Anna Meixner

Lore & Background

Meixner grew up playing on boys' teams of EK Zeller Eisbären (EKZ) in her hometown of Zell am See. At age 16, Austrian Ice Hockey Association regulations prevented her from continuing on a boys' team, and because EKZ had no women's or girls' teams, she moved to Salzburg to play with DEC Salzburg in the Austrian Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga (DEBL). She then moved to Vienna at age 17 to play for EHV Sabres Vienna in the European Women's Hockey League. At age 22, she left Austria to sign with HV71 in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), scoring sixteen points in seventeen games of the 2016–17 SDHL season as the club reached the playoff finals. After that season, she returned to EHV Sabres. In May 2020, she announced her return to Sweden to play for Brynäs IF, where she had a strong start to the 2020–21 SDHL season, scoring six goals in the first five games as Brynäs became the last undefeated team in the league, and winning the first Goal of the Week award. On June 10, 2024, she was drafted in the sixth round, 32nd overall, by PWHL Ottawa in the 2024 PWHL draft. She signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Charge on June 27, 2024, and during the 2024–25 season recorded one goal and one assist in 28 games. On July 10, 2025, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Charge. On January 18, 2026, she was traded to the Vancouver Goldeneyes along with Mannon McMahon and Anna Shokhina in exchange for Michela Cava, Emma Greco, and Brooke McQuigge.

Reader's Guide

Anna Meixner's career illustrates the trajectory of a top Austrian women's ice hockey player, moving from boys' teams to the top European leagues and eventually to the PWHL. Her early career was shaped by the lack of girls' teams in her hometown, forcing moves to Salzburg and then Vienna. She became a four-time EWHL champion with EHV Sabres Vienna and ranks second all-time in scoring for that club and fourth all-time for Austria. Her international experience includes a silver medal at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. In Sweden, she played for HV71, reaching the SDHL playoff finals, and later for Brynäs IF, where she won a Goal of the Week award. Drafted by PWHL Ottawa in 2024, she played one season with the Ottawa Charge before being traded to the Vancouver Goldeneyes in 2026. Her career reflects the growing opportunities for European players in North American professional hockey.

Did You Know?

• Anna Meixner was drafted 32nd overall in the sixth round of the 2024 PWHL draft by PWHL Ottawa.
• She won a silver medal with Austria at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.
• She is the second-highest all-time scorer for EHV Sabres Vienna and fourth-highest all-time for Austria.
• She scored six goals in the first five games of the 2020–21 SDHL season with Brynäs IF.