Release from 15.08.2024

Further teams start the preseason

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This weekend, a total of nine teams of the win2day ICE Hockey League will play test matches. Highlights include the Red Bulls Salute in Zell am See with champion EC Red Bull Salzburg and the Dolomites Cup in Neumarkt, South Tyrol with HC Pustertal. There will also be an internal ICE duel between Olimpija Ljubljana and runner-up EC-KAC.

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Red Bulls Salute in Zell am See as the first preseason highlight
The international invitational tournament Red Bulls Salute is being held for the 17th time and offers four top European teams and local hockey fans the perfect stage to kick off the new season. Win2day ICE Hockey League champion EC Red Bull Salzburg will face Swiss champion ZSC Lions in the semifinal on Friday (19:30). The Zurich team beat Lausanne in final game seven last season. In the other semifinal, Red Bull Munich and the Växjö Lakers (FIN) will face each other. The match for third place and the final will take place on Saturday.

Pustertal opens the preseason at the Dolomites Cup
The 18th edition of the Dolomites Cup will take place in Neumarkt, South Tyrol, from Friday to Sunday. In addition to HC Pustertal, EHC Kloten (SUI), Löwen Frankfurt (GER) and Kometa Brno (CZE) are also taking part. For all four teams, this is a return to the Dolomites Cup after a break of several years. Pustertal will play its first game on Saturday at 20:00 against Frankfurt. The match for third place and the final will take place on Sunday.

Runner-up EC-KAC faces league rival Olimpija in first test match
As in the last two years, runner-up EC-KAC opens this year's series of test games on Slovenian ice and against an ICE rival: While Hydro Fehérvár AV19 was the first KAC opponent of the pre-season twice recently in Maribor and Bled, Olimpija Ljubljana will take on this role in 2024. The team from Klagenfurt will visit Ljubljana on Friday evening (19:15). Admission to the game in the Hala Tivoli is free. Olimpija will play another test match just 24 hours later. Once again at home, the Slovenians will face Gyergyói HK from Romania on Saturday at 19:15.

Four more ICE teams start the preseason
With the spusu Vienna Capitals, Steinbach Black Wings Linz, Moser Medical Graz99ers and Pioneers Vorarlberg, four more ICE teams start the preseason this weekend. The Viennese will face the Slovakian first division team HK Nové Zamky away from home on Friday. The Black Wings will host the Kassel Huskies from DEL2 on Friday. On Saturday, Graz will have a showdown against the Augsburg Panthers. Just two days later, the 99ers face the Kölner Haie. Both encounters against top DEL teams will take place in Kitzbühel. Cologne will face the HC TIWAG Innsbruck already on Saturday. It will be the second test game for the Tyroleans. The Pioneers Vorarlberg will play their first test game on Sunday against the EHC Freiburg from the DEL2.

Preseason:
Friday, 16.08.2024:
18:00 Uhr: Nové Zámky – spusu Vienna Capitals
19:00 Uhr: Steinbach Black Wings Linz - Kassel Huskies
19:15 Uhr: HK SZ Olimpija – EC-KAC
19:30 Uhr: EC Red Bull Salzburg – ZSC Lions

Saturday, 17.08.2024:
16:00 Uhr: HC TIWAG Innsbruck – Kölner Haie
18:00 Uhr: Moser Medical Graz99ers – Augsburger Panther
19:15 Uhr: HK SZ Olimpija - Gyergyói HK
20:00 Uhr: HC Pustertal – Löwen Frankfurt
TBD: EC Red Bull Salzburg – TBA

Sunday, 18.08.2024:
19:00 Uhr: BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg – EHC Freiburg
TBD: HC Pustertal – TBA

Monday, 19.08.2024:
16:00 Uhr: Moser Medical Graz99ers – Kölner Haie

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