Release from 06.04.2018
Vienna Capitals forward Rafael Rotter was voted Erste Bank Eishockey Liga‘s most valuable player (MVP) by media members. With 79 points out of 63 games, the 30-year-old played the best season of his career.
Rafael Rotter of Vienna Capitals is Erste Bank Eishockey Liga’s most valuable player of the 2017-18 campaign. After Benoit Gratton and Riley Holzapfel, who was judged most valuable to his team last year, Rotter is the third Caps player, who receives the award. The 30-year-old led the league’s scoring charts in regular season with 71 points (30 goals, 41 assists) and added eight more points (three goals, five assists) in playoffs. Rotter got 23 first place mentions and won by a large margin. With 88 points, he left Brian Lebler (63 points) of Linz and Bolzano’s netminder Pekka Tuokkola (31) behind. The „Ron Kennedy Trophy“ challenge cup of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga will be handed over to Rotter during Vienna‘s end-of-season party at Erste Bank Arena today.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – (since 2009/10 "Ron Kennedy Trophy")
2017/18: #6 Rafael Rotter (EV Vienna Capitals)
2016/17: #21 Riley Holzapfel (EV Vienna Capitals)
2015/16: #13 Colton Yellow Horn (HC Orli Znojmo)
2014/15: #7 Brian Lebler (EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz)
2013/14: #11 Derek Ryan (EC VSV)
2012/13: #74 Jamie Lundmark (EC-KAC)
2011/12: #72 John Hughes (HDD TILIA Olimpija Ljubljana)
2010/11: #25 Benoit Gratton (EV Vienna Capitals)
2009/10: #32 Alex Westlund (EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz)
2008/09: #9 Thomas Koch (EC Red Bull Salzburg)
Result, MVP vote Erste Bank Eishockey Liga 2017/18
1. Rafael Rotter (EV Vienna Capitals) 88 points
2. Brian Lebler (Liwest Black Wings Linz) 63
3. Pekka Tuokkola (HCB Südtirol Alperia) 31
4. Tyler Morley (Medvescak Zagreb) 17
5. Fabio Hofer (Liwest Black Wings Linz) 9
6. Corey Locke (Liwest Black Wings Linz) 8
7. Rob Schremp (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 7
8. John Hughes (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 5
9. Bernhard Starkbaum (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 3
9. Andrew Yogan (HC TWK Innsbruck) 3
9. Thomas Raffl (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 3
9. Dan DaSilva (Liwest Black Wings Linz) 3
13. Peter Mueller (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 2
14. Manuel Ganahl (EC-KAC) 1
14. Lukas Herzog (EC VSV) 1
14. Peter Schneider (Vienna Capitals) 1
14. Johannes Bischofberger (EC-KAC) 1
14. Mike Ouzas (Liwest Black Wings Linz) 1
14. Rasmus Rinne (Dornbirn Bulldogs) 1
14. Brant Harris (EC Red Bull Salzburg) 1
14. Mike Halmo (HCB Südtirol Alperia) 1
14. Tyler Spurgeon (HC TWK Innsbruck) 1
14. Sondre Olden (Medvescak Zagreb) 1