Release from 20.02.2017

The first four seasons of live pick in retrospect

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Since the 2012-13 campaign the three best-placed teams of Pick Round have the right to choose their opponent in the quarterfinals. This time the pick will take place live on Sky after Tuesday’s last games. We have the first four seasons in retrospect.

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The second stage of regular season draws to an end on Tuesday with some decisions being still open. The teams of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga fight 54 rounds for the best starting position in playoffs and then "the cards are reshuffled" as a hockey saying goes. But a view to the first four years of live pick does not confirm this as the first and second seeded teams have always gone through to semis. It is a different matter for the third and fourth-placed teams who have dropped out in seven out of eight cases. EC-KAC was the only third-ranked side who made it to the semis while all teams from fourth place have been eliminated so far. This season EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz will start from this position into postseason, having home advantage but they can not choose their oponnent anymore.
 
Underdogs cause surprise 
The promotion record of the 5th placed teams of Pick Round looks quite better with Liwest Black Wings Linz, UPC Vienna Capitals and EC VSV going through in the past. Only Graz could not make it from this position. All these teams were picked from third or fourth-placed teams. The bottom-placed squad of Pick Round got the short straw three times, Villach was the only team who went through. It's the same for the winner of Qualification Round who was eliminated three times. The last playoff participant has a balanced record with Klagenfurt and Salzburg suprising their opponents once.
 
The first four seasons of live pick 
 
1st-placed team of Pick-Round:
  • Never eliminated in quarterfinals
  • Opponents picked: 2x QR2, 1x QR1, 1x PR6
  • Series: 2x 4:1, 1x 4:2, 1x 4:3
  • Teams: 3x RBS, 1x VIC
2nd Pick-Round:
  • Never eliminated in quarterfinals
  • Opponents picked: 2x QR1, 2x PR6
  • Series:1x 4:0, 1x 4:2, 2x 4:3
  • Teams: 2x EHL, 1x HCB, 1X ZNO
3rd Pick-Round:
  • 3 times eliminated in quarterfinals
  • Opponents picked: 1x QR2, 1x QR1, 2x PR5
  • Series: 1x 4:0, 3x 1:4
  • Teams: 1x KAC (promotion), 2x VIC, 1x ZNO
4th Pick-Round:
  • 4 times eliminated in quarterfinals
  • Opponents: 2x PR5, 1x PR6, 1x QR2
  • Series: 3x 1:4, 1x 2:4
  • Teams: 1x HCB, 1x AVS, 1x ZNO, 1x MZA
5th Pick-Round:
  • Eliminated once in quarterfinals
  • Opponents: 2x PR4, 2x PR3
  • Series: 2x 4:2, 1x 4:1, 1x 1:4
  • Teams: 1x EHL, 1x VIC, 1x VSV, 1x G99 (eliminated)
6th Pick-Round:
  • 3 times eliminated in quarterfinals
  • Opponents: 2x PR2, 1x PR1, 1x PR4
  • Series: 1x 1:4, 1x 2:4, 1x 3:4, 1x 4:1
  • Teams: 1x EHL (promotion), 2x VSV, 1x DEC
1st Qualification-Round:
  • 3 times eliminated in quarterfinals
  • Opponents: 2x PR2, 1x PR1, 1x PR3
  • Series: 1x 1:4, 1x 0:4, 1x 3:4, 1x 4:1
  • Teams: 1x VSV (promotion), 1x HCB, 1x AVS, 1x ZNO
2nd Qualification-Round:
  • Eliminated twice in quarterfinals
  • Opponents: 2x PR1, x PR3, 1x PR4
  • Series: 1x 3:4, 1x 2:4, 1x 4:2, 1x 4:1
  • Teams: 2x KAC (1x promotion), 1x RBS (promotion), 1x DEC