Christoph Brandner

Christoph Brandner (born 5 July 1975 in Bruck an der Mur, Austria) is an Austrian former professional ice hockey winger.
Brandner had the most goals while playing for Krefeld Pinguine team of the German DEL. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the eighth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, the 237th overall pick and became first Austrian hockey player to score a goal in the NHL, when he was playing in the 2003–04 season with the Minnesota Wild. After the NHL Lockout he signed with Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elitserien. He later returned to his longtime original Austrian team, EC KAC, where he was a cult player. Brandner retired on 2 April 2012, and remained with Klagenfurt where he is currently a Developmental Coach.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1990–91 	Kapfenberger SV 	AUT.2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Kapfenberger SV 	AUT.2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Kapfenberger SV 	AUT.2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Kapfenberger SV 	AUT.2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Kapfenberger SV 	AUT 	 	30 	12 	10 	22 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Kapfenberger SV 	AUT 	 	33 	11 	4 	15 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	EC KAC 	Alp 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	27 	12 	7 	19 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	EC KAC 	Alp 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	21 	8 	8 	16 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	EC KAC 	Alp 	 	33 	23 	10 	33 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	16 	8 	3 	11 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	EC KAC 	IEHL 	 	34 	29 	19 	48 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL 	 	59 	24 	24 	48 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	6 	2 	4 	8 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL 	 	50 	30 	25 	55 	20 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	4
2002–03 	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL 	 	49 	28 	17 	45 	26 	 	14 	9 	9 	18 	8
2003–04 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	35 	4 	5 	9 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	37 	7 	7 	14 	18 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0
2004–05 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	26 	5 	3 	8 	15 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Södertälje SK 	SEL 	 	25 	3 	2 	5 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hamburg Freezers	DEL 	 	48 	22 	10 	32 	16 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	6
2007–08 	Hamburg Freezers	DEL 	 	47 	18 	20 	38 	36 	 	8 	3 	2 	5 	6
2008–09 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	47 	19 	23 	42 	46 	 	11 	6 	1 	7 	6
2009–10 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	28 	13 	6 	19 	20 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	6
2010–11 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	42 	18 	11 	29 	32 	 	15 	8 	4 	12 	4
2011–12 	EC KAC 	AUT 	 	47 	10 	11 	21 	16 	 	15 	0 	2 	2 	6
AUT totals	AUT totals 	AUT totals	 	297 	113 	87 	200 	243 	 	48 	16 	9 	25 	22
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals	 	253 	122 	96 	218 	132 	 	32 	14 	12 	26 	24
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1993 	Austria 	WJC B 	 	7 	3 	2 	5 	4
1993 	Austria 	EJC B 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	6
1994 	Austria 	WJC B 	 	7 	7 	2 	9 	8
1995 	Austria 	WJC B 	 	7 	5 	1 	6 	30
1997 	Austria 	WC B 	 	7 	1 	2 	3 	0
1998 	Austria 	OG 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1998 	Austria 	WC 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	4
1999 	Austria 	WC 	 	6 	0 	4 	4 	6
2000 	Austria 	WC 	 	6 	4 	0 	4 	4
2001 	Austria 	OGQ 	 	3 	4 	1 	5 	0
2001 	Austria 	WC 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	2
2002 	Austria 	OG 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2002 	Austria 	WC 	 	6 	1 	4 	5 	0
2003 	Austria 	WC 	 	6 	2 	0 	2 	2
2008 	Austria 	WC D1 	 	5 	4 	1 	5 	6
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	28	17	7 	24 	48
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	56	16	16	32 	28
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1975 births
Category:Austrian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Hamburg Freezers players
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:EC KAC players
Category:Krefeld Pinguine players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Minnesota Wild draft picks
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Austria
Category:Södertälje SK players