Release from 10.01.2024

Finn van Ee is the Young Star of the Month December

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Finn van Ee has won the voting for the Young Star of the Month December among fans and TV experts. The 20-year-old forward of the EC-KAC is thus the third player to qualify for the season poll. With 15 out of 16 possible points, Van Ee won ahead of Kristóf Németh of Hydro Fehérvár AV19 (10 points). Jan Cosic of HK SZ Olimpija finished in third place (8 points).

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It was Finn van Ee's second nomination for the Young Star of the Month this season. In November, the EC-KAC forward finished fourth. Now the 20-year-old, who celebrates his 21st birthday tomorrow, January 12th, won with 15 of out of 16 possible points, followed by Kristóf Németh (AVS) with ten points. Finn van Ee has played for Klagenfurt since his youth. He made his debut in the KAC' first team in the 2020/21 season. Van Ee has now been on the ice 61 times for Klagenfurt. In the derby against the EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV on December 10, the left winger scored his first goal in the win2day ICE Hockey League. The two-time Austrian international scored a total of five points (1G | 4A) in eight games in December and also had a +/- of +5.

Finn van Ee: "I feel honored to receive this award. The fact that both fans and TV experts voted me Young Star of the Month December gives me a boost and encourages me to continue on my path. I can be part of a very well-functioning and successful team, which is very positive for my development. We still have big plans as a team.“

Final result of the voting Young Star of the Month December:
1. Finn van Ee (KAC) 15 points
2. Kristóf Németh (AVS) 10 points
3. Jan Cosic (HKO) 8 points
4. Yannik Lebeda (PIV) 7 points

Fan voting:
1. Finn van Ee (KAC) 4 points
2. Yannik Lebeda (PIV) 3 points
3. Kristóf Németh (AVS) 2 points
4. Jan Cosic (HKO) 1 point

Voting PULS-24 experts:
1. Finn van Ee (KAC) 4 points
2. Kristóf Németh (AVS) 3 points
3. Jan Cosic (HKO) 2 points
4. Yannik Lebeda (PIV) 1 point

Voting VB33 experts:
1. Finn van Ee (KAC) 4 points
2. Kristóf Németh (AVS) 3 points
3. Yannik Lebeda (PIV) 2 points
4. Jan Cosic (HKO) 1 point

Voting Sport TV & SLO TV experts:
1. Jan Cosic (HKO) 4 points
2. Finn van Ee (KAC) 3 points
3. Kristóf Németh (AVS) 2 points
4. Yannik Lebeda (PIV) 1 point

Voting procedure
First, five monthly winners are determined. Four players per month are nominated to take part in the voting. Due to only a few match days in September 2023, the first two months have been combined into one election. The five monthly winners will then compete for the title "Young Star of the 2023/24 season" at the start of the playoffs.

The election consists of two components: in addition to the fan voting on the league website, the TV experts from Austria, Italy and Slovenia also vote. If two or more players receive the same number of votes, they will be ranked according to the result of the fan vote.

Monthly winner Young Star election 23/24:
Senna Peeters (HCI) | September/October
Lucas Thaler (RBS) | November
Finn van Ee (KAC) | December