Release from 23.04.2019

Champions party in Klagenfurt on Wednesday or deciding game #7 in Vienna on Saturday!?

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The Erste Bank Eishockey Liga finals between the spusu Vienna Capitals (1.) and EC-KAC (3.) will go into sixth round in Klagenfurt on Wednesday. The „Red Jackets“ would earn the Karl Nedwed Trophy with a home-win, otherwise a game #7 would decide about the Champion in Vienna on Saturday. Plus: Transfer news from Graz and Szekesfehervar.

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Erste Bank Eishockey Liga,  Finals - game #6 (best of seven):

Wed, April 24th 2019: EC-KAC (3.) vs. spusu Vienna Capitals (1.) – 20:20, www.servushockeynight.com , ServusTV and SKY Sport HD live.
best-of-seven-series: 3:2
Referees: PIRAGIC, STOLC, Nothegger, Zgonc.
• EC-KAC would earn the Karl Nedwed Trophy with a home-victory against the spusu Vienna Capitals in finals game #6 on Wednesday. The „Red Jackets“ are leading 3:2 in the best of seven series. Otherwise, the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Champion 2019 would be decided in a finals game #7 in Vienna on Saturday.
• The spusu Vienna Capitals are looking forward to a hard and difficult Playoff match in the Carinthian Capital on Wednesday. Because, Klagenfurt was impregnable during the last few days and weeks: The „Red Jackets“ have won all (seven) home-games in this Post Season so far, while the spusu Vienna Capitals have been defeated in all (four) road-games in April, netting just seven goals...
• The team having scored the first goal of the game, has left the ice as the winner in seven straight meetings.
• EC-KAC vs. spusu Vienna Capitals is the meeting of the best defense with the best offense. While Klagenfurt has given away fewest goals during this season so far (142), the Capitals have potted most goals (260).
• The Erste Bank Eishockey League‘s top-3-scorers - Vienna's Christopher DeSousa (82 points - 45G/37A) and Peter Schneider (80 points - 40G/40A) as well as  Klagenfurt's Nicholas Petersen (78 points - 30G/48A) will be in action in Klagenfurt on Wednesday…
• EC-KAC is better ranked than the spusu Vienna Capitals in all Special Statistics (Power Play, scoring efficiency, Penalty Killing and Fair Play).
Quotes prior finals game #6 in Klagenfurt:
David Fischer, defenseman EC-KAC. „It's the biggest game of the year! It’s going to be very exciting and both teams will be ready for a battle."
Peter Schneider, forward spusu Vienna Capitals: „We will go angry and hungry for the win into finals game #6 in Klagenfurt. We are the better team on the ice. We have to play our game all game long and we have to score from our chances too.“

King stays in Graz, Tikkanen in Szekesfehervar
Canadian power-forward Dwight King will go for goals and points for the Moser Medical Graz99ers in the up-coming season as well! The two time NHL Champion with the Los Angeles Kings has been a key-player in Graz so far, he had 45 points out of 64 Erste Bank  Eishockey Liga games 2018/19. Besides, Harri Tikkanen (FIN) will continue playing for FehervarAV19 in the upcoming season as well. The 37-year old defenseman had 26 points out of 58 games 2018/19.