Release from 16.10.2023

Salzburg has a small chance to reach CHL playoff

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On Tuesday and Wednesday the Regular Season of the Champions Hockey League will be completed, with all three representatives of the win2day ICE Hockey League playing a home game. While HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie can already plan for the playoff, there is a small chance for EC Red Bull Salzburg to reach the Top-16. For this, the reigning ICE champion needs a home win over Lahti Pelicans (FIN) and great support by other teams. HCB Südtirol Alperia no longer has a chance to reach the knockout phase of the European competition.

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EC Red Bull Salzburg holds four points before its last regular season game against Lahti Pelicans (FIN) and ranks 19th overall. In order to make it to the top 16, the champion of the win2day ICE Hockey League needs a win after regulation and support from at least two rivals. Especially offensively, more needs to come from Salzburg: With eight goals from the first five games, they are only in fourth last place in the CHL comparison.

Innsbruck already qualified
HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie is one of eleven teams that already managed to qualify for the round of 16 in the Champions Hockey League on the last gameday, with three victories and so nine points earned. At the end of the group stage, the "Haie" will meet the Swedish representative Skelleftea AIK, which has also already reached the knockout stage. In this game, Corey Mackin (5) meets Les Lancaster (5), the two players with the most goals scored in the CHL season so far.

Bolzano closes CHL campaign at home
On the last gameday (Wednesday) of the CHL regular season, HCB Südtirol Alperia will face the Stavanger Oilers (NOR) at the Sparkasse Arena in Bolzano. Both teams have picked up only one point from their five games so far – fighting for their first win, with promotion is no longer possible for either team.

Champions Hockey League | 17. – 18. Oktober 2023 | Schedule:
Tue, 17.10.2023, 7.30 pm: HC TIWAG - Innsbruck Die Haie – Skelleftea AIK
Tue, 17.10.2023, 8.20 pm: EC Red Bull Salzburg – Lahti Pelicans
Tue, 18.10.2023, 7.45 pm: HCB Südtirol Alperia – Stavanger Oilers