The Player of the Week in RAHL 1 is HK Petržalka forward Patrik Hubek, who shone with a hat trick against defending champion Wild Thing Karaoke. In a season in which a strained groin has slowed him down and he has only been on the ice sporadically, he picked the perfect moment to make himself heard on the scoresheet, and three times at that, against one of the best teams in the league. He talked about the game, the injury and what the hat trick is now going to cost him in the locker room in a short interview.

The Player of the Month for October in RAHL2 is HK Petržalka goaltender Milan Vizner. He played three times in October and kept a shutout in two of them. He has lived through it all with the team since the start of the season, from the struggles in the opening rounds to a streak of seven straight wins and closing the gap on leader Uličníci. In the interview he talks openly about what was behind the turnaround in the locker room, why he takes the numbers mainly as the team’s result and how he sees the pressure on the top of the standings.

Teodor Kintler was the central figure in the game against HC Senec. He was the only one to score, and did so twice; after the game he took the “golden helmet” home from the locker room, and after Round 10 his team holds second place in the RAHL 2 standings. In the interview he openly assesses his own performance, highlights the performance of his teammate in net, Jirko Šajár, and also talks about why he would most like to avoid the HK Petržalka team in the playoffs.

The Player of the Week in RAHL 2 is Matej Jurčák. His team, Alpha, managed to turn the game against Lions around and win 4:1. Jurčák was one of the hardest-working players on the ice, left his mark at key moments and spurred the team on to a disciplined performance. In the interview we go back over the decisive stretches, what worked in the Alpha Hockey Team’s system and what, on the other hand, still needs fine-tuning before the next rounds. We also talk about the locker room’s mindset after the win and where the team wants to head in terms of results.

Wild Thing Karaoke confirmed their excellent form in Round 8 of RAHL1 by handling the White Sharks team 3:1. Forward Miroslav Merschitz played a major part in the win with two accurate shots, showing that, despite the game’s early-morning start, getting up with hockey sometimes pays off. He told us more about his two-goal performance, the opponent and the traditional locker-room ribbing in a postgame interview.

In Round 8 of RAHL2, HC Senec added another important entry to the standings by beating Lions 3:0. The main figure of the game was forward Adrián Gurčík, who steered his team toward the win with two accurate shots. The modest scorer does not take the credit, however, and in his words the success is above all down to teamwork and his teammate’s great passes.

HK Petržalka had to wait longer for its first points of the season than this team is used to. Only in Round 4 did the bad luck finally end, when the Petržalka side beat Lions convincingly, 4:0. We talked about the breakthrough win, a shorthanded goal “Handzuš-style,” and how important a pregame buffet can be with Jozef Kocún – the RAHL2 Player of Round 4, who contributed to the win with a goal and an assist in his season debut.

The Player of the Month for September in RAHL 2 is Uličníci Pressburg forward Christian Badalov. At the start of the season he managed to score 6 goals and add one assist, becoming one of his team’s main driving forces. Even though he went into the season with practically no summer training, he showed excellent vision, efficiency and a feel for the game. In the interview he revealed how things went for him, how he sees the start of the season and what he considers Uličníci’s biggest strength.

The Player of the Month for September in RAHL 1 is Black Jokers forward Nikolas Ketner. He put in excellent performances at the start of the season, racking up 16 points (9 goals and 7 assists) over the course of the month. In the interview he revealed what is behind his form, how he rates the mood on the team and what he wishes for from the current season.