Release from 09.12.2017
On Sunday is fight for points at Bozen, Graz, Salzburg, Vienna and Villach.
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, round 27:
Sun, 10.12.2017: Vienna Capitals – Dornbirn Bulldogs (16:00)
Referees: HOFFARD (DEN), Piragic (CRO), Hribar, Jensen.
Sun, 10.12.2017: Moser Medical Graz99ers – HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ (16:00)
Referees: KELLNER (AUT), LEMELIN (AUT), Bärnthaler, Rakovic.
Sun, 10.12.2017: HCB Südtirol Alperia – EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz (17:30)
Referees: GRUBER (AUT), K. NIKOLIC (AUT), Ettlmayr, Tschrepitsch.
Sun, 10.12.2017: EC VSV – HC Orli Znojmo (17:30)
Referees: BALUSKA (SVK), BERNEKER (AUT), Pagon, Pardatscher.
Sun, 10.12.2017: EC Red Bull Salzburg – EC-KAC (17:45, www.servushockeynight.com live)
Referees: M. NIKOLIC (AUT), SMETANA (AUT), Nothegger, Zgonc.
Sun, 10.12.2017: Vienna Capitals – Dornbirn Bulldogs (16:00)
Referees: HOFFARD (DEN), Piragic (CRO), Hribar, Jensen.
>>An intense weekend is waiting for the Dornbirn Bulldogs! After visiting Szekesfehervar on Saturday, the Vorarlberger will play their second game within 22 hours on Sunday at Vienna. The Vienna Capitals on the other side were in action already on Friday. The Leader beat KHL Medvescak Zagreb at home 2:0.
>>Both teams had a really good run lately: The Vienna Capitals lead the ranking with 61 points (20 wins) from 25 games. Lately Andreas Nödl and Company celebrated five wins in a row. Also the Dornbirn Bulldogs convinced lately and made a jump forward into the Top 6.
>>The Vienna Capitals played strong defense so far this season. In 25 games the Champion received only 46 goals. In the last three rounds the Leader celebrated Shut Out wins against the Moser Medical Graz99ers (3:0, 2:0) and KHL Medvescak Zagreb (2:0). JP Lamoureux is unbeaten for 187 minutes. Fin Mikko Strömberg stayed unbeaten 2007/08 with HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ even 249 minutes.
>>The two best goalies in Erste Bank Eishockey League - Rasmus Rinne (DEC) and JP Lamoureux (VIC) – will face each other.
>>The Capitals won the last six meetings with the Dornbirn Bulldogs. Last time the Vorarlberger left Kagran as the winner was on February 2nd 2016 or 676 days ago.
Quotes:
Serge Aubin, Headcoach Vienna Capitals: „The Bulldogs played good hockey lately, they work hard and arrive with confidence. We will be ready!“
Sun, 10.12.2017: Moser Medical Graz99ers – HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ (16:00)
Referees: KELLNER (AUT), LEMELIN (AUT), Bärnthaler, Rakovic.
>>Moser Medical Graz99ers and HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ will face each other for the second time within two days on Sunday at Graz. On Friday the Tyroleans beat the Mur Citizens at home 5:2. Totally it will be the fourth (and maybe already last) clash 2017/18.
>>The two teams showed different faces in December: The 99ers are still without points after two games this month. All in all the Styrians lost their last three games. Innsbruck got the maximum of nine points (three wins) so far this month. The Sharks also played strong defense, received just five goals in the last 180 minutes.
>>The 99ers had problems to score lately. The Styrians made just two goals in the last three rounds. The 99ers fall down in the ranking to place 8, while the Tyroleans are in the Top 6 after a perfect start into this month.
>>The seventh best home-team will face the seventh best road team on Sunday at Graz: The Styrians collected so far 25 points (nine wins) from 13 home-games and scored 49 goals! The Tyroleans on the other side got twelve points (four wins) from 13 road-games, in which they made 36 goals.
>>In the last six meetings the home-team was successful. The Sharks from Innsbruck were successful at Graz last time on September 22nd 2016 or 443 days ago.
Quotes:
„We want to take revenge for the defeat at Innsbruck“, was to hear from Graz.
Tyler Spurgeon, Captain HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“: „We fight as a team and everybody gives his best. It is an important hockey-time. We must continue this way!“
Sun, 10.12.2017: EC VSV – HC Orli Znojmo (17:30)
Referees: BALUSKA (SVK), BERNEKER (AUT), Pagon, Pardatscher.
