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Rafael Rotter is no longer available for the Austrian National Ice Hockey Team. As announced by the local ice hockey badociation Wednesday, the Vienna Capitals striker is retiring from the selection. Team Principal Roger Bader named Daniel Woger about a week before the start of the Euro Hockey Hockey Challenge. Defenders Thimo Nickl and Markus Schlacher are injured.
14h38, 31st October 2018
Schlacher (VSV) is a long injury he would like to heal during the international break. Nickl (KAC), who should have celebrated his debut in the team as a 16-year-old, retired from injury a few days ago and needs a short break. The ÖEHV selection starts on 6 November with training in Vienna. The first match of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Gdansk took place three days later against Norway. The other opponents are Denmark (10.11.) And Poland (11.11.).
Rotter announced his departure from the national team, in which he played for more than ten years and made his debut at age 19 in April 2007. "At age 31, I have to take a closer look at my body and give it the breaks needed to recover well, I'm very glacial in Vienna and therefore I need longer recovery periods than a young player, "explained Rotter, He always liked to play for the selection. At the World Championships in Bratislava next year, he will now be a fan.
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