Release from 25.08.2022

Ten ICE teams in preseason action this weekend

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No less than ten teams of the win2day ICE Hockey League are in preseason action this weekend. Champion EC Red Bull Salzburg, HC Pustertal Wölfe, HCB Südtirol Alperia and Steinbach Black Wings Linz are even double challenged.

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Tomorrow, Friday, five test matches with ICE participation are on the program. Thereby the Moser Medical Graz99ers are guests at the HC Dukla Jihlava in the Czech Republic. For the 99ers it will be the second game within 24 hours. On Thursday they will play at Mountfield HK. The spusu Vienna Capitals will face the reigning Norwegian champion Stavanger Oilers, who defeated Villach 5:2 on Tuesday.

Three times ICE vs. DEL on Friday
In the remaining three matches on Friday it comes to the duel ICE vs. DEL. Champion EC Red Bull Salzburg will meet the Bietigheim Steelers at home. Also on Sunday, the Red Bulls take on a top team from Germany, with the Augsburg Panthers. The Steinbach Black Wings Linz will first meet the Straubing Tigers away from home. Since 2011, the Upper Austrians have dueled annually with the German first division team in the preseason. Two days later, they will play at home against HC Motor České Budějovice. HC Pustertal is challenged twice this weekend away from home at the ERC Ingolstadt and the Nürnberg ICE Tigers.

ICE internal duel on Saturday
On Saturday, three preseason games with win2day ICE Hockey League participation are on the program. In the duel HK SZ Olimpija against Hydro Fehérvár AV19 it comes to an internal ICE duel. For Fehérvár it will be the second test match in the preseason. In the first match, the runner-up won against the EC-KAC with 4:3. Ljubljana has already played four games and won two of them.
In addition, the HCB Südtirol Alperia will meet the Nürnberg ICE Tigers. The following day, the South Tyroleans will face another team of the DEL, with the ERC Ingolstadt. The HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie, who won their opening game clearly with 6:2, will play against the Swiss top team HC Lugano on Saturday.

Second test match for Pioneers
On Sunday, league newcomer BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg will be in action alongside Salzburg, Linz and Pustertal. The team from Feldkirch will meet the Bietigheim Steelers at home, who are Salzburg's opponents on Friday. For the Pioneers it will be the second test match. They could win their first match surprisingly clear against the EHC Freiburg with 3:0.

Preseason from 26.08. – 28.08.:
Fri, 26.08.2022, 18:00 Uhr: HC Dukla Jihlava - Moser Medical Graz99ers
Fri, 26.08.2022, 19:15 Uhr: EC Red Bull Salzburg - Bietigheim Steelers
Fri, 26.08.2022, 19:30 Uhr: Straubing Tigers – Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Fri, 26.08.2022, 20:00 Uhr: ERC Ingolstadt – HC Pustertal Wölfe
Sat, 27.08.2022, 18:00 Uhr: HC Lugano – HC TIWAG Innsbruck – Die Haie
Sat, 27.08.2022, 18:00 Uhr: HCB Südtirol Alperia – Nürnberg ICE Tigers
Sat, 27.08.2022, 19:00 Uhr: HK SZ Olimpija – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Sun, 28.08.2022, 14:00 Uhr: Nürnberg ICE Tigers – HC Pustertal Wölfe
Sun, 28.08.2022, 16:30 Uhr: Augsburg Panther – EC Red Bull Salzburg
Sun, 28.08.2022, 17:30 Uhr: Steinbach Black Wings Linz - HC Motor České Budějovice
Sun, 28.08.2022, 18:00 Uhr: BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg - Bietigheim Steelers
Sun, 28.08.2022, 18:00 Uhr: HCB Südtirol Alperia – ERC Ingolstadt

To the whole preseason schedule

Copright: Hannes Draxler