Michael Raffl


Michael Raffl is an Austrian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. He previously played in the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for EC VSV and the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan for Leksands IF.

Playing career

As a youth, Raffl played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Austria.
On 31 May 2013 Raffl signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. He began the 2013–14 season with the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms. He was recalled to the NHL on 12 October, and he scored his first career NHL goal on 9 December 2013, against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators.
Raffl signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers worth $2.2 million on 22 March 2014. Through the second year of his contract with the Flyers in the 2015–16 season, Raffl was signed remain with the organization in agreeing to a three-year deal on February 29, 2016.
Raffl's 2016–17 season was riddled with injuries and he only appeared in a career-low 52 games that season. In October 2016, Raffl was placed on injured reserve to recover from an upper-body injury. In March 2017, Raffl was injured in a game against the Colorado Avalanche and was set to be out for 6–8 weeks.
Raffl signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers on March 26, 2019.
On 3 December 2019, Raffl suffered a broken finger in a 6-1 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was ruled out for approximately four weeks.

International play

Raffl participated at the 2009 and 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team, and was also named to team Austria for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Raffl's father, Peter, is a former player who spent the entirety of his career in Austria. His brother Thomas currently plays for EC Red Bull Salzburg of EBEL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International