Adrian Gesson nominated for Young Star award

Wednesday, 08. October 2025 |

Der 19-jährige Stürmer hat sein erstes Profi-Tor geschossen

Adrian Gesson nominated for Young Star awardThe 19-year-old forward has scored his first goal as a professional// Young Star-WahlThe “Young Star of the Month” and subsequently “Young Star of the Season” awards have a long tradition and are now in their 20th year. Four young players who have performed well over the past month are nominated for the award.

Adrian Gesson will be competing for the Red Bulls in September. In addition to fan voting, TV experts from Austria, Italy, and Slovenia will also cast their votes. Fan voting is open until Thursday, October 9.

Voting Young Star of the Month

Adrian Gesson has had a dream start to the season. In EC Red Bull Salzburg's very first game in Bolzano, the Vorarlberg native scored the goal to make it 3-1. In the end, the Red Bulls won 4-3. It was also his first league goal in only his third appearance.

The forward joined the Red Bull Ice Hockey Academy in 2020 and made his AHL debut two years ago. Last season, in which he also made his first two ICE appearances with the Red Bulls' professional team, he scored 13 goals and 9 assists in 40 games in the AHL.

The following players are also nominated

Miha Beričič | Olimpija Ljubljana, 21 years old, forward Tommy Purdeller | HC Falkensteiner Pustertal, 21 years old, forward Paul Sintschnig | EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV, 16 years old, forward

Voting Young Star of the Month

Voting procedure

First, six monthly winners will be determined. For this purpose, four players will be nominated each month to stand for election. The six monthly winners will then compete for the title of “Young Star of the 2025/26 Season” at the start of the playoffs.

The election consists of two components: In addition to fan voting on the league's homepage, TV experts from Austria, Italy, and Slovenia also cast their votes. If two or more players receive the same number of votes, they will be ranked according to the results of the fan vote.

Next home game of the Red Bulls

On 10 October vs. Vienna Capitals Eisarena Salzburg | 7.15 p.m. | Student Hockey Night Sporteurope.tv

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