Release from 27.02.2022

The two pre-playoff duels are set

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For the first time in league history, four teams will duel in the pre-playoffs for the two remaining quarterfinal spots. Starting on 2 March, HC Tesla Orli Znojmo and the Moser Medical Graz99ers as well as EC-KAC and HCB Südtirol Alperia will face each other in "best-of-three" series.

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Pre-playoffs for the first time
The first pre-playoffs of the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League will start on Wednesday, 2 March. After the completion of the regular season, the teams in seventh to tenth place will open the postseason with the "best-of-three" series. The seventh-placed team after the regular season, HC Tesla Orli Znojmo could choose their own opponent between ninth and tenth. The Czechs decided for the duel with the Moser Medical Graz99ers (10). Thus, the second pre-playoff pairing will be last year's final between EC-KAC (8) and HCB Südtirol Alperia (9). The winners of the two series, which complete the field of participants for the quarterfinals, will be determined on 6 March at the latest.

HC Tesla Orli Znojmo (7) - Moser Medical Graz99ers (10)

  • Season balance: 2 wins ZNO, 1 win G99
  • The two teams have never faced each other in a playoff series before
  • Znojmo made it to the final in the 2016 playoffs, then were beaten by EC Red Bull Salzburg
  • The Styrians advanced to the semifinals for the first time in the 2019 playoffs


EC-KAC (8) - HCB Südtirol Alperia (9)

  • Season balance: 2 wins KAC (including 1x final verification), 2 wins HCB
  • It is the rematch of last year's final
  • The two teams faced each other in three series in the postseason
    • In 2018, HCB won 4-2 in the quarterfinals and later became champions
    • 2019, the KAC won 4-1 in the quarterfinals and later became champions
    • 2021, the KAC won the final 4-1
  • The last time EC-KAC failed to make it to the quarterfinals was in the 2013/14 season.
  • HCB Südtirol Alperia have reached at least the quarterfinals in all of their eight seasons in the multinational league
Match dates of the "best-of-three" series: 2 March, 4 March, 6 March (if necessary)

PULS 24 will show the match between HC Tesla Orli Znojmo against the Moser Medical Graz99ers to kick off the series on Wednesday. On Friday, the TV partner will broadcast from Bolzano, both games starting at 7.45 pm.