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	{{Infobox ~~KHL~~ team		{{Infobox Pro hockey team
	\| ~~clubname~~ = ~~Graz 99ers~~		\| text_color = #000000
	\| ~~image~~ = ~~[[Image~~:~~Graz99ersLogo.png]]~~		\| bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FF6600 5px solid;
	\| ~~fullname~~ = ~~'''~~Moser Medical ~~Graz 99ers'''~~		\| team = Moser Medical Graz99ers
	\| ~~nickname~~ =		\| logo = Moser_Medical_Graz99ers.png
	\| ~~founded = 1999~~		\| logosize = 195px
	~~\| dissolved~~ =		\| city = [[Graz]], Styria, [[Austria]]
	\| ~~based_in~~ = [[Graz]], [[Austria]]		\| league = '''[[Austrian National League]]'''<br>1999–2000 <br>'''[[Austrian Hockey League\|ICE Hockey League]]'''<br>2000–present
	\| ~~arena~~ = [[~~Eisstadion Graz Liebenau~~]]		\| conference =
	~~\| capacity = 4,000~~		\| division =
	~~\| league =~~ '''[[Austrian Hockey League\|~~Erste Bank Eishockey Liga~~]]'''<br>~~1999-''present''~~		\| founded = 1999
	\| division =		\| arena = [[Eisstadion Graz Liebenau]]<br>([[List of ice hockey arenas by capacity\|Capacity]]: 4,050)
	\| ~~conference~~ =		\| colors = {{color box\|#000000}} {{color box\|#FF6600}}
	\| ~~uniform~~ =		\| owner = Jochen Pildner-Steinburg
	\| ~~team_color~~ = {{color box\|~~Orange~~}} {{color box\|~~Black~~}}		\| coach =
	\| owner =		\| GM =
	\| gm =		\| captain =
	\| ~~head_coach~~ =		\| media =
	\| captain =		\| affiliates =
	\| ~~honors~~ =		\| mascots =
	\|affiliates =		<!---Franchise history--->
	\|website = [http://www.99ers.at/ ~~Graz~~ 99ers]		\| name1 = Graz 99ers
			\| dates1 = 1999–2010
			\| name2 = Moser Medical Graz 99ers
			\| dates2 = 2010–2020
			\| name3 = Moser Medical Graz99ers
			\| dates3 = 2020–Present
			<!---Championships--->
			\| reg_season_titles =
			\| championships1_type =
			\| championships1 =
			\| website = [http://www.99ers.at/ 99ers.at]
	}}		}}
	The '''~~Graz 99ers~~''' are an ice hockey team ~~situated in~~ [[Graz]], [[~~Austria~~]]. ~~Founded~~ in ~~1999,~~ the ~~club currently plays~~ in the ~~top-level~~ [[Austrian ~~Hockey~~ League]].		The '''Moser Medical Graz99ers''' are an [[Austria\|Austrian]] professional ice hockey team from [[Graz]], Styria. The club was founded in 1999 after the previous club, EHC Graz, folded prior to the [[1998–99 Austrian Hockey League season\|1998–99]] season due to financial difficulties. The Graz99ers started in the 1999–2000 season in the [[Austrian National League]], Austria's second division, where they were crowned instant champions. Since the [[2000–01 Austrian Hockey League season\|2000–01]] season they have been playing in the [[Austrian Hockey League\|ICE Hockey League]] (ICEHL).

	~~The 99ers past successes include a~~ [[Austrian ~~National~~ League]] ~~championship~~ in ~~2000 and an~~ [[Austrian ~~Oberliga~~]] ~~title in 2011~~.

			[[Image:Graz99ersLogo.png\|thumb\|200px]]
	==History==		==History==
	Hockey was played at Premier League level in Graz mainly from two predecessor clubs. The Hockey department of the [[ATSE Graz]] (Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association Eggenberg) was founded in 1947 and won to date the only Graz Hockey club title at the top Austrian League level in the 1974-75 and 1977-78 season. The club was merged early nineties with the UEC Graz, shortly after the EC Graz emerged. In 2008, the Hockey section of was ATSE Graz reactivated on league level.		Hockey was played at Premier League level in Graz mainly from two predecessor clubs. The Hockey department of the [[ATSE Graz]] (Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association Eggenberg) was founded in 1947 and won to date the only Graz Hockey club title at the top Austrian League level in the 1974-75 and 1977-78 season. The club was merged early nineties with the UEC Graz, shortly after the EC Graz emerged. In 2008, the Hockey section of was ATSE Graz reactivated on league level.

