Release from 04.05.2023

Roster-Update of Salzburg, Ljubljana and Vorarlberg

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On Thursday, EC Red Bull Salzburg communicated further contract extensions, as Tim Harnisch, Paul Huber and Lucas Thaler will stay with the reigning champion of the win2day ICE Hockey League. Meanwhile, HK SZ Olimpija added Jarmo Sainio to their coaching staff and BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg bring two 19-year-old Austrian talents, Janick Wernicke and Alessandro Togni, into the squad.

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The roster of EC Red Bull Salzburg has grows further, as Paul Huber, Tim Harnisch and Lucas Thaler have signed contract extensions.

Paul Huber made the move from Red Bull Hockey Juniors to the Red Bulls' first team in the 2019-20 season, playing his third full season in the ICE Hockey League this year. On his way to his second championship title with the Red Bulls, he recorded the most points in a season in his young career with 10 goals and 8 assists in the regular season. In addition, he also registered 2 goals for the first time in the playoff and added 3 assists, which earned him a nomination for Austria's World Cup team again this year after his debut last year.

Tim Harnisch also put in his best performance to date in the past season, played exclusively in the ICE Hockey League for the first time, with 5 goals and 8 assists. Harnisch joined the Red Bull Hockey Academy in 2015 at the age of 15, debuted in the pros three years ago and has now celebrated his second ICE championship title.

So did Lucas Thaler, who also won the last two titles with the Red Bulls. The Villach native came to Salzburg from the Swedish U20 League in 2020, has already played most of the 2021-22 season in the ICE Hockey League and finally won his place in the pro booth in the last championship season. Thaler (13G|7A) is in Kapfenberg with the Austrian national team for World Cup preparation and hopes to earn a starting spot at the World Cup.

Jarmo Sainio completes Ljubljana's coaching staff
Jarmo Sainio will become the new assistant coach and also youth coordinator at HK SZ Olimpija in the upcoming season. The Finn spent eight years as head coach of various youth teams, including JYP Jyväskylä, and worked as assistant coach of a youth team in Hungary.

Two Austrian talents for the Pioneers
The BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg have strengthened for their second season in the win2day ICE Hockey League with two Austrian talents. Alessandro Togni has already played two full seasons in the Alps Hockey League with EHC Lustenau. The Pioneers Vorarlberg now equip Togni with his first professional contract.

The second PIV newcomer comes from the Austrian capital and is also only 19 years young. Janick Wernicke decided at a young age to complete his hockey education in Norway at the "Nordic Hockey Academy". After a short stay in the USA, at EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbüehl and the U20 World Championships, Wernicke received a young professional contract with the Pioneers.