Release from 19.04.2018
EC Red Bull Salzburg (2) and HCB Südtirol Alperia (8) will be in a fight for the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga title in a deciding-game 7 in the Mozart City on Friday.
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, final game 7 (best of seven):
Fri, 20.04.2018: EC Red Bull Salzburg (2) vs. HCB Südtirol Alperia (8) – 20:20, live at ServusTV, www.servushockeynight.com, SKY Sport 2 HD, video33.it and live-streaming SKY TICKET.
Referees: LEMELIN, M. NIKOLIC, Seewald, Zgonc.
best-of-seven-series, RBS – HCB: 3:3.
4 facts prior final-game 7 in Salzburg on Friday:
>EC Red Bull Salzburg would earn their seventh Erste Bank Eishockey Liga title with a home-win against HCB Südtirol Alperia in final-game 7 on Friday. The Red Bulls have already won the Championship in the years 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2016. HCB Südtirol Alperia is in a fight for their second title. The Italians have already earned the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga title as the first newcomer and the first International club in the year 2014.
>HCB Südtirol Alperia would write history with a road-victory in final game 7 in Salzburg on Friday: The eight placed team after the regular season has never earned the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga title (since 2003/04) so far.
>A deciding game 7 has been played twelve times in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Playoffs: The home club has been successful in a deciding game 7 eight times, the road-teams has left the ice as the winner four times. In a final, there has been a deciding game 7 three times: The hosts (Vienna 2005, Klagenfurt 2009) earned the title twice, while EC Red Bull Salzburg has been successful in the only Overtime in a deciding game 7 in Klagenfurt in the finals 2011.
>EC Red Bull Salzburg has won five out of seven deciding games in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Playoffs so far. Matthias Trattnig and Company have been defeated in a deciding-game 7 in the finals 2009 in Klagenfurt and by HCB Südtirol Alperia in a deciding game 5 at home in the finals 2014. Besides, the Italians have had a second deciding game as well: Bozen has lost a deciding game 7 in the Quarterfinals 2014 against EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz at home.
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, final game 7 (best of seven):
Fri, 20.04.2018: EC Red Bull Salzburg (2) vs. HCB Südtirol Alperia (8) – 20:20, live at ServusTV, www.servushockeynight.com, SKY Sport 2 HD, video33.it and live-streaming SKY TICKET.
Referees: LEMELIN, M. NIKOLIC, Seewald, Zgonc.
best-of-seven-series, RBS – HCB: 3:3.
>EC Red Bull Salzburg (2) and HCB Südtirol Alperia (8) will be in a fight for the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga title in a deciding game 7 in the Mozart City on Friday. Watch out: The „Foxes“ have already won a deciding final game (5) in Salzburg four years ago and have earned the title as the first newcomer and the first International club. The Italians could write history in the Mozart City on Friday as well. The eight placed club after the regular season has never won the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (since 2003/04).
>A deciding game has been played in the finals in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga four times. The home-team (Vienna 2005, Klagenfurt 2009) has earned the title twice and the road-club (Salzburg in Klagenfurt 2011 and Bozen in Salzburg 2014) has earned the title twice as well. The finals have been decided best of seven 2005, 2009 and 2011 and best of five 2014.
>With EC Red Bull Salzburg the best team in Power Play (PP%: 25,0) will face the best club in Penalty Killing, HCB Südtirol Alperia (PK%: 84,8).
>Each team has been on fire lately: The two teams potted in total 29 goals in the last three final-games. The Power Play of each club has been convincing as well, 13 out of the last 29 goals have been netted in a Power Play situation.
>Robin Gartner (HCB) has netted as the only player at least one goal in two consecutive final-games.
Quotes:Greg Poss, Headcoach EC Red Bull Salzburg: „In your live you do not often play a final-game 7 - we have to enjoy it and to give everything. Bozen has a very good team. We have to play with confidence, but not with too much and we have to find the right balance.“
Kai Suikkanen, Headcoach HCB Südtirol Alperia: „Everyone is looking forward to game 7. It's the chance of our lives. The team spirit is great, we stick together.“
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