	The EC Graz (also called "the elephant") experienced under President Hannes Kartnig its heyday, finishing three times the runner-up title in the seasons 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 despite running at a high financial cost. After the departure of Hannes Kartnig, the football club SK Sturm Graz changed, they tried to rescue the EC Graz. When this plan failed in 1998 was the EHC Graz established with Helmut Botchkay as president.<ref>{{citeweb\| url = http://www.eurohockey.com/club/258-ec-graz.html?season=1991 \| title = EC Graz 99ers details \| publisher = ''Eurohockey.com'' \| date = 2009-10-01 \| accessdate = 2014-07-06}}</ref>		The [[EC Graz]] (also called "the elephant") experienced under President Hannes Kartnig its heyday, finishing three times the runner-up title in the seasons 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 despite running at a high financial cost. After the departure of Hannes Kartnig, the football club SK Sturm Graz changed, they tried to rescue the EC Graz. When this plan failed in 1998 was the EHC Graz established with Helmut Botchkay as president.<ref>{{citeweb\| url = http://www.eurohockey.com/club/258-ec-graz.html?season=1991 \| title = EC Graz 99ers details \| publisher = ''Eurohockey.com'' \| date = 2009-10-01 \| accessdate = 2014-07-06}}</ref>

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{{Infobox KHL team
| clubname = Graz 99ers
| image = [[Image:Graz99ersLogo.png]]
| fullname = '''Moser Medical Graz 99ers'''
| nickname =
| founded = 1999
| dissolved =
| based_in = [[Graz]], [[Austria]]
| arena = [[Eisstadion Graz Liebenau]]
| capacity = 4,000
| league = '''[[Austrian Hockey League|Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]]'''<br>1999-''present''
| division =
| conference =
| uniform =
| team_color = {{color box|Orange}} {{color box|Black}}
| owner =
| gm =
| head_coach =
| captain =
| honors =
|affiliates =
|website = [http://www.99ers.at/ Graz 99ers]
}}
The '''Graz 99ers''' are an ice hockey team situated in [[Graz]], [[Austria]]. Founded in 1999, the club currently plays in the top-level [[Austrian Hockey League]].

The 99ers past successes include a [[Austrian National League]] championship in 2000 and an [[Austrian Oberliga]] title in 2011.

==History==
Hockey was played at Premier League level in Graz mainly from two predecessor clubs. The Hockey department of the [[ATSE Graz]] (Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association Eggenberg) was founded in 1947 and won to date the only Graz Hockey club title at the top Austrian League level in the 1974-75 and 1977-78 season. The club was merged early nineties with the UEC Graz, shortly after the EC Graz emerged. In 2008, the Hockey section of was ATSE Graz reactivated on league level.

The EC Graz (also called "the elephant") experienced under President Hannes Kartnig its heyday, finishing three times the runner-up title in the seasons 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 despite running at a high financial cost. After the departure of Hannes Kartnig, the football club SK Sturm Graz changed, they tried to rescue the EC Graz. When this plan failed in 1998 was the EHC Graz established with Helmut Botchkay as president.<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.eurohockey.com/club/258-ec-graz.html?season=1991 | title = EC Graz 99ers details | publisher = ''Eurohockey.com'' | date = 2009-10-01 | accessdate = 2014-07-06}}</ref>

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In 1999 Jochen Pildner-Steinburg founded the Graz 99ers as the successor club of the EC Graz to offer Hockey League back in the Styrian capital. The team premiered in the second division, the [[Austrian National League]], finishing after 28 rounds played, in first place in the table. In the semifinals, the team continued after opening game defeat to persevere to a 3: 1 series win against the [[EHC Lustenau]] to met [[EK Zell am See]] in the final. The series was decided in four games with Graz taking advantage of the opportunity for promotion to the Austrian Hockey League.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Austria]]

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