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Race to Opel & Beyschlag Young Star of the month is on - Vote now

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The election as "Young Star of the 2021/22 season" sponsored by Opel & Beyschlag is back. For the 16th time, this trophy will be awarded at the end of the season. As in previous years, monthly winners will be selected first, who will then compete against each other for the season's vote during the playoffs. In addition to fan voting and the votes of the PULS24 experts, this year all journalists will also can submit their rankings.

Four talents born in 2000 and younger are now up for the first vote for the "Opel & Beyschlag Young Star of the Month" for their achievements in September and October. Fan voting closes 10 pm on Sunday, November 14th.

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The following players are nominated for the September/October vote:

Benjamin Lanzinger (2000) – EC GRAND Immo VSV

  • The Villach native has played exclusively for his hometown club, with the exception of two short loan agreements (Klagenfurt and Zell am See).
  • he already made his debut in the first team back in 2016 on September 25th (1:4 vs. G99)
  • in the current season, the former junior national team player is Villach's fourth best scorer with six goals; in addition, he collected three assists in 14 ICE games too
  • in February 2020, he was already voted Young Star of the Month once

Roman Faith (2002) – iClinic Bratislava Capitals

  • the 19-year-old is in his second season with the Slovakian ICE team
  • in 13 games, the forward scored three goals and recorded six assists, making him the third-best IBC scorer
  • Faith participated in the 2020 U20-A World Championship with Slovakia (1G|1A)

Patrick Antal (2000) – spusu Vienna Capitals

  • Patrick Antal, a native of Vienna and Caps homegrown player, has had a permanent place in the squad of the two-time champions since the prast season
  • in the current season he scored three goals and three assists; he is also the second-best domestic scorer of the Viennese team
  • Antal is currently also in the squad of the Austrian national team for the upcoming 4 Nations Tournament in Jesenice
  • the 21-year-old won the monthly election January 2021

Danjo Leonhardt (2002) – EC Red Bull Salzburg

  • Danjo Leonhardt is the youngest of all nominated players
  • the 19-year-old has been part of the Red Bull organization since the 18/19 season
  • he made his first team debut in the past season on December 18th in a 3:1 raoad win in Villach
  • the German junior national team player recorded one goal and two assists in 15 games

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 2021, the first two months have been combined into one election. The five monthly winners will then compete in April 2022 for the title of "Opel & Beyschlag 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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