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Daniel Obersteiner of EC-KAC named #glaubandich Young Star of the season 19-20

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Daniel Obersteiner of the EC-KAC has been named #glaubandich Young Star of the season 19-20 in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. The 22-year-old forward won the voting, which was made by fans, national team coaches and TV experts, ahead of Lukas Schreier of EC Red Bull Salzburg. With Paul Huber another player from Salzburg finished third.

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The native Carinthians, he came at the age of twelve years from EHC Althofen to the junior department of the "Rotjacken", was elected #glaubandich Young Star of the month September. At the beginning of the season, the 22-year-old forward seamlessly followed up on his previous year - he played all playoff games for the EC-KAC back in 2019 and scored his first goal - and also shone in the Champions Hockey League (2G | 1A). In the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga season 19-20, he made 46 appearances, scored six goals and dished ten assists. Obersteiner was also recently included in all games of the Austrian national team. In February, the forward renewed his contract with the Klagenfurt side until the end of the 21-22 season.

Daniel Obersteiner follows Benjamin Nissner, who received this individual award in 18-19, wearing the jersey of the spusu Vienna Capitals. Obersteiner is the fourth Young Star of the season of the EC-KAC in the election that has been held since the 06-07 season. With Johannes Kirisits, Thomas Hundertpfund and Markus Pirmann the "Rotjacken" provided the best young player of the season three times between 2007 and 2010.

Final ranking #glaubandich Young Star of the season 19/20:
1. Daniel Obersteiner (EC-KAC) 16 points
2. Lukas Schreier (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 14 points
3. Paul Huber (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 11 points
4. Donát Szita (Hydro Fehérvár AV19) 8 points*
5. Benjamin Lanzinger (EC VSV) 8 points
6. Ákos Mihály (Hydro Fehérvár AV19) 6 points

*) Donát Szita received the second most votes in the fan voting and ended up in fourth place, despite a points tie with Benjamin Lanzinger.



Young Stars of the season:

2019/20: Daniel Obersteiner (EC-KAC)
2018/19: Benjamin Nissner (spusu Vienna Capitals)
2017/18: Erik Kirchschläger (EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz)
2016/17: David Kickert (Vienna Capitals)
2015/16: Libor Sulak (HC Orli Znojmo)
2014/15: Radek Cip (HC Orli Znojmo)
2013/14: Daniel Pastl (EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz)
2012/13: Patrick Peter (UPC Vienna Capitals)
2011/12: Mario Seidl (UPC Vienna Capitals)
2010/11: John Hughes (HDD TILIA Olimpija Ljubljana)
2009/10: Markus Pirmann (EC-KAC)
2008/09: Thomas Hundertpfund (EC-KAC)
2007/08: Johannes Kirisits (EC-KAC)
2006/07: Philipp Pinter (EC Red Bull Salzburg)