Release from 22.10.2018

Red Bulls travel to Znojmo

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Bottom club HC Orli Znojmo and EC Red Bull Salzburg will be in a fight for points in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga on Tuesday (18:30). EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz have signed US-power-forward Michael Davies. Besides: Two meetings between KHL Medvescak Zagreb and EC-KAC have been rescheduled.

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Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, round 3:
Tue, 23.10.2018: HC Orli Znojmo – EC Red Bull Salzburg (18:30)
Referees: FICHTNER, M. NIKOLIC, Nemeth, Soos.
>HC Orli Znojmo and EC Red Bull Salzburg will be in a fight for points in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for the first time this season on Tuesday. The Mozart Citizens left the ice as the winner in ten out of the last eleven meetings.
>HC Orli Znojmo will play their third game within just four days!
>The Czechs have been convincing on the road last weekend: The „Red Eagles“ won 3:0 in Dornbirn on Saturday and earned one point in Innsbruck (3:4/OT) on Sunday as well. Prior, the bottom-club got just five points out of nine matches.
>EC Red Bull Salzburg has been convincing in Power Play situations lately and has potted most Power Play goals (15) too: The Mozart Citizens netted Power Play goals in Vienna on Friday (2:4) and in Szekesfehervar (7:4) on Sunday. Watch out: In Hungary, Ryan Duncan and Co. scored six Power Play goals, earning a 7:4-win!
>Salzburg's Brant Harris has scored a goal in two straight meetings with the „Red Eagles“.
Quotes:
Miroslav Frycer, Headcoach HC Orli Znojmo: „We made some changes during last week and the we hope to carry the improved results into the next game, too. Obviously Salzburg is a top team to play against and we have a long journey back from the west, but that is no excuse and we want points.“
Ryan Duncan, forward EC Red Bull Salzburg: „Things run well for us in Székesfehérvár. We scored many Power Play goals and goalie Michalek did a greet job too. We worked well and want to do the same in Znojmo!“

Two games between KHL Medvescak Zagreb and EC-KAC rescheduled
Two games between KHL Medvescak Zagreb and EC-KAC have been rescheduled, because the arena in the Croatian Capital and in Sisak isn't available on Wednesday. The game will now played on Friday, November 23rd 2018 (19:15) in Zagreb. Besides, the home-game of EC-KAC against the Bears moves to January, 8th 2019 (19:15).

New power-forward arrives in Linz
EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz have signed power-forward Michael Davies. The 31-year old US-American, who is known as a reliable scorer, went for goals and points in the DEL for Düsseldorfer EG, Hamburg Freezers and Augsburg Panthers during the past four years, scoring 125 points (42T/83A) out of 178 games. Besides, he has already played 223 AHL-games prior as well.