Release from 21.09.2019

Champion EC-KAC welcomes leader EC Red Bull Salzburg

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In the fourth round of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga reigning champion EC-KAC and the EC Red Bull Salzburg duel and want to forget their recent defeats. This game will be broadcasted live in the Servus Hockey Night. The EC Panaceo VSV wants to keep his clean slate even after the away game at HC Orli Znojmo. For Hydro Fehérvár AV19 and the Dornbirn Bulldogs, the second match will take place on Sunday within 24 hours. The HCB Südtriol Alperia will visit the Moser Medical Graz99ers after their first victory on Friday.

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5 facts before the 4th round:

  • Since Friday (3rd round), all teams have at least one point in the standings.
  • The duel between champion EC-KAC and championship leader EC Red Bull Salzburg will be broadcasted live in the Servus Hockey Night from 17:15.
  • The EC Panaceo VSV is the only team in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga with the maximum on points (two wins out of two games).
  • Hydro Fehérvár AV19 and the Dornbirn Bulldogs awaits the second game on Sunday within 24 hours.
  • The EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz is free from play in the fourth round after their first win of the season on Friday (5:4 OT in Salzburg).


Sun, 22.09.2019, 17.30: Hydro Fehérvár AV19 - HC TWK Innsbruck "Die Haie" (live on DIGI Sport)
Referees: BULOVEC, OFNER, Soos, Vaczi.

  • Exactly 24 hours after the home game against the Dornbirn Bulldogs, Hydro Fehérvár AV19 welcomes the next team from the west with the HC TWK Innsbruck "Die Haie".
  • While the Hungarians last won their home game against Linz 1:0, Innsbruck has conquered one point from their first two home games (1:2 overtime defeat against Dornbirn).
  • The "Haie" will play their first away game this season. Last year they won eleven out of 26 games on foreign ice.
  • Fehérvár has won 14 out of a total of 23 home matches against Innsbruck so far.
  • The home team always won in the last six games.
  • Innsbruck has so far scored all its three goals in powerplay.
  • Defender Florian Pedevilla will probably miss the game for Innsbruck.


Sun, 22.09.2019, 17.30: Moser Medical Graz99ers - HCB Südtirol Alperia
Referees: GRUBER, ZRNIC, Nagy, Nemeth.

  • The HCB Südtirol Alperia is visiting the Moser Medical Graz99ers which were free from play on Friday.
  • In the previous year, the South Tyrolean won all four games in the first phase of the basic round, while Graz then won both duels in the pick-round.
  • Overall, the two teams have met each other already 30 times. Twelve times the Styrians won, 18 times the "foxes".
  • HCB is the only team that has been successful in numerical disadvantage. They scored two shorthanders.
  • Graz captain Oliver Setzinger returns to the line-up. Thus, the Styrians are complete except from their long-term injuries (Colton Yellow Horn, Julian Pauschenwein and Sebastian Collberg).
  • For HCB Daniel Frank and Angelo Miceli are still missing.


Sun, 22.09.2019, 17.30: EC-KAC - EC Red Bull Salzburg (live in the Servus Hockey Night)
Referees: NIKOLIC K., SMETANA, Hribar, Rezek.

  • The reigning champion EC-KAC will play against the current championship leader EC Red Bull Salzburg in the fourth round of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
  • The duel of these two teams will be televised live from 17:15 in the Servus Hockey Night.
  • The EC-KAC has won its only home game in the new season with a 5:0 shutout. Salzburg is still unbeaten abroad: they won in Bolzano and in Dornbirn.
  • The league leader is currently the most dangerous team in the league. With 119 shots and 14 goals they lead both standings. Salzburg has the currently most dangerous offensive player in his team. Chad Kolarik (3G|3A) earned six points in the first three games.
  • The EC-KAC has won four out of six duels in the previous year. On Sunday, these two teams compete their 133rd game against each other. 82 times the home team won. Salzburg won 72 times, the KAC 60 times.
  • Brendan Mikkelson is still missing for Salzburg. For the Carinthians, Steven Strong and Niki Kraus are definitely injured. Matthew Neal is questionable, as well as Martin Schumnig and Lukas Haudum.


Sun, 22.09.2019, 17.30: spusu Vienna Capitals - Dornbirn Bulldogs
Referees: BALUSKA, PIRAGIC, Gatol, Zgonc.

  • The Dornbirn Bulldogs - they are in action on Saturday in Fehérvár - finish their road at the spusu Vienna Capitals on Sunday.
  • The Viennese suffered a 1:2 defeat on Friday in Villach and are still waiting for their first win of the season after regular time. Also Dornbirn did not celebrate a victory after 60 minutes in the current season.
  • Vienna succeeded in all four duels in the previous season.
  • These two teams have already faced each other 30th times. The caps have won 19 games.
  • Of the last twelve games Dornbirn has only won two.
  • The Capitals are the only team in the top 5 with a negative goal difference (-1).
  • It's the duel between the only two teams that have not scored in powerplay this season. (10 times each PP)


Sun, 22.9.2019, 17.30: HC Orli Znojmo - EC Panaceo VSV
Referees: FICHTNER, NIKOLIC M., Kaspar, Schauer.

  • The VSV is the only team in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga with the maximum on points, thanks to two victories against HCB Südtirol Alperia and the spusu Vienna Capitals.
  • Znojmo celebrated their first win of the season on Friday against HC TWK Innsbruck "Die Haie" (3:2).
  • With only two goals conceded the defensive of the VSV is the strongest in the league. Goalkeeper Brandon Maxwell is currently the best goalkeeper with a safe percentage of 93.6%.
  • Znojmo ranks second in the powerplay ranking with two goals scored out of eight attempts (25%).
  • The VSV will play its first away game this season. In the past season the Carinthian could only win three of there away games, one of them in Znojmo.