Release from 12.08.2021

Red Bulls Salute first season highlight | 5 more teams start preseason

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Next weekend, the first highlight of the new season is scheduled with the Red Bulls Salute in Kitzbühel. Besides EC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull München, Bílí Tygři Liberec and HC Košice will participate in the preseason tournament. In addition, five more teams from the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League - Moser Medical Graz99ers, Hydro Fehérvár AV19, Dornbirn Bulldogs, spusu Vienna Capitals and HC Pustertal - will start the preseason.

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EC Red Bull Salzburg started the preseason last Saturday with a 4-2 win over HC Motor České Budějovice. The first highlight of the season awaits the Red Bulls next weekend. At the internationally strong Red Bulls Salute, Salzburg will first face Bílí Tygři Liberec from the Czech Republic on Saturday. In case of a victory, they would meet the winner of the Red Bull Munich vs. HC Košice match in the final the following day. In case of a defeat, it will be against the loser for third place. All matches of the Red Bulls Salute can be seen in the free livestream, on Servustv.com, Laola1.at, as well as on the tournament website of the Red Bulls Salute.

Graz99ers challenged twice in Czech Republic
Their debut in the Preseason will be the Moser Medical Graz99ers. The Styrians are in action twice in the Czech Republic next weekend. A game at Mountfield Hradec Králové on Friday will be followed by an appearance at SC Kolin on Saturday. Also on Friday, Hydro Fehérvár AV19 and the Dornbirn Bulldogs will start the preseason. The Hungarians will challenge HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana in a league duel. The league newcomer from Slovenia started its preparation for the first ICE season with a 5-1 win over MAC Budapest on Wednesday. The Bulldogs are challenged in Switzerland, at HC Thurgau.

Vienna Capitals as guests in Bratislava
The spusu Vienna Capitals make their season debut on Saturday in Bratislava at HC Slovan Bratislava. For last season's semi-finalists, it will be the first of seven scheduled preseason games. Also on Saturday, HC Pustertal will make its debut. The league newcomer from South Tyrol will face HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice. The Slovenians were opponents of the South Tyroleans in the Alps Hockey League in the past years. Both teams faced each other in the semifinal series of the 2018/19 season, which the "Wolves" won 3:2. Afterwards, they had to succumb to HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana in a dramatic final series with 3:4 victories.

Preseason bet-at-home ICE Hockey League:
Fri, 13.08.2021, 17:00 Mountfield Hradec Králové - Moser Medical Graz99ers
Fri, 13.08.2021, 19:15: Hydro Fehérvár AV19 - HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana
Fri, 13.08.2021, 20:00: HC Thurgau - Dornbirn Bulldogs
Sat, 14.08.2021, 17:00: EC Red Bull Salzburg - Bílí Tygři Liberec (Red Bulls Salute)
Sat, 14.08.2021, 18:00: HC Slovan Bratislava - spusu Vienna Capitals
Sat, 14.08.2021, TBD: SC Kolin - Moser Medical Graz99ers
Sat, 14.08.2021, 20:00: HC Pustertal - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Sun, 15.08.2021, TBD: EC Red Bull Salzburg - TBD (Red Bulls Salute)

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