Release from 14.08.2019

Champions Hockey League participants start in preseason

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On Thursday and Friday all three participants of the Champions Hockey League will start their preseason with the EC-KAC, the spusu Vienna Capitals and the Moser Medical Graz 99ers. In addition, the EC Red Bull Salzburg will contest its first test match. The EC Panaceo VSV, the LIWEST Black Wings Linz, the Dornbirn Bulldogs and the HC Orli Znojmo will play their second test match.

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KAC participate at preparatory tournament in Slovakia
On the 29th of August the season starts in the Champions Hockey League for the EC-KAC. The final preparation for the CHL the red jackets start at the Pavol Zábojník memorial tournament in Zvolen.  From Thursday to Saturday the EC KAC will play three games against MHC Nove Zamky (Thursday, 12 pm), HC Banska Bystrica (Friday, 3:30 pm) and host HKM Zvolen (Saturday, 7:30 pm). All three clubs play in the Slovak Extraliga.

Capitals play in Budapest
The spusu Vienna Capitals are playing their first preparatory match against MAC Budapest. The Hungarians are part of the Slovak Extraliga and ended the last season in ninth place. The game starts at 7 pm in Budapest.

Graz starts preseason in Cologne
The third participant of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga in the CHL, the Moser Medical Graz 99ers, start their preseason in Cologne. At the Cologne-Cup the 99ers play against Rögle BK from Sweden, host Kölner Haie and Langnau Tigers from Switzerland.

Salzburg plays two test matches in Switzerland
With two test matches in Wil (Switzerland) the EC Red Bull Salzburg starts the preseason. First the Bulls meet the ZSC Lions (Friday, 7 pm). On Saturday at 6:30 pm Salzburg will play against EHC Biel. Both teams are part off the Swiss National League A.

Second test game for the VSV
The EC Panaceo VSV already started the preseason last week with a 4:5 OT defeat against MAC Budapest. The second preparatory game will be played on Friday against HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana. The Slovenians are the reigning champion of the Alps Hockey League.

Dornbirn tests against German second division
In the second test for the upcoming Erste Bank Eishockey Liga-season the Dornbirn Bulldogs will meet German second division side EC Bad Nauheim on Friday, 7 pm in Dornbirn. The first game of the preseason Dornbirn lost 1:7 against HC Thurgau (Switzerland).

First home game test for Linz
The Black Wings Linz will meet Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) on Friday at 7:30 pm. For the Stahlstädter it is the first test in front of their home crowd. The first test match Linz lost at Dukla Michalovce (Slovakia) on Tuesday with 3:4 after SO.

Znojmo plays at Zbynek Kusy Memorial tournament
On Tuesday, the HC Orli Znojmo started the preseason at the Zbynek Kusy Memorial tournament. In the first match the Czechs lost 1:4 against KHL club Admiral Vladivostok. On Thursday at 7 pm Slovak Extraliga-club HC Kosice will be the second opponent for the Czechs. Znojmo completes the third game of the invitation tournament on Friday. The opponent is not determined yet.