Release from 21.03.2023

All details about the semifinal series 2023

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The two semifinal series in the win2day ICE Hockey League will start on Friday. The pairings for the series, which will be played in "best-of-7" mode, have been fixed since Tuesday night. Regular Season winner HCB Südtirol Alperia will face the spusu Vienna Capitals (#6), defending champion EC Red Bull Salzburg (#2) challenges EC-KAC (#5). Already in the 2016-17 and 2020-21 seasons these four teams were among the top-4.

Liga host broadcaster PULS24 will show one game on each playoff gameday. It starts on Friday at 7.05 pm with a broadcast from Salzburg. The other game will be offered as a PPV live stream on www.live.ice.hockey.

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HCB Südtirol Alperia (#1) – spusu Vienna Capitals (#6)

  • Season record: 3 wins HCB | 1 win VIC
  • After missing the playoffs for the first time last season, the South Tyroleans dominated Regular Season 22-23 and made it to the semifinals for the fifth time.
  • Vienna qualified for the semifinals for the sixth time in a row. Overall, the "Caps" are contesting their 16th semifinal series.
  • HCB Südtirol Alperia has won seven of the last ten games against the spusu Vienna Capitals. At home, the "Foxes" decided five of the last seven confrontations in their favor.
  • Both teams have won the title twice (HCB 2014 and 2018; VIC 2005 and 2017).
  • HCB has won 11 of its 16 playoff series, Vienna 21 of 38.
  • Playoff duels since league was founded in summer 2000:
    • SF 2021 | 4:2 HCB
    • SF 2018 | 4:1 HCB
    • SF 2017 | 4:0 VIC

EC Red Bull Salzburg (#2) – EC-KAC (#5)

  • Season record: 2 wins RBS | 2 wins KAC (Klagenfurt has gained points in all four regular-season games against Salzburg).
  • Five of the last ten regular-season games between these two teams ended in a draw after regulation. In total, eight of the last ten comparisons ended with only one goal difference.
  • EC Red Bull Salzburg is in the semifinals for the tenth time in a row and the 16th time overall. EC-KAC missed out on a top-4 in the past season, but the Carinthians have a total of 14 semifinal appearances.
  • The two teams will meet for the ninth time in the postseason: the historical record is 4:4. The eight previous confrontations ended in four cases only in a seventh and all-decisive game, including the two direct duels for the championship titles in 2009 and 2011. Against each other, the two clubs played 49 playoff encounters (25 wins KAC).
  • It is the duel of the two teams with the most title wins since the league was founded. (KAC 5 and RBS 7) They have also combined to win the last three championships.
  • EC-KAC has won 28 of its 40 playoff series. EC Red Bull Salzburg 33 of 42. The 'Red Bulls are without defeat in 16 playoff games.
  • Playoff duels since the league was founded:
    • SF 2021 | 4:1 KAC
    • SF 2017 | 4:2 KAC
    • QF 2016 | 4:3 RBS
    • SF 2015 | 4:0 RBS
    • QF 2012 | 4:2 KAC
    • F 2011 | 4:3 RBS
    • QF 2010 | 4:3 RBS
    • F 2009 | 4:3 KAC