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The spusu Vienna Capitals lose an important high-performance player just before the start of the season.
Top striker Riley Holzapfel has decided to end his career. The 32-year-old was the sixth best scorer in the history of the Capitals with 98 goals in 243 league games. In total, the Canadian had 236 points and was part of the 2017 championship team.
With twelve hits in twelve games, he set a scoring record in the playoffs. In all, Holzapfel tied the skates for the caps for four years and became a crowd favorite. A few days ago he returned to Vienna to personally terminate his contract, although the decision was not easy for him.
“It was the most difficult decision I had to make in my life. I finish my career for family reasons. The corona pandemic brought with it so many questions. I would have started the season with a bad feeling. I am grateful and satisfied with how my career was and always it was my plan to resign as a spusu player for the Vienna Capitals, “said the forward, describing his reasons, but also said:” I am grateful and satisfied with how my career was. “
“Rily was always a role model”
Holzapfel will always remember the outstanding 2016/17 season, which was capped off with a triple sweep (12-0 wins) for the championship title and his record for scoring goals in the playoffs.
“The way we brought the trophy to Vienna, it swept all the series with one sweep, it was incredible. Something special will probably never happen again. The emotions I experienced when we continued with the trophy at dawn. Vienna returns, hundreds of fans – who had last night – they welcomed us at the Erste Bank Arena, they will always stay in my heart ”, the father of two looks back sadly.
The CEO, Franz Kalla, regrets that Holzapfel no longer defends the caps, because he was a personality for us outside the ice rink that will hardly be replaceable.
“It is never easy when a major player like Riley, who has always been a role model, makes the decision to leave the club. But the Vienna Capitals spusu owes so much to Riley that, of course, we cannot accept his wish to rescind. your contract. ” There were ways. Riley has become the figurehead of our association in recent years. We wish him, his wife Jenna and their two children Weston and Livia all the best for the future, “Kalla said thank you.
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