>>With EC VSV and HC Orli Znojmo two neighbours in the standing will face on Sunday at Villach. The Austrians are Ninth, the Czechs are Tenth. Both teams collected so far 31 points (ten wins) from 26 games.
>>In the last five rounds the two clubs had the same results (L/W/L/L/L). On Friday EC VSV and HC Orli Znojmo lost for the third time in a row, the Austrians were defeated at Bozen 1:2 after Overtime and the Czechs lost against EC Red Bull Salzburg at home 3:4 after Overtime.
>>Both teams fight for their first win this month on Sunday at Villach. Villach and Znojmo lost so far all three games in December. Besides Moser Medical Graz99ers and KHL Medvescak Zagreb are still without a victory this month.
>>The Czechs try to end their bad road-run on Sunday at Villach. The „Red Eagles“ lost their last eight road-games. To Villach the Czechs travel with good memories, there Radek Cip and Co. got their last road-win on October 12th 2017.
>>HC Orli Znojmo won the last five eagle-clashes, inter alia this season with 3:1 and 2:0.
Quotes:
Markus Peintner, Headcoach EC VSV: „We concentrate us only on the game against Znojmo now. We want to play active ice hockey, taking away time and spaces from our opponents. Besides it is importantto have a quick transition-game.“
Tomas Plihal, player of HC Orli Znojmo: „Our opponents punish us for our mistakes, we fail to do this. We all must take better advantage from our chances.“
Sun, 10.12.2017: HCB Südtirol Alperia – EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz (17:30)
Referees: GRUBER (AUT), K. NIKOLIC (AUT), Ettlmayr, Tschrepitsch.
>>HCB Südtirol Alperia and EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz will face already for the fourth (and maybe last) time this season on the second Sunday in Advent in Bozen. In all three meetings so far this season the home-team left the ice as the winner. And the winning-team always scored exactly four goals. The last clash was played six days ago at Linz, the Black Wings won 4:1.
>>The Black Wings traveled with much confidence to Bozen on Saturday: The Upper Austrians won their last three games and scored 13 goals. Four games in a row the Steel Citizens haven’t won so far this season. Brian Lebler and Co. had already twice the chance to get four wins in a row, both times they lost - on October 6th at Innsbruck (0:4) and on October 20th at Salzburg (2:4).
>>HCB Südtirol Alperia returned on the winning-street on Friday. The Foxes beat EC VSV 2:1 after Overtime. The Black Wings were successful against EC-KAC 4:2.
>>The Italians won the last five home-games against the Black Wings from Linz. Last time the Upper Austrians left Bozen as the winner was on September 18th 2016 or 447 days ago.
>>The Black Wings are the most dangerous team in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. The Austrians scored already 90 goals from 26 games.
Quotes:
Alexander Egger, Captain HCB Südtirol Alperia: „The win against Villach was very important for us. To make a step forward in the ranking, we need more points and we also have to score more goals!“
Corey Locke, Forward EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz: „We win as a team. We must play as we did against Klagenfurt!“
Sun, 10.12.2017: EC Red Bull Salzburg – EC-KAC (17:45, www.servushockeynight.com live)
Referees: M. NIKOLIC (AUT), SMETANA (AUT), Nothegger, Zgonc.
>>EC Red Bull Salzburg and EC-KAC will meet each other in the next two rounds. The two teams will face on Sunday at Salzburg and next Friday at Klagenfurt.
>>EC Red Bull Salzburg is still unbeaten in December. The Red Bulls won twice against HC Orli Znojmo. EC-KAC lost on Friday at Linz 2:4. After 199 seconds Klagenfurt was back already 0:3.
>>Offensiv-power will face defensiv-power! While EC Red Bull Salzburg scored in the first 26 rounds the second highest number of goals (87), Klagenfurt received the second fewest goals (58).
>>EC Red Bull Salzburg won the first two season-clashes 6:3 and 3:0.
>>Salzburgs Bobby Raymond is the only player, who scored in the first two season-clashes.
Quotes:
Alexander Pallestrang, defenseman EC Red Bull Salzburg: „We miss several players, so the others must stand up again. We did this against Znojmo and we want to be successful now also against Klagenfurt, that played good lately.“
David Fischer, defenseman EC-KAC: „Salzburg starts strong, so we must be ready from the beginning. We must find our game quickly and play our system. After loosing the first two season-clashes, we want to be successful this time.“