Release from 14.11.2023

Senna Peeters is the Young Star of the Month September/October

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Senna Peeters of the HC TIWAG Innsbruck has won the voting for the Young Star of the Month September/October among fans and TV experts. The 21-year-old Austrian international is thus the first player to qualify for the season poll.

The forward won the voting ahead of Tobias Sablattnig of the EC-KAC. EC Red Bull Salzburg center Lucas Thaler is in third place.

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Belgian-born Senna Peeters, who now plays for the Austrian national team, enjoyed the majority of his youth at the Red Bull Academy before making the leap to North America. The now 21-year-old returned to Europe for the 2022-23 season and joined the HC TIWAG Innsbruck. In his debut season in the win2day ICE Hockey League, the right winger scored 19 points in 51 games. This season, the four-time Austrian international made nine appearances in September/October and scored ten points (5G | 5A), as well as a +/- of +9.

Senna Peeters: "I feel very honored to have received this award. The season is still very young, so the focus is on the future. This award motivates me to keep going and keep performing well. Many thanks to all the hockey fans and everyone who has supported me."

Final result of the voting Young Star of the Month September/October:
1. Senna Peeters (HCI) 15 Points
2. Tobias Sablattnig (KAC) 12 Points
3. Lucas Thaler (RBS) 8 Points
4. Oskar Maier (PIV) 5 Point

Fan Voting:
1. Tobias Sablattnig (KAC) 4 Points
2. Senna Peeters (HCI 3 Points
3. Lucas Thaler (RBS) 2 Points
4. Oskar Maier (PIV) 1 Point

Voting of the PULS24 TV experts:
1. Senna Peeters (HCI) 4 Points
2. Lucas Thaler (RBS) 3 Points
3. Tobias Sablattnig (KAC) 2 Points
4. Oskar Maier (PIV) 1 Point

Voting of the VB33 TV experts:
1. Senna Peeters (HCI) 4 Points
2. Tobias Sablattnig (KAC) 3 Points
3. Oskar Maier (PIV) 2 Points
4. Lucas Thaler (RBS) 1 Point

Voting of the Sport TV TV experts:
1. Senna Peeters (HCI) 4 Points
2. Tobias Sablattnig (KAC) 3 Points
3. Lucas Thaler (RBS) 2 Points
4. Oskar Maier (PIV) 1 Point

Voting procedure
First, five monthly winners are determined. Four players per month are nominated to take part in the voting. Due to only a few match days in September 2023, the first two months have been combined into one election. The five monthly winners will then compete for the title "Young Star of the 2023/24 season" at the start of the playoffs.

The election consists of two components: in addition to the fan voting on the league website, the TV experts from Austria, Italy and Slovenia also 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 Young Star election 23/24:
Senna Peeters (HCI) | September/October