Release from 20.01.2022

Last South Tyrol derby for the moment

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Four games are scheduled for Friday in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League. In the last South Tyrolean derby for the time being, HCB Südtirol Alperia wants to take revenge on HC Pustertal for the two previous defeats and thus even up the derby score in the regular season. Live on PULS 24, HC TIWAG Innsbruck fights for a return to the top 10 and thus for the pre-playoff places when they visit the league leader.

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bet-at-home ICE Hockey League, 21.01.2022:
Dornbirn Bulldogs - Steinbach Black Wings Linz 7:15 p.m.
Referees: HUBER, NIKOLIC K., Pardatscher, Sparer

For both the Dornbirn Bulldogs and the Steinbach Black Wings Linz, the pre-playoff places already seem to be out of reach. Nevertheless, neither team wants to end the season in last place in the standings. If the Linzers manage a full success in Dornbirn, they will come dangerously close to the Bulldogs in the standings. This is also because the Upper Austrians recently celebrated a success against Innsbruck before they had to admit defeat to table leader Salzburg. The Bulldogs, on the other hand, have yet to win a game in 2022. They suffered four defeats in a row in recent weeks. Dornbirn and Linz are meeting for only the second time this season. In the first duel, the Vorarlberg side celebrated an OT win thanks to a goal from Stefan Häussle.
Steinbach Black Wings Linz recently parted ways with general manager Gregor Baumgartner

HC TIWAG Innsbruck - EC Red Bull Salzburg 7:30 p.m. | LIVE on PULS 24
Referees: NIKOLIC M., OFNER, Nothegger, Wimmler

HC TIWAG Innsbruck will face EC Red Bull Salzburg on Friday. The Tyroleans recently celebrated an emphatic 5:1 victory over HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana, completing their "regular-season sweep" over the Slovenians. Although the Sharks were able to draw level with HC Pustertal in terms of points with this success, they remain razor-thin below the red line. In order to make the jump to the pre-playoff places on Friday, a hard piece of work will be necessary against Salzburg. The league leaders won ten of their last eleven games and scored in all of them. This makes the Red Bulls the big hunted in the current season. In any case, it will be a special game for Mario Huber. The native of Innsbruck will play his 400th league game in the jersey of Salzburg. Only in December, the Red Bulls played the first two Reguar Season games against the Innsbruckers and won once in Salzburg and once in Innsbruck.

HCB Südtirol Alperia - HC Pustertal 7:45 p.m.
Referees: TRILAR, ZRNIC, Miklic, Seewald

On Friday the fourth and for the time being last South Tyrolean derby of the current season will be played. Somewhat surprisingly, the newcomer from Pustertal is ahead in the derby standings with 2:1. After the Foxes narrowly prevailed in a hard-fought first season derby, the Wolves let two wins follow in the further course of the season. Max Gerlach, in particular, always seems to be in a blinding derby mood. The US American has scored three goals in the past two meetings, including the match-winner in the last encounter at the end of December. However, the current form should speak more in favor of the Foxes, who have won each of their last three games. In the table, the champion from 2018 thus worked its way up to second place. HC Pustertal currently ranks tenth - the last place for the pre-playoffs. However, the Innsbruck Haise are already breathing down the Wolves' necks.

HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana - spusu Vienna Capitals 7:45 pm
Referees: PIRAGIC, RENCZ, Muzsik, Zgonc

In the duel between HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana and the spusu Vienna Capitals, it comes to the clash of two table neighbors. Currently, the Slovenians have a very narrow lead. However, a win in overtime or a penalty shootout would be enough for the Vienna Capitals to overtake the Slovenians. However, both teams are currently unable to play to their full potential. The Caps lost four of their last five games. Ljubljana has already had a long dry spell, scoring points in only two of their last eleven games. The Viennese will meet the Slovenians for only the second time this season. Ljubljana narrowly won the first encounter 1-0 in October.