Andreas Nödl

Andreas Nödl (born February 28, 1987) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey player. He last served as captain of the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes.

Andreas Nödl
Nödl with the Vienna Capitals in 2016
Born	(1987-02-28) February 28, 1987 (age 37) Vienna, Austria
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes HC TWK Innsbruck EC KAC EC Red Bull Salzburg Vienna Capitals
National team	Austria
NHL draft	39th overall, 2006 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2008–2019

Playing career

As a youth, Nödl played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Austria.^[1]

Nödl played two seasons with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League (USHL) before moving on to the St. Cloud State University Huskies after being drafted in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. In his second season with the Stampede, he led the team with 59 points in 58 games. Coincidentally, Nödl is not the only Austrian-born player to play for the Stampede — Thomas Vanek, now of the Detroit Red Wings, spent three years with the club.^{[citation needed]}

After starting the 2008–09 NHL season with the Flyers' farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms, Nödl was called up to the NHL on October 21, 2008.^[2] On December 23, 2008, in a game against the Ottawa Senators, Nödl scored his first career NHL goal in a 6-4 victory.^[3]

On November 29, 2011, he was waived by the Flyers and picked up by the Carolina Hurricanes where he played for the rest of the season, as well as the following one.^[4]

After failing to secure an NHL contract and initially returning to Europe as a free agent, signing with HC Lausanne of the Swiss National League A, Nödl was released from his tryout contract prior to the season and would split the 2013–14 campaign in his native Austria with EC KAC and EC Red Bull Salzburg.^{[citation needed]}

On October 16, 2014, Nödl belatedly signed on as a free agent with fellow EBEL club, the Vienna Capitals.^[5] He served as captain of the team for both the 2017–18 season and 2018–19 season.

International play

In 2009, Nödl represented Austria in the IIHF's World Championship in Switzerland.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Wiener EV	AUT U20		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Wiener EV	AUT U20		15	11	10	21	47		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Wiener EV	AUT.2		25	15	22	37	26		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL		44	7	9	16	24		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL		58	29	30	59	16		14	6	9	15	6
2006–07	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		40	18	28	46	32		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		40	18	26	44	22		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		3	1	0	1	0		10	1	0	1	2
2008–09	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		39	6	14	20	20		4	0	1	1	2
2008–09	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		38	1	3	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL		65	14	20	34	24		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		10	0	1	1	0		10	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		67	11	11	22	16		2	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		12	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		48	3	4	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC TWK Innsbruck	EBEL		17	4	11	15	26		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		6	1	4	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		8	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	EC KAC	EBEL		6	0	4	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		31	8	6	14	18		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		42	10	12	22	38		15	2	3	5	24
2015–16	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		54	14	15	29	61		5	1	1	2	6
2016–17	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		54	12	19	31	20		12	2	3	5	0
2017–18	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		53	10	15	25	16		11	6	1	7	8
2018–19	Vienna Capitals	EBEL		47	13	17	30	8		18	1	2	3	6
AHL totals				113	22	38	60	44		14	1	1	2	4
NHL totals				183	15	21	36	28		12	0	0	0	0
EBEL totals				304	71	99	170	189		75	13	12	25	50

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Austria	WJC18 D1	19th		5	2	2	4	4
2004	Austria	WJC18 D1	15th		5	2	3	5	26
2004	Austria	WJC	9th		6	0	0	0	0
2005	Austria	WJC18 D1	19th		4	1	1	2	16
2005	Austria	WJC D1	14th		5	2	2	4	39
2009	Austria	WC	14th		4	0	1	1	4
2014	Austria	OG	10th		4	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					25	7	8	15	85
Senior totals					8	0	1	1	4

Awards and honours

Award	Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team	2007
All-WCHA Third Team	2007
All-WCHA Second Team	2008
Philadelphia Flyers
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	2011

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
2. "Downie demoted, Nodl promoted in Flyers minor shakeup". Philly.com. October 21, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
3. "Carter continues torrid scoring pace, punches 26th goal for Flyers". CBS Sports. December 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
4. "Hurricanes Claim Andreas Nodl on Waivers". Carolina Hurricanes. November 29, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
5. "Vienna Capitals agree to terms with Andreas Nodl". Vienna Capitals. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Phil Kessel	WCHA Rookie of the Year 2006–07	Succeeded by Richard Bachman
Preceded by Award Created	NCAA Rookie of the Year 2006–07	Succeeded by Richard Bachman