Release from 14.10.2021
The top duo of the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League will each play a road game on Friday: leader HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana will host the bottom team Steinbach Black Wings Linz, while Hydro Fehérvár AV19 will face the in-form HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie. PULS 24 will broadcast the game between Moser Medical Graz99ers and EC Red Bull Salzburg. The Styrians - like the spusu Vienna Capitals and HC Orli Znojmo - can rely on their respective youngest new arrivals.
Four more games will be offered via livestream on live.ice.hockey on Friday, for the first time this season also from Linz and Bolzano. On Saturday, the ICE continues with two games scheduled.
bet-at-home ICE Hockey League | 15.10.2021:
Fr, 15.10.2021, 6.30 pm: HC Orli Znojmo – EC GRAND Immo VSV
Referees: HUBER A., NIKOLIC M., Bedynek, Bärnthaler. | >> PPV-Livestream <<
The ICE gameday on Friday will be opened by HC Orli Znojmo against EC GRAND Immo VSV. The Czechs are still without defeat in Nevoga Arena, won all four home games and scored 25 goals. Their newcomer Ilja Zubov will make his debut. Opponent Villach eyes in Znojmo its first win in the current season. Overall, the Carinthians have always struggled in the Czech Republic, winning only seven of their 18 appearances in the past. VSV misses Rick Schofield, who is suffering from a hand injury, for up to twelve weeks. For him, the Villach team also wants to sign a replacement. Goalie Alexander Schmidt is still convalescing.
Fr, 15.10.2021, 7.15 pm: HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: BERNEKER, OFNER, Nothegger, Seewald. | >> PPV-Livestream <<
HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie wants to prove its current strong form, last weekend the "Haie" celebrated two victories (@HCB and vs. VIC), against second-ranked Hydro Fehérvár AV19 too. To cheer another win the Austrians must sharpen their penalty killing - they conceded eleven goals when shorthanded. The guests from Hungary have been convincing, with only 18 goals conceded they are - together with Ljubljana and Salzburg - the best defensive team in the league. With Janos Hari (+9) and Alex Dostie (+8) the two best players in the plus/minus statistics cross their sticks. For Fehérvár, their second road trip this season continues on Saturday at HCB Südtirol Alperia.
Fr, 15.10.2021, 7.15 pm: spusu Vienna Capitals – HC Pustertal Wölfe
Referees: RENCZ, ZRNIC, Konc, Muzsik.
League newcomer HC Pustertal Wölfe is about to play its first game in the Erste Bank Arena against the spusu Vienna Capitals. Both teams are currently looking for their best form: The "wolves" got only three points from the last five games, celebrated only one win. But they can hope for their strong powerplay (29,2% | #2). The "Caps" can immediately rely on the services of NHL-experienced James Sheppard, who will make his debut. Goalie David Kickert returns to the line-up after suffering an injury in the second game of the season and could get his first appearance in a home game. The South Tyroleans travel on to Linz on Saturday for their second road trip game.
Fr, 15.10.2021, 7.15 pm: EC-KAC – iClinic Bratislava Capitals
Referees: BULOVEC, TRILAR, Hribar, Racicot.
After the EC-KAC has always scored the last three ICE games, it hosts the iClinic Bratislava Capitals on Friday. In the Stadthalle, the last two league games were lost - the Slovaks are on the road without success for two games. Last year, each team managed to secure two of the season's four meetings. Klagenfurt, which will be without Rok Ticar and Dennis Sticha, has the best power play (30%) in the league available. Thomas Koch has been in great form lately, scoring nine points in the last three games.
Fr, 15.10.2021, 7.15 pm: Steinbach Black Wings Linz – HK SZ Olimpija
Referees: RUETZ, SMETANA, Riecken, Wimmler. | >> PPV-Livestream <<
Already for the second time Steinbach Black Wings Linz and HK SZ Olimpija meet each other. The first duel was won 6:3 by the current ICE table leader. The "dragons" - they have with Guillaume Leclerc (5G|9A) the best league scorer in their line-up - have always scored in the last seven games, six of them won after regulation. The Linz side is still waiting for a win after 60 minutes, only one OT victory succeeded (6:5 @KAC). Dan Ceman's team is struggling, especially on the offensive end, scoring only four goals in three games at home. Against the best defense in the league (18 goals conceded or 96.3% penalty killing), the Upper Austrians definitely need an improvement. For Linz it is the first of two consecutive home games within less than 24 hours.
Fr, 15.10.2021, 7.30 pm: Moser Medical Graz99ers – EC Red Bull Salzburg
Referees: HRONSKY, SIEGEL, Durmis, Weiss. | >> LIVE auf PULS 24 (weltweit verfügbar) <<
The Moser Medical Graz99ers welcome EC Red Bull Salzburg to a duel on their "Emoji-Day". The match will be broadcast live by PULS 24. The Styrians, which are in twelfth place, could already use their new goalie Niklas Lundström in this encounter, who replaces the injured Anthony Peters. G99 has conceded 30 goals so far, the second most of all ICE teams. The team led by captain Daniel Oberkofler, who recently returned from injury, had problems when playing shorthanded (67.9%). The "Red Bulls" have won the last six meetings with Graz. Salzburg has to compensate for some absences in the upcoming encounter: JP Lamoureux, Ty Loney, Lukas Schreier, Thomas Raffl, Alexander Pallestrang, Dominique Heinrich, Ali Wukovits, Peter Hochkofler and Tim Harnisch are out. Mario Huber continues to await the arrival of his baby. With Luca Auer and Oskar Maier (season debut) two players of Red Bull Hockey Juniors strengthen the first team in Graz.
Fr, 15.10.2021, 7.45 pm: HCB Südtirol Alperia – Dornbirn Bulldogs
Referees: PIRAGIC, VIRTA, Rigoni, Zgonc. | >> PPV-Livestream <<
HCB Südtirol Alperia is facing two home games within 24 hours. First opponent on Friday are the Dornbirn Bulldogs. The performance of the teams last weekend could not have been more different: The "Foxes" picked up only one point against Innsbruck and Villach, while the "Bulldogs" took six points against Vienna and Fehérvár - conceding only one goal. The Vorarlberg side has always struggled at the Palaonda in the past, winning only two of their last nine games, none after regulation. Their last victory in Bolzano after 60 minutes was almost five years ago (December 18th | 5:3). For Bolzano, the decision whether to use Alex Trivellato and Angelo Miceli will be made after the morning skate, Marco Insam is out.
bet-at-home ICE Hockey League | 16.10.2021:
Sa, 16.10.2021, 5.30 pm: Steinbach Black Wings Linz – HC Pustertal Wölfe
Referees: HUBER A., NIKOLIC M., Riecken, Seewald. | >> PPV-Livestream <<
Sa, 16.10.2021, 7.45 pm: HCB Südtirol Alperia – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: NIKOLIC K., OFNER, Pardatscher, Sparer. | >> PPV-Livestream <<