Release from 12.08.2025

Linz and Graz kick off the preseason

Short text 325 CharactersPlain text

The Steinbach Black Wings are the first team in the win2day ICE Hockey League to play a pre-season game for the upcoming 2025/26 season. The Upper Austrians will face the Kassel Huskies in Zell am See on Wednesday. The preseason clash between the Moser Medical Graz99ers and Mannheim will take place in Kitzbühel on Thursday.

Press release 1048 CharactersPlain text

Exactly one week after the start of training, the Steinbach Black Wings will play their first preseason game against the Kassel Huskies in Zell am See. The duel already took place last year, with the DEL2 team winning 3:2 after shoot-out. For Black Wings coach Philipp Lukas, the game is a first acid test. With only four new signings, the team is building on the philosophy of the previous season. The main aim is to get into the rhythm of the game after an intensive week of training.

The Moser Medical Graz99ers open their preseason on Thursday. The Styrians will face Adler Mannheim in Kitzbühel - the first of two duels between the two sides. Last year, the teams also faced each other at Sportpark Kitzbühel, with the Germans narrowly prevailing 6:5.

Preseason, win2day ICE Hockey League:
Wed, 13. 8. 2025:
18:30: EC Kassel Huskies - Steinbach Black Wings Linz (in Zell am See)

Thu, 14. 8. 2025:
17:00: Adler Mannheim - Moser Medical Graz99ers (in Kitzbühel)

>> To the preseason calendar