Release from 28.03.2026

Semifinal Kickoff on Sunday

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Four teams from four different nations are still in the running for the win2day ICE Hockey League 2026 title. None of these teams have ever been crowned champion, so a first-time winner is guaranteed. First, however, all teams must focus on reaching the final. In the semifinals, Moser Medical Graz99ers will face Hydro Fehérvár AV19. The other semifinal sees HC Falkensteiner Pustertal take on Olimpija Ljubljana. Watch both games live on Sporteurope.tv.

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Regular Season winners Moser Medical Graz99ers are the only team from the top four still remaining. In the quarterfinals, the Styrians swept Villach 4-0. Their last game was on March 17, while their semifinal opponent, Hydro Fehérvár AV19, last played on March 25, securing a 3-0 home win against EC-KAC to complete a 4-2 series upset. As the tenth-placed team, the Hungarians barely made the pre-playoffs and now advance to the semifinals for the second time since joining the league – the first team ever to reach the top four from tenth place. In 2022, they even reached the final, losing 0-4 to Salzburg. For the 99ers, this is their third semifinal appearance and first since 2019. They have yet to make it to the final. This season, Graz has won both home games against Fehérvár (9-4, 4-2), while in Székesfehérvár the home team won both matches (2-1, 5-2), leaving the season’s head-to-head record even. Watch the match live on Sporteurope.tv with Hungarian commentary.

Pustertal opens semifinals at home against Ljubljana
In the second semifinal series, HC Falkensteiner Pustertal faces Olimpija Ljubljana. This is already the third postseason meeting between the two teams in the win2day ICE Hockey League in a row. In the past two seasons Pustertal always prevailed in the Pre-Playoffs. They also met in the 2019 Alps Hockey League final, with Ljubljana narrowly winning the series 4-3. This time, Pustertal – who finished the regular season in fifth place and swept reigning champions Salzburg in the quarterfinals – enters the series as a slight favorite against sixth-placed Olimpija, who defeated Bolzano convincingly 4-1 in their quarterfinal. While this is Ljubljana’s first semifinal appearance (their predecessor team did reach a final), it is Pustertal’s second time in the semifinals. In 2024, they lost 0-4 to KAC in this round. During the regular season, Pustertal won three of four matchups against the Slovenians (5-3, 4-1, 3-2 OT). The semifinals opener from Bruneck will be broadcast live on Sporteurope.tv at 18:00 on Sunday, with Italian and Slovenian commentary.

win2day ICE Hockey League:
Sun, 29.03.2026:
15:15: Moser Medical Graz99ers – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: PIRAGIC, STERNAT, Durmis, Riecken | LIVE on Sporteurope.tv with HUN commentary
Standings in the best-of-7 series: 0:0

18:00: HC Falkensteiner Pustertal – Olimpija Ljubljana
Referees: HUBER A., NIKOLIC M., Mantovani, Nothegger | LIVE on Sporteurope.tv – ITA & SLO commentary
Standings in the best-of-7 series: 0:0

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