Maxi Kastner and other players from EHC Red Bull München on their debut

Monday, 17. July 2023 | Maxi Kastner and other players from EHC Red Bull München on their debut

Kastner celebrates anniversary! This is how he looked after his first DEL goalThe final MVP enters his tenth season with the Red Bulls// CURRENTThe 30th season of the PENNY DEL is also an anniversary season for Maxi Kastner. The forward is entering his tenth season for the Red Bulls. We show you how our number 93 and other professionals looked in their first year in Munich.

Final MVP, four-time German champion, World Cup runner-up: Kastner has had an impressive career since his debut for the Red Bulls in the 2014/2015 season. The former top talent is now a seasoned DEL professional with 430 appearances and at the same time a pillar in the German national ice hockey team.

First hat-trick without the limelight

On loan from our cooperation partner SC Riessersee, Kastner made his first short appearance for Munich on 18 December 2014 against the Hamburg Freezers. At that time, by the way, he met a certain Nico Krämmer, who has also been wearing the Red Bulls jersey since summer of this year. In the following 2015/2016 season, the attacker switched permanently to EHC Red Bull München.

In his second appearance of the season in September 2015, Kastner already attracted attention, scoring a goal in the 3:2 win against Wolfsburg and also registering an assist. He then had to wait a few years for his first DEL hat trick. On 1 April 2021, the father of a son scored three times against Krefeld. Nevertheless, he was not in the limelight, because his teammate Yasin Ehliz scored four goals in the same game.

"Of course I had to listen to a few comments in the dressing room," says Kastner. "One of them asked me if I had played at all. That's how they are, the dear colleagues," he adds with a smile. This year, the 30-year-old is already in his tenth season for the Red Bulls, taking into account his loan assignment, making him a perennial favourite in our team.

Maxi Kastner bei seinem ersten Tor - Debütsaison 2014/2015

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Konrad Abeltshauser - Debütsaison 2016/2017

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Maximilian Daubner - Debütsaison 2017/2018

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Unsere langjährigen Profis bei ihren Debüts

"For me, it's just a great feeling to be able to make my contribution year after year. It's a lot of fun and a privilege for me to be able to play in Munich," opens Kastner, referring to the fact that he has been able to experience every championship with the Red Bulls.

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Kastner: "I have everything here"

For the 30-year-old, however, the journey has not yet come to an end with the title in the past championship series. "Kasti is already looking forward to the coming years. One big goal: to be there when the SAP Gardens open in the summer of 2024. "The new stadium will certainly be a treat. That's why I want to experience it, of course," says the number 93 and explains: "I have everything here: a super organisation, a cool team and the proximity to my home in Garmisch-Partenkirchen."