RAHL1 Superfanúšik Player of Round 8: Jakub Valovič

The fan vote for the player of RAHL1 Round 8 has closed. Jakub Valovič of HK Petržalka is the Superfanúšik Player of the Round with 9 of 14 votes. His teammates Matúš Kocún and Ľubomír Patlevič received two votes each, and Adam Šimonič of Wild Thing Karaoke one.

RAHL1 had a free weekend on Saturday, 31 October, so the vote stayed open for two weeks: from Saturday, 24 October until Saturday, 7 November at 8:30, when Round 9 began with Wild Hogs vs Uličníci. The fans agreed with the league, which named Valovič its Player of Round 8.

A hand in six of eight goals

HK Petržalka beat AHS 8:4 in Round 8 and Valovič was involved in six of his team's eight goals. AHS took the lead in the 2nd minute, Valovič set up Tomáš Jevčik for the equaliser in the 5th minute and scored the 2:1 himself in the 9th. He then assisted Ľubomír Patlevič for 4:2 in the 19th minute and Jevčik for 6:2 in the 32nd, scored the 7:3 fifty seconds later and set up Patlevič for the final 8:4 in the last minute.

His 2+4 was the best points total of RAHL1 Round 8. The only other player with six points in a single RAHL1 game this season is Jozef Krafčák, who had 4+2 against AHC Pezinok Ducks in Round 4.

HK Petržalka in front of the Neanderthals goal (Round 5). Photo: RAHL

Who got no votes

Tomáš Jevčik had 2+2 in the same game and received no votes. Also left without a vote were Denis Brnčal, who had 1+2 in Neanderthals' 5:2 win over Mad Vipers, their first win of the season, and Erik Koštuřik of AHS, who scored twice against Petržalka.

Valovič's season

Valovič has played four RAHL1 games (Rounds 1, 4, 7 and 8) and has 14 points in them (6+8). Among players with at least three games he has the best average in the league, 3.5 points per game. He is sixth in the scoring after Round 9; he did not play in Round 9 against Mad Vipers.

HK Petržalka players have now won the vote for three of the four rounds: Ľubomír Patlevič for Rounds 5 and 6, and now Valovič. For Round 7 the fans chose Robert Križan of AHC Pezinok Ducks.

The numbers

Round 8 drew 14 votes, more than Round 7 (12) and Round 5 (6). The RAHL1 record remains 36 votes for Round 6. HK Petržalka players received 13 votes, Wild Thing Karaoke one. After the interim standings were published on 1 November, two more votes came in, both for Valovič. 101 players took part in the round.

Voting for Round 9 runs until Saturday, 14 November

Round 9 of RAHL1 was played on Saturday, 7 November and ended with Wild Thing Karaoke vs AHC Pezinok Ducks (9:3). The vote on it opens after the last game of the round and runs until Saturday, 14 November at 8:30, when Round 10 begins with Wild Thing Karaoke vs Mad Vipers.

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How to vote. Voting takes place on the Player of the Round page. Every fan has one vote per round in each league. The Superfanúšik Player of the Round is the player who gets more votes than anyone else; if there is a tie at the top, the title is not awarded.