Release from 25.09.2021

Favorites aim to strike back

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After the reigning champion as well as the runner-up as well as title candidate EC Red Bull Salzburg had to accept surprising defeats on Friday, the favorites want to bounce back with successes on Sunday. The next difficult opponent "on the road" awaits EC-KAC in Dornbirn, as the Vorarlberg team was able to take a full three points from Salzburg. HCB Südtirol Alperia will face HC Orli Znojmo, who outclassed Klagenfurt on Friday. Salzburg would like to redeem themselves against the iClinic Bratislava Capitals, who earned an overtime win in Graz. Also looking to get back on track are Moser Medical Graz99ers and Steinbach Back Wing Linz, who face the two newcomers - victorious on Friday - HC Pustertal and HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana on Sunday. Hydro Fehérvár AV19 will host a bet-at-home ICE Hockey League team - EC Grand Immo VSV - for the first time as league leaders.

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Sun, 26.09.2021, 16.30 Uhr: EC Red Bull Salzburg – iClinic Bratislava Capitals
Referees: BERNEKER, NIKOLIC M., Bedynek, Bärnthaler
The iClinic Bratislava Capitals travel to Salzburg with a lot of self-confidence, as they are currently second in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League table. The Slovaks have won three of their four games so far, most recently celebrating an overtime victory against the Graz99ers. Especially newcomer Marc-Olivier Roy convinced with a 5-point game (2 goals, 3 assists). Not quite convincing was the defensive performance of EC Red Bull Salzburg on Friday. Despite a clear increase in chances, the team from Mozartstadt had to admit defeat against the Dornbirn Bulldogs. The fact that JP Lamoureux and Danjo Leonhardt are still out of action does not make the task any easier for Salzburg.

Sun, 26.09.2021, 17.30 Uhr: Hydro Fehérvár AV19 – EC Grand Immo VSV  | >> PPV-Livestream
Referees: REZEK, ZRNIC, Jedlicka, Vaczi
For the first time, Hydro Fehérvár AV19 will host a team from the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League as league leaders. The Hungarians are the only unbeaten team in the league and have not yet given up a single point. On Friday, however, only a turnaround in the final third ensured a narrow victory against Vienna. It was not enough for a win for EC Grand Immo VSV, who cut their teeth on HC Pustertal goalie Tomas Sholl on Friday. The Eagles have only won one of their three games so far and are currently in eleventh place in the standings- the trip to the league leaders comes at the worst possible time.

So, 26.09.2021, 17:30 Uhr: Dornbirn Bulldogs – EC-KAC >> PPV-Livestream
Referees: HUBER, NIKOLIC K., Martin, Pardatscher
The Dornbirn Bulldogs surprised against EC Red Bull Salzburg on Friday and climbed to eighth place in the standings with this success. Decisive for the three points in Salzburg was above all an outstanding efficiency in front of the goal. If the Bulldogs act similarly cold-blooded on Sunday, it will also be difficult for the EC-KAC to get back on track. Klagenfurt recently suffered a 0:6 debacle in Znojmo. Before the clash with the Czechs, the Carinthians convinced with a goal ratio of 11:2 from two games.


So, 26.09.2021, 17:30 Uhr: Moser Medical Graz99ers – HC Pustertal Wölfe 
Referees: GROZNIK, PIRAGIC, Seewald, Wimmler
The HC Pustertal Wolves visit the Moser Medical Graz99ers after the success over the EC Grand Immo VSV. Goalie Tomas Sholl was particularly convincing for the newcomers to the league, defusing 50 shots from the Eagles. But the signing of veteran Johan Harju is also likely to have been a "gold strike" on the offensive side. The 35-year-old Swede provided six scorer points in the first three games and scored in every match. Dominik Grafenthin scored four times against Bratislava last Friday, but he was still unable to prevent the overtime defeat. The 99ers are still winless this season - twice the Styrians were able to win at least one point.

So, 26.09.2021, 18:00 Uhr: HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana – Steinbach Black Wings Linz  >> PPV-Livestream
Referees: SMETANA, STERNAT, Riecken, Zonc,
Newcomer HK SZ Olimpija Lubljana has six points from three games and is currently fourth in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League. Most recently, the Slovenians celebrated an impressive success over vice-champion Bolzano. The first three games of Steinbach Black Wings Linz were less successful and they are currently only in 13th place with one point. On Friday, however, the Upper Austrians managed to score their first goal and earn their first point of the season.

So, 26.09.2021, 18:30 Uhr: HCB Südtirol Alperia – HC Orli Znojmo
Referees: BULOVEC, TRILAR, Hribar, Rigoni
HC Orli Znojmo was probably the biggest surprise in the last round, outclassing the reigning champions 6:0. Especially Tomas Svoboda (2 goals, 1 assist) and Filip Ahl (1 goal, 3 assists) were outstanding. The two eagles have to be stopped by HCB Südtirol Alperia if they want to get back on the road to success after the defeat against Ljubljana. For this, especially the defensive performance of the South Tyroleans must be improved.