She joined the Austrian Ice Hockey Association in 1964 working as a secretary until 1976.
She then transferred to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) working as a secretary until 1983.
She returned to the Austrian Ice Hockey Association as its secretary general in 1989.
[1] She retired her position on 31 May 2004 after 40 years of service to ice hockey, and was succeeded by Christian Hartl as the secretary general.
[2] The IIHF made Hrbacek the Paul Loicq Award recipient in 2005, for her services to international ice hockey.