Release from 25.09.2023

Two top 6 duels on Tuesday

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The fifth round of the win2day ICE Hockey League is scheduled for Tuesday. HC TIWAG Innsbruck will face league leader EC Red Bull Salzburg at home. In another duel between two top-6 teams, EC-KAC travels to HC Pustertal, which is still unbeaten. All six games will be shown on www.live.ice.hockey (PPV).

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win2day ICE Hockey League:
Tue, 26.09.2023, 19:15: EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV - Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey
Referees: NAGY, RENCZ, Muzsik, Vaczi | >> live.ice.hockey <<

VSV suffered their first defeat of the season in Vienna on Sunday, losing 3:4 after overtime. With ten points from four games, the Carinthians have nevertheless started the new season strongly. The situation is different for Asiago, who are in last place in the table after four defeats. Head coach Tom Barrasso's team also scored only two goals. Last season, the "Eagles" won three of the four meetings. They were all high-scoring games - the goal score was 18:16 for VSV. For the Blue and Whites, head coach Rob Daum will still have to do without convalescents Layne Viveiros, Kevin Hancock and Marco Richter.

Tue, 26.09.2023, 19:15: Hydro Fehervar AV 19 - Moser Medical Graz99ers
Referees: SIEGEL, SMETANA, Gatol-Schafranek, Konc | >> live.ice.hockey <<

After a successful road trip with victories at Asiago and Bolzano, Fehervar had to admit defeat twice recently. On Sunday, the Hungarians lost 3:7 in Klagenfurt, the most goals conceded in a match so far. The Graz team has only two points from three games, although they have always managed to keep the games close. One of the Styrians' main problems is still the exploitation of chances, but with the signing of Chris Dodero, Coach Pennerborn now has more options in the offense. The 99ers won two of the last three road games in Hungary.

Tue, 26.09.2023, 19:15: HC TIWAG Innsbruck - EC Red Bull Salzburg
Referees: MOSCHEN, K. NIKOLIC, Pardatscher, Sparer | >> live.ice.hockey <<

Innsbruck is in 4th place in the table after four games with two wins and two losses. With a total of 14 goals scored, the Tyroleans are offensively strong again. Things have gone even better so far for Salzburg, who are unbeaten at the top of the table after four games. The reigning champions of the win2day ICE Hockey League have scored the most goals so far with 18 (the same as Pustertal). With Peter Schneider, who has scored 5 goals and 5 assists in 4 games, the Red Bulls also provide the current league top scorer. HCI has always been able to challenge the Red Bulls at home in recent years, winning three of the past six duels.

Tue, 26.09.2023, 19:30: BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg - spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: BERNEKER, M. NIKOLIC, Fleischmann, Martin | >> live.ice.hockey <<

The Pioneers and Capitals have each managed two wins so far this season. The Vorarlberg team showed at the season opener that they are practicing a different style of play compared to last season - their former coach Marc Habscheid moved to Vienna in the summer and is now returning to his former side for the first time. With Swedish center Hampus Eriksson, a player also meets his ex-club. Last season, the Caps won all four duels. For the Pioneers, Olli Vanttaja will be out for a few more weeks.

Tue, 26.09.2023, 19:45: HCB Südtirol Alperia - HK SZ Olimpija
Referees: HUBER, TRILAR, Miklic, Zgonc | >> live.ice.hockey <<

In the fifth game of the season, Bolzano managed their first win with 3:0 at Asiago on Sunday. Goalie Niklas Svedberg showed an outstanding performance with 45 saves, which led to his first shutout in the win2day ICE Hockey League. HCB also announced the return of Head Coach Glen Hanlon. He will take over between the end of September and the beginning of October, until his arrival the team will continue to be coached by the Armani-Egger duo. Ljubljana remained without a point for the first time on Saturday, the "green dragons" were defeated at home by Innsbruck with 1:2. In the three games before, however, Olimpija collected six points. In six league duels, both teams recorded three wins each.

Tue, 26.09.2023, 19:45: HC Pustertal Wolves - EC-KAC
Referees: PIRAGIC, SCHAUER, Seewald, Snoj | >> live.ice.hockey <<

EC-KAC finished the second week of the championship with the maximum of six points, in the win2day ICE Hockey League table the Carinthians are in fifth place. HC Pustertal won each of its first four ICE games to make its best start to a season in five years, when it started the season with 17 wins en suite - admittedly in the Alps Hockey League at the time. The KAC won the last three duels against Bruneck, in a total of eight league games there were four victories each. The Red Jackets will have to do without defenseman Jesper Jensen Aabo and forwards Luka Gomboc, Raphael Herburger and Daniel Obersteiner (all injured). The appearance of Matt Fraser and Sebastian Dahm is questionable.