Anna Meixner is an Austrian ice hockey forward for Ottawa of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and the Austrian national team. A four-time European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) champion, she is the second highest all-time scorer in EHV Sabres Vienna history and the fourth highest scorer all-time for Austria.
| Anna Meixner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Meixner at the 2017 World Championships | |||
| Born |
June 16, 1994 Zell am See, Austria | ||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Ottawa EHV Sabres Vienna HV71 DEC Salzburg Brynäs IF Dam | ||
| National team |
 Austria | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Playing career
editMeixner grew up playing on boys' teams of EK Zeller Eisbären (EKZ) in her hometown of Zell am See. When she turned 16, Austrian Ice Hockey Association regulations prevented her from playing on a boys' team any longer and, because EKZ did not have any teams for women or girls, she moved to Salzburg to play with DEC Salzburg in the Austrian Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga (DEBL; German: Dameneishockey-Bundesliga).[1] She then moved to Vienna at age 17 to play for the women's team EHV Sabres Vienna in the European Women's Hockey League.[2]
At the age of 22, she left Austria to sign with HV71 Dam in the SDHL. She would score 16 points in 17 games of the 2016–17 SDHL season, as the club made it to the finals of the SDHL playoffs.
Following the season with HV71, Meixner returned to the EHV Sabres
In May 2020, she announced her return to Sweden to play for Brynäs IF.[3][4] She started the 2020–21 SDHL season strongly, scoring six goals in the first five games, as Brynäs became the last remaining undefeated team in the league, and winning the first Goal of the Week award for the season.[5]
On June 10, 2024, she was drafted in the sixth round, 32nd overall, by PWHL Ottawa in the 2024 PWHL draft. She signed a one-year contract with the club on June 27.[6]
International play
editMeixner took part in the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal with Austria in the women's ice hockey tournament.
References
edit- ^ Vorreiter, Klaus (August 22, 2013). "Eishockey: Anna Meixner und Sophia Volgger stellen sich vor". MeinBezirk.at (in Austrian German). Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (September 28, 2019). "Sugen på att lämna Österrike – då tog hon saken i egna händer: "Jag skickade ett sms till coachen här"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ Kågström, Rasmus (May 20, 2020). "Bekräftat: Poängsprutan återvänder till Sverige". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Meixner klev fram när Brynäs behövde det som mest: "En otrolig lättnad"". HockeyPuls.se (in Swedish). September 25, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Vinnare av Veckans mål vecka 37: Anna Meixner". SDHL.se (in Swedish). September 21, 2020. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "PWHL Ottawa Signs Draft Pick Anna Meixner". Professional Women's Hockey League. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Anna Meixner at Olympics.com
- Anna Meixner at Olympedia
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