Release from 13.05.2019

Salzburg commits Capitals-goalkeeper Lamoureux

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The EC Red Bull Salzburg have strengthened themselves on the keeper position with another well-known player. Jean-Philippe Lamoureux moves from the spusu Vienna Capitals to the Red Bulls. The Innsbruck Haie were active on the transfer market too. The Tyroleans commited the defender Tyler Cuma.

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Salzburg is already the fourth stop in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for Jean-Philippe Lamoureux. After spending a year in Ljubljana and four years with EC Panaceo VSV, the 34-year-old American spent the last three seasons at spusu Vienna Capitals with whom he became Champion of the Erste Bank Eisockey Liga in 2017.

In recent years Lamoureux has regularly been one of the top goalkeepers in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga and has also played in the Champions Hockey League - one season with the VSV and the last three years with the Vienna Capitals. In the past season he went through to the finals with the Caps which they lost against the EC-KAC. Now the American is looking forward to his new workplace Salzburg. "I'm looking forward to the new job with the Red Bulls and want to play for the championship with my new team," Lamoureux is optimistic.

Innsbruck signs Cuma

After a year off hockey, Tyler Cuma is back on the ice again. Due to an injury the defender didn´t have a contract past season. Now the Tyroleans committed the native Canadian. Since Cuma also has an Austrian passport he is not considered as an import player. For Haie coach Rob Pallin Innsbruck has succeeded a coup with the commitment of the 29-year-old. "We wanted a defender who works hard in the duels and brings defensive strengths. With Tyler we believe we have found these skills. The fact that he is not considered as an import is of course an additional plus for us," said Pallin.

Cuma is well known in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. In the season 2014/15 he was under contract at the Moser Medical Graz 99ers before he moved to the Spusu Vienna Capitals for three seasons. Due to the commitment of Cuma, the squad plans in the defense of Innsbruck are initially completed.