 15 12
2003 Austria WC 6 0 1 1 2
2004 Austria WC 6 1 2 3 10
2005 Austria OGQ 3 1 1 2 27
2005 Austria WC 6 1 1 2 2
2006 Austria WC D1 5 1 4 5 6
2007 Austria WC 6 1 3 4 0
2008 Austria WC D1 5 3 8 11 0
2009 Austria OGQ 3 0 3 3 4
2009 Austria WC 6 2 1 3 6
2010 Austria WC D1 5 1 9 10 0
2011 Austria WC 6 1 0 1 2
2014 Austria OG 2 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 34 31 28 59 58
Senior totals 78 16 35 51 63

References

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  1. ^ "Setzinger moves to Switzerland" (in French). 20min.ch. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  2. ^ "Lausanne gain promotion" (in German). lematin.ch. 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  3. ^ "Oliver setzinger player profile". planethockey.com. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ^ "Lausanne face first playoff series in franchise history" (in German). 24heures.ch. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  5. ^ "Oliver Setzinger commits with KAC" (in German). EC KAC. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  6. ^ "5 new 99ers" (in German). Graz 99ers. 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  7. ^ "Oliver Setzinger player profile". eurohockey.com. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
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