Release from 28.02.2024

Voting Young Star of the Month February

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The "Young Star of the Month" will be chosen for the fifth and last time this season. Once again, four young players who drew attention with strong performances in February (only Regular Season) are up for election. The fan voting is open until Sunday, March 03, at 10:00 pm. In addition, the TV experts from Austria, Italy and Slovenia will also be voting.

Finally, the big season voting will take place in March. This will determine the "Young Star of the 2023/24 season" from among all the monthly winners. So far, Senna Peeters (HCI), Lucas Thaler (RBS), Finn van Ee (KAC) and Mathias Böhm (VIC) have qualified for the season voting.

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The following players are nominated for the election in February:

Luca Auer (2004) - EC Red Bull Salzburg

  • At just 19 years of age, Luca Auer is the youngest nominee for the "Young Star of the Month February"
  • born in Graz, he has been playing in Salzburg for several years, first in the academy, later in the Alps Hockey League and now his first full season with the first team of the EC Red Bull Salzburg
  • in 43 appearances so far this season, the U20 international has scored ten points
  • the center scored five of the ten points in just six games in February (2G | 3A), and Auer also had a +/- of +5 in February

Luca Erne (2004) - BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg

  • 20-year-old Luca Erne is currently playing his second season in the win2day ICE Hockey League; in his youth, the Vorarlberg native even spent two seasons in North America
  • after the forward scored four points in 34 appearances last season, the U20 international already has six points this season
  • the right winger scored four points alone in February (3G | 1A)
  • in the 6:2 home win against Asiago on February 2, Erne even scored his first brace in the ICE


Marcel Mahkovec (2003) - HK SZ Olimpija

  • Marcel Mahkovec is currently playing his first season with the HK SZ Olimpija and has been convincing right from the start
  • in 48 appearances in the win2day ICE Hockey League so far, the 20-year-old has scored 19 points (8G | 11A)
  • in February, the striker was directly involved in four goals (1G | 4A)

Tobias Sablattnig (2003) - EC-KAC

  • this is the second nomination for the only defenseman in the field of nominees; Tobias Sablattnig finished second in the September/October voting
  • the 20-year-old has been playing in Klagenfurt since his youth
  • Sablattnig made his debut in the Alps Hockey League in the 2020/21 season; just one season later, the Carinthian was in the EC-KAC squad for the first time, where he made one assist in 17 appearances until the end of the 2022/23 season
  • in the current season, the 183 centimeter tall defenseman has 48 appearances and nine points (5G | 4A) and a +/- of +22
  • in February, Sablattnig scored the intermediate 3:0 in the 8:1 home win against Olimpija, he also had a +/- of +4 in February

>> HERE YOU CAN FIND THE VOTING <<

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 were 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.

Winner September/October | Senna Peeters (HCI)
Winner November | Lucas Thaler (RBS)
Winner December | Finn van Ee (KAC)
Winner January | Mathias Böhm (VIC)