Release from 30.11.2019

Second half of regular season phase one starts on Sunday

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On Sunday, all other teams head into the second half of phase one of the regular season with four games scheduled. Leader EC Red Bull Salzburg tries to remain unbeaten on the road, playing in Graz. Further, there is the duel of the two best teams within the last five rounds HCB Südtirol Alperia against EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz on the plan – both games starting at 4 pm. EC-KAC against Dornbirn Bulldogs – broadcasted live on Servus Hockey Night – and Hydro Fehérvár AV19 against EC Panaceo VSV sum up the coming gameday.

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5 facts ahead of Sunday’s games:

  • EC-KAC hosting Dornbirn Bulldogs will be broadcasted live on Servus Hockey Night (5.15 pm).
  • With Vienna, Innsbruck and Znojmo being free of play, only four games are scheduled on Sunday, as two starts at 4 pm.
  • On Sunday, for all teams start the second half of phase one of the regular season.
  • Only one point separates the teams placed second to fifth in standings.
  • The EC-KAC misses six more goals to reach 1500th goal in a regular season home-game in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (since 2003/04).

Sun, 1.12.2019, 4.00 pm: Moser Medical Graz99ers – EC Red Bull Salzburg
Referees: GRUBER, STERNAT, Bedynek, Nothegger.

  • After four consecutive losses, the Moser Medical Graz99ers welcome leader EC Red Bull Salzburg, which got a 1:3-defeat against EC-KAC past gameday, suffering the third loss in regulation this season.
  • Salzburg remains unbeaten on the road, collecting 28 out of 30 points possible.
  • Graz lost the past four games, grabbing one single point in the OT loss at Bolzano.
  • RBS won both season-encounter (3:1 and 5:1).
  • The 99ers struggle on the offensive-end, scoring only 2,5 goals a game (#10), while the “Red Bulls” manage to make 3,75 goals on average (#1).
  • Salzburg has the best PP (25%) as well as the best PK (85,7%) available.
  • Both teams face each other for the 88th time, with RBS winning 60 games in the past and 25 out of 43 on the road in Graz.
  • Trevor Hamilton, Dominik Grafenthin, Christopher Nihlstorp and Julian Pauschenwein are out for Graz.
  • Salzburg misses Julian Klöckl and Alexander Rauchenwald.

Pregame Statements: Doug Mason (G99) | Matt McIlvane (RBS)


Sun, 1.12.2019, 4.00 pm: HCB Südtirol Alperia – EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz
Referees: BULOVEC, STOLC, Pardatscher, Rezek.

  • Both teams arrive after road-wins, as the HCB Südtirol Alperia winning in Dornbirn after Overtime and EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz defeating Innsbruck.
  • Both teams’ form curve points upwards, with each winning four out of the last five games. Linz grabbed 12 points, Bolzano 10.
  • While the “foxes” remain unbeaten since six home-games, the Black Wings succeeded only twice in the past six road-games.
  • HCB won the first season-meeting in Linz 5:2.
  • Both teams cross sticks for the 50th time, with the Austrian side winning 27 games. At Palaonda Bolzano won 14 out of 23 and seven of the last eight home-games against BWL too.
  • Although the “foxes” converted all PP occasions past game day (3/3), they are second-last overall (12,8%), while Linz sits on fourth place in the PP-charts (21%).
  • Linz, which stayed overnight after the game in Innsbruck, misses Matt Finn, Mark McNeill and Julian Pusnik.

Pregame Statements: Clayton Beddoes (HCB)


Sun, 1.12.2019, 5.30: Hydro Fehérvár AV19 – EC Panaceo VSV
Referees: CHRISTIANSEN, SMETANA, Ankersen, Kaspar.

  • After Hydro Fehérvár AV19 was free of play on Friday, they welcome EC Panaceo VSV on Sunday.
  • The Hungarian side fights for staying in touch to the top-5, trailing eight points to sixth-placed Villach and eleven points to a spot in the pick-round.
  • Both previous season-meetings were won by Villach (3:1 and 2:1 OT).
  • Villach only won three of the last ten road-games at Fehérvár.
  • VSV grabbed 37 wins in 64 meetings with AVS.
  • VSV is the second-best team in PP (21,9%), struggles on PK (78,8% | #9),
  • Andrew Yogan, Fehérvár’s best scorer, has a seven-game scoring streak available.
  • At the Hungarian side Scott Timmings is on the team again, while Jonathan Harty can not play.
  • The game will be officiated by Martin Christiansen and Rasmus Ankersen from Denmark.

Pregame Statements: Andrew Sarauer (AVS) | Kevin Schmidt (VSV)


Sun, 1.12.2019, 5.30 pm: EC-KAC – Dornbirn Bulldogs (live on servushockeynight.com)
Referees: OFNER, ZRNIC, Kontschieder, Zgonc.

  • The EC-KAC hosts bottom-placed Dornbirn Bulldogs in the game shown live on Servus Hockey Night.
  • While Klagenfurt won at leader Salzburg on Friday, Dornbirn snatched up one point in the home-game against second-ranked Bolzano.
  • With winning five out of the last six home-games, the EC-KAC is the second-best team in front of the home crowd among all teams. Dornbirn got only one road-win after regulation so far.
  • Klagenfurt dominated both previous season-meetings (5:1 and 6:1), as Manuel Ganahl scored four goals against the Vorarlberg side.
  • KAC won the past six duels against DEC.
  • KAC won 21 out of 34 duels against DEC.
  • The EC-KAC misses six more goals to reach 1500th goal in a regular season home-game in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (since 2003/04).
  • After the international break Thomas Hundertpfund, Manuel Ganahl and Johannes Bischofberger collected 21 points together.
  • Klagenfurt misses Niki Kraus, Marcel Witting, Philipp Kreuzer and Patrick Harand.

Pregame Statements: Ramón Schnetzer (DEC)