Release from 10.02.2020

Intermediate round continues on Tuesday | New forces in five teams

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After the international match break, eight teams will start the hot phase of the intermediate round on Tuesday. Bolzano is aiming for its first win of the season against the spusu Vienna Capitals in the only Tuesday game of the Pick Round. In the Qualification Round, HC TWK Innsbruck and the Dornbirn Bulldogs, among others, will duel each other to narrow the gap to the three playoff places.

Five teams still used the break to strengthen themselves. While the EC Panaceo VSV is going into the race for one of three playoff tickets with a new head coach, the HCB Südtirol Alperia, Hydro Fehérvár AV 19, HC Orli Znojmo and Liwest Black Wings Linz became active on the player market.

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Facts about the 47th round:

  • Four teams strengthened during the break at the players' market. One team changed the head coach.
  • Bolzano is aiming for the first victory of the season against spusu Vienna Capitals in the only Tuesday game of the Pick Round.
  • The HC TWK Innsbruck and the Dornbirn Bulldogs battle each other in a direct duel for the connection to the three playoff places.
  • Rafael Rotter (VIC) and Andreas Kristler (BWL) are about to play their 600th game in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
  • EC Red Bull Salzburg remains free of play this round. The game EC-KAC against Moser Medical Graz99ers will be played on Wednesday (Live on Sky Sport Austria).

Pick Round:
Tue, 11.02.2020 HCB Südtirol Alperia - spusu Vienna Capitals 19:45
Referees: OFNER, STOLC, Bedynek, Pardatscher

  • The HCB Südtirol Alperia is aiming for the first points in its second game of the Pick Round.
  • The spusu Vienna Capitals have already played two games and have a balanced win/loss record in the Master Round.
  • The Viennese were able to win all four previous season duels against the Foxes.
  • Bolzano scored an average of only 0.75 goals against Vienna this season.
  • The Bolzano team strengthened their defense with the 20-year-old Italian Gregorio Gios.


Qualification Round:

Tue, 11.02.2020 EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz - HC Orli Znojmo 19:15
Referees: NIKOLIC M., PEARCE Mark (CAN), Nothegger, Seewald

  • The Linz team has won one of the two previous games in the Qualification Round.
  • Znojmo could not win a game in QR yet but scored one point in both matches.
  • While Znojmo is currently one point below the red line, the "credit" of the Linz team is three points.
  • Linz could not win a single duel against the Czechs this season. Znojmo decided three of the four matches in extra time or shootout.
  • Brian Lebler has scored in all four games against Znojmo so far.
  • Both teams strengthened their defensive position in the International Break. Linz signed the Stanley Cup winner Steve Oleksy. Znojmo took the Canadian Brandon Burlon under contract.


Tue, 11.02.2020 EC Panaceo VSV - Hydro Fehervar AV 19 19:15

Referees: BULOVEC, PIRAGIC, Bärnthaler, Rezek

  • Neo-Headcoach Rob Daum celebrates his debut with the EC Panaceo VSV.
  • Fehérvár is also expected to have a debut on Tuesday: 23-year-old striker Tino Metsävainio has been signed on loan by Oulun Kärpät.
  • EC Panaceo VSV has not yet won a game in the qualifying round.
  • Fehérvár AV19 scored five of six possible points in the qualifying round.


Tue, 11.02.2020 HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' - Dornbirn Bulldogs 19:15

Referees: SIEGEL, SMETANA, Schauer, Tschrepitsch

  • The HC TWK Innsbruck and the Dornbirn Bulldogs are currently level on points with four points in fifth and sixth place.
  • However, their gap to the important third place is only three points.
  • While Innsbruck recently surprised against Villach, Dornbirn already had two successes in the qualification round.
  • In the regular season phase 1, the Bulldogs won three out of four times. At the last meeting in Innsbruck the Sharks celebrated a 6:1 victory.
  • Dornbirn only conceded one goal in two games in the qualifying round. The Innsbruckers have already conceded nine goals.