Wolfgang Kromp

	Wolfgang Kromp
Position	left winger / ; defenceman
Shot	left
Height; Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m); 187 lb (85 kg)
Teams	Villacher SV (EBEL)
Nationality	Austrian
Born	September 17th 1970,; Villach, Austria
Pro Career	1988 – 2010

Wolfgang Kromp (b. September 17th 1970 in Villach, Austria) is a retired Austrian left winger and defenceman who spent his whole career, which spanned on 21 seasons, with his hometown club, Villacher SV.

Kromp began his pro career with VSV in 1988 with a humble 6 points (3 goals and as many assists) in 37 games. His numbers however increased much as time passed; during most of his career, Kromp averaged between 30 and 40 points per season, with a career-high in 2000-01, where he scored 32 goals and 69 points. It is a total of 333 goals that he scored in the league for Villach in his career, to which 368 assists are added for a total of 701 points in 950 games. His excellent play contributed to give Villach several titles of Austrian Champions, in 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006; actually, five of Villach's six championships happened during Kromp's career.

A solid skater, Kromp played 98 games for the Austrian National Team, scoring 12 goals and as many assists. He was selected to play in four World Championships (1993, 1994, 2000, 2001) as well as in two Olympic Games, in 1994 and 2002.

As with many players of his time, Kromp had to have a regular daytime job additionally to being a hockey player. Just like his longstanding teammate Günther Lanzinger, he was postman in the town of Villach. The two of them actually played over 20 seasons together in Villach and retired on the same day on May 19th 2010.

Career statistics[]

Those statistics may be incomplete or slightly unaccurate due to the fact that statistics compiled for the Austrian League before the 2003-04 season do not separate regular season totals from playoffs totals. If you have more accurate data, please edit this section.

Season	Team	League	Regular season					Playoffs
CAREER STATISTICS
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1988-89	Villacher SV	ÖEL	2	0	1	1	0
1989-90	Villacher SV	ÖEL	37	3	3	6	14
1990	Austria	U18 EJC B	7	3	1	4	34
1990-91	Villacher SV	ÖEL	42	4	10	14	-
1991-92	Villacher SV	ÖEL	42	10	18	28	12
1992-93	Villacher SV	ÖEL	54	14	20	34	-
1993	Austria	WC	6	0	0	0	2
1993-94	Villacher SV	ÖEL	29	2	5	7
1994	Austria	OLY	7	0	1	1	2
1994	Austria	WC	6	0	1	1	2
1994-95	Villacher SV	ÖEL	34	15	10	25
1995-96	Villacher SV	ÖEL	34	15	27	42	57
1996-97	Villacher SV	ÖEL	47	35	15	50	74
1997-98	Villacher SV	ÖEL	42	17	14	31	47
1998	Austria	OLY	4	1	0	1	4
1998-99	Villacher SV	ÖEL	56	22	25	47	42
1999-00	Villacher SV	ÖEL	15	11	9	20	6
1999-00	Villacher SV	IEL	33	17	17	34	50
1999-00	Villacher SV	EHL	-	1	-	-	-
2000	Austria	WC	6	0	0	0	0
2000-01	Villacher SV	ÖEL	46	32	37	69	92
2002	Austria	WC	6	0	1	1	2
2001-02	Villacher SV	ÖEL	48	31	26	57	59
2002	Austria	OLY	4	0	1	1	4
2002-03	Villacher SV	ÖEL	49	22	20	42	20
2003-04	Villacher SV	ÖEL	46	23	17	40	51	8	3	4	7	4
2004-05	Villacher SV	ÖEL	36	2	10	12	24
2005-06	Villacher SV	ÖEL	39	10	10	20	28	13	3	6	9	18
2006-07	Villacher SV	ÖEL	34	8	17	25	18	8	2	4	6	4
2007-08	Villacher SV	ÖEL	43	5	11	16	28	5	1	0	1	0
2008-09	Villacher SV	ÖEL	39	2	10	12	24	2	0	0	0	0
2009-10	Villacher SV	ÖEL	42	5	7	12	40	5	1	1	2	2

Achievements[]

Austrian Championships: 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006.

External links and sources[]

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Wolfgang Kromp
Position	left winger / defenceman
Shot	left
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 187 lb (85 kg)
Teams	Villacher SV (EBEL)
Nationality	Austrian
Born	September 17th 1970, Villach, Austria
Pro Career	1988 – 2010