Kent Salfi is a retired

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 American

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-born Austria

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n ice hockey

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 player who last played for HC TWK Innsbruck

HC TWK Innsbruck

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 of the Austrian Hockey League

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After spending four seasons in the University of Maine

University of Maine

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, Salfi played in Sweden

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 for Mora IK

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 where he spent two seasons. He then moved to Timmendorfer Strand

Timmendorfer Strand

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 of Germany

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 for one season before moving to Austria and signed with VSV EC

VSV EC

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 in 1996. In 1997 he had a brief spell in Italy

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's Serie A

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 with Asiago, playing just three games for them before returning to VSV. He remained with the team until 2003 when he joined Black Wings Linz. He is a naturalised Austrian citizen and represents his adopted country at international level.

On 23 August 2010, Salfi announced his official retirement.

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