Release from 15.10.2018

CHL: Bozen and Vienna want to follow Salzburg to the round of 16

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The Vienna Capitals (group A) and HCB Südtirol Alperia (group C) will try to follow EC Red Bull Salzburg to the round of 16 in the Champions Hockey League on Tuesday. The Caps welcome ZSC Lions, Bozen hosts GKS Tychy. Besides, the Mozart Citizens will be in fight for place 1 in group G with SC Bern at home on Wednesday.

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The Vienna Capitals welcome ZSC Lions in the Champions Hockey League on Tuesday. The Caps need a win with four goals difference to step up to the round of 16! The Swiss Champion has won the first clash 7:4 in Zürich a few days ago. Besides, the Swiss NLA-club is coached by Serge Aubin. The Canadian has lead the Austrians to their last title 2017. „We need a top-performance“, knows forward Peter Schneider, whose team is still unbeaten after ten rounds in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
 
HCB Südtirol Alperia welcomes GKS Tychy in the Champions Hockey League on Tuesday. The Champion would step up to the round of 16 with three points for sure! Anton Bernard and Co. have been successful in both home-games in this CHL-season so far, while Poland's Champion has been defeated in both road-games. But, watch out: GKS Tychy has earned a 5:3-home-win over the Italians a few days ago. Besides, each club has been successful in their Championship lately. Bozen has earned wins against HC Orli Znojmo (4:0) and Dornbirn Bulldogs (2:1), allowing just one goal. Bozen's Headcoach Kai Suikkanen knows: „Tychy is the reign Champion from Poland and has several good players in their roster as well. We have analysed them and are well prepared for the game. We want this win, we worked hard for!“

EC Red Bull Salzburg has already qualified for the round of 16 in the Champions Hockey League. The Mozart Citizens will welcome SC Bern in the top-clash of group G on Wednesday. The Austrians need three points to finish first. The Mozart Citizens are still unbeaten in this CHL-season at home. But, watch out: The Swiss NLA-club has even won all five games so far. Besides, Bern has been successful in three consecutive meetings with the Mozart Citizens, among others 2:1 after Shoot Out in Bern less then one week ago. But, watch out: SC Bern has been defeated by Langnau Tigers (1:3) in the NLA lately, while the Austrian Champion was on fire in the EBEL against Dornbirn Bulldogs (6:3) and KHL Medvescak Zagreb (5:1) last weekend. „The team has the quality to win the game and the group as well and this is our aim too. But therefore, we need the best performance of each player“, reported Salzburgs forward Mario Huber.

The round of 16 is drawn in Helsinki on Friday at 12:00.

Champions Hockey League, game day 6:
16.10.2018, group A: Vienna Capitals vs. ZSC Lions (19:30, ORF Sport +)
16.10.2018, group C: HCB Südtirol Alperia vs. GKS Tychy (19:45)
17.10.2018, group G: EC Red Bull Salzburg vs. SC Bern (19:30, ORF Sport +).