EC-KAC plans for 7th consecutive victory

6 facts about the 14th round:

• The game EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz against HC TWK Innsbruck ‚Die Haie‘ will be broadcasted live from 17:15 in the Servushockeynight.
• For Innsbruck it is the first of two games within 24 hours. Already on Monday at 17:30 they will play against the HC Orli Znojmo.
• The EC-KAC is unbeaten for six games.
• In the duel EC Panaceo VSV against the EC Red Bull Salzburg, the best home team plays against the best away team.
• The fifth of the table (HCB) and the tenth (HCI) are just separated by three points.
• HCB Südtirol Alperia, the Moser Medical Graz99ers and the HC Orli Znojmo are free from play on Sunday.

Su., 27.10.2019, 17:30: Hydro Fehérvár AV19 – EC-KAC
Referees: SEWELL, SMETANA, Gatol, Nedeljkovic

• In the game Hydro Fehérvár AV19 against the EC-KAC two enormously strong teams meet each other. While the Hungarians have been unbeaten in three games, the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga title holder has won the last six games.
• The KAC is already in second place of the league. Although Fehérvár still holds the ninth place, the gap to the important fifth place is only two points.
• In the first duel this season, at the beginning of the season, the KAC won with 5:0.
• Klagenfurt is currently in strong form. They have won the last six games.
• Even though David Madlener is currently the best goalkeeper of the league with a save percentage of 93.5%, ex aequo with David Kickert from EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz, Norway's Lars Haugen will keep the KAC's goal on Sunday.

Su., 27.10.2019, 17:30: Dornbirn Bulldogs – spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: BERNEKER, URBAN, Progin, Seewald

• The bottom of the league table, the Dornbirn Bulldogs, play against the third in the league, the spusu Vienna Capitals on Sunday.
• The Bulldogs have been waiting for a victory for ten matches. The Capitals won three of their last four games.
• While Vienna won against Linz on Friday with 4:2, the Bulldogs were free from play. In their last game they lost against the EC Panaceo VSV with 0:5 last Sunday.
• In front of the home crowd Dornbirn is still without a point. The Capitals won three of their last four games abroad.
• Both teams played once against each other so far this season. The spusu Vienna Capitals won at home with 4:3. Dornbirn has been waiting for a win against Vienna for five games.
• The Bulldogs scored only 18 goals in the current season. These are by far the least scored goals in the league. Hydro Fehérvár AV19 is the next best team with 33 goals scored.
• The Vienna Capitals have to play without the long-term injured Raffael Rotter and Patrick Peter. Also not in the squad of the Viennese is David Hackl, who is missing due to a upper body injury.

Su., 27.10.2019, 17:30: EC Panaceo VSV – EC Red Bull Salzburg
Referees: OFNER, SIEGEL, Bärnthaler, Nothegger

• Both the EC Panaceo VSV and the EC Red Bull Salzburg lost on Friday. While Villach lost at Innsbruck with 3:7, Salzburg lost against the HC Alperia Südtirol with 1:2 OT.
• Salzburg is still in the lead with 26 points. Villach occupies the fourth place with 20 points.
• In this match the best home team of the league faces the best away team. While the VSV lost only one game at home, Salzburg won all games abroad.
• In the first game of the season, Salzburg won with 4:3 after shootout.
• Thomas Raffl (RBS) has scored in all of the last eight games. With 22 points, the native Villacher is also the top scorer of the league.
• Both teams have an enormously strong offensive. Salzburg has already scored 49 goals (1st), Villach is second with 42 goals scored.
• Brendan Mikkelson will celebrate his debut for Salzburg on Sunday. Due to an injury he could not play a single game for Salzburg so far.
• For the VSV the injured Markus Schlacher is missing, as well as top scorer Jerry Pollastrone due to an illness.

Su., 27.10.2019, 17:30: EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz – HC TWK Innsbruck ‚Die Haie‘
Referees: LUNDSGAARD, ZRNIC, Anderson, Kontschieder

• The game of the EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz against the HC TWK Innsbruck ‚Die Haie‘ will be broadcasted live from 17:15 in the Servushockeynight.
• For the guests from Innsbruck it is the first of two games within 24 hours. Already on Monday, 28.10., they have to play at the HC Orli Znojmo.
• While on Friday the HCI celebrated a 7:3 home win over Villach, Linz lost at the spusu Vienna Capitals with 2:4. It was already the fifth victory for the Innsbrucker from the past seven games.
• In the league table both teams are only separated by one point. The Upper Austrians are seventh with 16 points. Innsbruck is in tenth place with 15 points.
• On Sunday both teams meet for the first time this season. In the past season, the Upper Austrians were victorious four times in six matches.
• With a save percentage of 93.5% David Kickert is currently the league's top goalkeeper. HCI goalkeeper James Motte is only at the bottom of the ranking, with a save percentage of 88.1%.
• Joel Broda (HCI) is in fourth place of the scorer ranking with 15 points (7G / 8A). Topscorer of Linz is Rick Schofield with eleven points (6G / 5A).
• On Friday, at the clear victory of Innsbruck over the VSV, Tyler Spurgeon scored three goals, making him the Top-Performer of the 13th round.

Mo., 28.10.2019, 17:30: HC Orli Znojmo – HC TWK Innsbruck ‚Die Haie‘
Referees: KINCSES, SEWELL, Gatol, Nemeth

• In the only match on Monday the HC Orli Znojmo faces the HC TWK Innsbruck ‚Die Haie‘. While the Czechs are free from play on Sunday, Innsbruck will play the second game within 24 hours on Monday.
• Znojmo lost the last three games, most recently on Friday at the EC-KAC with 3:4.
• In front of their home crowd, the Czechs won only two of their six games.
• In the first duel with Innsbruck, Orli kept the upper hand in 3:2 away win. In the past season both teams could win three times each.
• Top scorer of the Czechs is Anthony Luciani with 15 points (6G / 9A). After two pointless games, the Canadian scored one goal on Friday at the EC-KAC.

Salzburg signs attacker with NHL experience

On Friday, the EC Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Connor Brickley. The 27-year-old American played in the past seasons among others 81 games in the NHL for the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers.

For Connor Brickley Salzburg is the first engagement in Europe. The striker is originally from the NCAA, where he played from 2010 to 2014 at the University of Vermont. Shortly before the start in the college league, he won the gold medal at the U18 World Cup with the American national team in 2010 and was also in the squad of the U20 team of the United States.

From 2014 to last Brickley then played alternately in the NHL at the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers (a total of 81 games, 6 goals, 15 assists), as well as four different AHL clubs (American Hockey League, a total of 260 games, 62 goals, 64 assists).

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