RAHL2 Superfanúšik Player of Round 8: Robert Zelner

The fan vote for the player of RAHL2 Round 8 has closed. Robert Zelner of Alpha Hockey Team is the Superfanúšik Player of the Round with 18 of 29 votes. Matúš Kocún of HK Petržalka finished second with four votes, while Michal Maličký of Lions and Jakub Fabián of Hockey for all received three each.

The vote closed on Sunday, 1 November at 8:30, when Round 9 began. The fans agreed with the league, which also named Zelner its Player of Round 8.

A hand in all three goals

Alpha Hockey Team beat Trnava Beast 3:1 in Round 8 and Zelner was involved in every one of his team's goals. He opened the scoring in the 8th minute, had the second assist on Roland Tanczer's goal 70 seconds later, and in the 24th minute set up Róbert Capla for the third goal. In between, Richard Tartaľ pulled one back for Trnava Beast.

With 1+2 he was the most productive player of RAHL2 Round 8. Nobody else had more than two points.

Hockey for all – Alpha Hockey Team (Round 6). Photo: RAHL

Who got no votes

Miroslav Cibula of TJ Družstevník Petržalka scored twice in the 3:3 draw with Hockey for all, the only player of the round to do so. He received no votes.

Zelner's season

Zelner has played three RAHL2 games and earned all three of his points in this one. He also plays in RAHL3 for HC Bratislava Black Wings and received one vote in that league's Round 8 poll. He is the third Superfanúšik Player of the Round in RAHL2, after Martin Rázus in Round 6 and Pavol Babela in Round 7; the vote on Round 5 ended in a tie.

The numbers

Twenty-nine votes is by far the highest total in RAHL2. Round 5 drew four, Round 6 five and Round 7 six. Alpha Hockey Team players received 18 votes, HK Petržalka four, Lions and Hockey for all three each, and HC Senec one. 113 players took part in the round.

Voting for Round 9 opens on Sunday, 1 November at around 13:30

Round 9 of RAHL2 is played on Sunday, 1 November. The vote on it opens after the last game (starting at 12:15), at around 13:30, and runs until Sunday, 8 November at 8:30, when Round 10 begins with Hockey for all vs Uličníci.

A voucher from SuperFanúšik.sk. The winner of the fan vote in each league receives a 100 € voucher for an NHL trip from the travel agency SuperFanúšik.sk.

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.