Release from 16.08.2018

Preseason wins for Vienna and Znojmo

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On Thursday the Vienna Capitals had opened their preseason with a 3:1-victory against MAC Budapest. At the same time HC Orli Znojmo defeated Czech opponent HC Energie Kralovy Vary by 3:2. EC-KAC and Moser Medical Graz 99ers suffered defeats at their opening games.

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The Vienna Capitals have won their preseason-opener at MAC Budapest with 3:1. Vienna earned an early 1:0-lead by Dominic Hackl (6.). The hosts tied the game five minutes later in the first frame after a worth seeing solo by Tomas Klempa. Lately in the last the Caps made the breakthrough. Nikolaus Hartl potted the 2:1 (56.) for the EBEL-Team, before Rafael Rotter scored an empty net goal.

Preseason Game:
16.08.18: MAC Budapest (HUN) – Vienna Capitals 1:3 (1:1, 0:0, 0:2)
Goals Capitals: Hackl (6.), Hartl (56.), Rotter (60./EN)

HC Orli Znojmo has finished his second preseason game with a 3:2 win against HC Energie Kralovy Vary. The EBEL-Team trailed twice, before they changed the game in the last period. Tomas Guman tied the scrimmage early (10.). Jakub Stehlik scored the 2:2 early in the third (42.) and then Petr Mrazek potted the 3:2 in the duel with the team promoted to Czech Extraliga in the upcoming season.

Preseason Game:
16.08.2018: HC Orli Znojmo – HC Energie Kralovy Vary (CZE) 3:2 (1:1, 0:1, 2:0)
Goals Znojmo: Guman (10.), Stehlik (42.), Mrazek (55.)

Moser Medical Graz 99ers have opened their preseason with a 1:2 overtime-loss against Slovakian reigning champion HC 05 Banska Bystrica. The Slovakians netted an early goal on a double power play situation (8.). For Graz new arrival Matt Catio tied the game (33.) after an assist by Colton Yellow Horn in the second period. In the last 20 minutes no team scored, before Banska Bystica made the decided goal again on a power play situation. In the next two days the 99ers will face HC Kosice and HKM Zvolen for tow more scrimmages.

Preseason Game:
16.08.2018: Moser Medical Graz 99ers – HC 05 Banska Bystrica (SVK) 1:2 OT (1:0, 1:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Goals 99ers: Catio (33.)

Also EC-KAC has lost his first preseason game. The Carinthian suffered a 2:4 defeat at HKM Zvolen. In the first 20 minutes no team could score. After six minutes in the second period EC-KAC earned the 1:0-lead. Clemens Unterweger scored on a power play situation. But the Slovakians fought back and answered with two quick goals also on a power play situation. Early in the third the hosts scored again (46.). New arrival Mitch Wahl reduced the deficit to just one not even a minute later. But the two time Slowakian champion had a quick answer again (47.) and decided the game on an early stage.

Preseason Game:
16.08.2018: HKM Zvolen (SVK) – EC-KAC 4:2 (0:0, 2:1, 2:1)
Goals KAC: Unterweger (26./pp), Wahl (47./pp)