Release from 09.12.2025

David Waschnig named Young Star of the Month November

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David Waschnig of EC-KAC has won the Young Star of the Month November award, which was conducted among fans and TV experts. The 18-year-old is thus the third player to qualify for the season vote. The young forward collected 15 points, finishing ahead of Donát Horváth of Hydro Fehérvár AV19, while Miha Beričič of Olimpija Ljubljana came in third.

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The 18-year-old Waschnig was the youngest nominated player for the Young Star of the Month November and eventually prevailed against strong competition. He impressed with two goals and an assist in EC-KAC’s 6–2 home win over the Pioneers Vorarlberg. In addition, the left-shooter contributed another assist in the defeat in Innsbruck. Overall, Waschnig posted a plus/minus rating of +3 in November.

Waschnig has come through the entire EC-KAC youth system and has been a permanent member of the senior team since this season. In 25 appearances so far, he has recorded seven points. Last season, Waschnig already suited up 19 times for the KAC, nine of those games in the playoffs, although he did not manage to record a point back then.

Final result of the vote for Young Star of the Month November:
1. David Waschnig (KAC) 15 points
2. Donát Horváth (AVS) 11 points
3. Miha Beričič (OLL) 8 points
4. Laurin Wempe (PIV) 6 points

Fan voting:
1. David Waschnig (KAC) 4 points
2. Donát Horváth (AVS) 3 points
3. Laurin Wempe (PIV) 2 points
4. Miha Beričič (OLL) 1 point

Voting ORF Sport experts:
1. Donát Horváth (AVS) 4 points
2. David Waschnig (KAC) 3 points
3. Laurin Wempe (PIV) 2 points
4. Miha Beričič (OLL) 1 point

Voting VB33 and DAZN Italia experts:
1. David Waschnig (KAC) 4 points
2. Miha Beričič (OLL) 3 points
3. Donát Horváth (AVS) 2 points
4. Laurin Wempe (PIV) 1 point

Voting Sport TV experts:
1. David Waschnig (KAC) 4 points
2. Miha Beričič (OLL) 3 points
3. Donát Horváth (AVS) 2 points
4. Laurin Wempe (PIV) 1 point

Voting Procedure
A total of six monthly winners will be determined over the course of the season. Each month, four players are nominated and put to a public vote. The six monthly winners will then compete at the start of the Playoffs for the overall title of Young Star of the Season 2025/26.

The final results are based on two components: the fan voting on the league’s website and the votes from TV experts in Austria, Italy and Slovenia. In the event of a tie, the ranking will be decided by the results of the fan vote.

Monthly winner Young Star election 2025/26:
Paul Sintschnig (VSV) | September
Tommy Purdeller (HCP) | October
David Waschnig (KAC) | November