HC Innsbruck – Die Haie signs top talent Seena Peeters
HC Innsbruck has signed 19-year-old ice hockey striker Senna Peeters. The ICE Club announced this on Friday.
The Austrian-Belgian dual citizen has worked for Halifax in Canada’s QMJHL youth league for the past three years. In 107 games he recorded 36 goals and 32 assists, for the ÖEHV he played at the Junior World Championships last season. “Innsbruck tried very hard for me right from the start. The talks with those responsible gave me confidence and showed me that I would feel comfortable with the Haien. For me, the HCI is the best place to take my first steps in professional ice hockey do,” said the 19-year-old on the club’s internal website.
Peeters looks back positively on his time in Canada: “I learned a lot in the three years in Canada. As a Belgian-Austrian player, joining the ICE Hockey League was an obvious step for me and I’m happy to be back. I want to Learn from the experienced players, develop myself, and do my part to ensure that HC TIWAG Innsbruck can achieve further sporting goals.”
Innsbruck’s Assistant General Manager Max Steinacher is happy to talk about the transfer coup: “We are all mega happy! For me, Senna is one of the local youth players after Marco Rossi (Iowa Wild) and Marco Kasper (Rögle BK). We’ll have a lot of fun together, I’m sure.” Before his time in North America, Peeters was part of the Red Bull Hockey Academy.
Jarvinen leaves Salzburg
Meanwhile, ICE champions RB Salzburg announced the return of striker Jan-Mikael Järvinen after a season in his native Finland. The 34-year-old, including the playoffs, had six goals and 24 assists in 58 games.
Some important personnel decisions have already been made at the champions.