Release from 09.04.2021

Ten game officials work finals

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The "best-of-7" final series in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League starts on Sunday. A selection of five referees and five linesmen have qualified for the season showdown - they will work the games between HCB Südtirol Alperia and EC-KAC.

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Five referees and five linesmen have qualified for the finals, they will work the final series from Sunday. For all of them it is a great honour to be part of the referee team in the decisive phase. Only the season's best have made it this far.

The following is an overview of the finals referees:

  • Trpimir Piragic
  • Stefan Siegel
  • Ladislav Smetana
  • Christoph Sternat
  • Viktor Trilar

The following is an overview of the finals linesmen:

  • Oto Durmis
  • David Nothegger
  • Elias Seewald
  • Gaspar Jaka Zgonc
  • STAND-BY: Simon Riecken

Series opener on Sunday:
Sun, 11.04.2021, 17.30: HCB Südtirol Alperia - EC-KAC
Referees: PIRAGIC, STERNAT, Seewald, Zgonc | LIVE ON >> PULS 24 << >> SKY SPORT AUSTRIA << >> VB33 <<

Sternat and Seewald also in World Championship action
The International Ice Hockey Federation has announced the 36-member referee and linesmen squad for the A-World Championship from 21 May to 6 June in Riga, Latvia. With Christoph Sternat and Elias Seewald, two game officials from the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League were also nominated.