Catches Left Role Ice hockey player Date joined 2008 Name Bernhard Starkbaum | Playing career Weight 93 kg Height 1.86 m | |
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SHL teamFormer teams Brynas IFModo HockeyVillacher SV | ||
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Bernhard Starkbaum (born February 19, 1986) is an Austrian professional ice hockey goaltender who is playing for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
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Playing career
Starkbaum first played as a youth as a product of Wiener EV. From 2006 to 2012, he played for Villacher SV in the Austrian Hockey League and then took his game to Sweden.
After spending four years in Swedish ice hockey, one year with Modo Hockey and three with Brynäs IF, he returned to his native Austria, signing with EC Salzburg in May 2016.
International play
Starkbaum was a member of Austria's national teams at the U18 and U20 levels and later became a regular on the country's men's national team. He competed at the 2014 Olympic Games and won gold at the 2010 World Championship Division 1 Group A. He received Best Goaltender honors at the 2016 World Championship Division 1 Group A.