Release from 29.08.2024

Bolzano and Asiago in action at the Südtirol Summer Classic

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The fourth edition of the Südtirol Summer Classic will take place from Friday to Sunday. In addition to hosts HCB Südtirol, league rivals Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey are also playing at Sparkasse Arena. While EC Red Bull Salzburg will also be taking part in a tournament, six other teams from the win2day ICE Hockey League will be playing preseason games.

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Bolzano will face HK Spisska Nova Ves in the opener on Friday. HCB coach Hanlon will have the same players at his disposal as in the first friendly against Cortina (7:1). Halmo, Miglioranzi, Salinitri and Harvey will be missing. Asiago, who recently won a tournament in Neumarkt, will face another team from Slovakia - HK Kosice - in the second semi-final of the Südtirol Summer Classic on Saturday. The placement matches will follow on Sunday.

While seven Austrian internationals are in Bratislava with Team Austria fighting for Olympic qualification, EC Red Bull Salzburg is playing in the Warrior Cup in Kaufbeuren - seven young players from Red Bull Hockey Juniors wil lalso be on the team. The ICE champions will face Glasgow Clan (Elite Ice Hockey League) in the semi-finals on Saturday. The match against the winner or loser of Jokerit Helsinki (Mestis, 2nd Finnish league) against ESV Kaufbeuren (DEL 2) follows on Sunday.

Six other teams test
EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV won its first two preseason games. The Villach team will host Augsburg on Friday, followed by a clash with Alps Hockey League newcomers KHL Sisak from Croatia on Sunday.

The Moser Medical Graz99ers will play their first home game in an internal league test against Olimpija Ljubljana. Both teams are missing several players who are on duty with their respective national teams. The Slovenians are still unbeaten in the preseason (2 wins), while the Styrians have played against three DEL teams so far and came away victorious once.

While HC Pustertal (on Friday against Landshut) and HC TIWAG Innsbruck (on Saturday against Lugano) are aiming for their first preseason victories, Steinbach Black Wings Linz want to extend their winning streak (three games in a row). The Upper Austrians visit Regensburg on Sunday.

Preseason win2day ICE Hockey League:
Fri, 30.08.2024:
19:15: EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV - Augsburger Panther
19:30: Moser Medical Graz99ers - Olimpija Ljubljana
20:00: HCB Südtirol Alperia - HK Spisska Nova Ves
20:00: HC Pustertal - EV Landshut

Sat, 31.08.2024:
14:40: EC Red Bull Salzburg - Glasgow Clan
18:00: HC Lugano - HC TIWAG Innsbruck
20:00: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - HC Košice

Sun, 01.09.2024:
14:30: Regensburg - Steinbach Black Wings Linz
16:00: EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV - KHL Sisak
TBD: Matches of EC Red Bull Salzburg, HCB Südtirol Alperia, Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey

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Photo: HCB/Vanna Antonello