Release from 22.08.2023

KAC top scorer transfers to Vienna

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The spusu Vienna Capitals sign Rok Ticar for the upcoming season in the win2day ICE Hockey League. The 34-year-old forward has been an absolute top performer for EC KAC over the past three seasons - the past two seasons he finished as his team's top scorer. Before that, he gained numerous experiences in the KHL, DEL and SHL.

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Rok Ticar started his ice hockey career in his hometown Jesenice. With the 2007/08 season, the forward moved to Sweden, where he joined Timrå IK. For the team based on the Swedish east coast, Ticar made his first appearances in the then elite series. In 2009, the Slovenian made a return to his hometown. Ticar played for HK Jesenice in the ICE Hockey League for two seasons. In these two seasons Ticar recorded 99 league appearances and marked 96 scoring points (37 goals + 59 assists). This earned the Slovenian a spot in the DEL and a move to the Krefeld Penguins. After 20 points in the 2011/12 season, Ticar moved on to the Kölner Haien for two seasons. The Slovenian moved to then-KHL participant Slovan Bratislava in the 2014/15 season. After 61 points in 120 games, Ticar was traded to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in May 2016. The forward spent the 2017/18 season with Avtomobilist, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Sibir Novosibirsk. The following season, the Slovenian went on the hunt for goals for Kunlun Red Star and again the Kölner Haie. In the KHL, Ticar played a total of 225 games, in which the forward scored 100 points (44 goals + 56 assists). In the DEL, the left-shooter produced 96 points in 195 games (31 goals + 65 assists).

From KAC to Vienna
Ticar began the 2019/20 season in the service of IK Oskarshamn in the SHL before making the transfer to EC-KAC in the win2day ICE Hockey League in January 2020. In his first full season, the 2020/21 campaign, Ticar marked 61 scorer points (24 goals + 37 assists) in 63 games en route to the league title. In each of the past two seasons, Ticar was the KAC top scorer with 44 and 42 points in 45 and 55 games. In total, the Slovenian recorded 250 scorer points in 272 games in the win2day ICE Hockey League (89 goals + 161 assists). Ticar also has a lot of experience on the international stage. The Slovenian participated for his home country twice at the Olympic Games and five times at A-World Championships.

Ticar has already arrived in Vienna and will join team training as soon as possible. The 34-year-old will wear the back number 89. The spusu Vienna Capitals are in a test match with EC-KAC in Klagenfurt on Friday.

Rok Ticar "My goal was to continue playing in Austria. The opportunity to come to Vienna and play here is great. My first impressions of the Capitals organization are very good, I am very happy to be here. I saw that I am the oldest player in the team and I want to help my young teammates to play in the best way. As an opponent, games in Vienna have always been very difficult, I want that to continue in the future."