Release from 05.11.2018

Big games for Bozen and Salzburg in the Champions Hockey League

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The round of 16 is on the schedule in the Champions Hockey League on Tuesday: HCB Südtirol Alperia welcomes HC Skoda Plzen (CZE), while EC Red Bull Salzburg plays in Rouen (FRA).

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16 teams out of nine nations stepped up to the round of 16 in the Champions Hockey League (CHL). HCB Südtirol Alperia and  EC Red Bull Salzburg are still in the race from the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. The Italians will welcome HC Skoda Plzen (CZE) on Tuesday (19:45), while the Mozart Citizens will be guest in Rouen (FRA, 20:00). An Erste Bank Eishockey Liga club has never stepped up into the round of 8 in the Champions Hockey League so far, a new milestone could be set this year...

Bozen welcomes Plzen, that had problems lately
HCB Südtirol Alperia will welcome HC Skoda Plzen from Czech Republic in the round of 16 in the CHL on Tuesday (19:45). While the „Foxes“ have been convincing lately, winning three straight Erste Bank Eishockey Liga-games and allowing just three goals in total, the Czechs have lost four consecutive matches in their Championship and they fell in the ranking of Czechs Extraliga to place 9. Bozen is ranked second in the EBEL. But, watch out: The Czechs have shown a strong face in the CHL so far, earning just wins (6). Plzen's Head Coach Ladislav Cihak trusts in Czech players: 19 out of 24 players have a Czech passport. The two clubs have already faced each other twice in their history in the year 1969! The Czechs have won both clashes played in Italy (11:8 and 8:3). Bozen's Head Coach Kai Suikkanen knows: „The third period against Fehervar AV19 was good, we have to continue this way. Petan has started scoring as well. We earned energy and confidence!“
 
Salzburg in Rouen, re-union with their former players Aleardi and Roy
EC Red Bull Salzburg will be in action in the round of 16 in the CHL in Rouen on Tuesday. The two clubs have faced each other once at the IIHF Continental Cup in Minsk on January 14th 2011 so far. The Austrians have been successful 6:1. In those days, four players, Matthias Trattnig, Ryan Duncan, Thomas Raffl and Michael Schiechl, have already been with the team: „It’ll be interesting to face a team from a complete different League“, said Salzburg’s defenseman Trattnig. The "Dragons" are the number 1 in France: Rouen has won all (15) games in their Championship so far and has allowed just 23 goals. Besides, the French club has won three straight matches in the CHL as well. Some players of Rouen are already best known in Salzburg (Mathieu Roy and Alex Aleardi) or in the EBEL from their time in Ljubljana (Goalie Matija Pintaric) or Vienna (Nicolas Deschamps). Rouen is known for having success too: The Dragons have earned 15 French title and two IIHF Continental Cup titles (2012, 2016) so far.
   
Champions Hockey League, round of 16:
Tue, 06.11.2018: HCB Südtirol Alperia vs. HC Skoda Plzen (CZE) (19:45, www.championshockeyleague.com live)
Referees: PIECHACZEK, ROHATSCH, Pardatscher, Schauer.
Tue, 06.11.2018: Rouen Dragons (FRA) vs. EC Red Bull Salzburg (20:00, ORF Sport + live)
Referees: URBAN, WIEGAND, Constantineau, Goncalves.