Former Red Bull Salzburg striker becomes top scorer! – Hockey-News.info
The Olympic Games in Beijing are history again, the medals have been awarded and a new star seems to have risen. The only 17-year-old Jura Slafkovsky became a top scorer and even has an Austrian past.
With a martial feat, Slovakia surprisingly secured the bronze medal in Beijing. The only 17-year-old striker Juraj Slafkovksy, who even became the top scorer of the entire tournament with seven goals, played a large part in this.
With a guard size of 1.92 meters and 99 kilograms, Slafkovsky is already something to behold on the ice. But when you see him at the window, he has them all. Born in Kosice, the left wing also played in the youth team there before making 11 appearances at the Red Bull Hockey Academy in 2018/19. The then 14-year-old was able to keep up with the 18-year-old and scored 17 points.
After that, Slafkovsky will continue to organize TPS in Finland. Hueer also made his debut in the top Finnish league there and has four points after 21 games.
Experts see him as a potential top ten pick for this year’s NHL draft. The Olympic tournament WILL definitely have drawn the scouts’ attention to him again.
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