Release from 19.12.2022

Patrick Söllinger is named Young Star of the month November

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Patrick Söllinger, defender of the Steinbach Black Wings LInz, has been voted Young Star of the Month November, which was conducted among fans, PULS24 TV experts and journalists. The 18-year-old is the second player to qualify for the season selection.

The Austrian U20 national team player won the voting, thanks to more fan and TV expert votes, ahead of Luka Gomboc (EC-KAC) and Johannes Tschurnig (EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV).

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With 18 years old, Patrick Söllinger was the youngest player among the nominees in November. The defender gained his complete hockey education in Linz: Via the junior team of the Steinbach Black Wings Linz and later the Upper Austrian Hockey Academy, Söllinger received his first minutes of action in the Alps Hockey League (30 games) in the past season and also his first two appearances in the win2day ICE Hockey League. This campaign, the defender initially shuttled between the farm team and the first team before playing the majority of Linz's ICE games from November onwards. He recorded three assists in 16 games so far. Söllinger is currently preparing for the U20 World Championship in Canada with the Austrian national team.

Patrick Söllinger: "I am very happy about the award and would like to thank everyone for the numerous votes. Even as a young player, I get so much trust from our coaches and the whole team. It's really a lot of fun together with the guys on the ice."

Final result of the Young Star of the month November voting:
1. Patrick Söllinger (BWL) 10 points
2. Luka Gomboc (KAC) 8 points
3. Johannes Tschurnig (VSV) 7 points
4. Nikolaus Heigl (RBS) 6 points

Vote by fans:
1. Patrick Söllinger (BWL) 4 points
2. Nikolaus Heigl (RBS) 3 points
3. Johannes Tschurnig (VSV) 2 points
4. Luka Gomboc (KAC) 1 point

Vote by TV experts:
1. Patrick Söllinger (BWL) 4 points
2. Luka Gomboc (KAC) 3 points
3. Johannes Tschurnig (VSV) 2 points
4. Nikolaus Heigl (RBS) 1 point

Vote by journalists:
1. Luka Gomboc (KAC) 4 points
2. Johannes Tschurnig (VSV) 3 points
3. Patrick Söllinger (BWL) 2 points
4. Nikolaus Heigl (RBS) 1 point

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.

Monthly Winner of the Young Star Selection:
Miha Bericic (HKO) | September/Oktober
Patrick Söllinger (BWL) | November

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