Release from 07.03.2021

The quarterfinal pairings are set

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For the ninth time in league history, the top three were allowed to choose their opponents for the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League quarterfinals.

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For the second time in a row, HCB Südtirol Alperia captured the first pick right and chose the iClinic Bratislava Capitals. Second-placed EC-KAC took EC GRAND Immo VSV, who qualified for the play-offs at the last second. EC Red Bull Salzburg picked the Dornbirn Bulldogs from the two remaining teams. That left Hydro Fehérvár AV19 for the spusu Vienna Capitals.

HCB Südtirol Alperia (1) - iClinic Bratislava Capitals (7)

  • Season balance: 4 wins HCB I 0 wins BRC
  • Bolzano also qualified for the playoffs for the ninth time in their ninth league season
  • The South Tyroleans enter the playoffs as top seed for the second time
  • Bratislava qualified for the quarterfinals in their debut season
  • HCB have already won the title twice
  • The winner after the Pick Round has always qualified for the semifinals since the live-pick was introduced


EC-KAC (2) - EC GRAND Immo VSV (8)

  • Season balance: 3 wins KAC I 1 win VSV
  • Since the league was newly-founded there have been four Carinthian derbies in the playoffs - KAC prevailed three times
  • KAC got the second ticket for the Champions Hockey League
  • VSV made it into the playoffs at the last second
  • The KAC have won the title five times since the league was newly founded, while Villach have triumphed twice
  • The second-placed team after the intermediate round has always qualified for the semifinals since the live-pick was introduced


EC Red Bull Salzburg (3) - Dornbirn Bulldogs (6)

  • Season balance: 4 wins RBS I 0 wins DEC
  • Salzburg won all four season duels and conceded only five goals
  • These two teams have faced each other twice in the quarterfinals so far - Salzburg won both series
  • With six titles, the Red Bulls are the record-holders since the league was newly founded
  • The third-placed team in the Pick Round has already been eliminated in three of the seven quarterfinal series


spusu Vienna Capitals (4) - Hydro Fehérvár AV19 (7)

  • Season balance: 4 wins VIC I 2 wins AVS
  • In five of six season duels the away team won
  • In the two games of the Pick Round there were clear away victories (3:11, 1:6)
  • These two teams have faced each other twice in the quarterfinals so far - Vienna won both series
  • The Capitals have been crowned champions twice so far
  • The fourth-placed team after the pick-round has never advanced to the semifinals since the live-pick was introduced

The "best of seven" quarter-final series will begin on Friday, 12 March 2021 - SCHEDULE

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Celebration EC GRAND Immo VSV
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PULS 24 anchorman Martin Pfanner and the league trophy
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Leagues general manager Christian Feichtinger
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