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Fabian Hochegger is named Young Star of the season 22-23

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Fabian Hochegger of the EC-KAC has been named Young Star of the season 22-23 in the win2day ICE Hockey League. The 21-year-old homegrown player of Klagenfurt won the election made by fans, TV experts and journalists ahead of Dominik Horvàth of Hydro Fehérvár AV19. Lucas Thaler of reigning champion EC Red Bull Salzburg finished third.

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Fabian Hochegger, nominated after winning the monthly election in January, was trained at EC-KAC and, except for two signings in the Canadian QMJHL at Drummondville Voltigeurs, always played for the "Rotjacken". Last season Hochegger made his debut in the win2day ICE Hockey League, playing 43 games (2G|4A). In the running campaign, the forward, who now plays for the Austrian national team, showed a remarkable increase in performance. By January at the latest, Hochegger was one of the offensive key players for EC-KAC. The Klagenfurt homegrown player tripled his points tally. In 50 games this season, five of them in the playoffs, he recorded eleven goals and eight assists. Since the end of the quarterfinal series won against VSV, the forward is out due to an injury.

"First of all, I would like to thank the many fans who voted for me in the online poll. I'm also pleased that I scored among the journalists and TV experts. An individual award like this gives a lot of extra motivation, even if you're never completely satisfied with yourself, the prize shows that you've done a lot right over the course of a season. I perceive it in exactly the same way, the Young Star Award spurs me on to continue on my path in the next year and to train and work hard in the summer before that. But a personal award in hockey is always also one for the team, without which it's not possible to perform well, so it's all the more bitter for me that I can't support my team on the ice right now in the playoffs because I've picked up an injury. However, I am already in rehabilitation and have also returned to off-ice training, so hopefully I will be able to be back in the summer. Thanks again to everyone who cheered for me and to the win2day ICE Hockey League for this award, which means a lot to me," Hochegger said.

Fabian Hochegger succeeds Benjamin Lanzinger, who received this individual award in 21-22 in the jersey of EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV. Hochegger is already the fifth Young Star of the season from the current Semifinalist from Klagenfurt in the election held since the 06-07 season.

Young Star of the season 22-23:
1. Fabian Hochegger (EC-KAC) 14 points
2. Dominik Horvàth (Hydro Fehérvár AV19) 11 points
3. Lucas Thaler (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 9 points
4. Miha Bericic (HK SZ Olimpija) 6 points
5. Patrick Söllinger (Steinbach Black Wings Linz) 5 points

Young Stars of the season:
2022/23: Fabian Hochegger (EC-KAC)
2021/22: Benjamin Lanzinger (EC GRAND Immo VSV)
2020/21: Lukas Piff (spusu Vienna Capitals)
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)



Procedure of the election

First, five monthly winners will be determined. For this purpose, four players per month are nominated to take part in the voting. Due to less gamedays in September 2022, the first two months have been combined into one election. The five monthly winners will then compete in the 2023 playoffs for the title of "Young Star of the 2021/22 season".

The election consists of three components: in addition to the fan voting on the league homepage, the PULS24 experts, as well as journalists vote. If two or more players receive the same number of votes, they will be ranked according to the result of the fan vote.

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