Release from 25.12.2019

Intense phase starts on Thursday

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The 31st round in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga starts an intense phase at the end of the year. Games are scheduled in a two days rhythm. The Moser Medical Graz99ers are battling with the EC Panaceo VSV for the connection to the top-5- The duel between the Liwest Black Wings Linz and the HC Orli Znojmo is a battle between two top-5 teams.

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Important facts:

  • The duel between the top-5 chasing pack of the 99ers and the EC Panaceo VSV will be broadcasted live on Sky Sport Austria.
  • The second placed team and the fifths place team are separated by one single point.
  • The duel Black Wings vs. Znojmo is a battle between two top-5 teams.
  • The Caps are heading in their 500th road game in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.

Thu., 26.12.2019 17:30 EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz - HC Orli Znojmo
Referees: BERNEKER, STOLC, Kontschieder, Pardatscher

  • The Black Wings lost their past two ganes. Znojmo is currently on a winning streak of two games.
  • Both teams are in the top-5. Znojmo has an advantage of four points to the sixth place. Linz is three point above the red line.
  • The two teams are having their third duel. Both previous duels went in overtime, with the better end for Znojmo.
  • The Czechs won 31 of 53 duels against Linz in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
  • Linz is the most successful team in powerplay, Znojmo is the most efficient team in scoring.

Thu., 26.12.2019 17:30 HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' - Dornbirn Bulldogs
Referees: KOPETZ, NIKOLIC K., Sparer, Tschrepitsch

  • The duel between HC TWK Innsburck against the Dornbirn Bulldogs is a battle between the two bottom placed teams.
  • Dornbin didn’t capture a point in the past six games. Innsbruck won three out of the past four games.
  • Innsburck is the only team in the league which had to take two defeats against the Bulldogs.
  • These two teams are having their 39th duel in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Dornbirn celebrated 21 wins.
  • Dornbirn and Innsburck are the only two teams with more than 100 goals against.

Thu., 26.12.2019 EC Red Bull Salzburg - HCB Südtirol Alperia
Referees: SIEGEL, ZRNIC, Riecken, Seewald

• The EC Red Bull Salzburg confirmed the lead in the tandings just before Christmas and will be definitely still on the top after the 31st round.
• The HCB Südtirol Alperia had some ups and downs this season. The Foxes climbed the top-5 in November but captured only five points in the past six games and fell down below the red line again.
• Salzburg defended their lead in the standings in the past weeks, the advantage to the second placed team grew to five points.
• In the first two duels the road team booked the win.
• It is the 47th meeting in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga of these two teams. The Red Bulls won 27 times.
• Patrick Wiercioch is playing at the Spengler Cup for team Canada. Sebastien Sylvestre is still missing. Brett Flemming could already celebrate his comeback.

Thu., 26.12.2019 17:30 Moser Medical Graz99ers - EC Panaceo VSV | Live auf Sky Sport Austria
Referees: GRUBER, PIRAGIC, Bärnthaler, Zgonc

  • The Moser Medical Graz99ers and the EC Panaceo VSV are the eigths and sevenths ranked team with the same amount of points.
  • The winer of this games could already reconnect to the top 5 teams.
  • The 99ers managed to climb the standings just before Christmas again. The Styrians won four out of the past five games.
  • The EC Panaceo VSV won just before Christmas but it was only the third win out of eight December games.
  • VSV won both duels this season. The 99ers didn’t socre a single goal against the VSV this season.
  • Jerry Pollastrone scored threed goals in total against the 99ers this season.
  • The 99ers celebrated 399 wins in history of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Another success would be the 400th anniversary.
  • VSV forward Patrick Spannring is leaving the VSV. He will have his last game on the 30th of December.

Thu., 26.12.2019 19:15 Hydro Fehervar AV 19 – spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: OFNER; STERNAT, Bedynek, Nedeljkovic

  • The Caps are having their 500th road game against Hydro Fehérvár AV19 in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
  • The spusu Vienna Capitals missed the chance to take the lead in the standings just before Christmas.
  • Fehérvár AV19 won three out of their past four games before Christmas and found the connection to the midfield of the standings.
  • In the first two duels of the season the home team booked the win.
  • In the past eight duels only one time the road team booked the win.
  • It is the 72nd duel of these two teams in history of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Vienna won 51 games against the Hungarians..