Sepp Puschnig: key obituary facts
Is Sepp Puschnig dead? Yes. Sepp Puschnig died on August 2, 2026, at age 79.
Cause of death: Sepp Puschnig's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Sepp Puschnig known for?
He was an Austrian league ice hockey player and ice hockey player.
More about Sepp Puschnig
Born: 12 September 1946.
Place of birth: Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Gender: male.
Nationality: Austria.
Sepp Puschnig, the Austrian Olympic ice hockey player who represented his country at three Winter Games, died on August 2, 2026, aged 79.
Born Josef Puschnig in Klagenfurt, Austria, on September 12, 1946, he made his debut with EC KAC in 1962 and remained with the club for 17 seasons. During that spell he helped the team to 13 Austrian championship titles, scored 362 goals and later had his jersey number retired.
Puschnig was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1999.