Adolf Hafner

Adolf Hafner’s career with the Austrian national ice hockey team began after World War II, and he was a member of the squad that won bronze at the World Championships in 1947. His next stop was 1948 St. Moritz Games, where his country placed seventh, but Hafner did not see any playing time. From 1951 through 1955, with the exception of 1954, he represented Austria in the World Championship B Group, and he finally became an Olympian in 1956, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, when Austria finished 10th and last in the ice hockey tournament.

Domestically, Hafner began his career with Wiener Eissportgemeinschaft (EG) in 1942 and then moved to Heumarkt through 1944. He was with Strassenbahn Wien in 1947 and Wiener Eislauf-Verein in 1948, when they won the national championships. He then returned to Wiener EG and remained with them through 1951, winning three more national championships in the process. He then moved on to his final club, EK Engelmann Wien, capturing an additional national championship in 1956 prior to his retirement from active competition.