The president of the Zalai Titánok Kft. and the person most responsible for the rebirth of ice hockey in Zalaegerszeg, Tibor Neubauer has passed away at the age of 45.
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Tibor Neubauer has passed away in a tragic automobile accident. Rival club, the Szombathelyi Pingvinek had the following to say about Neubauer: Zalaegerszeg hockey has improved tremendously thanks to the work that Neubauer had put into the club at the youth level. He was a charismatic person with great leadership skills. The Zalai Titánok had been taking everything step by step as they built up the youth system and the club had a team competing in just about every age group. They had plans to be in the ERSTE Liga in the near future. The passing of Tibor Neubauer is a great loss for the world of ice hockey.