Christoph Brandner

Christoph Brandner (born 5 July 1975) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey winger.

Brandner had the most goals while playing for Krefeld Pinguine team of the German DEL. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the eighth round of the 2002 NHL entry draft, the 237th overall pick and became first Austrian hockey player to score a goal in the NHL, when he was playing in the 2003–04 season with the Minnesota Wild. After the NHL Lockout he signed with Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elitserien. He later returned to his longtime original Austrian team, EC KAC, where he was a cult player. Brandner retired on 2 April 2012, and remained with Klagenfurt where he is currently a Developmental Coach.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Kapfenberger SV AUT.2 — — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Kapfenberger SV AUT.2 — — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Kapfenberger SV AUT.2 — — — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Kapfenberger SV AUT.2 — — — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Kapfenberger SV AUT 30 12 10 22 — — — — — — 1995–96 Kapfenberger SV AUT 33 11 4 15 12 — — — — — 1996–97 EC KAC AUT — — — — — — — — — — 1996–97 EC KAC Alp — — — — — — — — — — 1997–98 EC KAC AUT 27 12 7 19 18 — — — — — 1997–98 EC KAC Alp — — — — — — — — — — 1998–99 EC KAC AUT 21 8 8 16 6 — — — — — 1998–99 EC KAC Alp 33 23 10 33 16 — — — — — 1999–2000 EC KAC AUT 16 8 3 11 20 — — — — — 1999–2000 EC KAC IEHL 34 29 19 48 30 — — — — — 2000–01 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 59 24 24 48 34 — — — — — 2000–01 EC KAC AUT 6 2 4 8 4 — — — — — 2001–02 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 50 30 25 55 20 3 1 0 1 4 2002–03 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 49 28 17 45 26 14 9 9 18 8 2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL 35 4 5 9 8 — — — — — 2003–04 Houston Aeros AHL 37 7 7 14 18 2 1 0 1 0 2004–05 Houston Aeros AHL 26 5 3 8 15 — — — — — 2005–06 Södertälje SK SEL 25 3 2 5 10 — — — — — 2006–07 Hamburg Freezers DEL 48 22 10 32 16 7 1 1 2 6 2007–08 Hamburg Freezers DEL 47 18 20 38 36 8 3 2 5 6 2008–09 EC KAC AUT 47 19 23 42 46 11 6 1 7 6 2009–10 EC KAC AUT 28 13 6 19 20 7 2 2 4 6 2010–11 EC KAC AUT 42 18 11 29 32 15 8 4 12 4 2011–12 EC KAC AUT 47 10 11 21 16 15 0 2 2 6 AUT totals 297 113 87 200 243 48 16 9 25 22 DEL totals 253 122 96 218 132 32 14 12 26 24

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Austria WJC B 7 3 2 5 4 1993 Austria EJC B 7 2 2 4 6 1994 Austria WJC B 7 7 2 9 8 1995 Austria WJC B 7 5 1 6 30 1997 Austria WC B 7 1 2 3 0 1998 Austria OG 4 0 0 0 2 1998 Austria WC 3 0 1 1 4 1999 Austria WC 6 0 4 4 6 2000 Austria WC 6 4 0 4 4 2001 Austria OGQ 3 4 1 5 0 2001 Austria WC 6 0 2 2 2 2002 Austria OG 4 0 1 1 2 2002 Austria WC 6 1 4 5 0 2003 Austria WC 6 2 0 2 2 2008 Austria WC D1 5 4 1 5 6 Junior totals 28 17 7 24 48 Senior totals 56 16 16 32 28