"Krone" grades the season

There were many model students at runners-up KAC

KAC goalie Sebastian Dahm and captain Thomas Hundertpfund received a grade of one.

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After an outstanding season, the KAC only lost to Salzburg 2:6 in game seven of the final and finished as runners-up. The "Krone" took a close look at the players' seasons and awarded school grades with ratings.

They dominated the basic round, made it to the final in a rush, but lost it. The Red Jackets also scored the most goals with 241. A dream season with a bitter end in game seven. These are the "Krone's" school grades for the KAC cracks:

Grade 1

Johannes Bischofberger: 27 goals scored, always dangerous! Back like a phoenix from the ashes after more than a year of injury.

Sebastian Dahm: Second-best save percentage in the whole season, the best in the play-offs. The oldie (37 years old) still has a lot left in the tank.

Lukas Haudum: Top play-off scorer in the entire league with 20 points, the forward has really blossomed. Left the Salzburg team standing like slalom poles at times in the final.

KAC forward Lukas Haudum dominated at times in the final.

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Thomas Hundertpfund: The captaincy is good for him! Clearly the best season ever in terms of points and extremely reliable. The Klagenfurt native gets on blindly with Bischofberger.

 Grade 2

Jesper Jensen Aabo: The duel machine, stepped up his game in the play-offs. A very stable duo with Unterweger.

Matt Fraser: 28 goals, the new system suited him. He was always dangerous and also plays in a team-oriented manner.

Striker Matt Fraser was the internal number one with 28 goals.

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Manuel Ganahl: 14 play-off points are his best score and he is the fighter par excellence. He often led the one-man line in the play-offs.

Raphael Herburger: Reliable, good with bullies and a strong skater. The returnee and his experience are good for the Red Jackets.

Niki Kraus: 27 points, the best season of his career so far. He never gives up a puck and hurts the opposition.

David Maier: Established himself for good, defends extremely solidly - and lets his fists do the talking when necessary.

Jan Mursak: Klagenfurt's outstanding man in the basic round, in the play-offs he seemed somewhat inhibited after his injury.

Nick Petersen: Less agile than before, still a top player and dangerous. But the number of bad passes has increased.

Paul Postma: Brilliant in the basic round and even the best scoring defender in the league, but a little more error-prone in the final.

Tobias Sablattnig: Seized his chance, came from the farm team. He is very mature for his 20 years. Unfortunately out injured from the quarter-finals onwards.

Steven Strong: The rock of the team, nothing could rattle him. The defender played his best season to date.

Broken teeth, swelling in his mouth - KAC defenseman Steven Strong played anyway!

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Clemens Unterweger: Hardly made any mistakes, got involved in the offense more often. 33 scoring points are his record so far.

Thomas Vallant: Continually improved as the season progressed, scoring six goals to boot.

Finn van Ee: The cheeky and combative youngster shone with the winning goals in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. Is now a permanent fixture.

KAC youngster Finn van Ee decided the quarter- and semi-finals for the KAC.

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Marcel Witting: Was already written off, but experienced his third spring at the age of 28! He was always there where he was needed.

Grade 3

Luka Gomboc: The young 20-year-old has a lot of potential, but hasn't been able to make the most of it yet.

Fabian Hochegger: The young striker (22) was the rising star in the pre-season with eleven goals, but hardly got any chances this time.

Daniel Obersteiner: Finally back after a period of suffering with many injuries! He can do even more, but now needs a full season.

After a long injury break, Daniel Obersteiner is finally back.

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Simeon Schwinger: Plays very hard, always shows great commitment. But seems too good at times.

Florian Vorauer: Twelve games in the entire season, only one in 2024. The backup goalie is certainly not happy with that.