Release from 06.02.2024

Voting Young Star of the Month January

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The "Young Star of the Month" will be chosen for the fourth time this season. Once again, four young players who drew attention with strong performances in January are up for election. The fan voting is open until Sunday, February 11, at 10:00 pm. In addition, the TV experts from Austria, Italy and Slovenia will also be voting.

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The following players are nominated for the election in January:

Jakob Engelhart (2004) - Moser Medical Graz99ers

  • 19-year-old Jakob Engelhart is the youngest player nominated for the "Young Star of the Month January"
  • born in Graz, he has been playing in the Styrian capital since his youth and is currently in his first full season with the Moser Medical Graz99ers professionals
  • he has already been on the ice a total of 79 times for the 99ers
  • in January Engelhart scored his first two goals in the win2day ICE Hockey League and also had a +/- of +2

Mathias Böhm (2003) - spusu Vienna Capitals

  • born in Vienna, Mathias Böhm has been playing for the spusu Vienna Capitals since his youth
  • he already made his debut in the Capitals' first team in the 2019/20 season
  • the 20-year-old has already played one game for the Austrian national team so far
  • in January, the striker scored two goals and also made two assists

Pascal Brunner (2002) - HCB Südtirol Alperia

  • 21-year-old Pascal Brunner is currently playing his first full season with the HCB Südtirol Alperia
  • he has already been on the ice a total of 56 times for last year's finalist
  • Brunner scored his first goal in the win2day ICE Hockey League in the 7:3 home win against Vienna, on January 27, and also made an assist

Ziga Mehle (2002) - HK SZ Olimpija

  • Ziga Mehle, born in January 2002, is the oldest player nominated for the "Young Star of the Month January"
  • for the five-time Slovenian international it is already the second nomination for the "Young Star of the Month" this season, in November he finished in third place
  • Mehle has played for Olimpija since his youth and has been an integral part of the team since last season
  • the striker has already scored eleven goals this season, six of them in January, he also made one assist in January and had a +/- of +4

>> 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 (HC TIWAG Innsbruck)
Winner November | Lucas Thaler (EC Red Bull Salzburg)
Winner December | Finn van Ee (EC-KAC)