Release from 15.11.2017

Innsbruck welcomes Dornbin in another west derby

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On Thursday Dornbirn Bulldogs travel to HC TWK Innsbruck. After losing their last three games, the Tirolese try to get back on winning ways. The game is live on Sky.

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Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Round 19:
Thu, 16.11.2017, 19:15: HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ – Dornbirn Bulldogs (SKY Sport 8 HD and SKY Ticket live)
Referees: M. NIKOLIC, PIRAGIC, Nothegger, Zgonc
  • While Dornbirn earned seven points out of four games before the IIHF break, the Tirolese only gained three points in their last five
  • The sharks won the first season meeting 4:3 after overtime with Hunter Bishop scoring the game winner
  • Innsbruck's Andrew Yogan leads Erste Bank Eishockey Liga scoring charts with 25 points (eight goals, 17 assists)
  • Innsbruck is the most efficient team of the league, scoring 59 goals out of 554 shots (10,65 %)
  • In this seasons games of Innsbruck as well as of Dornbirn on average more than six goals were scored (Innsbruck 6,3 goals, Dornbirn 6,1 goals)
Mitch Wahl (HC TWK Innsbruck): „I'm lookin gforward to my new role as third line center and try to help the team. Dornbirn is a good team with offensive power. We will be well prepared and want top get three points.”
 
Absentee: Fabio Schramm (injured)
 
Henrik Neubauer (Dornbirn Bulldogs): „It‘s an important game, we need the points and go there to win. It‘s been quite though games against them, this time it‘s our game.“